The Life of Abraham: The Obedience of Faith"F.B. Meyer's devotional studies on biblical characters reflect a rare depth of spiritual experience. These great figures were not so different from ourselves--sometimes weak, indifferent, willful. Yet they had their moments of faith, humility, and courage, and God was able to use these for His greater purposes. God's faithfulness, which not only accepts but transforms such inconsistency, calls us to more effective Christian living. |
Contents
The Hole of the Pit | 9 |
The Divine Summons | 15 |
He Obeyed | 23 |
The First of the Pilgrim Fathers | 31 |
Gone Down into Egypt | 39 |
Separated from Lot | 45 |
The Two Paths | 53 |
Refreshment Between the Battles | 61 |
The Sign of the Covenant | 103 |
The Divine Guest | 111 |
Pleading for Sodom | 119 |
Angel Work in a Bad Town | 127 |
A Bit of the Old Nature | 137 |
Hagar and Ishmael Cast Out | 145 |
A Quiet Resting Place | 153 |
The Greatest Trial of All | 159 |
Melchizedek | 67 |
The Firmness of Abrahams Faith | 73 |
Watching with God | 81 |
Hagar the Slave Girl | 87 |
Be Thou Perfect | 95 |
Machpelah and its First Tenant | 171 |
The Souls Answer to the Divine Summons | 179 |
Gathered to His People | 187 |
Common terms and phrases
Abimelech Abraham Abram Almighty altar angels apostle apostle Paul Beersheba believe beneath blessed called Canaan Chaldees character CHARLES SPURGEON Chedorlaomer child children of God Christian circumcision circumcision of Christ covenant Damascus dare darkness desert divine earth Egypt eternal Euphrates everlasting evil eyes faith faith Abraham father flesh forever friends fulfill Genesis Gerar give glory God's godliness grace Hagar hand Haran hath heart heaven Hebron holy human Isaac Ishmael Jehovah King land of promise light live look Lord Mamre Matt Melchizedek mercy mighty Nahor nature never obedience ourselves pass patriarch peace pilgrim prayer prepared Priest priesthood righteousness sacrifice Sarah self-life separated servant Sodom sorrow soul spirit stood stranger summons sure tent Terah thee thine things thou thought thy seed true trust unto voice wait wife words