As our merciful and faithful high priest, Jesus sympathizes with our weaknesses and comes to our aid in times of suffering and temptation.

As our old brother, who is not ashamed of us, Jesus came and shared in our humanity so that he could deliver us from the enslaving power of an evil tyrant and bring us to glory.

God’s history of revelation came to its climactic and definitive event in the incarnation of Christ.

Having grown tired of waiting on God to fulfill his promise, Sarai decides to take matters into her own hand, leading to disaster. But God reveals himself as the Living One who sees, hears, and comes near to us in grace.

Because of the tension between what God has promised and what Abram is experiencing, Abram begins to doubt. However, God reassures him through a surprising covenant.