Book of Genesis – Page 5 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Curse on Canaan – Genesis 9:18-29

Book of Genesis Conflict Old Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

Attempts have been made to excuse Noah’s drunkenness. Some have suggested that the new conditions of the earth (the absence of the water canopy that some have untenably suggested protected earth

Noahic Covenant – Genesis 9:1-17

John Walton, in his commentary on Genesis, writes, about capital punishment as required in Genesis 9: “The laws that require due process are predicated on the belief that though society’s response

The Waters Receded – Genesis 8

The NIV Study Bible notes a series of parallels between the events of chs. 8–9 and those of ch. 1 in their literary order: Compare 8:2 with 1:7; 8:5 with 1:9; 8:7 with 1:20; 8:17 with 1:25; 9:1 with

Fountains and Windows – Genesis 7

The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary of the Old Testament describes the contrast between other ancient accounts of the flood and the Biblical account: In the biblical flood story,

The Ark – Genesis 6:9-22

CatholicExchange.com notes: If there was a worldwide flood, wouldn’t there be similar accounts among early tribes and indigenous peoples? Upon digging a little deeper, what we find is that virtually

Evil Continually – Genesis 6:5-8

In the Epic of Gilgamesh a story is told by Utnapishtim, a man who was surreptitiously told by the god Enki that the god Enlil is sending a flood to destroy mankind. Utnapishtim is instructed how to

The Sons of God – Genesis 6:1-4

The Book of Enoch, 6:1-6, says, “And it came to pass, when the sons of men had increased, that in those days there were born to them fair and beautiful daughters. And the Angels, the sons of Heaven,

The Generations of Adam – Genesis 5

Do the ages of these men seem too great? Walton, in his commentary of Genesis, notes that “if these numbers sound incredible, the years attributed to the antediluvian Mesopotamian kings make Methuselah

Call Upon the Name of Yahweh – Genesis 4:25,26

Book of Genesis Old Testament Prayer
/ By Randall Johnson

BillyGraham.org says of prayer “is spiritual communication between man and God, a two-way relationship in which man should not only talk to God but also listen to Him. Prayer to God is like a child’s

Legacy of Cain – Genesis 4:17-24

Book of Genesis Old Testament Work
/ By Randall Johnson

Wikipedia defines a city as “a large human settlement. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural

Murder – Genesis 4:8-16

The byline for NBC’s Dateline is “Compelling mysteries, powerful documentaries, in-depth investigations.” Murder fascinates us as much as it repels us. We watch Dateline because we

I Have Gotten a Man – Genesis 4:1-7

The first recorded births in God’s new world are mentioned in this chapter of Genesis. Yahweh promised that childbirth would be attended with great pain, but that each child born had the potential

Expulsion from Eden – Genesis 3:22-24

It seems that humankind has, from the very beginning, been seeking the garden we lost, trying to build our own utopia, our own paradise society on earth. All such attempts have failed because our inherent

Skin Game – Genesis 3:20-21

Book of Genesis Gospel Old Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

As with what kind of fruit was growing on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, it is impossible to know what kind of animal’s skin was used to make garments for Adam and Eve. God hasn’t

To the Man – Genesis 3:17-19

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