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Sing, o barren! “He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!” (Ps 113:9) Abraham’s wife Sarai was barren . (Gen 11:30) But Abraham believed God. Then in God’s timing, Isaac, the child of promise was born in their old age. Isaac’s wife Rebekah was barren. (Gen 25:21) But Isaac pleaded with the Lord and she [...]

Perhaps you’ve heard the cliché “the oldest lie in the book” referring sometimes to “the check’s in the mail” but “the oldest lie in the book” is literally in the Book of Beginnings, the book of Genesis. It is spoken by the “father of lies”, satan. Satan’s opening line, posed as a question (Gen 3:1), [...]

Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street. (Lamentations 2:19) LET THE CHILDREN There is a sinister, ugly spirit, a [...]

Genesis 1:27  -  God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. What a good thing to recognize that God not only created us, but created us in his own image .  I recently read part of a book called Designed for Dignity . It was good in that it really stressed [...]

As I read many of these stories, I am struck by the importance of childbearing. It seems like one of the primary callings for women is to bear a child. And it seems like it is one of the main ways that God wants to use them. In Judges 13-16, we saw how God gave [...]

This passage marks the end of the so-called Primeval Narratives in Genesis; very early stories of the human race in general. Next comes the ‘table of nations’ and then we embark on the story of Abraham – the beginning of the story of the people of Israel. The literary structure of the Babel narrative points [...]

This story hits really close to home for me. Mankind had once again turned his back on Gods plan for him, and instead started living for themselves, the things of this world, and their pride (Don’t forget that throughout the Bible God seems to have a particular hate for pride). In effect they were making [...]

At Babel, men were trying to be united under their own strength, working together to achieve their own goals by their own power. What they were doing almost sounds good: they were working together in unity. But it was their purpose that was evil: glorifying themselves rather than God. And so God introduced a language [...]

I have always loved the story about God showing Noah His covenant through the symbol of a rainbow.  I remember when I was a little girl I had never seen a rainbow before and I wanted to so badly.  I decided to pray and ask God to show me a rainbow.  I prayed every day [...]

I was struck in reading this passage about the righteousness of Noah.  What made him righteous?  I liked what the devotional said, “And why was God pleased with Noah?  Because he was willing to listen and to obey God’s word.  That’s the definition of righteousness.” I know that I often talk about how hard it [...]

Its interesting reading where God curses Satan and says He’ll put enmity between him and the woman, and between his seed and her seed”. This is intersting because as far as I’m aware a woman doesn’t provide a seed with reproduction. Its the man who has the sperm which is the seed. The only man [...]

This passage has really challenged me to consider the impact and consequence of that decision that Adam and Eve made in the Garden of Eden.  Too often when we talk about sin… its in little letters and rather understated.  But the SIN as the notes say caused the perfect relationship that man was to have [...]

After Crossroad on Sunday night, some of us walked outside to see a drunk man stumbling about.  He had such a lack of control that he fell into the street.  Providentially, there were no cars coming on Queen Street and he was able to pick himself up and get out of the street before he [...]

I was reading Genesis 6-8 the other day – the story of Noah’s ark – and I thought, wow, Noah was one faithful man. How much did he have to trust God? A whole lot. He had to trust that God was going to actually send the rain . Think about it, they are in a desert. [...]