Show Don't Tell: Genesis 17:1-27
Ninety-nine years is a long time to wait, and for Abram, that wait weighed heavily, like the oppressive heat of the midday sun beating down...
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Ninety-nine years is a long time to wait, and for Abram, that wait weighed heavily, like the oppressive heat of the midday sun beating down on a barren landscape. Thirteen years had slipped by since the birth of Ishmael, years marked by silence, disappointment, and a heart longing for the promises that seemed more like whispers in the wind than tangible hope.…
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