Isaac – Child of the Promise Personal Context When we became US citizens, my mother wanted to change our names. She wanted us to choose names from the Bible so we can live into our mission in life. I changed from my multiple Korean names (for immigration purposes) to Samantha (female version of Samuel, my…
The Aqedah (“Binding;” Genesis 22:1-19) Personal Context Being my ornery self, one morning I asked my mother if she would be able to sacrifice one of her children like Abraham did with Isaac. Given my mother’s only-but-God devotion, I thought she would easily offer her children up to God. First, it was hypothetical and second,…
Abraham’s Journey – Geographical References Personal Reflection I am not a lover of archaeology or geography; I just love stories, usually fiction more than history. But when I studied in Israel for a year, learning modern Hebrew, I made a point of knowing the land and its people, the landscape, weather patterns, people’s attitudes and…
