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In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. The passage today begins with an already established fact: 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. This may not seem particularly interesting, though it’s sad, … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Our passage today begins with (in the NIV) “After this…”  This refers to one of those passages that we’ve skipped.  Briefly, Abram’s nephew Lot was living in Sodom, … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. So far we have looked at the first two Abram/Abraham stories, but they really set up for us what we are going to see in the rest of … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Last time, we began the story of Abraham (here, still Abram). We began by reading about Abram’s call by God to go and his obedience in going.  And … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. By way of quick review, remember that we talked about how we can understand the story of the Bible being divided into several parts. Beginnings – Creation and … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. The story of Noah’s and the flood takes several chapters in the book of Genesis and we’re not going to read all of it. I’m hoping that most … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. A lot of the Old Testament can seem really strange because it’s so far removed – in time, in culture, and in literary forms. But, as we’ve said … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Last time we talked about Adam and Eve’s fall in the garden. It wraps up the first three chapters which talks about ultimate beginnings – the beginnings of … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. One of the things that we’ve looked at as we’ve begun Genesis is the relationship of these stories with those of the neighbouring cultures. Or more specifically, what … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Our passage today is the second origin story in the O.T.  Whereas the first story, the passage we looked at last week, talks about the creation of the … Read More