Abraham

These Marys both bore daughters, one of whom bears the name of our great matriarch, Sarah, Father Abraham’s wife, who was initiated in the temples of Isis.

33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone.

34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants.

39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.

“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.”

52 At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets.

My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. 55 Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”

57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”

58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

Our forefather is Abraham and our great matriarch is Sarah, who went to Egypt and Mount Sinai from Ur of the Chaldees.

Abraham (originally Abram) and Sarah (originally Sarai) → They are the first of the three great Patriarchs and Matriarchs.

God makes a covenant with Abraham: “I will make you into a great nation” and “all peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:2–3, 17).

Isaac — their miraculously born son (when Abraham was 100 and Sarah 90).

Even later: Jesus — called “Son of David” and “Son of Abraham” in the New Testament genealogies (Matthew 1 and Luke 3).

In short: Abraham & Sarah → Isaac → Jacob/Israel → 12 Tribes → David (from Judah) → Jesus

Abraham and Sarah receive the initial covenant promise from God (~2000–1800 BC in traditional dating).

Abraham and Sarah are the grandparents of Jacob and therefore the great-grandparents (or further back) of all the tribal founders.

The 12 Tribes exist because of God’s promise to Abraham and Sarah that their descendants would become a mighty nation and inherit the land of Canaan.

Stolen blessing — Years later, when Isaac was old and blind, he wanted to give his final blessing (and the covenant promise from Abraham) to Esau.

It is conceded by all critical students that the sun entered the zodiacal sign Taurus in the days of our historic Adam when the Taurian Age began, that Abraham lived not far from the beginning of the Arian Age, when the sun entered the sign Aries.

1. In Persia Jesus' work was done and he resumed his journey towards his native land.2. The Persian sage went with him to the Euphrates; then with a pledge that they would meet again in Egypt land the masters said, Farewell.3. And Kaspar went his way unto his home beside the Caspian Sea; and Jesus soon was in Chaldea, cradle land of Israel.4. In Ur, where Abraham was born, he tarried for a time; and when he told the people who he was, and why he came, they came from near and far to speak to him.5. He said to them, We all are kin.

Two thousand years and more ago, our Father Abraham lived here in Ur, and then he worshipped God the One, and taught the people in these sacred groves.6. And he was greatly blessed; becoming father of the mighty hosts of Israel.7. Although so many years have passed since Abraham and Sarah walked these ways, a remnant of their kindred still abide in Ur.8. And in there hearts the God of Abraham is still adored, and faith and justice are the rocks on which they build.9. Behold this land!

It is no more the fruitful land that Abraham loved so well; the rains come not as in the former times; the vine is not productive now, and withered are the figs.10. But this shall not for ever be; the time will come when all your deserts will rejoice; when flowers will bloom; when all your vines will bend their heads with luscious fruit; shepherds will again be glad.11. And Jesus preached to them the gospel of goodwill, and peace on earth.

1. And John went down to Jericho; there he abode with Alpheus.2. And when the people heard that he was there they came in throngs to hear him speak.3. He spoke to none; but when the time was due he went down to the Jordan ford, and to the multitudes he said.4. Reform and in the fount of purity wash all your sins away; the kingdom is at hand.5. Come unto me and in the waters of this stream be washed, symbolic of the inner cleansing of the soul.6. And, lo, the multitudes came down, and in the Jordan they were washed, and every man confessed his sins.7. For many months, in all the regions round about, John pled for purity and righteousness, and after many days he went again to Bethany; and there he taught.8. At first few but the honest seekers came; but, by and by, the selfish and the vicious came with no contrition; came because the many came.9. And when John saw the repentant Pharisees and Sadducees come unto him, he said,10. You children of the vipers, stay; are you disturbed by news of coming wrath?11. Go to, and do the things that prove repentance genuine.12. Is it enough for you to say that you are heirs of Abraham?

I tell you, no.13. The heirs of Abraham are just as wicked in the sight of God when they do wrong as any heathen man.14. Behold the axe!

the lamb of innocence; the dove of peace;10. And it was meet that love should come in human form amid such scenes as these.11. Our father Abraham walked through these vales, and on these very hills he watched his flocks and herds.12. And here it was that one, the Prince of Peace, the king of Salim, came; the Christ in human form; a greater far than Abraham was he.13. And here it was that Abraham gave to this king of Salim, tithes of all he had.14. This Prince of Peace went forth in battle everywhere.

