Main QuestionWhat lifespans does Genesis give Noah's descendants, and how should the Masoretic, Septuagint, and Samaritan numerical variants be evaluated?Primary PassagesGenesis 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 25, 35, 47, and 50; 1 Chronicles 1; Luke 3.Unforsaken...
Main QuestionWhy did Jesus tell the lost-sheep parable in Luke 15 and Matthew 18, and how should sinners, disciples, and churches respond?Primary PassagesLuke 15, Matthew 18, Ezekiel 34, Psalm 23, Isaiah 40 and 53, Luke 19, John 10, 1 Peter 2, 2 Peter 3, and James...
Main QuestionWhat did God declare through the rainbow after the flood, and how should later biblical rainbow imagery be understood?Primary PassagesGenesis 6, 8, and 9; Psalm 7; Isaiah 54; Ezekiel 1; Matthew 24; Hebrews 11; 2 Peter 3; Revelation 4, 6, and...
Main QuestionWhat did God promise Abraham, how did He confirm it, and how do the physical descendants, land, and worldwide blessing reach fulfillment?Primary PassagesGenesis 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, and 22; Exodus 6; Romans 4; Galatians 3; Hebrews 6 and...
Main QuestionHow did the tribe of Benjamin move through grief, warfare, civil judgment, kingship, exile, and preservation in God's plan for Israel?Primary PassagesGenesis 35 and 49, Deuteronomy 33, Joshua 18, Judges 3 and 19 through 21, 1 Samuel 9 through 15,...
Main QuestionWho were Adam and Eve, what did God create them to be, and how does their fall explain humanity's need for Christ?Primary PassagesGenesis 1 through 5 and 9, Matthew 19, Romans 5, 1 Corinthians 11 and 15, 1 Timothy 2, and Revelation 22.Unforsaken...
Main QuestionWhat did the Feast of Unleavened Bread commemorate for Israel, and how does the New Testament apply its imagery to Christ and His church?Primary PassagesExodus 12 and 13, Leviticus 23, Deuteronomy 16, Joshua 5, 2 Chronicles 30, Ezra 6, Luke 22, Acts 2,...
Main QuestionWhat did Jesus mean when He compared the kingdom to leaven hidden in three measures of meal until all was leavened?Primary PassagesMatthew 13, Luke 13 and 17, Genesis 18, Exodus 12, Leviticus 2, 7, and 23, Luke 12, 1 Corinthians 5, and Galatians...
Main QuestionWho was Cyrus, why did God call a ruler who did not know Him "My shepherd" and "His anointed," and what did Cyrus actually accomplish?Primary PassagesIsaiah 44-46, Jeremiah 25 and 29, 2 Chronicles 36, Ezra 1-6, Daniel 5, and Proverbs 21.Unforsaken...
Main QuestionWho is Gabriel, what messages did God entrust to him, and which popular claims go beyond Scripture?Primary PassagesDaniel 8 and 9; Luke 1; Matthew 1; Psalms 103; Hebrews 1 and 13; Colossians 1; Jude; Revelation 22; and 1 Thessalonians 4.Unforsaken...
