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13201 From Eternity Past, p. 84.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… honored God and the Lord honored him, revealing to him His purposes. “Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?” said the Lord. “The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah …
13202 From Eternity Past, p. 84.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God. And the man of faith pleaded for the inhabitants of Sodom. Once he had saved them by his sword; now he endeavored to save them by prayer. Lot and his household …
13203 From Eternity Past, p. 85.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… doing God’s will. Himself a sinner, he pleaded in the sinner’s behalf. Yet Abraham manifested the confidence of a child pleading with a loved father. Though …
13204 From Eternity Past, p. 85.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… with God for him?
13205 From Eternity Past, p. 85.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God is, “Abraham obeyed My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” “I know him, that he will command his children and his household …
13206 From Eternity Past, p. 86.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… living God as the true object of worship.
13207 From Eternity Past, p. 86.3 (Ellen Gould White)
God himself had separated Abraham from his idolatrous kindred that the patriarch might educate his family apart from the seductive influences in Mesopotamia, and that the true faith might be preserved in its purity by his descendants.
13208 From Eternity Past, p. 86.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… the God of heaven. There was to be no oppression on the part of parents and no disobedience on the part of children. The silent influence of his daily life was …
13209 From Eternity Past, p. 87.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God.
13210 From Eternity Past, p. 87.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… God in their households. They must bring His Word into their families and teach their children kindly and untiringly how to live in order to please God. The …
13211 From Eternity Past, p. 87.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God or heaven. The Son of God gave His life to ransom them, but they have little more appreciation of His goodness than beasts that perish.
13212 From Eternity Past, p. 87.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God the morning and evening sacrifice, while the wife and children unite in prayer and praise. In such a household Jesus will love to tarry.
13213 From Eternity Past, p. 88.1 (Ellen Gould White)
From every home love should flow out in thoughtful kindness, in gentle, unselfish courtesy. There are homes where God is worshiped and truest love reigns. His mercies and blessings descend upon the suppliants like morning dew.
13214 From Eternity Past, p. 88.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… . The God of Abraham is with them. God speaks to every faithful parent: “I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall …
13215 From Eternity Past, p. 89.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Abraham had accepted the promise of a son but did not wait for God to fulfill His word in His own time and way. A delay was permitted to test his faith, but he failed to endure the trial.
13216 From Eternity Past, p. 89.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God and was fatal to the sacredness and peace of the family. Abraham’s marriage with Hagar resulted in evil not only to his own household, but to future generations …
13217 From Eternity Past, p. 89.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… Ishmael, “God shall hear.”
13218 From Eternity Past, p. 90.3 (Ellen Gould White)
The general rejoicing increased their jealousy, until Ishmael dared openly to mock the heir of God’s promise. Sarah saw in Ishmael’s turbulent disposition a perpetual source of discord, and she appealed to Abraham that Hagar and Ishmael be sent away.
13219 From Eternity Past, p. 90.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… by God and he would become the father of a great nation. Abraham obeyed, but not without keen suffering. The father’s heart was heavy as he sent away Hagar and …
13220 From Eternity Past, p. 91.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God in his marriage with Hagar. That he might reach the highest standard, God subjected him to another test, the closest which man was ever asked to endure …