1. The Christines turned their faces toward the land of Galilee; but when they reached the city of Samaria, the multitudes pressed hard about them, begging them to tarry in their city for a while.2. And then they went up to the synagogue, and Jesus opened up the book of Moses, and he read:3. In thee and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blest.4. And then he closed the book and said, These words were spoken by the Lord of hosts unto our father Abraham, and Israel has been blessedness to all the world.5. We are his seed; but not a tithe of the great work that we were called to do has yet been done.6. The Lord of hosts has set apart the Israelites to teach the unity of God and man; but one can never teach that which he does not demonstrate in life.7. Our God is Spirit, and in him all wisdom, love and strength abide.8. In every man these sacred attributes are budding forth, and in due time they will unfold; the demonstration will completed be, and man will comprehend the fact of unity.9. And you, ruler of the synagogue, and you, these priests, are honoured servants of the Lord of hosts.10. All men are looking unto you for guidance in the ways of life; example is another name for priest; so what you would that people be, that you must be.11. A simple godly life may win ten thousand souls to purity and right.12. And all the people said, Amen.13. Then Jesus left the synagogue, and at the hour of evening prayer he went up to the sacred grove, and all the people turned their faces toward their holy mount and prayed.14. And Jesus prayed.15. And as he sat in silent mood a voice of soul spoke to his soul imploring help.16. And Jesus saw a woman on a couch in sore distress; for she was sick nigh unto death.17. She could not speak, but she had heard that Jesus was a man of God, and in her heart she called on him for help.18. And Jesus helped; he did not speak; but like a flash of light, a mighty virtue from his soul filled full the body of the dying one, and she arose, and joined her kindred while they prayed.19. Her kindred were astonished and they said to her, How were you healed?

And James and Jude exclaimed, Lord, we will follow you.34. And on the morrow Jesus sent a message unto Simon, leader of the Zelotes, a strict exponent of the Jewish law.35. And in the message Jesus said, The masters call for men to demonstrate the faith of Abraham; I go, and you may follow me.

As man I could not speak the words of Holy Breath; and then my Father testifies for me.9. The lawyer said, Where does your father live?10. And Jesus said, You know me not or you would know my Father, and if you knew the Father you would know the son, because the Father and the son are one.11. I go my way and you shall find me not; for where I go you cannot come, because you do not know the way.12. You cannot find the way because your hearts are gross, your ears are dull, your eyes are closed.13. The light of life cannot shine through the murky veil that you have drawn about your hearts.14. You do not know the Christ and if the Christ be not within the heart there is no light.15. I come to manifest the Christ to men and you receive me not, and you will dwell in darkness and in the shadow of the grave till you believe the words I speak.16. But you will vilify the son of man, and lift him up and laugh to see him die.17. But then a little light will come and you will know that I am what I am.18. The people did not comprehend the meaning of the words he spoke.19. And then he spoke unto the people who believed in him and said, If you abide in Christ, and Christ abide in you, and if you keep my words within your heart,20. You are the way, you are disciples in the way, and you shall know what is the truth, and truth shall make you free.21. And still the people did not understand; they said, We are the seed of Abraham and are already free; we never were the slaves of any man; why do you say, We shall be free?22. And Jesus said, Do you not know that every one committing sin is slave of sin?

abides in bondage unto sin?23. If you sin not then you are free; but if you sin in thought, or word, or deed, then you are slaves, and naught but truth can set you free; if you are free through Christ, then you are free indeed.24. You are the seed of Abraham, and yet you seek to kill me just because I speak the truth of Abraham.25. You are the children of the flesh of Abraham; but, lo, I say, There is a spiritual Abraham whom you know not.26. In spirit you are children of your father, and your father is Diabolus; you hang upon his words and do his will.27. He was a murderer from the first; he cannot tell the truth, and when he tells a lie he speaks his own; he is himself a lie, and he is father of himself.28. If you were children of my Father-God, then you could hear the words of God; I speak the words of God, but you can bear them not.29. A Pharisee stood forth and said, This fellow is not one of us he is a curst Samaritan and is obsessed.30. But Jesus heeded not the words of Pharisee or scribe; he knew that all the people knew he was a Jew.31. And then he said, Whoever keeps my words shall never die.32. A lawyer said, And now we know he is obsessed.

Our father Abraham is dead; the prophets all are dead, and yet this fellow says, Whoever keeps my words shall never die.33. Is this man greater than our Father Abraham?

and all of them are dead.34. And Jesus said, Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad.35. The lawyer said, You simple man; you are not fifty years of age; have you seen Abraham?36. And Jesus said, Before the days of Abraham I am.37. Again the scribes and Pharisees were in a rage; they took up stones to cast at him, but, like a phantom of the night, he disappeared; the people knew not where he went.

