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OUR FIRST Bible study from the Ozarks! We pick up our study of the Book of Genesis at chapter 43: Famine grips the Ancient Near East, forcing Joseph’s brothers to return to Egypt. They discover his true identity, which sets up the big reunion between Joseph and Jacob.Continue Reading

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OUR VIRTUAL house fellowship continues with our study of the book of Genesis. We begin at chapter 37, picking up the story of Joseph, with an interlude that gives us the story of the foundation of the tribe of Judah.Continue Reading

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OUR BIBLE study continues with Jacob’s return to Canaan. We also look at the early revelation of the Godhead–the view that God comprises more than one personage, each of whom is identified as the presence of Yahweh.Continue Reading

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HOW EASY it is to rationalize bad behavior by claiming it’s for a good cause! This week, we see a classic example as Rebekah conspires with Jacob to deceive Isaac and Esau to confirm the blessing that God had promised to Jacob before his birth.Continue Reading

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THE PROMISE of God to Abraham was fulfilled through Isaac and Jacob. That is made clear in the chapters we studied this week, Genesis 23 through 26. We look at the death of Sarah, the faithfulness of Abraham’s servant, the birth of Esau and Jacob, Esau’s disposition of his birthright, and Isaac’s sojourn in Gerar.Continue Reading

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We continue in the book of Genesis with the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the departure of Hagar and Ishmael, Abraham’s sojourn in the land of the Philistines, and the test of Abraham on Mount Moriah.Continue Reading