Gods Sabbath

C ONTENTS

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Victory at Jericho Cause and Effect Intermittent Success Costly Reversions

125 129 130 133 137 138 140 142

Repeated Failure

The Lessons of History

Human Inclination Our Commitment

Lessons from the Lives of the Patriarchs

H OW A BRAMAND S ARAI BECAME

C HAPTER 9 A BRAHAMAND S ARAH

P AGE 147

Misguided Zeal

147 149 151 152 155 157 159 162 163 164 166 167 167 168 169

The Faith to Leave their Homeland

A Test of Submission

Abram’s Mistake

God’s Way Unequivocal

Two Symbols of Two Procedures

Is Our Work Acceptable?

C HAPTER 10 C IRCUMCISION

P AGE 162

The Introduction of the Rite

Abraham’s Reluctance Abraham’s Submission

The Symbol is Not the Contract

Why not Earlier?

The Change in Abraham’s Faith

The Lesson for Us Today

Not an End in Itself

C HAPTER 11 T HE B ATTLE FOR THE B IRTHRIGHT

P AGE 171

Isaac’s Mistake

174 175 176 178

Rebekah’s Mistake

Jacob’s Victory

Erroneous Thinking