Upon the Sabbath day you take your beasts of burden from their stalls, and lead them forth to eat and drink; is this not work?35. This daughter of your father Abraham, who has been bound for eighteen years, has come in faith to be made free.36. Now, tell me, men, is it a crime to break her bonds and set her free upon the Sabbath day?37. The ruler said no more; the people all rejoiced and said, Behold the Christ!38. And Jesus spoke a parable; he said, The kingdom of the Christ is like a little seed that one put in the ground;39. It grew and after many years became a mighty tree, and many people rested in its shade, and birds built nests and reared their young among its leafy boughs.

1. And Jesus went into another town upon the coast and spoke good words of cheer to those who followed him.2. And one stood forth and said, Lord, are there few that enter into life?3. And Jesus said, The way is rough that leads to life; the gate is narrow and is guarded well; but every one who seeks in faith shall find the way, and they who know the Word may enter in.4. But many seek the way for selfish gain; they pound upon the gate of life; but it is fast.5. The watchman from the turret says, I know you not; your speech is that of Ashdod, and your robes are those of sin; depart and go your way.6. And they will go their way with weeping and with gnashing of the teeth.7. And they will be enraged when they will be enraged when they see their father Abraham with Isaac, Jacob and the prophets, resting in the kingdom of the Christ, and they themselves debarred.8. And, lo, I say that men will come from lands afar, from east, from west, from north, from south and sit with me in consciousness of life.9. Behold, I say, the last shall be the first, the first shall be the last.10. All men are called unto the kingdom of the Christ; but few are chosen, for the pure in heart alone can see the king.11. And as he spoke a Pharisee came up and said, You man of Galilee, if you would save your life remain not here; flee instantly, for Herod swears that he will take your life, and even now his officers are seeking you.12. And Jesus said, Why is it that the Pharisees are so concerned about my life?

Who can be saved?33. And Jesus said, The rich may give his gold away; the high may kiss the dust, and God will save.34. Then Jesus spoke this parable to them:35. A rich man lived in splendid state; he wore the finest garments men could make; his boards were loaded with the costliest viands of the land.36. A beggar, blind and lame, whose name was Lazarus, was wont to sit beside the waste gate of this home that he might share with dogs the refuse from the rich man's board.37. It came to pass that Lazarus died, and angels carried him away unto the bosom of our father Abraham.38. The rich man also died, and he was buried in a costly tomb; but in the purifying fires he opened up his eyes dissatisfied.39. He looked and saw the beggar resting peacefully in the bosom of his father Abraham, and in the bitterness of his soul he cried,40. My father Abraham, look down in mercy on your son; I am tormented in these flames.41. Send Lazarus, I beseech, that he may give me just a sup of water to cool my parched tongue.42. But Abraham replied, My son, in mortal life, you had the best things of the earth and Lazarus had the worst, and you would not give him a cup of water there, but drove him from your door.43. The law must be fulfilled, and Lazarus now is comforted, and you are paying what you owe.44. Besides, there is a great gulf fixed between your zone and us, and if I would I could not send Lazarus to you, and you cannot come up to us till you have paid your debts.45. Again the man in anguish said, O father Abraham, I pray, send Lazarus back to earth, and to my father's house, that he may tell my brothers who are yet in life, for I have five of them, about the horrors of this place, lest they come down to me and not to you.46. And Abraham replied, They have the words of Moses and the seers, let them hear them.47. The man replied, They will not hearken to the written word; bit if a amn would go up from the grave they might believe.48. But Abraham replied, If they hear not the words of Moses and the seers they would not be persuaded even though one from the dead stood in their midst.49. And Peter said, Lord, we have left our all to follow you; and what is our reward?50. And Jesus said, Most verily I say to you, that you who have left all to follow me shall come into a newness of a life hid deep with Christ in God.51. And you shall sit with me upon the throne of power, and judge with me the tribes of Israel.52. And he who conquers carnal self, and follows me through Christ shall have a hundred fold of that which is the wealth of life on earth, and in the world to come, eternal life.

1. As Jesus spoke, the Pharisees came up to question him; they thought to criminate him by what he said,2. A strict Herodian spoke and said, My Lord, you are a man of truth; you show the way to God, and you do not regard the personality of men;3. Tell us, what do you think; should we, who are the seed of Abraham, pay tribute unto Cæsar?

