We trace how God keeps his word in Genesis 21 and Psalm 18:43-50, from Isaac’s birth and Sarah’s joy to a desert well for Hagar and Ishmael, a peacemaking covenant at Beersheba, and David’s praise for deliverance. The thread ties to Jesus, the anointed King who fulfills every promise.

• Isaac’s birth as proof of God’s reliability
• Sarah’s laughter turning from doubt to joy
• Hagar and Ishmael preserved by a revealed well
• Beersheba treaty modeling honest peacemaking
• David’s praise centering God’s protection and justice
• Promises to David pointing to Jesus the Messiah
• Joy in promise given and greater joy in promise kept

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We read Genesis 20 and Psalm 18:25–42 and trace how spiritual stubbornness turns fear into excuses while humility opens the door to grace. Abraham’s repeat deception harms many, and Abimelech’s swift repentance shows what real correction looks like under God’s light.

• spiritual stubbornness exposed in Abraham’s repeated deceit
• ripple effects of sin on families and communities
• excusing versus confessing sin, and the cost of “technical truth”
• Abimelech’s humility and restitution as a model of repentance
• Psalm 18’s theme of God as light, shield and refuge
• choosing God’s proven word over fear-driven tactics
• practical steps for confession, repair and walking in the light

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We read Genesis 19 and Psalm 18:13-24 to trace judgment, mercy, and the rescue God gives to people who obey His clear commands. Lot’s fear, the city’s ruin, and David’s confidence reveal how confession and courage keep us steady when enemies close in.

• angels warn Lot and reveal God’s mercy
• the mob exposes the rot of Sodom
• Lot’s fear-driven offer shows how sin distorts judgment
• the fall of the cities and the danger of looking back
• aftermath in the cave and generational fallout
• David’s song of rescue and God’s delight
• righteousness as dependence, not self-made
• confession as a path to steady courage
• endurance through trials with hope in God’s clarity

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