• Genesis Chapter 17

    From Promise to Identity, From Faith to Formation… El Shaddai appears (Genesis 17:1) When Abram is ninety-nine years old, God appears again — but this time, He introduces Himself differently: “I am El Shaddai — God Almighty.” Previously, God revealed Himself primarily as YHWH / Adonai, the personal, covenant-making God (Genesis 15).Now He comes as El Shaddai, the All-Sufficient, All-Powerful God….

  • Genesis Chapter 16

    This chapter opens with impatience, pain and a long silence (Genesis 16:1–3). Years have passed since God’s promise in Genesis 15, and Sarai remains barren. Time has a way of pressing on faith. Sarai looks at her age, her body, and her circumstances—and concludes that perhaps God’s promise needs human help. She proposes a solution that…