Playlist: Abraham, Called from Babylon (topic)
Abraham (Part One)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAbraham was called by God from Ur of the Chaldeans in northern Mesopotamia, a region east of the Euphrates River that formed part of the advanced culture of Shinar and Babylon. This call occurred when Abraham was seventy-five years old, after the death of his father Terah at age 205, establishing the departure date at 1897 BC …
Abraham (Part Two)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAbraham, known as Abram in early records, emerges as a significant figure from the land of the Chaldeans, above Babylon. Abram's journey involved significant sacrifice, renouncing potential patriarchal authority over Semitic peoples, a position of immense prestige and power that could have been his by lineage from Noah through …
Abraham (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAbraham was called out of Ur in the region of Babylon and proceeded first to Haran and then into the land of Canaan at the age of seventy-five, accompanied by Sarai, Lot, their possessions, and the people acquired in Haran. Upon reaching Shechem and later the area between Bethel and Ai, the Lord appeared to him and promised that …
Abraham (Part Five)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAbraham was called out of Babylon to a land that God would show him, and he obeyed by faith without knowing his destination. He lived in the land of promise as a foreigner, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob while awaiting the city with foundations whose builder and maker is God. Though God promised the land to Abraham and …
What's So Bad About Babylon? (2013) (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Abraham was called out of the land of the Chaldees, the location of Babylon, when God directed him to depart for an inheritance he would receive. By faith Abraham obeyed the call without knowing the destination, journeying at least five hundred miles on foot from Ur of the Chaldees to the place from which he and his household …
Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod's calling is personal and individual rather than general, opening otherwise closed minds, replacing spiritual blindness with spiritual understanding.
Eden, The Garden, and the Two Trees (Part Two)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe real cradle of civilization is not Mesopotamia, but Jerusalem, where God started His physical creation and where He will bring it to spiritual fruition.
Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughAbraham embodied living by faith. Through perpetually living in a tent, he demonstrated his complete trust and reliance upon God.
The Covenant of Circumcision
Sermon/Bible Study byCircumcision was the sign God gave Abraham indicating that his descendants would ascend to greatness, acquiring physical and spiritual blessings.
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Eleven): Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGenesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33 identify the family traits of the Israelite tribes. God maintains a closer relationship with Israel than with any other people.
Belief with Obedience
Sermon by John O. ReidCatholics and Protestants, because of lack of belief, do not find the Bible a sufficient guide to salvation. They claim to believe Christ, yet disobey.