The infidel may reject, with scorn, the contents of the first three chapters of Genesis but, in so doing, he casts away the only key which unlocks to us the meaning of human history, the only explanation which rationally accounts for the course of human affairs. If it be true that man was made by [...]
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The Key to the Meaning of Human History
Posted in Arthur W. Pink, Book of Genesis on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Devotional Notes – 17 (Genesis 3:1, 7)
Posted in Book of Genesis, Devotional Notes, Richard T. Zuelch on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Genesis 3 tells the very familiar story of mankind’s fall into sin. Satan tempted Eve, who ate the fruit and, in turn, enticed her husband to eat, also. As a result, our first parents were banished from the Garden of Eden to a life of sin and hardship that every one of their descendants (save [...]
Devotional Notes – 4 (Genesis 4:6-7)
Posted in Book of Genesis, Devotional Notes, Richard T. Zuelch on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Genesis 4, Abel and Cain bring sacrifices to God. The Bible does not explain how they knew what an acceptable sacrifice was, but the story shows, by God’s reaction, that they did, indeed, have this knowledge. Abel’s offering was accepted, but Cain’s was not.
It is here that God’s great compassion is displayed. Instead of [...]
For the Lord’s Day (71)
Posted in Book of Colossians, Book of Genesis, For the Lord's Day on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:1-2)
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For, by [...]
in memoriam, Derek Kidner (1913-2008)
Posted in Book of Genesis, Derek Kidner on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No work that is known to us from the Ancient Near East is remotely comparable in scope, to say nothing of less measurable qualities, with the book of Genesis. Certain epics from Babylonia tell of Creation, others of a Deluge; the fullest extant version of the Epic of Atrahasis, more than 1,200 lines long, links [...]
Calvin’s Commentaries Week – 3
Posted in Book of Genesis, John Calvin on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ye thought evil against me. Joseph well considers (as we have said) the providence of God, so that he imposes it on himself as a compulsory law, not only to grant pardon, but also to exercise beneficence. And, although we have treated at large on this subject in the forty-fifth chapter, yet it will be [...]
Introducing the Pentateuch
Posted in Book of Genesis, O. T. Allis, Pentateuch on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In our English Bibles, the Old Testament has four main divisions: the Law (Genesis – Deuteronomy), Historical books (Joshua – Esther), Poetical books (Job – Song of Solomon), Prophetical books (Isaiah – Malachi). Since the Law is composed of five books, Jewish scholars called it “the five-fifths of the Law,” and Greek scholars called it [...]
For the Lord’s Day (17)
Posted in Book of Genesis, Book of Revelation, For the Lord's Day on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. (Revelation 22:21)
The first and last verses of the Bible.
For the Lord’s Day (5)
Posted in Book of Genesis, For the Lord's Day on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Where history begins:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw [...]
