The first city and the Lord of the Abyss
PRIDE AND a drift away from the Creator is evident in today’s study, which features the generations of patriarchs between Adam and Noah.
PRIDE AND a drift away from the Creator is evident in today’s study, which features the generations of patriarchs between Adam and Noah.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS have been messed up for millennia because of what happened in Eden.
THE TREE in the middle of the garden proved to be a test and a trap—not just for Adam and Eve, but for the serpent as well.
GARDENS WERE not just for growing vegetables in the ancient world.
BACK TO the beginning! Today, we begin our study of the Old Testament, nearly five years after our very first dive into Genesis 1.
WE’RE BACK with a brief summary of highlights from our whirlwind tours of the Holy Land and the UK.Continue Reading
WE WEREN’T quite finished after all! Marilyn Abbott, who spotted our oversight of Deuteronomy 9 about six weeks ago, informed us this week that we’d also skipped over three chapters of the Gospel of John.
WE REACH the end of the Old Testament today, the Book of Malachi, and with that we have completed our first journey through the entire Bible.Continue Reading
NEHEMIAH DISCOVERED what God already knew — His people were a stubborn lot.
PERSEVERANCE IN the face of opposition is one of the lessons from our reading today. The Samaritans, Ammonites, and Arabs in Nehemiah’s day tried to discourage the Jews through threats, political pressure, and even a conspiracy to assassinate Nehemiah.
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