Abraham knew right away, but he didn’t figure what would actually happen. When God responds, Abraham knows what’s going on: a covenant ratification ceremony. In this passage, Abraham asks how he can know that God will do what God’s promised. It’s also the most significant passage for me in all of the Old Testament. But this situation in which Abraham has a meeting with God is one of the weirdest stories in the Bible. We’re looking in the Bible at people who have had direct encounters with the raw presence of God. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 10, 1996. We’ll look at 1) why, 2) how, and 3) what lessons we can draw out. God is going to establish Sarah in his promise. Here, in Genesis 18, in the heat of the day and in the most approachable possible way, God has come not so much to talk to Abraham-he has come to talk to Sarah. In Genesis 15, God speaks to Abraham in dread darkness as an unapproachable thing. This time, God has come to get Sarah’s attention. Two times God appears to Abraham, but this time is utterly different than the last time. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting and making a one-time or recurring donation. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 24, 1996. This passage tells us four characteristics of the Christian experience: 1) the reality, 2) the diversity, 3) the beauty, and 4) the festivity. He walks into the temple, and the very last person in the whole world he expects to actually see is God. In this passage, Isaiah’s just going to the temple like he’s gone to the temple hundreds of times before. It tells us so much about what it means to be a Christian and what it means to really meet God. Isaiah 6 is a seminal passage: all of biblical religion is in here. We’re looking at historic accounts of people who had direct encounters with the living God.
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