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6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” Genesis is my most favourite book of the bible and I've read it through hundreds of times. The Creation story … Continue reading Exploring the Mystery of Water Above the Sky
4 They travelled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea,[c] to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; 5 they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is … Continue reading The Parallels of the Bronze Snake and Jesus’ Sacrifice
16 I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way to Judea. 17 Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the … Continue reading The Certainty of God’s Promises
He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. Matthew chapter 8 holds many stories of healing, the leper, the Centurion's servant, the demon possessed men, but what often strikes me is Jesus' power to calm the … Continue reading Reflections on Matthew 8:26
The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. The NLT Illustrated Study Bible explains: The people descended from Ham’s four sons (Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Canaanites) were Israel’s most hostile neighbours. Ham’s descendants were excluded from the blessing of Shem’s line. I find it interesting that initially Noah was God’s favourite (at that time), but … Continue reading Reflection on Genesis 10:6
So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out God gave Noah specific instructions on how to build an Ark as well as how to stock it and who and what to bring. Noah was lucky as he knew what was to come, so … Continue reading Reflections on Genesis 6:14
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you When I read Matthew 5:44, I struggled with this. The idea of loving your enemies, I find extremely challenging because of my own past. With years of being bullied, as well as by members of my own family, but also other … Continue reading Reflections on Matthew 5:44
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. I found this verse intriguing. All the other generations mentioned lived for more than double, some even triple the length of time Enoch lived, and yet because Enoch walked with God, his life was much shorter. I needed to research … Continue reading Reflections on Genesis 5:24
But on Cain and his offering he did not look with favour. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast This particular verse stands out to me for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that I used to question why Cain’s sacrifice wasn’t as favourable as Abel’s. But having been in … Continue reading Reflections on Genesis 4:5
“After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side[e] of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.” As often as I’ve read Genesis in my lifetime, it’s only just occurred to me that the Garden of Eden … Continue reading Reflections on Genesis 3:24
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