Rebellion of Men and the Dispersion of Nations / (Tower of Babel).

Rebellion of Men and the Dispersion of Nations / (Tower of Babel).

When humans began to populate the earth, they all spoke the same language and shared a common speech. Under the rule of Nimrod, they undertook the construction of the city of Babylon and a great tower (known as the Tower of Babel, derived from the name Babylon, meaning confusion). They built a city intending to […]

The Hospitality of Abraham and Intercession for Lot.

The Hospitality of Abraham and Intercession for Lot.

In this chapter, Abraham demonstrated hospitality (see Hebrews 13:2). God appeared to him through angels who manifested physically; there were two angels and the Angel of the Lord (a theophany of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament). Abraham decided to welcome them and cooked for them. They pronounced a blessing on his family and reaffirmed […]

Substitutionary Sacrifice.

Substitutionary Sacrifice.

God does not tempt like the devil, but He sometimes tests us to measure our love for Him and to probe the motivations of our hearts. God tested (from the Hebrew Nâsâh: to test, to prove, to ensure) Abraham and asked him to offer his only son, the son of promise, Isaac. God told him […]

Death Begins.

Death Begins.

This chapter provides an overview of man, from his creation and multiplication on earth to the moment when death began to manifest in humanity. Adam died at the age of 930 (v. 5). Death is the result of sin. Eternal life was no longer man’s portion. After having Seth, whom God gave to compensate for […]

God’s Covenant with Noah Detailed.

God’s Covenant with Noah Detailed.

God blessed Noah and said, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth,” just as He had blessed Adam and Eve in Genesis 1:28. He did not say “subdue,” because the power to subdue everything was lost by man since the Garden of Eden, a time from which creation has been in a state of […]

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