By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirsContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Hebrews, 1 August 2017”
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Practical Proverbial, from Hebrews, 18 January 2017
This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” Without father or mother, withoutContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Hebrews, 18 January 2017”