PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS : JUDAH

PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS : JUDAH

INTRODUCTION We all know that King David – who is the type and symbol of Messiah – was a descendant of Judah: The Book of Samuel makes it very clear that God bestows His anointing, for all time, on a monarchic line arising from the Tribe of Judah in the person...
PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS : JUDAH

PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS : REBECCA

The Messenger We will start this portrait in Genesis 24, witnessing Abraham’s servant being sent to find a wife for his young master. The story of   Isaac and Rebecca’s love   is one of the most beautiful love stories in Torah. The truly wonderful thing about...
PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS : JUDAH

PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS: ABRAHAM

God’s Navigator   We will begin drawing  our portrait  from the famous chapter 12 of the book of Genesis, where the story of Abraham starts and the Scripture becomes a chronicle of one family:  Now the Lord had said to Abram:”Get out of your...
PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS : JUDAH

PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS: ISHMAEL

The Only Son From the Scriptures, we know almost nothing of Ishmael. Unlike Abraham, or Sarah, or Hagar–the people who  were all involved in his story – Ishmael doesn’t say a single word in the Bible. As readers, we don’t see or hear him; we just...
PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS : JUDAH

PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS: SARAH

Silent and Obedient Remarkably enough, the very first thing we learn about Sarah is the fact that she was barren: But Sarai was barren; she had no child.[1] This short note occurs even before Genesis 12, even before Abraham is told to go out of Haran, and speaks...
PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS : JUDAH

PORTRAITS FROM GENESIS:  HAGAR

Now Sarah, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.[1] This is how Hagar is introduced. From this opening sentence already, one can guess that since Hagar first appears within the context of Sarah’s...