Episode 13

Genesis 17 & 18

Published on: 15th January, 2024

What does God Almighty mean when He calls Himself El Shaddai? Why would God make the ritual of circumcision? What is the importance of this covenant made with Abraham? Why did God change Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's name to Sarah? Should Christians get circumcised today? How does Ishmael come into play in all this? Why did Abraham laugh at what God had to say and how does that contrast Sarah laughing? Why did the ancient world hold hospitality to be so sacred? Why did God want to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? Why did God allow Abraham to bargain with Him to protect the cities from destruction?

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Let Nothing Move You
Come listen as Christian Ashley, a seminary student and servant of God, goes through the entire Bible verse-by-verse, starting with Luke and Romans and then heading back to Genesis to speak on the whole story of God's glory and revelations as intended for His original audience and the modern listener.

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Christian Ashley is a seminary student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary focusing on Christian Ministry and has been a follower of Christ since six years old. He majored in Creative Writing and minored in English at UNC-Wilmington. He has written four novels under the name M. C. Ashley and works as a founding member of the Starving Writers Guild, which helps writers find ways to publish their own material their way.