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GENESIS 14 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself” (Genesis 14:21). Genesis 14 tells the story of the war of the four kings against the five. We are told that for twelve years the kings of the five cities in the Jordan Circle (now under … Continue reading “ABRAM’S WORTHY ALLIES”

GENESIS 9:1–17 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man” (Genesis 9:6). After the Flood, Noah brought a sacrifice of every clean animal to God. On the basis of that sacrifice, pointing to the future death of the Son of … Continue reading “THE NOAHIC COVENANT”

GENESIS 9:18–10:32 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent (Genesis 9:20–21). After the Flood, the world started up anew. Just as we find God planting a garden after the creation of the world, so we … Continue reading “NOAH’S NAKEDNESS”

GENESIS 11 That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth (Genesis 11:9). Adam fell in the garden, and his son Cain went out and built the City of Man in defiance of God … Continue reading “THE TOWER OF BABEL”

Over the first two months of the year we have very carefully studied the Creation accounts and the fall of man as they are found in Genesis 1–5. This month R. C.’s teaching will cover Genesis 6–50. Obviously, at this pace most of our studies will be broad brush overviews of the biblical material. As … Continue reading “MARCH BIBLE STUDIES”

GENESIS 6:5–7:20 They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet (Genesis 7:19–20). Was Noah’s Flood local or universal? Those who maintain that the Flood did not cover the entire earth but … Continue reading “A LOCAL OR UNIVERSAL FLOOD?”

GENESIS 7:21–8:22 The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days. (Genesis 7:24). God told Noah to build an ark, a box-like boat, which would float on the floodwaters and preserve two of every species of land animal and bird as well as Noah and his family. There have been reports for centuries … Continue reading “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WATER”

GENESIS 4:15–24 Coin lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to bock Coin was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch (Genesis 4:17). The Romans believed that their city was founded by Romulus. Romulus and his twin Remus were orphaned at birth and were found and … Continue reading “A BROTHER’S BLOOD”

GENESIS 4:25–5:32 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26). Yesterday we looked at the unholy line of Cain. Today we consider some of the highlights of the righteous line of Seth. Seth was born to Adam and … Continue reading “THE SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE”

GENESIS 6:1–4 The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose (Genesis 6:2). Genesis 6:1–4 is a rather enigmatic passage and a number of bizarre interpretations have been offered for it. The question concerns the intermarriage of the “sons of God” with the “daughters … Continue reading “THE SIN OF INTERMARRIAGE”