“Un uomo aveva due figli. Si avvicinò al primo e gli disse: ‘Figliolo, va' a lavorare nella vigna oggi’. Ed egli rispose: ‘Vado, signore’; ma non vi andò. Il padre si avvicinò al secondo e gli disse la stessa cosa. Egli rispose: ‘Non ne ho voglia’; ma poi, pentitosi, vi andò. Quale dei due fece la volontà del padre?’”. 📖 Matteo 21:28-31
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6.05.2025 – Genesis Chapter 20 | BELIEVE HIS PROPHETS
May 6, 2025
DAILY BIBLE READING
Genesis 20 – Abraham’s Encounter with Abimelech: God’s Protection in Human Failure
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Bible Text – Genesis 20 (KJV)
1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister”: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, “Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.”
4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, “Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
5 Said he not unto me, ‘She is my sister’? and she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother’: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.”
6 And God said unto him in a dream, “Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.”
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14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
15 And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.”
16 And unto Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.”
17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
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Introduction
In Genesis 20, Abraham again resorts to fear-driven deception, claiming Sarah as his sister. Yet God intervenes—warning King Abimelech in a dream, vindicating Sarah’s honor, and safeguarding His covenant promises. This chapter reminds us that even our failures cannot thwart God’s protective plan.
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Commentary
- Abraham’s Fear and Compromise (vv. 1–2)
- Fearing for his life, Abraham repeats his “she is my sister” half-truth (cf. Gen. 12).
- This expedient shows human weakness under threat.
- Divine Intervention through a Dream (vv. 3–7)
- God appears to the pagan king Abimelech in a midnight vision.
- He rebukes him for taking another man’s wife, yet acknowledges Abimelech’s innocence: “I withheld thee from sinning against me.”
- Abimelech’s Righteous Response (vv. 8–16)
- At dawn, Abimelech confronts Abraham and demands an explanation.
- He restores Sarah without reproach, compensates Abraham, and invites him to sojourn anywhere in his land.
- Abraham’s Intercession and Restoration (vv. 17–18)
- Abraham prays for Abimelech’s household; God heals them and opens their wombs.
- This confirms that God honors intercession and mercy restores blessing.
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Summary
Though Abraham’s fear leads him to deception, God’s faithful intervention preserves Sarah’s dignity and the integrity of His promise. Abimelech’s integrity stands out under divine correction. Ultimately, Abraham’s prayer brings healing and fruitfulness back to the king’s household.
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Message for Today
- God transcends our fears and intervenes to uphold His purposes.
- Integrity and the fear of God shine even in unbelieving hearts.
- We, like Abraham, may intercede on behalf of others despite our own shortcomings.
- God’s grace outpaces our frailties—we can trust Him when fear tempts us to compromise.
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May 4–10, 2025
WEEKLY SPIRIT OF PROPHECY READING
Ellen G. White │ Patriarchs and Prophets – Chapter 3
“The Temptation and the Fall”
Read online here
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Introduction
Following the perfect account of Creation in Chapter 2, Chapter 3 recounts the most tragic turning point in human history: the Fall. Amidst perfection, peace, and communion with God, the first human pair chooses disobedience. This single act unleashes a cascade of consequences—guilt, separation from God, suffering, and death. Yet even here, God’s mercy shines through: He does not abandon humanity but promises redemption.
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Commentary
- Satan’s Purpose and Deception
- Driven by envy, Satan seeks to lure humanity away from obedience to God.
- He selects the most beautiful creature—the serpent—as his instrument.
- Eve departs from Adam and the safety of their fellowship, taking the first step toward temptation.
- Attack on God’s Word
- Satan questions the very words of God: “Did God really say…?”
- He lies: “You will not surely die”—the first great deception.
- His aim: sow doubt, distrust, and rebellion against God’s character and commands.
- The Fall
- Eve listens to the serpent, sees the fruit, takes and eats.
- Adam likewise eats, out of love for Eve—a tragic, deliberate choice.
- Immediately they feel shame, fear, and guilt—they recognize their nakedness.
- Divine Judgment
- God seeks them: “Where are you?”
- Adam shifts blame onto Eve—and indirectly onto God.
- Eve blames the serpent.
- The consequences: a curse on the serpent, pain for the woman, hardship for the man, and exile from the Tree of Life.
- First Promise of the Gospel (v. 15)
- The Proto-Evangelium: “He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- The first announcement of the Redeemer—victory over Satan is assured.
- Mercy Amid Judgment
- God clothes Adam and Eve in garments of skin.
- The Garden is barred—not merely as punishment but to prevent eternal life in sin.
- A hope remains for restoration in the “new Eden” (Revelation 21–22).
