The Tent and The Altar.
Abraham had a tent and an altar, Lot a tent only. The result is that Lot’s tent soon became a house, but Abraham’s never did. We must be priests as well as pilgrims, and it is only those who worship “within the veil” that can live “outside the camp.”
ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB, JOSEPHESIANS Abraham—election and grace— “Chosen in Christ.”
Isaac—sonship and heirship— “If children then heirs.” Jacob-discipline— “What son is he whom the Father chasteneth not?”
Joseph—suffering and glory— “If we suffer, we shall also reign.”
BEER-LAHAI-ROI
“The well of Him that liveth and seeth me.” God’s eye and Hagar’s met, He restored and forgave her, but made her return to her right place as a maid-servant. Have we ever been face to face with God at this well?