8 And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

8 And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

I write a quarterly column for Preach magazine, in which I explore a significant word, phrase, or idea in the Bible, or a theme or section of Scripture, and the ideas that it expresses. At the end of ...

The lectionary for Lent 2 in Year A is Romans 4.1-5, 13-17. The structure of Paul’s argument here is complex, but the main idea is simple: Abraham is father of both Jews and Gentiles, and the order of ...

If I understand the Dispensational view of Scripture, they believe that God has a separate will and purpose for the Jewish people (the people of Israel). That purpose is different from the church or ...