Emphasis Preaching Journal
The Deliverance of God's Promise
Commentary
All the lessons proclaim collectively God’s promise on which he always delivers. But the texts also remind us what our response looks like.
Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7)
In the First Lesson from the Bible’s book of origins (the reason why we name it Genesis), the product of four distinct oral strands, we read the story of the Lord’s visit to Abraham and Sarah. Given the account’s use of Yahweh as designation for God it is likely that this account is the product of the J strand, the oldest of the four oral traditions.
Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7)
In the First Lesson from the Bible’s book of origins (the reason why we name it Genesis), the product of four distinct oral strands, we read the story of the Lord’s visit to Abraham and Sarah. Given the account’s use of Yahweh as designation for God it is likely that this account is the product of the J strand, the oldest of the four oral traditions.
