God in Your Love Life
Genesis 24
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(v. 14) "May it be that when I say to girl, 'Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too'--let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.' "
Blessed by Giving
Genesis 23
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(v. 11-12) " 'No, sir, listen to me. I am giving you the field together with the cave that is in it. My people are witnesses that I am giving it to you. Bury your wife!' Abraham bowed down again in front of the people in that region." (v. 16) "Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms. So he weighed out for Ephron the amount stated in front of the Hittites: ten pounds of silver at the current merchants' exchange rate."
Don't Withhold from God
Genesis 22
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(v. 2) "God said, 'Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will show you.' " (v. 12) " 'Do not lay a hand on the boy,' he said. 'Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you did not withhold from your only son.' "
Sent Away
Genesis 21
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(v. 10-11) "She said to Abraham, 'Get rid of this slave and her son, because this slave's son must never share the inheritance with my son Isaac.' Abraham was upset by this because of his son Ishmael." (v. 13) "Besides, I will the slave's son into a nation also, because he is your child.' "
Foreign Land
Genesis 20
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(v. 1) "Abraham moved to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar," (v. 11) "Abraham said, "I thought that because there are no God-fearing people in this place, I'd be killed because of my wife."
Fleeing Home
Genesis 19
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(v. 12) "Then the men asked Lot, 'Do you have anyone else here--any in-laws, sons, daughters, or any other relatives in the city? Get them out of here " (v. 16) "When he hesitated, the men grabbed him, his wife, and his two daughters by their hands, because the LORD wanted to spare Lot. They brought them safely outside the city." (v. 26) "Lot's wife looked back and turned into a column of salt."
