WE PICK up the story of Abram at Genesis chapter 15.  We talk about Yahweh’s covenant with Abram, including the land promised to his descendants; Sarai’s impatience with the promise of an heir, and the trouble that created with (and for) Hagar and Ishmael; Yahweh’s promise of Isaac and the new names He gave to Abraham and Sarah; and Abraham’s humble, reverent intercession for Sodom.Continue Reading

OUR WEEKLY study continues as we return from Job to the Book of Genesis and take up the story of Abram. We’ll discuss his journey from Ur of the Chaldees, the War of the Nine Kings, and the mysterious King of Salem, Melchizedek.Continue Reading

WE CONTINUE our study of the Book of Job beginning with chapter 32. Job’s friends, Eliphaz, Zophar, and Bildad have run out of things to say, Job has exhausted his defense, and so today we meet Elihu, a new character in this drama.

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WE REACH the conclusion of what reads like the trial of Job by his friends as Bildad delivers a very short speech, his third, followed by Job’s eloquent and impassioned closing statement.Continue Reading

OUR STUDY of the Book of Job continues with chapters 18 through 24. Today, we see his friends go beyond just criticizing Job to flat-out lying about the wicked things he must have done to deserve the punishment of God!Continue Reading