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Summary and Conclusion | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #52

We have reached the end of this series “In the Footsteps of Abraham”. Chapters 12 through 25 of the first book in the Bible provide a fascinating, breathtaking overview of the life of one of the most formative personalities in human history, Abraham, the Father …

The Wife for the Son | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #51

Genesis 24 is one of the longest chapters of the Bible. It is full of precious discoveries. Just a few …

The Land Purchase | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #50

Even “promised land” cannot simply be taken and occupied by the one to whom it has been promised by the …

The Cave of Machpela | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #49

The Cave of Machpela is one of the very few places in the Holy Land that can be traced back …

References to the New Testament | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #48

To many Christians the so-called “Old Testament” is strange. However, what we call “Old Testament”, to Jesus and his followers …

The Idea of Martyrdom | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #47

Genesis 22, Abraham’s Binding of Isaac, is one of the most influential texts of the Bible. The idea that there …

God Does Not Want Any Sacrifice | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #46

You will not get anything in this world without paying the price for it. That is the most natural principle …

Against the Sacrifice of Children | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #45

God asked Abraham to offer his beloved son Isaac as a sacrifice. Why? How He dares to do so?? – …

God is Testing | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #44

We do not like the pressure, the uncertainty of the outcome, our own tendency to fail. But God tests those …

Coexistence | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #43

God’s choice makes a difference between those who are chosen and those who are not. The question is not, whether …

The Son | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #42

Finally, after decades of waiting the son is born to Sarah and Abraham, the son that God promised. The God …

Abrahams Calling | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #41

Abraham was a human being, afraid, sometimes not straight forward, somehow blurred in his judgment. That’s what the Bible tells …

Right or wrong | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #40

You may prove from the Bible whatever you want. That’s what some people think, listening to Bibel teachers and expositors. …

Abraham the Human Being | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #39

Up until now, Abraham was portrayed by the biblical texts as the one who obeys the God’s word against all …

The Righteousness of Abraham | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #38

Abraham failed in his prayer to save Sodom and Gomorrah. However, he had not prayed for the sinners in those …

Terrible News | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #37

Abraham was the first human being to whom God revealed what He was going to do. Abraham was the first …

Laughter | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #36

“Yitzhak”, the original Hebrew version of the name “Isaac”, means “he laughs” or “one laughs”. The natural human reaction to …

Hospitality | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #35

Abraham’s generosity towards unknown foreigners, who theoretically might have been idol worshippers, was a decisive key to his relationship with …

Exclusivity | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #34

The vision of unity of the three “Abrahamic” monotheistic religions seems to have been the original idea of Abraham himself. …

…and the Sign | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #33

Circumcision is the outward sign of God’s covenant with Abraham and his descendants. It is a mark that is painful. …