Genesis 12 - God calls Abram, to give him descendants and a land, as a blessing. He goes by faith and builds altars to God in the land. But in Egypt, he lies about his wife to preserve himself, and Pharaoh rebukes him for it.
13 - Abram and Lot separate. Lot chooses better land but the wicked live there, in Sodom.
14 - Lot is taken captive in battle. Abram rescues him and tithes to Melchizedek when he blesses Abram. But he stays apart from Sodom's king.
15 - God promises Abram many descendants. He believes and God seals it with a bloodbath rite.
16 - Abram agrees with his wife's plan to have children by a servant woman. Egyptian Hagar conceives Ishmael, but Sarah drives them away. God sends them back to Abram.
John 8 - the Pharisees try to trap Jesus, using a woman "caught" in adultery. He accuses the accusers, and gives her mercy. He claims to be the light of the world, prompting debate about who He is. Many believe Him, but many resist His claim to be sent from the Father. It gets bitter: they insinuate He is a bastard; He calls them sons of the devil. He claims to be greater than Abraham: "I AM."
9 - Jesus heals a blind man on the Sabbath. The Pharisees press the man to denounce Jesus as a sinner, but he won't.
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