Isaac’s Famine

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

(Genesis 26:1) KJV

A second famine caused Isaac and Rebekah to go Gerar. This is another example, similar to Abraham and Sarah going to Egypt, of making a bad decision rather than trusting the Lord.

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September 19th

Sodom and Gomorrah

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

(Genesis 19:24-25) KJV

We were asked the question: Can someone be redeemed and gay? We’re going to use deduction to pick our way through this and see what we come up with.

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September 18th

Famine

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

(Genesis 41:29-31) KJV

God used famines in the lives of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to test their faith. It indicates that the climate was unstable, or cyclical, with periods of warming and cooling.

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