...were inseparably connected in point of fact. The end was decreed only in connection with the means. " Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation,...Lord to do justice and judgment ; that the Lord may Iwinpr upon Abraham that which he hath spoken о him." It is our intention, in the sequel of the discourse...

...that, as my tribulations for Christ have risen higher and abounded, my consolations have abounded * " And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that...blessed in him ? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and...

...the father of the faithful. The duties of the office are distinctly recognized by Jehovah himself — "For I know him, that he will command his children...bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him." — Gen. xviii. 19. Here God condescends to give a commendation to Abraham, which I believe stands...

...farther explained : "And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do, seeing all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For...do justice and judgment ; that the Lord may bring unto Abraham that which he hath spoken of him," Gen. xviii, 19, &c. Does God say here, " / will do...

...instruction of their children. The Lord God said in commendation of Abraham, that he would do this ; for I know him, that he will command his children...may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.6* It was in the use of the means that the blessing was bestowed. But if parents present their...

...had secrets for His friend Abraham that even angels would not fully understand), God said to Himself: "Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;...bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him." The promise that God would make of Abraham a great nation brought joy to the Lord Himself. And the...

...who is the instrument of bringing damnation upon his family ? Hear what is said concerning Abraham. " And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that...blessed in him? For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do CELESTIAL...

...surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children...bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very...

...insisted that I must preach the funeral sermon, since I had given him God's last warning! God says, "Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;...blessed in him? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and...

...therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations' (Genesis 17: 9). Of Abraham God said, 'For I know him, that he will command his children...bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him' (Genesis 18: 19). There is nothing principially different in the necessity of keeping the covenant...