You could consider this part one of two. We will see Abraham's manufactured prosperity in Egypt in this issue, and in the next issue, you will see God-given prosperity. In my last issue, I opened up our character study on Abraham by talking about why he is considered the father…
I am beginning a new volume about Abraham, and in this issue, talking about Abraham the father of faith. In this volume, we will discover the life lessons we can take away from Abraham’s life. I’m excited to embark on this adventure with you! You hear people calling Abraham the…
We have been studying Genesis 1-11 for a long time now. We are coming to the conclusion of this part of our study with the genealogies of Shem and Terah. These genealogies have one goal: to introduce the rest of Genesis and the story of Abraham and the patriarchs. In…
We come to the Tower of Babel and discover the hubris of humanity and God’s dividing up and separating the peoples of the earth. In my last issue, I described how some scholars think this section of Genesis should have come before the genealogies and geographies of Genesis 10. There…
Some scholars call this chapter the table of nations because you can see how the nations come about through Noah’s sons’ descendants. In my last issue, I talked about Noah’s drunkenness and Ham’s sin. We will see how that affects Genesis 10. As we talk about Genesis 10, there’s a…
I mentioned in my last issue that I wanted to have a special issue for the rest of Genesis 9. In this issue, I will focus on the last part of Genesis 9 and walked through Noah’s drunkenness and Ham’s sin. There are several theories as to what happened here.…
We are continuing to track with Noah’s story, and we have finally reached this section about God’s covenant with Noah. We will be looking at the details of the covenant and looking into covenants and signs. Noah had just taken of the clean animals and built an altar to offer…
At the end of the flood, the earth was reset. Not everything was the same but it was a fresh start for Noah, his family, and all the animals that were with him. All the details give us a clear picture of how everything happened to bring the floodwaters down.…
We have finally come to the time when the flood begins on the earth. There’s a lot of scientific fascination with the flood and some major questions about it. As we dive into Genesis 7 and see what happens right before the flood, and as the flood begins, you will…
As God prepared for His destructive judgment against the earth He created, Noah received God’s instructions for his and his family’s salvation. God’s instructions are specific and purposeful on every level. It is the same today. We will see a review of why God’s destruction must come, and then His…