Jacob is one of the most realistically portrayed men in Scripture. His life includes faith and failure, ambition and fear, broken relationships and restored ones. In many ways he is the bridge between God’s promises to Abraham and Isaac and the formation of the...
Isaac’s life can seem quieter than the lives of Abraham and Jacob, yet Scripture treats him as essential to the unfolding covenant God made with Abraham. Isaac is not a footnote. He is the promised son through whom God confirmed His word, preserved the covenant...
The story of Ishmael is a sober and deeply human account woven into God’s unfolding covenant plan in Genesis. It shows us how quickly faith can be mixed with impatience, how painful the consequences can be when we try to force outcomes, and how God still remains...
Lot, Abraham’s nephew, is one of Scripture’s most sobering portraits of a believer who was truly connected to the people and promises of God, yet repeatedly made choices that placed him in spiritual danger. His story in Genesis does not read like a simple morality...
The Ark of the Covenant captures our attention because it was the most sacred object in Israel’s worship and the focal point of God’s special, covenant relationship with His people. Scripture presents it as a real, historical item built at God’s command, carried...
Jezebel is one of the most infamous people in Scripture, and her name has become a shorthand way to describe manipulation, control, and brazen rebellion against the Lord. Yet our goal in Bible study is not to rely on stereotypes or modern catchphrases, but to...
The bronze serpent is one of the clearest pictures in the Old Testament of how God saves sinners by grace through faith. It is simple enough for a child to understand, yet deep enough to strengthen any believer’s confidence in the gospel. In this study we will walk...
Sackcloth and ashes show up all through the Bible as a public way to express grief, humility, and repentance before God. Many believers have heard the phrase, but are not sure what it meant in Bible times, why people used it, and whether it has any place in...
The concept of the firmament is an intriguing and profound aspect of biblical cosmology that continues to capture the attention of readers and scholars alike. To understand it, we must explore every instance where the Bible mentions the firmament and what it...
When you read the Bible carefully, you start to notice a pattern that cuts against natural thinking. Again and again, God gives key blessing, leadership, or covenant privilege to someone who was not the “obvious” choice. Often it is the younger instead of the...
