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あらすじ・解説
One of the most beautiful themes of the Holy Bible is knowing that our good and loving LORD God of heaven and earth sees, knows, and hears everything - our pains, suffering, failures, mistreatment, good deeds, and the evil deeds of ourselves and others. In Genesis, the living LORD God came to earth to visit Abraham with His two holy angels. Abraham trusted with faith and obedience in the Eternal God, and Abraham was declared righteous (morally right) as a chosen friend and prophet of the Most High God. However, Abraham and his wife Sarah were not perfect, but they always remained faithful to the living LORD God. One hot day, Abraham was resting near his tent when visited by the LORD and His two angels. Abraham greeted the LORD and His angels with kindness and joy and invited them into his home. Abraham and his wife Sarah prepared a delicious meal for the LORD and His angels. While eating, the LORD shared some excitement with Abraham and Sarah that Sarah would give birth to a son. Sarah was barren and childless. At the divine announcement, Sarah laughed just as Abraham had previously laughed, but Abraham and Sarah believed in God’s promise of a child despite being very old and past childbearing. The Almighty LORD announced to Abraham that Sarah would be the mother of nations, and she would give birth to a son named Isaac in her old age. The LORD assured Sarah that anything is possible with Him because He is all-powerful (omnipotent). Sarah considered the living LORD God faithful in all His ways and faithful to keep His promises. Next year, by God’s grace, Sarah became pregnant with a baby boy as promised. Abraham named their new son Isaac, and Isaac was circumcised on the 8th day, as God commanded. Isaac’s name means laughter, and he is the spiritual child of promise, chosen by God, and the descendant of Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior. The living LORD God promised Abraham that He would establish His everlasting covenant with Isaac, but the LORD would also bless Abraham’s son Ishmael. Importantly, the LORD informed His holy angels that Abraham would become a great and mighty nation with many descendants, and all nations of the world would be blessed through Abraham. In addition, the LORD God wanted Abraham to instruct his children, his household, and all future generations to keep His holy ways, always do what is good and right by faith, and turn from Satan’s wickedness and violence. After His great announcement to Abraham and Sarah, the LORD, who is the Judge of all the earth, had seen and heard from heaven of the sin, outcry, wickedness, and evildoing of Sodom and Gomorrah, and so He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah to prevent Abraham and his descendants from following their evil pathway. The living LORD God is forever good, merciful, and gracious, and He always saves and protects with blessings those who look to Him in faith and obedience and repent by turning from Satan’s immorality and evildoing. Let everyone repent of sin and wholeheartedly love and worship the living LORD God and His Son Christ Jesus as Lord in spirit and truth and faithfully obey and serve Him daily! Our loving God sees and hears everything!