Sodom and Gomorrah

And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar; this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.  Genesis 13:10 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, while Lot dwelt among the … Read more

The Sublime Climax: Genesis 22

“By myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only begotten son, I will indeed bless you, and I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven …”                              … Read more

Gen 17: My Covenant in your Flesh

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram, and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless.  And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”                                    … Read more

The Abrahamic Covenant: Its overall Structure

And I will make my covenant between me and you … Genesis 17: 2 The backbone of Holy Scripture and the unifying principle that binds Genesis to Revelation is the idea of covenant. We introduced this idea of covenant showing how the Noachian covenant organically grew out of the Edenic Covenant. Now we will show … Read more

Separation from the Chaos of Ancient Civilizations

Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-law, his son Abram’s wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan; but when they came to Haran, they settled there. (Gen. 11:31). Terah, the father of Abraham, was … Read more

Faustian Patterns

Jubal was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe; Tubal Cain was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron.  (Gen. 4:21, f.) The Nephiim were on the earth in those days… (Gen. 6:4) The beginning of [Nimrod’s] kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land … Read more

Babel, the Culmination of the Fall

“Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.”  And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.  Then they said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face … Read more

Noah: His Fall, Curses, and Blessings

Noah was the first tiller of the soil.  He planted a vineyard; and he drank from the wine and became drunk … Gen. 9:20   Noah pleased God, was righteous and perfect, walked with God, and was obedient in carrying out God’s incomprehensible command to build a huge ship and collect animals. This does not … Read more