Never again, God said. When the flood waters receded, God sent Noah and his family and the animals off the ark, and they exited (Gen. 8:15–18). I’m pretty sure it was a happy day for all of them. But look what happens next. Sacrifices Just as he had done before the ark, Noah did...
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Noah
Genesis 6:9 – Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. When God inspired Moses to write down Noah’s story, the description was threefold. Noah was … righteous. The name means just. He was lawful. He followed God’s rules. He offered sacrifices as God...
When We Don’t Understand
Engaging Genesis, engaging the Bible as a whole, is important. We’re familiar with many of the stories and characters, sure. But what about when we don’t understand? There’s an awful lot in Genesis (and the Bible as a whole) that can seem confusing. We bog down, uncertain of what God means or how a...
Somebody Wanted
Somebody wanted. I saw this phrase on my daughter’s reading response log paper the other day, and it struck me. On her paper, she was to fill out blanks next to each word for the story she was reading this week. Somebody _______________________ Wanted _________________________ But ________________________ So __________________________ Then ________________________ But I immediately...
The Saddest Verse
What I think of as the saddest verse is probably not what you think. There are a lot of verses about the death of Jesus that are sad. I mean, the very Son of Heaven is tortured and beaten and crucified. And he did it for love of me. Or how about the verses...