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Failure, Exile And Messianic Expectations
Genesis 1-11 is an introduction, or prologue, to the rest of the Bible. It sets the stage for God’s relationship to Israel and eventually the rest of the world. God intended for heaven and earth to be related. He intended… Continue reading
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The Exodus
There are many events in the Old Testament that mark the supernatural realm intervening in the natural realm, but few as significant as the exodus of Israel from Egypt. Genesis says that on the day God made a covenant with… Continue reading
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Abraham
Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you… Continue reading
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Deuteronomy 32 World View
In recent posts, we looked at the deception in the garden of Eden that brought sin and death into the world (Gen. 3). We looked at the corruption that was caused by the disloyal, rogue sons of God (Gen. 6).… Continue reading
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Scattered By God
The third reason a Second Temple Jew would have thought the world was so corrupt comes from Genesis chapter eleven. The problem, as we will see, is man wants control, god-like status, and sovereignty over his world. Background The corrupt… Continue reading
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Corrupted By Sons Of God
The second reason a Second Temple Jew would have thought the world was so corrupt comes from Genesis chapter six. This passage is unusual because it has divine beings taking human wives and having children by them. If a divine… Continue reading
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Deceived By The Serpent
The first reason a Second Temple Jew would have thought the world was so corrupt comes from Genesis chapter three. Eden was God’s dwelling place on earth. He wanted a human family to manage the new realm and to represent… Continue reading
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Second Temple Literate Jew
What Is The Second Temple Period? The beginning of the Second Temple period (586 BC-AD 70) is marked by the return of Jews to Jerusalem from their exile in Babylon in 538 BC. They were allowed to return under an… Continue reading
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Let Them Have Dominion
Read Genesis 1:26 as the announcement or decree, verse 27 as the accomplishment of the decree, and verse 28 as the blessing of and instructions for all mankind. 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our… Continue reading
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In Our Image
Previously I mentioned that something was different in verse 26 compared to the preceding 21 verses because of the “let us” language. But there is more. Another difference has to do with what was being created. Prior to verse 26… Continue reading