B90X: Day 2

Hey guys!

    How was today's "workout?" I personally got a lot out of this. As silly as this will sound, I never connected that the Isaac from the story of Jacob and Esau was the same Isaac of Abraham that was to be sacrificed. For some reason I never made the connection. This is why it will be so much fun reading this! You not only get to read it and learn about it, but you get to know the context which truly can enlighten you.

   Needless to say, if you haven't read today's chapters yet, they are Genesis 17:1 to Genesis 28:19. You're in for a real treat today, the reading was great, it was uplifting and I really got a lot out of it! If you like it, I'd love to hear about what you got out of it and why you enjoyed it. Perhaps you had more fun than I did (debatable)!

   I also wanted to mention something about the footnotes. I have an actual Bible that I am reading out of, whereas some people are reading online, or on their phones and such. I must say this. I really enjoyed reading the footnotes, because when you know little things, you can connect the dots and see the end picture much clearer. It really is a wonderful feeling when you can come across a term and say "Oh yeah! I know what that means because I remember it from 4 chapters ago."

Here are a few questions. If you can answer them all, bravo for knowing your history and/or reading the footnotes. Since I've only had a few people comment back on the quiz questions, and they all said it was easy, I decided to make them a little tougher. :)

1. Many people know that Abraham means "father of many", but what was Abrahams name before he was Abram AND what did his original name mean?
2. Why was Isaac called Isaac, and what does his name mean? (HINT: If you know one answer, you know the other)
3. Lot's daughters each had a son. How many sons did they have total, and what were their names?
4. Here's a tough question. How much did Abraham pay for the land in which Sarah was buried?
5. What did Sarah's name mean? (Ok, so all the Sarah's reading this will probably think this is an easy question, dweebs)

I hope you enjoy the readings! Be sure to make time for it!
-Mike Horton ;)