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Two stories Esau/Jacob, Abimilech/Isaac: Genesis 25–28 Now, I like lentils as much as the next person, and probably more, but …
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The second wife started the Midianites
A list of Abraham’s sons (and their sons): Genesis 25 and parts of Chronicles Abraham remarried after Sarah died, giving him …
How real was the promise
Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away, makes a treaty with Abimelech, almost sacrifices Isaac, finds him a wife after he …
A promise fulfilled
God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot lives with his daughters, Abraham lies to Abimelech about Sarah, and Isaac is born: …
A four-century wait for a promise
Promises from God to Abraham: Genesis 15–17 God was promising Abraham the world, or at least a large chunk of the …
Sodom and sin: looks can’t predict the long-term outcome
The Tower of Babel; Abram and his family moves around the Middle East, with Lot eventually settling in Sodom, only to …
Noah was righteous by faith
Noah and a global disaster: Genesis 6–10 By the time of the flood, Noah was the only righteous man on …
The first murder
From Cain to Noah: Genesis 4–6 It wasn’t much of a murder mystery: there was Cain arguing his innocence, Abel missing, …
Childbirth marked with sorrow
Genesis:1–3 For first-time mums, the fear of the pain of childbirth can be overwhelming. Everyone has seen those movies. You know, …
Prophecy is about Jesus
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 6): Revelation 19–22 Prophecy always points to Jesus: Revelation …
There really are harps in heaven
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 5): Revelation 15–18 From a distance, God’s wrath looks …
That number, 666
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 4): Revelation 12–14 A lot has been written about …
A violent world that rejected God
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 3): Revelation 8–11 In a world that’s rejected God, …
What will we wear in heaven?
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 2): Revelation 4–7 What will we wear in heaven? …
Rewards for everyone who is victorious
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 1): Revelation 1–3 Jesus talked a bit about a …
Love each other as God commands us
The second two of three anonymous letters to an unnamed group of believers, and a letter from Jude: 2 John, 3 …
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