Jacob is sent to be schooled in the art of humility and patience at the hands of his father in law Laban. These next 2 chapters read a bit like a soap opera as Jacob's two wives duke it out for his love and positional supremacy. A number of powerful lessons abound, as the Lord [...]
The family of Isaac falls apart, and yet God in His grace shows up on the scene and rescues the plan of redemption through Jacob. In a fascinating study, Jacob sees a mysterious ladder in a dream, pointing us straight to the person and works of Christ! Imagine where we would be with the Lord [...]
Isaac and Rebekah give birth to some very interesting twins in Jacob and Esau, as the Genesis narrative continues to penetrate our hearts and drive us further into Christ. Why is it that our physical diets get so much attention and press these days, while we're content to really neglect our spiritual diet? Come hungry [...]
The staggering foreshadowing of the Gospel continues in Genesis! Abraham and Isaac gave us a picture of the Father sacrificing His own Son in Chapter 22. And now in 23 and 24, as Sarah who represents Israel dies, we find Abraham sending his helper to go and retrieve Rebekah, a bride for his son... A [...]
Genesis 22 gives us perhaps the strongest picture of Christ in all of the Old Testament, as Abraham prepares to sacrifice his only son. We see the Gospel fantastically foreshadowed in this staggering study in Genesis 21 and 22. And as profound as our text is tonight, it is equally practical, affording us a whole [...]
Tonight we take on the the most politically incorrect and perhaps toughest chapter in the the Bible, Genesis 19. And while the sledding is tough, the Word of God offers perhaps the greatest application in all of Genesis for you and I as believers today. Join us as we close out 2014 with an explosive [...]
After a 13 year silence, God breaks in and appears to Abraham twice in a 90 day period. In a fascinating encounter, Jehovah brings 2 Angels to dinner at the Abrahamic compound, shares an intimate meal and then shares with the Patriarch His plans for Sodom and Gomorrah. In this spectacular exchange, we learn of [...]
In perhaps the most emotionally charged Chapter in the Bible, Sarai and Hagar get after it as Abram has front row seats to fireworks he won't soon forget. You may not forget this power packed lesson for some time either, as we're introduced to this mysterious being the "Angel of the Lord." The Word of [...]
God ratifies His covenant with Abraham in what seems to us most unusual, but highlights the idea that it is God alone who saves us, that there's nothing you and I can do to earn or add to our salvation. In the Old Testament version of John 3:16, here in Chapter 15 Abraham believes God, [...]