The seed may seem to die, but from its grave the tree arises into life.18. So man may seem to die, but he lives on, and from the grave he springs up into life.19. If you could comprehend the word that Moses spoke about the burning bush that burned and still was not consumed, then you would know that death cannot destroy the life.20. And Moses said that God is God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel.21. God is not God of dead men's bones, but the living man.22. I tell you, men, man goes down to the grave, but he will rise again and manifest the life;23. For every life is hid with Christ in God, and man shall live while God shall live.24. The Pharisees and scribes who heard the Lord, exclaimed, He speaks the truth; and they were glad to have the Sadducees discomfited.25. And then an honest scribe came forth and said to Jesus, Lord, you speak as one whom God has sent, and may I ask,26. Which is the greatest and the first of the Commandments of the Law?27. And Jesus said, The first is Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul, with all your strength;28. And you shall love your neighbour as yourself.29. These are the greatest of the ten, and on them hang the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms.30. The scribe replied, My soul gives witness that you speak the truth, for love fulfils the law, and far transcends burnt offerings and sacrifice.31. And Jesus said to him, Lo, you have solved a mystery; you are within the kingdom and the kingdom is in you.32. To his disciples Jesus spoke, and all the people heard; he said, Beware you of the scribes and Pharisees who pride themselves in wearing long and richly decorated robes,33. And Love to be saluted in the market place, and seek the highest seats at feasts, and take the hard-earned wages of the poor to satisfy their carnal selves, and pray in public, long and loud.34. These are the wolves who clothe themselves to look like sheep.35. And then he said to all, The scribes and Pharisees are placed by law in Moses' seat, and by the law they interpret law;36. So what they bid you do, that do; but do not imitate their deeds.37. They say the things that Moses taught; they do the things of Beelzebul.38. They talk of mercy, yet they bind on human shoulders burdens grievous to bear.39. They talk of helpfulness, and yet they put not forth the slightest helpful efforts for their brother man.40. They make a show of doing things, and yet they do not anything but show their gaudy robes, and broad phylacteries, and smile when people call them honoured masters of the law.41. They strut about and show their pride when people call them father, so and so.42. Hear, now, you men, Call no man father here.

Let him who is upon his house wait not to enter in the house to gather up his wealth, but let him flee.17. And he who labours in the field must not return, but leave his all to save his life.18. And woe to mothers with their little children in that day; none shall escape the sword.19. The tribulation of these days cannot be told in words, for such has never been since God created man upon the earth.20. The conqueror will carry many of the sons of Abraham away as captives into foreign lands, and they who know not Israel's God will tread the highways of Jerusalem until the anti-Jewish times have been fulfilled.21. But when the people have been punished for their crimes, the tribulation days will end; but lo, the time will come when all the world will rise, like gladiators in a ring, and fight just for the sake of shedding blood.22. And men will reason not; they will not see, nor care to see a cause for carnage, desolation, thefts; for they will war with friend or foe.23. The very air will seem surcharged with smoke of death; and pestilence will follow close upon the sword.24. And signs that men have never seen will appear in heaven and earth; in sun, and moon, and stars.25. The seas will roar, and sounds will come from heaven that men can never comprehend, and these will bring distress of nations with perplexity.26. Hearts of the strongest men will faint in fear, in expectation of the coming of more frightful things upon the earth.27. But while the conflicts rage on land and sea, the Prince of Peace will stand above the clouds of heaven and say again:28. Peace, peace on earth; good will to men; and every man will throw away his sword, and nations will learn war no more.29. And then the man who bears the pitcher will walk forth across an arc of heaven; the sign and signet of the son of man will stand forth in the eastern sky.30. The wise will then lift up their heads and know that the redemption of the earth is near.31. Before these days shall come, behold, false Christs and poor deluded prophets will arise in many lands.32. And they will show forth signs, and do a multitude of mighty works; and they will lead astray the many who are not wise; and many of the wise will be deceived.33. And now I tell you once again, When men shall say, The Christ is in the wilderness, go you not forth.34. And if they say, The Christ is in the secret place, believe it not; for when he comes the world will know that he has come.35. For as the morning light comes from the east and shines unto the west; so shall be the coming of the age and son of man.36. The wicked of the earth will weep when they shall see the son of man come down upon the clouds of heaven, in power.37. Take heed you, O take heed, for you know not the hour nor the day when comes the son of man.38. Let not your hearts be overcharged with sensuous things, nor with the cares of life, lest that day come and find you unprepared.39. Keep watch at every season of the year; and pray that you may meet the Lord with joy and not with grief.40. Before those days shall come our Father-God will send his messengers abroad, yea, to the corners of the earth, and they will say.41. Prepare you, O prepare; the Prince of Peace shall come, and now is coming on the clouds of heaven.42. When Jesus had thus said, he went with his disciples back to Bethany.

In Genesis 3, you get to the story of Abraham nearly sacrificing his son, and it’s pretty clear you have two warring entities there with Abraham caught in the middle.