Genesis 1-11 ends with the famous story of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9—which surprisingly takes up only nine verses), and then yet one more genealogy, this time of Shem’s offspring up to Abram (Genesis 11:10-32). Most people are familiar with the story of the Tower of Babel, but again we need to ask, “What’s…
Genesis 9 is a fun chapter. Yes, the actual flood story in Genesis 6-8 tends to get the most attention, but at least as far as I’m concerned, Genesis 9 has two real gems in it for consideration. One involves clear literary parallels to the original creation story in Genesis 1-2. After seeing the flood…
Compared to everyone else in Genesis 1-11, Noah gets the most ink by far. The story of Noah’s flood goes from Genesis 6:5 to the end of chapter 8. And then, Noah even gets another chapter after the flood is over, in Genesis 9. Now, the interesting thing about the story of Noah and the…
I haven’t been writing on my blog much for the past month. In fact, I think this is only the second post in the past 4-5 weeks. Part of the reason for that is because I’ve been busy with the courses I am currently teaching. Another reason is that I’ve been busy editing my Worldview…
You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right. Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, so that you may live and occupy the land that the LORD…
Before we get to Noah, I want to address that curious little story in Genesis 6:1-4. It is one of those passages that leaves most people scratching their heads. Here’s what it says: 1When people began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them, 2the sons of God saw…
Genesis 1-3 is among the most important chapters in the Bible, in that they lay out the basic worldview and perspective (i.e. the lens) through which we are to read and understand the entire biblical story and God’s actions in history. That being said, there is one specific thing mentioned in Genesis 3 that not…
In his book 12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson’s fourth rule is this: “Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.” Simply put, this rule is all about not letting yourself becoming discouraged and resentful because you think other people have it better than you. It is about looking…
Given what I said in my previous post in regard to the way we should understand Genesis 3, I think it needs to be pointed out that such a view should also clarify something else about Christ and salvation. To the point, salvation in Christ was never God’s “Plan B.” We need to put away…
This post really is more of an announcement than an actual post… I want to announce that I’ve started a Patreon Page and I’d love for you to check it out and consider being my patron and help me finish my goals of writing Old and New Testament books and curriculum. Ever since the time…