Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.” And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought to the LORDContinue reading “Genesis 4: 1-7….. Two sons with different natures.”
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Genesis 3: 20-24….Living under different circumstances.
The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach outContinue reading “Genesis 3: 20-24….Living under different circumstances.”
Genesis 3: 17-19….And as for Adam….
And to Adam he said,“Because you have listened to the voice of your wifeand have eaten of the treeof which I commanded you,‘You shall not eat of it,’cursed is the ground because of you;in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;and youContinue reading “Genesis 3: 17-19….And as for Adam….”
Genesis 3: 14-16….Judgement announced.
The LORD God said to the serpent,“Because you have done this,cursed are you above all livestockand above all beasts of the field;on your belly you shall go,and dust you shall eatall the days of your life.I will put enmity between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring;he shall bruise your head,and youContinue reading “Genesis 3: 14-16….Judgement announced.”
Genesis 3: 7-13….A list of losses.
Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of theContinue reading “Genesis 3: 7-13….A list of losses.”
Genesis 3: 1-6….Is Satan a ventriloquist?
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made.He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in theContinue reading “Genesis 3: 1-6….Is Satan a ventriloquist?”
Genesis 2:24….Who wrote this?
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Comment: Generally Moses is claimed to be the author of the first five books of the Bible. But that mustContinue reading “Genesis 2:24….Who wrote this?”
Acts 2: 42-47…. Numbers are growing.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions andContinue reading “Acts 2: 42-47…. Numbers are growing.”
Acts 2: 36-41…..Peter calls for decisions to be made.
Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “RepentContinue reading “Acts 2: 36-41…..Peter calls for decisions to be made.”
Acts 2: 29-35…..Peter explains David!
“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, heContinue reading “Acts 2: 29-35…..Peter explains David!”
As I read it! 