But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, are the offspring of Abraham, my friend;” ( Isaiah 41:8) So the biological offspring of Prophet Abraham (the Banu Israel) became the first ...

This first transaction of faith transforms land from prophecy into possession, from dream into destiny. The Torah repeats the word ויקם — “was established” — to teach that the field of Ephron rose in ...

Through hints and allusions, the writer enables us to see how each of these first covenant saints knew Christ by faith. When they manifested the One they knew by faith, they became living types and ...