October 18

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. Genesis 26:24
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​Memorize this Verse: (Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.)
24. A T L A U H T S N A S I A T G O A T F F N F I A W T A W B T A M T S F M S A S S

Notes on verse:

“And the Lord appeared to him in the same night”: The first night he came to Beer-sheba, in a dream or vision, in which the Lord was represented as speaking to him.

“And said, I am the God of Abraham thy father”: Though he was dead, he remembered the covenant he made with him, and the promises he made unto him: and besides, though Abraham was dead as to his body, yet alive in his soul. For God is not the God of the dead, but of the living (Matthew 22:32).

“Fear not”: Any future famine, or want of any good things, nor any enemies. The Philistines his neighbors, who had driven him from their country, and had harassed him from place to place.

“For I am with thee, and will bless thee”: If God is with his people, they have nothing to fear from men; and if he blesses them, they are blessed, and no curse can light upon them.

“And multiply thy seed, for my servant Abraham’s sake”: Who was a faithful, diligent, servant of his; whose service was, not forgotten by him, but would be rewarded in a way of grace, though not of debt.

God reassured Isaac that he was not only with his father, but that he was with Isaac also. This reconfirmed God’s oath to Abraham. This was a three-fold blessing. “… I am with thee, will bless thee, will multiply thy seed…”

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

October 18
Today's Bible Reading Plan selections can be found below. If you don't have a Bible with you, just click the references to read each passage online:

Old Testament
Jeremiah 49  —  7.5 minutes
Song of Solomon 3  —  3.0 minutes

New Testament
John 6:1-15  —  3.5 minutes
1 Peter 2:18-25  —  2.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 16.0 minutes