Wrestling With God
2020-05-24
FEEDING THE dead was an integral part of the world in which Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived.
Jacob’s ziggurat to heaven
2020-05-17
PORTALS AND contact with the spirit realm are at the heart of this week’s Bible study.
“Is he not rightly named Jacob?”
2020-05-10
ISAAC IS a transitional character in the Bible, the bridge between Abraham and Jacob. We discuss the stories of Isaac’s adult life—his lie about Rebekah to the king of Gerar and how how Jacob received the blessing that Isaac had planned to give Esau.
From Abraham to Jacob
2020-05-03
WE REACH the end of Abraham’s time on earth this week. We discuss the death of Sarah, Abraham’s purchase of the cave of Machpelah, the marriage of Isaac, the birth of Esau and Jacob, and the short-sightedness of Esau.
“Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away!”
2020-04-19
THE DESTRUCTION of Sodom and Gomorrah was not about alternative lifestyles—and yes, it really happened.
Passover and the Triumphal Entry
2020-04-05
WE SET aside our chronological reading order this week to look at scripture about the Passover and Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Son of the Cup
2020-03-29
ABRAHAM’S DISTRESS at being childless was caused by his concept of the afterlife. In the Amorite culture that dominated his world, it was believed that one’s quality of life after death depended on your descendants performing a monthly ritual to provide your food and drink.