Abraham given the promise
Abraham’s big dream
[…] God came to Abram, saying,
‘Look as far as you can,
Northwards, southwards, eastwards and westwards.
Everything you see, […]
Month: September 2009
Abram in Egypt.
Trusting God with big dreams?
A famine in Canaan –
Abram moved to Egypt,
Where he saw food in abundance.
‘Sarai, my love,’ he pleaded with his wife, […]
Abraham to Lot
Dreaming to move forward
Abram:
Terah went out with his grandson, Haran’s son Lot (Haran died before his father), Abram his son and daughter-in-law Sarai (whom we find out later is also his daughter by another woman. Abram married his half-sister.) […]
Tower of Babel
Man’s dream: to be god’s in their own eyes.
‘Come let’s build a tower,’ said the people of old
As they gathered together in one place.
‘Let’s build a city –
And make a name for ourselves.’ […]
The Great Flood
Noah’s dream
‘Noah what are you doing?’
Asked the people as they went about their business
Past his property,
Watching him build something very large, […]