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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,
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...To the Man – Genesis 3:17-19
TheologyofWork.org is a robust source of Christian theology of work, including Bible Commentary, Key Topics, Devotionals, Small Group studies, Workers’ help, Help for Pastors, Resources for Scholars,
Continue reading...To the Woman – Genesis 3:16
Childbirth has moved from a community, women-only in the home experience, to a hospital, doctors and nurses only medicated experience, to a hospital with dads invited experience, to a multi-option (hospital,
Continue reading...Did You Eat? – Genesis 3:8-13
The vulnerability that leads to intimacy in relationships is fraught with danger. If I really share myself with you, will you use it against me. If I let you see my not-so-attractive aspects, will
Continue reading...They Took of Its Fruit – Genesis 3:1-7
Dan Allender suggests that all marriages may be graphed on a four-quadrant scale, with domineering or passive points on the quadrants for men and women. Two passive members might exhibit, for example,
Continue reading...Twisted – Luke 9:37-45
What do we mean when we say someone is twisted. Merriam-Webster says it means mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed. The word itself suggests that it once was straight but has become, as another
Continue reading...Millennial Dream: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 20:1–10)
People have sought a perfect kingdom forever, with humans at the head of that kingdom. No utopian dream as ever come true, yet it remains a dream. We were made for the garden of Eden, made for God’s
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Mark: Who Needs a Physician? (Mark 2:13-17)
He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Acts: Misunderstood (Acts 14:8-18)
Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Romans: The New Human Race (5:12-21)
Daily Thoughts from Romans: The New Human Race Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—for sin indeed was
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Exodus: The Tabernacling God (26)
“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them… “You shall also
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