Daily Bread
Mar 8, 2026 (Sun)
ELIJAH IS TAKEN UP TO HEAVEN
2 Kings 2:1-11
1. Elijah faithfully served God in his lifetime. Now the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. In preparation, the Lord sent Elijah to different places. Each time Elijah instructe(...)
ReadMar 7, 2026 (Sat)
IS IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO GOD IN ISRAEL?
2 Kings 1:1-18
1. King Ahab had been wounded and died in battle, as prophesied. Then his son Ahaziah took the throne. When Ahaziah was injured in a fall, he did not seek the Lord, but rather the God of Ekron—Baal-Ze(...)
ReadMar 6, 2026 (Fri)
PRAISE BE TO THE LORD WHO HAS LED ME
Genesis 24:10-49
1. To find a wife for Isaac in a faraway land required strategy to “feel out” God’s faithfulness to Abraham, ultimately identifying Rebekah. Location is important so he went to Nahor, not waiting for(...)
ReadMar 5, 2026 (Thu)
GOD WILL PROVIDE A WIFE FOR ISAAC
Genesis 24:1-9
1. After a life full of blessing, Abraham focuses his attention on Isaac, who is at least thirty-seven (17:17; 23:1) yet still unmarried, likely due to his mom’s death (24:67). Being too old to journe(...)
ReadMar 4, 2026 (Wed)
ABRAHAM BURIES SARAH AT HEBRON
Genesis 23:1-20
1. Sarah had 37 years of domestic life together with Abraham and Isaac, and then died in Hebron. She is the only woman in the Bible whose lifespan was recorded, another sign of her importance. God val(...)
ReadMar 3, 2026 (Tue)
GOD TELLS ABRAHAM TO SACRIFICE ISAAC
Genesis 22:1-24
1. Such a command is unthinkable – a reverting of God’s promise. The test for Abraham was to trust God with not only his own life, but with his son – his only son – whom he loves. This is the first ti(...)
ReadMar 2, 2026 (Mon)
ABRAHAM CALLED ON THE ETERNAL GOD
Genesis 21:22-34
1. The last time Abraham encountered Abimelek he had been full of fear, cowardly gave up his wife, and made weak excuses (20:1-18). God had intervened at that time. Abimelek feared God. He kept his ey(...)
ReadMar 1, 2026 (Sun)
LAUGHTER IS BORN TO SARAH
Genesis 21:1-21
1. Both Abraham (17:17) and Sarah (18:12) had laughed at the impossibility of having a son. One year later “the LORD was gracious to Sarah … and …did for Sarah what he had promised.” They could finall(...)
ReadFeb 28, 2026 (Sat)
GOD RESCUES SARAH IN GERAR
Genesis 20:1-18
1. After seeing the devastation of Sodom (19:27-28), Abraham retreats into Gerar, and is once again overcome with fear enough to trade his wife for his security (2, 11-13). There is a saying, “Never m(...)
ReadFeb 27, 2026 (Fri)
THE LORD WAS MERCIFUL TO THEM
Genesis 19:1-38
1. Lot’s choice of compromise and comfort in Sodom bore bad fruit (13:10-13). The angels sent to Sodom are not enamored with Lot’s “hospitality.” The townsfolk, whom Lot considered his “friends” (7),(...)
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