Bible: John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; 17:15-17
The Blessing of Victory for God’s People
14:1 At that time 1 Amraphel king of Shinar, 2 Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations 3
“You are now 1 pregnant
and are about to give birth 2 to a son.
You are to name him Ishmael, 3
for the
17:15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; 1 Sarah 2 will be her name. 17:16 I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. 3 Kings of countries 4 will come from her!”
17:17 Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed 5 as he said to himself, 6 “Can 7 a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? 8 Can Sarah 9 bear a child at the age of ninety?” 10