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Posted in Bible Study Series on Mar 11th, 1998
It is believed that the actual book of Genesis was first set down in writing by Moses. In Hebrew the book is called בראשׁית bereyshith or “in [the] beginning.” Even though Moses lived c. 1500 BC, and the book of Genesis was
Posted in Bible Study Series on May 27th, 1998
NOTE: All Hebrew and Greek words are normally transliterated. They are presented in their uninflected forms unless otherwise noted. (Gen 1:3) And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Notice that in this verse God created only light. The sun, moon, and stars are not mentioned.
Posted in Bible Study Series on Jun 3rd, 1998
(Gen 1:16-18) And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. (17) And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, (18) And to rule over the day and over the [...]
Posted in Bible Study Series on Jun 11th, 1998
(Gen 2:8) And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. God put the man in a specially prepared garden toward the east. I believe (it is only my opinion) that when God says “eastward” He means east of the land where Moses was [...]
Posted in Bible Study Series on Jul 2nd, 1998
(Gen 3:1a) Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. We will look at the first part of verse one here and continue afterward with the second part of verse one. The Serpent: was he really a snake According to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, the word [...]
Posted in Bible Study Series on Aug 6th, 2001
Updated 11/09/2012 (Gen 5:1) This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; The word for generations, towleda (Uninflected Strong’s 8435), usually means “family History or descent,” as it does here. This book or actually, writing, is about Adam’s descendants. [...]
Posted in Bible Study Series on Jun 30th, 2001
(Gen 3:20) And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. This occurred immediately after they couple were ejected form the Garden of Eden. The word translated Eve, chawa, means life giver. The world says that we all evolved
Posted in Bible Study Series on Aug 7th, 2001
(Gen 6:10) And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The sons shared in the genealogy of their father, Noah for they were a part of the “generations of Noah.” They were included in the grace their father found in the eyes of the Lord as we saw in verses 8 and 9. (See [...]
Posted in Bible Study Series on Jul 16th, 2002
Originally Published 07/16/2002 Gen 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. To bless is to bestow favor upon someone. God bestowed His favor upon Noah and his sons. Why did God favor Noah’s family? We simply need to remember the reason God [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Aug 26th, 2012
Originally Published 07/30/2001 (Gen 11:10) These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: Remember that Shem means an appellation or mark. It can be a mark of honor or infamy. It appears from several scripture passages that Shem was Noah’s firstborn (Gen 5:32, [...]
Posted in Bible Studies on Nov 4th, 2012
Originally published 7/31/2001 (Gen 12:9-10) And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. {10} And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. Abram pulled up stakes and moved toward the Negev. The Hebrew for “journeyed” literally means [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Nov 8th, 2012
Originally Published 7/31/2001 (Gen 15:1) After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Here is a more accurate rendering of this verse: “After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Nov 10th, 2012
Originally Published 7/31/2001 (Gen 17:1) And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. The words (not the numbers, which are obviously related) ninety and nine are related. The Hebrew for nine is tesha’ [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Nov 12th, 2012
Originally Published 7/31/2001 (Gen 18:1) And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; Mamre is on a plateau or rise located about twenty miles south of Jerusalem (the city did not exist at the time of Abraham; at that [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Nov 16th, 2012
Genesis 19:30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. Why was Lot afraid to remain in Zoar? The scriptures do not specifically tell us the reason. [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Dec 23rd, 2012
Originally Published 07/06/2009 Genesis 22:1 “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.” God never tempts anyone. The Hebrew word (lexical form) is, נסה, naw-saw´, meaning “to test,” “to try,” or “to prove.” God tested Abraham’s faith. I [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Dec 24th, 2012
Originally Published 6/11/2002 Genesis 24:1 “And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.” Abraham had accumulated much wealth and was highly respected. He had led a blessed life. He believed God and God credited him with righteousness. God also blessed him for it. Abraham lived [...]
Posted in Bible Studies on Dec 29th, 2012
Originally Published 6/9/2002 Genesis 25:1-4 “Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. {2} And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. {3} And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. {4} And the sons of [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Dec 31st, 2012
Genesis 27:1-5 “And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. {2} And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Jan 2nd, 2013
Genesis 29:1 “Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.” Remember that Jacob is journeying from Beersheba, where his father Isaac dwelt, to Haran where his father’s uncle Laban lived in order to find a wife for himself. He has just left Bethel where he [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Jan 3rd, 2013
Originally published 7/31/02 Genesis 31:3 “And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.” We ended the last segment with this verse. Jacob had spent twenty years with Laban and had two wives, two concubines, eleven sons, and at least one [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Jan 29th, 2013
Genesis Segment 22 (32:24-33:20) Genesis 32:24-25 “And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. {25} And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled [...]
Posted in Bible Studies, Bible Study Series on Jan 30th, 2013
Genesis 34:1 “And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.” Dinah, which means justice (or possibly “artistically formed”), was still under the custody of Jacob. Until she married she would not be out of her father’s household. There were no suffragists or feminists [...]
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