August 25, 2013
Moses was and is to Israel what Jesus Christ is to Christians and Muhammad is to Muslims. He too was shaped or made by God to keep God’s promises to Abraham and his offspring alive. In a sense, he was…
August 20, 2013
Joseph represented a turning point in the making of the nation of Israel. It was his honesty that put him at odds with his brothers and into the second position to Pharaoh in Egypt. He did what was right and…
August 15, 2013
Jacob had one more hurdle to overcome and that was himself. He had to appease his brother Esau, whom he had cheated out of his birthright and blessings – the two most important things in life. And as before, Jacob…
August 10, 2013
Jacob was running from his brother Esau for having cheated him out of his birthright and stealing his blessing. He came to a place called Luz where he bedded down for the night with a rock for a pillow. In…
August 7, 2013
Esau (hairy) or Edom (reddish) had the misfortune of not being a favored of his mother at a time when women and not men willed their power. He has been given a bad wrap. The harshest pronouncement on Essau is…
August 2, 2013
The heir concept has influenced the entire world. Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles regarded it as part of the spiritual election that included heirs by adoption. It has led to the misunderstanding that man had no choice in claiming…
July 26, 2013
The Bible is a Judeo-Christian Book and we should not be surprised when it is a bit negative about the election regarding the Promises of God to what Jesus called “the other sheep not of this sheepfold” (Jn. 10:16). He…
July 20, 2013
Elohim said to Abram, “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father…
July 9, 2013
It was after the Mandates of the Promises were made clear and specific that God proceeded to confirm His covenant with Noah and his sons. And again, the sacredness of life was reasserted in the following words of the Lord:…
July 6, 2013
“The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain” (Gen. 6 6). Grief and pain were caused by the blatant violations of God’s Mandates. Genesis 6 hints at a number…