Category Archives: Genesis

Not to be missed…

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness … Continue reading →

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The bones of Joseph…

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” Then Joseph took an … Continue reading →

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Signs of covenant faithfulness…

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Genesis 8:20-22…　 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in … Continue reading →

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A last thought on Joseph…

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

After Jacob’s death, the other 11 brothers come to Joseph in supplication, concerned that he will now take revenge upon them, just as they acted in jealousy in selling him into slavery. If we were to, again, look for a … Continue reading →

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A last thought on Jacob…

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

Near the end of Genesis, Jacob dies. If there is only one passage you remember about Jacob, it should be this, from  Genesis 48:15-16, as he blesses Joseph and his sons:           And he blessed Joseph, and said:           “God, … Continue reading →

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A last thought on Abraham…

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

At this point we leave the story of Abraham, and go on to his descendants. But I want to make a last point about Abraham. If there is one phrase to remember about Abraham, it should be Genesis 15:6:        … Continue reading →

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About those clothes…

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

In Genesis 3:21 it says: Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. Remember what God said to Adam…you shall surely die. Well, Adam and Eve did die a spiritual death. But … Continue reading →

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The broad scope of the Bible…

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

Above all else, we need to get this one thing right. Here [Genesis 3:15] is the first glimpse of the Gospel, what theologians call the ‘proto-evangel’, the proto-Gospel. The crushing of the serpent’s head by the Seed of the woman. The … Continue reading →

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Yahweh makes you fruitful…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

The next day on that dry ground God brought forth plants. Do you see the progression here? From the midst of the waters of chaos Yahweh brought forth the order of dry land. And now, in the midst of that … Continue reading →

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Redemption out of Chaos…

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

Then, God brings forth the dry land from the waters of chaos: Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. And God called … Continue reading →

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