<TITLE>11. Par 101-109</TITLE>L-101 Changed him... Notice, God changed Abraham's name. I better leave off of that. When I come back for a long revival, we'll go into that. He had to change the name from his earthly name to a name given by God.
You say, "What is a man's name to us, anything?" Oh, brother, if you only knew why some of these modern names we got. I don't want to call them, 'cause it'll hurt your feeling. But it--God has names that it means things; it changes the whole course. Oh, you say, "Nonsense."
What about--what about Jacob? Before he become a prince before God, he had to have his name changed from Jacob to Israel. Is that right? Sure. Paul, Saul had to have his name changed to Paul. Oh, how many could we call and saying that God changed their name: Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah, changing their name. Oh, my. What a blessing to get in some little church with an elected group, and go to teaching that, see the hallelujahs in the heart, when you see what God does.

L-104 Now, last night I was explaining on between the line and confirming it. I want to just hit it again before I go into our text. That God changed Abraham from an old wrinkled man, him and Sarah, back to a young couple, changed their physical being before they could receive the promised son. The last sign they got was the manifestation of God in flesh, could read the heart of a woman behind Him in the tent. And the next thing was that their bodies were changed.
Now, last night I was getting late, and I could feel some wondering about that. I want to still bring it a little closer.
Now, the proof of it was that, when they both took that long journey, they were absolutely had been changed. And the Bible said they were both well stricken in years. And Abraham's body was as good as dead, and Sarah's womb was dead. Was that right? We know they were dead, but God changed them. Now, to prove it to you, that He did it, first, why would that Philistine (or not a...), yes, I believe it was a Philistine king, fall in love with Sarah, an old woman? And she was fair to look upon.

L-106 Another thing. When Isaac was born, and Sarah and Abraham well stricken in age, ready to die, then they lived up, and Isaac got married when he was forty years old; Sarah died. And Abraham married a woman, Keturah, and had five--six sons, I believe it was, besides the daughters, after that; and here, sixty years ago, he was as good as dead. K-e-t-u-r-a-h, Keturah, he married Keturah, fifty or sixty years after that, and had six sons besides his daughters; and sixty years before, he was as good as dead. Hallelujah. There you are. The promise of God is sure. Amen. Oh, I love It.
Just to get to yourself and read... Today, back in the woods, reading, I got a little something I want to explain.

L-108 Israel, the people of God one day was down in Egypt, sold into bondage, and they couldn't help being there. God's great predestinated plan sent them there. He'd told Abraham they would sojourn in a strange land for four hundred years. And there they become like the rest of the people, and they were slaves. If the--if the Egyptian men wanted to ravish the young Hebrew girls, nothing could be said. If they wanted to kill the young men, they killed them; nothing could be said. They were slaves. They throwed them out their moldy bread and they eat it, or do without: complain, killed. What a place for the people of God.

L-109 But one day (Hallelujah.) God remembered His promise to Abraham. Glory. Now, I'm beginning to feel religious again. Notice, God remembered His promise to Abraham. And He anointed a prophet with a Pillar of Fire over him, and he come down into the land and begin to remind them of the promise of God that couldn't fail. And God was present to vindicate His Word. Right. He told them of a land that was flowing with milk and honey; God had given it to them. They marched out of Egypt on the strength of the testimony of this prophet with the Pillar of Fire over him, because he was sent. And God had proved He was with him.


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