The Bible in Context
Valentine’s Day is full of hearts and so is the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah, however, does not have good things to say about the human heart. In fact, his words are disturbing. Jeremiah was called by God to be a prophet when he was a youth in 627 BC. During his four decades of prophesying, … Read more
What’s the difference between God and idols? Isaiah highlights the fact that idols are man-made: The blacksmith takes a tool and works with it in the coals; he shapes an idol with hammers, he forges it with the might of his arm. He gets hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and grows faint. … Read more
I recently started teaching a course on the book of Jeremiah to ninth and tenth graders. Last week we read Jeremiah 10, which is a back and forth contrast between the LORD (Yahweh) and idols. For example, Idols For the practices of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and … Read more
I’m continuing my YouTube series through the book of Genesis. My video making skills are almost non-existent, but I’m trying to make small improvements with each video. It’s really not easy to talk to a camera. I was encouraged to start this project by Mr. Beast, currently the #1 YouTuber in the world with 242 … Read more
Summary: Cain kills his younger brother Abel then faces God’s judgment. Main Points We should give offerings to our Creator. Genesis 4 contains the first mention of sacrifice in the Bible and it occurs without explanation. Somehow Cain and Abel understood that they should give gifts to their Creator. Since Cain was a farmer, he brought … Read more