The book of Genesis is the book of generations and covenants. Although the Abrahamic covenant is arguably the most foundational covenant of the Bible, Noah was the first to receive…
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The story of the flood in Genesis 6-8—like so many scenes in Genesis—establishes principles that will be reaffirmed throughout the Bible. Here three ideas stand out. First, sin’s dominion over…
From Genesis 3 onward, sin’s destructive power in interpersonal relationships becomes a theme of the storyline of Scripture. Sin naturally employs jealousy as a means of causing division in the…
Adam and Eve’s sin in Genesis 3 resulted in spiritual isolation from the most necessary and basic human relationship, their relationship with God. They became self-conscious before Him (Gen 3:10)…
These chapters of the Old Testament are linked by their dual portrayal of God’s wisdom in creation and in His instruction to humanity. Genesis 2 begins with a portrayal of…
The opening chapter of the Old Testament establishes a framework for understanding all of Scripture. In Genesis 1, God demonstrated His power through His word. Using no pre-existent physical matter,…
Luke recorded the life and ministry of Jesus so that his friend Theophilus could have an accurate basis for his faith (Luke 1:1-4). The events of Jesus’ life fulfilled both…
Luke said that he wanted to write for Theophilus an orderly sequence of the events that had taken place in the life and ministry of Jesus and His followers (Luke…
In Luke 9:51-19:41, the author recorded Jesus’ final trip to Jerusalem. Along the way, Jesus taught His disciples and the crowds about the kingdom of God. Jesus’ use of the…
Genesis 12-14
The book of Genesis is the book of genealogies, the study of the earliest generations. In Genesis 12-25 the patriarch Abraham takes center stage. God’s call on one man—from whom…
Commentary Genesis with Select Psalms and Proverbs Old Testament