The Epic of Esau
2024-02-12
ONE OF the most enigmatic characters in the Bible is a man who literally sold his birthright for a bowl of beans.Continue Reading
Joseph and his brothers
2020-06-07
JOSEPH APPEARS to have been something of a spoiled brat. Either he had no self-awareness at all or his self-image was so inflated that he didn’t care what his brothers thought of him.
Wrestling With God
2020-05-24
FEEDING THE dead was an integral part of the world in which Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived.
Jacob’s ziggurat to heaven
2020-05-17
PORTALS AND contact with the spirit realm are at the heart of this week’s Bible study.
“Is he not rightly named Jacob?”
2020-05-10
ISAAC IS a transitional character in the Bible, the bridge between Abraham and Jacob. We discuss the stories of Isaac’s adult life—his lie about Rebekah to the king of Gerar and how how Jacob received the blessing that Isaac had planned to give Esau.
From Abraham to Jacob
2020-05-03
WE REACH the end of Abraham’s time on earth this week. We discuss the death of Sarah, Abraham’s purchase of the cave of Machpelah, the marriage of Isaac, the birth of Esau and Jacob, and the short-sightedness of Esau.