Introduction Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran (Genesis 12:4). He was 86 years old when the son Ishmael was born of Hagar, the servant girl (Genesis 16:15-16). He had waited some 25 years for the fulfilment of… Read More ›
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Abraham and Melchizedek (Genesis 14)
1. Introduction There is an epic war as five kings’ rebel against four ruling kings. The four kings win, and they continue conquering and taking captives. This results in the capture of Abram’s nephew Lot. Abram leads a rescue mission,… Read More ›
Noah’s Offspring and Tower of Babel (Genesis 9-11)
1. Introduction They are given the same directive at the beginning: to repopulate the Earth. There is a reset back to Genesis 1:2. 2. God’s Covenant with Noah They were to rule over the Animal Kingdom, and they would fear… Read More ›
The Introduction of Sin and Self (Genesis 3)
1. Introduction The world has come up with all possible types of explanations to explain the human nature. Is mankind basically good? Human beings can do some of the worse things imaginable. The Bible gives the best explanation to the… Read More ›
The Man, the Woman and Marriage (Genesis 2)
1. Introduction Mankind came from the dust of the earth and there is humility or lowliness that is associated with dust. See 1 Kings 6:1-2. This was a word from God about Baasha about his lowly beginning and now elevated… Read More ›
The Creation of All Things (Genesis 1)
1. Introduction Genesis is the book of beginnings, and it starts with “In the beginning”. This boldly proclaims that God created everything. Do we just accept it if we are a sceptic? Open your eyes and look. The very creation… Read More ›
Zipporah and Moses’ Son (Exodus 4:24-26)
1. Why is God seeking to kill someone? Is it Moses that God seeks to kill? It may be that Moses’ firstborn son is also in danger of a premature death. The story is strange, and the text is ambiguous… Read More ›
Moses and the Burning Bush (3:1-3)
1. The Burning Bush In Exodus God is represented as this all-consuming fire which will consume everything if it is not connected to it properly. God has to be present in the world without consuming it. This is why the… Read More ›
Multiplication through Oppression – Exodus 1:12
1. Pharaoh oppresses the Hebrews Pharaoh wants to control the Hebrew population by enslaving and working them with hard labour on his building projects, but it has the opposite effect. The population is multiplying and the harder the oppression of… Read More ›
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