The Bible (audio)

To whom do the promises of God belong to? There are a few different common views regarding this topic. Are the promises solely for the literal modern, for the most part religious neutral, political nation of Israel that exists today? Are they for all Jewish people regardless of their beliefs or religious practice? Are they for "the church?" We will look at these various beliefs and the Bible texts...

The Bible describes the world falling into a time of trouble such as the world has never seen. It compares that time with Jacob's struggle. In this sermon we will learn important lessons that will help us not only survive through the last great struggle of earth's history but to come out on the other side more glorious than ever before.

Jacob and his family flee from Jacob's brother-in-law Laban, but Laban brings a bunch of men and tract them down. In spite of their difficulties they make peace. The lessons learned from their experience will be helpful to all of us as we experience interpersonal situations with family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc.

A "Man" meets Jacob in the middle of the night just before Jacob was to meet his brother and his brother's 400 men who were coming to do harm to Jacob. Who was this "Man?" Why did He come at that moment? What great significance is revealed by the name that Jacob gave to the location where this encounter took place? Why is Jacob's name changed to Israel during this wrestling match? Find out the ans...

God calls Jacob to return to the land that was promised him and his descendants, but things don't go as easily as planned as his uncle Laban chases him down. Find out how Jacob responds to Laban and the lessons we can learn from it.

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Genesis 29 and 30 - Births of the 12 Tribes of Israel Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky Find more sermons and articles at shalomadventure.com

Harran: After fleeing from home because of his brother’s anger and threats after Jacob deceived their father and stole the blessing, Jacob finally arrived in Harran the town of his uncle Laban. When Jacob arrives at the well he finds 3 herds of sheep with their shepherds waiting for additional shepherds to come and help roll away the stone. When Jacob’s cousin Rachel comes with her father’s sheep...

God’s four fold promises: God made four specific promises personally to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob. God spoke to each one of them and to each of them He promised they would be multiplied, that He would be with them and bless them, that all the world would be blessed through them, and that they would inherit the land. Many today question those promises. They try to say that those promises...

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Genesis 27 – 28 Jacob's Dream Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky Find more sermons and articles at shalomadventure.com

When Isaac was between 60 and 80 years of age there was a famine in the land and he brought his family to Gerer, which was under the leadership of Abimelech (Avi-melech), king of the Philistines. We saw in a previous sermon regarding Abraham and Abimelech that the name/title Avimelech means “my father is king.” This very well could be the same Avimelech that Abraham met with and lied to. Since Abr...

Isaac Blessed Because of a drought Isaac moves to Gerer, an area ruled by Abimelech (Avi-melech), king of the Philistines. Isaac’s father, Abraham, had also lived in this area during a drought. At that time Abraham lied about his Sarah, saying she is his sister, instead of saying that she is his wife. Avimelech innocently takes Sarah as wife, but is restrained by God from having relations with her...

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Abraham’s Family, How Yeshua Kept from Sinning Even as a Youth The Bible clearly tells us that Yeshua was tempted in all ways as we are, yet He did not sin. How did He do it? Did He have something available to Him that we don’t have available to us? If that was the case than He would not have been tempted in all ways as we are, so that can’t be the answer. Yet He did what no one has done, but whic...

Mourning Sarah After the death of Sarah Abraham mourned for her. We don’t know how long they had been married, but they had been together for over 60 years since we were first introduced to them in chapter 11 of the book of Genesis. Seeing as how they were half sister and brother, they knew each other since Sarah’s birth. Thus Abraham was grieving for his sister of 127 years and his wife of over 6...

In Genesis chapter 20 we read about Abraham lying to Avimelech regarding Sarah. Then in chapter 21 Avimelech comes back to Abraham, this time with the commander of his army to call Abraham out for his sin and to get an assurance from Abraham that he will not do it again. After Abraham is humbled and promises not to do it again, Abraham uses this opportunity to call out a wrong that he feels Avimel...

After 25 years of waiting for the son of promise to be born God finally fulfilled His oath to Abraham and Isaac was miraculously born to Sarah. Some thirteen to twenty years later when Isaac was at least in his teen years, God called Abraham to sacrifice his only son, the son he loved. How could God ask such a thing? Wouldn’t that have been murder? How was Abraham’s descendants going to be as many...

Abraham and Sarah held a party celebrating that their miraculously born child, Isaac, was weaned. I am sure 90 year old Sarah was very thankful that day had finally arrived. Hagar, Sarah’s maid, and Ismael, the son she bore to Abraham, were at the party. Ismael was probably around 16 years of age at this point. During the party Ishmael showed his jealousy by mocking Isaac. It is understandable tha...

At the age of 90, after being promised by God a child for at least the previous 25 years, Sarah gave birth to a son. It was a miraculous occurrence like no other mentioned prior to God creating Adam from dust, and Eve from a rib. Sarah was beyond child bearing age. Thus for her to give birth to a child was nothing short of miraculous. Impossible? Is anything too hard for God? Some question whether...

Abraham and Abimelech, Abraham Lies Again For reasons not revealed, after being given the promise that in a year’s time Sarah will have a son, and after sodom & gommorah were destroyed, Abraham moved his caravan south near Gaza. Abimelech was king in that area. Like Abraham did twenty years before, he lied (or half truthed) about Sarah being his sister. Abimelech took 90 year old Sarah as a wife....

A Lot of life The Bible gives us quite a bit of information about Abraham’s nephew Lot. We almost have to wonder why he is mentioned as often as he was. In this video we will review the entire historical record of this man, and the choices he made. His life started off with such promise, and the record ends as a widower living in a cave with two of his daughters, who basically rape him. Mirroring...

As in the days of Noah and as in the Days of Lot so Shall it be at the Coming of the Son of Man. History repeating itself The Bible clearly gives us examples of what has happened in the past that will be repeated in the last days. We can know we are in the last days because the situation is similar to the examples given. Two of the examples given are “as in the days of Noah,” and “as in the days o...

Remember Lot’s wife Lot’s wife While we are never told her name, she has been known for 3,500 year or so, to the time of Abraham. The Bible even encourages us to remember her. She is known as “Lot’s wife” and other than the recommendation to remember her, she is only mentioned in three verses, all in just one chapter of the Bible. Remember Unfortunately what she is remembered for is not flattering...

The Bible prophesied over 2,500 years ago that the final war for this world would start with Islamist attacks. We are seeing the fulfillment of that prophecy right now. We have seen the rise in attacks coming from Islamists, such as the brutal, inhuman, barbaric, satanic attack of Hamas against Israeli citizens on Simchat Torah, Oct 7, 2023, and the rise of ISIS in 2014 against everyone they came...