abraham!

day 5:
in the beginning of genesis 15, the Lord promises abram a son and abram is first neglectful. then the Lord says to look up at the heavens and count the stars-how does this relate to abrams uncertainty of a son? then, the Lord asks abram to bring him a heifer, a goat, a ram, a dove, and a pigeon; but how does that ensure his possession? sarai tells abram to sleep with their maidservant (disturbing.) to build a family. but now, abram knows he will get a son, and he still sleeps with hagar. and in a nutshell, abram becomes abraham, the Lord tells him all men must be circumcised to estabish a covenant, sarai becomes sarah, and they will have a son.

day 6:
are the three men who visited abraham supposed to symbolize the Lord? i also found it ironic that sarah lied when she feared the Lord, and sometimes we lie when we are afraid too. once again, abraham lies about sarahs relationship with him, but abimelech finds out before he does anything. we know abraham is a clever cookie, but how does his lies always benefit him? abimelech ends up bringing sheep, cattle, and slaves to him. what a lucky duck. and then-good news! sarah gives birth to isaac. hooray
and one more thing i found ironic-sarah refers to laughter at the end.

day 7:
at beersheba, where the treaty occurred, why does abraham need abimelech to swear that abraham dug the well? and when god was testing abraham, he was this close to sacrifice his son. crazy cookie. when sarah dies, abraham wants to buy the land from the hittites to bury the dead, but why were they so willing to just give up the land? is it only because theyve heard about abrahams wonderful doings and just praised him so much? and on a happy note, isaac finds a wife. who needs eharmony when you have abrahams servant. im totally inspired by the story on how after he prayed, rebekah appears and was the answer to his prayers, literally.


yea i know, lots of questions.