What Does the Bible *Really* Say About... Handling Change?
Times of change in scripture: Call of Abram Genesis 12:1-4 1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. [ a ] 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” [ b ] 4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. What was the change? What was the response to change? What was the outcome of the transition? How did God prepare them for the change? Exodus from Egypt Exodus 1-15; excerpts 12-14: 1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. 3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the t...