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Summary
The Fall marks the beginning of all human suffering but also the moment when God’s mercy appears. Adam and Eve’s decision to transgress God’s command was no minor slip—it was a fundamental breach of trust and obedience. Yet God speaks not only judgment but also grace, promising a Savior.
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Application for Today
- God warns and protects but never forces—true love grants freedom.
- Sin often begins with small steps: moving away from God, doubting His word, and yielding to curiosity.
- Despite our failures, God does not give up on us. He still calls, “Where are you?”
- Jesus is the promised offspring who crushed the serpent’s head. In Him we find hope, restoration, and new life.
- Our obedience today reflects our love for God—not as a work to earn His favor, but as a response to His grace.
Source: https://fulfilleddesire.net/6-05-2025-genesis-chapter-20-believe-his-prophets/
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The Final Goal of the Sacrifice
In this week’s Sabbath School lesson, I read,
… I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the LORD of hosts.” Haggai 2:7-9 NKJV
I was already familiar with the meaning of this passage, that even though the latter temple was not filled with the temporal splendor of the former temple, it would be filled with greater glory than the former, when the Son of God bodily entered the temple. I paused, though, and wondered if that was the final goal. I also question if we, as Seventh-day Adventists, are missing the final goal when considering the heavenly sanctuary as greater than the earthly sanctuary. Of course it is “greater,” but is the sanctuary in heaven the final goal? Was the latter sanctuary the final goal? What is the final goal
Then I considered these passages,
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Ephesians 2:19-22 NKJV
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14-19 NKJV
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. Colossians 1:27-28 NKJV
These passages may remind you of similar passages, but you may already see where I am going with this. Even if the latter earthly sanctuary was filled with more glory than the former, what good does that do me today? Even if the heavenly sanctuary is filled with more glory than either earthly sanctuary, what good does that do me today down here on earth, unless my heart becomes God’s sanctuary? For our theology to be balanced and correct, we must see beyond the earthly temporal sanctuaries and realize that the goal is not even met in the heavenly sanctuary. The real goal is for God to dwell in our hearts and lives.
As Seventh-day Adventists, we talk about being the remnant church and restoring the church to how it was in the New Testament before the compromises of the Dark Ages. That is correct, but it still is not the goal.
The final goal of Christ’s sacrifice and the Gospel is to restore people into the image of God that man was created with before the fall. The final goal is also to restore our relationship with God to how it was before the fall. In other words, the goal of the Gospel goes way beyond restoring a people to how they were before the Dark Ages; the goal of the Gospel goes back to restoring people to how they were created to be before the fall.
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What happened in the earthly sanctuary and what is happening now in the heavenly sanctuary are amazing. But what is more amazing is what God, through His Son and the Holy Spirit, is actively doing in our hearts today.
You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 NKJV
People today can’t visibly see Christ entering the latter temple mentioned in Haggai. However, they can visibly see the results of Christ living in our hearts today, which is the real goal.
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Tuesday: The Passover Lamb
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 6th of May 2025
The book of Revelation refers to Jesus as “the Lamb” nearly 30 times. From the earliest days in the plan of redemption, God’s people have used lambs as a symbol of the coming Messiah. Abel offered “the firstborn of his flock” (Genesis 4:4, NKJV), and before the Israelites departed Egypt for the land of promise, they were instructed to redeem every firstborn person or animal with a one-year-old lamb (Exodus 12:5).
Read Exodus 12:1-11; Isaiah 53:7-8; 1 Corinthians 5:7; and Revelation 5:6. What do these verses teach us about Jesus as the Passover sacrifice? What does that mean for each of us?
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Years after the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ, Peter reflected on what had transpired, and he wrote, “Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot” (1 Peter 1:18-19, ESV).
Jesus lived the one human life that satisfied the holiness of God; the rest of us have sinned, and the way we live our sinful lives quite literally tells lies about the nature of our Maker.
Jesus, however, became the “last Adam” (1 Corinthians 15:45). Where we had failed, He lived perfectly. In His humanity, He was everything the human race was supposed to be. He reflected God’s glory perfectly. “If you have seen me,” He told Philip, “you have seen the Father” (John 14:9, CEV).
Jesus, meanwhile, was crucified on Passover, further demonstrating that He is the antitypical Lamb. In John 18:19-20, Jesus said that He “spoke openly” (NKJV) of His doctrine. In a parallel way, regarding the Passover lamb in Exodus 12:5-6, the children of Israel were instructed to choose a lamb for Passover, and “keep it,” or put it on display during the days leading up to the sacrifice. When the high priest questioned Jesus about His teachings, Jesus made reference to the fact that He Himself had been on open display in the temple for everybody to consider. His life, His works, His teaching—all revealed who He really was. He is the Lamb without blemish, the most powerful expression of God’s righteousness and glory.
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