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1 Samuel 8-12 Ryan: Now that we’ve seen it happen several times now, I am amazed at how often the sons of the spiritual leaders of Israel go astray. We saw it happen in today’s reading with Samuel (1 Samuel 8:3), just yesterday with Eli and his two sons, and we also witnessed two of [...]
Judges 10-12 Ryan: I have one question I’d like to ask Jephthah: “What were you thinking?!” So Jephthah had been thrown out of his house as a youngster, and the Israelites came crawling back to him when they needed a strong leader. He wanted to make a good impression and solidify his place as leader, [...]
Numbers 3:1-13 (8:16-18), 8:5-15, 8:19-22, Numbers 7:1-89, 8:1-4 Ryan: I thought about writing about how God should have taught Moses how to use ditto marks, but that would be sarcastic of me. I also thought about making some wisecrack about how the Levites had to completely shave their bodies (8:7), but I thought better of [...]
Continue reading about Day 35: This was the offering, etc. etc.
Genesis 37-38 Ryan: I know we’ve talked about this before on this very blog, but I do find it interesting how we love to apply a system of ranks to different sins, i.e. one sin is “worse” than others. Every time we hear the story of Joseph’s brothers, we always make 9 of the brothers [...]
Genesis 31-33 Ryan: I’d like to focus on three little words from Genesis 33:4–”But Esau ran.” As we have learned from the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32), it was very inappropriate for men in this culture to run; it was considered very undignified and not becoming of men of any importance. “But Esau [...]
Genesis 11:1-9, Genesis 10, Genesis 11:10-32 Ryan: Have you ever tried to assemble something (i.e., a bicycle, cheap furniture, etc.) with a spouse/friend/parent while trying to follow limited or poor instructions? I don’t know about you, but almost every time I have done this, it almost always ends up with a big disagreement and sometimes [...]
Genesis 4-5 Ryan: I found Genesis 4:20-22 interesting in that the Bible defines each family by their trade. Jabal was the father of the shepherds, Jubal was the father of the musicians, and their half-brother, Tubal-Cain was a metalsmith. It’s clear that the first social system was very much a socialist, barter & trade system. [...]
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