Genesis 16:1–16 (NIV) 16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. she answered. 9  Then the angel of the L ORD  told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.” 11 You shall name him Ishmael,  for the L ORD  has heard of your misery. 12  He will be a wild donkey of   That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered. 15  So

Mark 5:1–20 (NASB95) 1 They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. 2 When And he said to Him, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” 10 And he began to implore Him earnestly not . 12 The demons implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.” 13 Jesus gave And the people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and observed the man Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 1 Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death? A.

Logos.com Genesis 12:1–9 (NIV) SINCE WE LAST LEFT OFF: About 300-400 years have elapsed since God dispersed the people from Babel. 12 The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father CANONS OF DORDT Point 1, Article 7: Before the foundation of the world, by sheer grace, according to But here in chapter 12, a new cycle begins.

Genesis 11:1-9 (NIV) 11 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2  As people moved BELGIC CONFESSION Article 13: The Doctrine of God’s Providence We believe that this good God, after

BiblePortal.com Luke 4:1–13 (NASB95) 1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here; 10 for it is written, ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You,’ 11 and, ‘On their hands and said to him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” 13 When the devil -12.

Matthew 3:1–12 (NASB95) 1 Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.10 the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 God's people, because their hard service has been completed and their sins had been paid for (Isaiah 40:1-

Psalm 78:1–8 (NASB95) 1 Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 103 Q. What is God’s will for you in the fourth commandment? A. Q&A 104 Q. What is God’s will for you in the fifth commandment? A.

Ecclesiastes 7:1–6 (NIV) 7 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than Christ will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in Him will never die (John 11

Summary In 1 Peter we see the apostle do something that he was never planning to do: write to gentiles

Job 1:1–12 (NIV) 1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” 12 Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 1 Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death? A. Summary Job 1 introduces a man who is blameless and upright, yet his world is about to be completely