Bible Study Resources
February 10, 2011 – Genesis 29
1. Jacob finally arrives to Haran (29:4) and there he is met by shepherds. Whether they were unable or it was not the proper time to do so, Jacob is told that the stone covering the water could not be …
February 9, 2011 – Genesis 28
1. Jacob receives his “marching orders” and promptly obeys (28:7). Thinking about how old he was at the time, I find his obedience to be respectful and illustrative. Going to his mother’s family, Jacob has an experience that left an …
February 8, 2011 – Genesis 27
. When Jacob and Esau were born it was told to Isaac and Sarah that the older shall serve the younger (25:23). A good many years have passed, and now we read of Jacob, at his mother’s behest, taking away …
February 7, 2011 – Genesis 26
. I wonder if the proverb, as father as son, can apply here. It appears it could. In Abraham’s case, his wife was his half-sister, so there was some element of truth to what he did. This is not the …
February 4, 2011 – Genesis 25
Presumably, when Sarah died, Abraham remarried. However, in truth, we do not know the time at which Abraham married Keturah. Who is Keturah? In 1 Chronicles 1:32, she is identified as a concubine (cf. this with Genesis 25:6). Jewish theologians …