Bible Stories to Share with Your Children: The Births of Ishmael and Isaac

This blog is a continuation in the story of Abraham’s (Abram’s) life. The stories of the births of Isaac and Ishmael can be found in Genesis 16:1 through 17:27 and Genesis 21:1 through 21:8. There are many lessons to be learned from the births of these two sons of Abraham. Key Lessons God can do what man deems impossible. Abraham and Sarah thought it was impossible for Sarah to have children. However, Isaac was born to Abraham when he was one hundred years old. In fact in Genesis 18:11 the Bible says that, “The way of women had ceased to … Continue reading

Bible Stories to Share With Your Children: Abram

I have been a little behind in my weekly blog, “Bible Stories to Share with Your Children,” but I am getting back on track with this entry over Abram. Abram’s (and later Abraham’s) story is quite extensive and detailed so I am going to break his life into a few different blogs that focus on unique events in Abraham’s life. The complete story of Abraham is told in the Bible from Genesis 11:26 to 25:11; however, the focus of this blog is found in Genesis 11:26 to 13:18. Key Lessons Abram went. In Genesis 12:1-3 the Bible says, “Now the … Continue reading