The family of faith drifts into selfishness, culminating in Jacob’s famous red soup being traded to Esau for his birthright. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham and Ishmael die and are gathered to their people in the afterlife while the work of God continues in the family of faith. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham’s servant avoids distraction and delay in order to finish his quest to find a wife for Isaac. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac in a faraway country, acting as a type of our service to the Lord and His providence in our lives. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Sarah dies, but Abraham has nowhere to bury her. How would the father of faith respond in light of the many promises of God? (Gene Pensiero Jr)

God asks Abraham to offer Isaac on Mount Moriah, a dress rehearsal for how Jesus would be offered in the same place to save us all. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abimelech notices that God is present in Abraham’s life and wants to make a covenant with him, but first they have to resolve water rights. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Isaac is finally born, but problems arise between him and Ishmael, leading to Abraham driving Ishmael and Hagar out. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham relapses into an old lie, telling Abimelech that Sarah is his sister, causing terrible problems for both Abraham’s family and the Philistine nation. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Lot, driven by his love for worldly things, hesitates in Sodom while the angels try to rescue him and his family. (Gene Pensiero Jr)