1. Genesis 32:24 ff. Why would God send a Man to “wrestle” with Jacob, when it was obvious that the Man was far more powerful and could so easily win the contest? Who was the Man? Did Jacob know Who He was? We are not told who...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. Genesis 29:28. Why did Jacob believe he could have more than one wife? Why did God (seem to) accept multiple spouses here and in Samuel, David etc I believe we should defer to the words of Jesus in this matter, even though His context is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. Tithing came before the law. So is it for today? Genesis 28:22 Abraham lived hundreds of years before Moses, and therefore, the law. It was Abraham who was reckoned righteous without circumcision. Counted righteous without the ordinances...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. Genesis 27:27. Can just anyone bless his children in this way and expect the prediction to come to pass? Scripturally, there does not seem to be much of this going on past the book of Genesis. Fathers can pass on wisdom to their children, as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. Where is the mount of the Lord? 22:2, 14 Abraham is tested by God. He is summoned to “one of the mountains” of Moriah. (22:2) Later in the episode, when God Himself provides the sacrifice, it is said that the ultimate Sacrifice will...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. What is the symbolism portrayed in Genesis 15: 10-11, 17, regarding the divided carcasses, their being attacked by vultures, a smoking oven, and a burning torch? It would seem that these are symbols of the covenant between God and Abraham....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Was Melchizedek a local king of a town in Canaan? How could he receive God’s tithes from Abram? Since Abram refused anything from the battle, what tithe did he give to Melchizedek? How did Melchizedek know Abram and the blessing of God on...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Did Noah know about fermentation? Was this something new in the earth? Genesis 9:21 We ask this question in respect to Mr. Noah, of course. He is called a righteous, perfect man in the text. The idea of a man who has saved his whole family and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What are the “fountains of the deep” and the “windows of heaven” that were opened up at the beginning of the great deluge? Genesis 7:11 Is this mere poetry or does science add some meaning to it? For “fountains...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Who were the Nephilim and what was their aim? Genesis 6:1-4 We try our best to keep from speculation and ideas of men, conspiracy theories, hidden knowledge. Let’s follow the trail of evidence, though, and attempt to answer this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
