Tag Archives: Genesis 17

Laughter

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 17:17-27 17 And Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” 18 … Continue reading →

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New

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 17:5-16 5 No longer will your name be called simply Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a noisy crowd of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly productive, and I … Continue reading →

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Return and submit

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 16:7 – 17:4 7 The angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. 8 And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from … Continue reading →

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Abraham: new things

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 17.  Abram was an old man of 99 years, but he was not too old for the LORD to do some new things in his life. God gave him and Sarai new names.  The names reflected the intensity of … Continue reading →

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