“And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth” (Gen: 9:12-13, RSV). Few natural phenomena … Continue reading –>
“But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.” (Gen: 6:18, RSV). In this one verse we have the basics of the biblical covenant that God makes with humanity: God and humankind enter into an agreement. Very simple. Yet, … Continue reading –>
Genesis 6:9 Amid all the texts about the evil of the antediluvian (pre-Flood) world, the man Noah stands out in contrast to those around him. Look at the above text, at the three particular points that the Bible mentions about him. To the best of your ability, write down what you think each of these … Continue reading –>
Gen: 6:5 The divine opinion at the end of God’s creation was that all “was very good” (Gen: 1:31). Then sin entered, and the paradigm shifted. Things weren’t “very good” anymore. God’s orderly creation was marred by sin and all its loathsome results. Rebellion reached terrible proportions by Noah’s day; evil consumed the race. Though the … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Gen: 3:6; Gen: 6:5, Genesis 6:11; Gen: 6:18; Gen: 9:12-17; Isa: 4:3, Rev: 12:17. Memory Text: “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD” (Genesis 6:8). Bacteria are plant organisms too small to see without a microscope. A single, common round bacterium appears no larger than a pencil point, even after being magnified 1,000 times. … Continue reading –>
Farmer Plants Churches By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission A Seventh-day Adventist minister asked Huang Wen-Ming, a farmer with no theological training, to help plant a church in a small village located a 2 ½-hour drive from his home in southern Taiwan. Wen-Ming was surprised. He wasn’t a church member, but he worshiped every Sabbath in … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Abraham in Canaan,” pages 132-138, in Patriarchs and Prophets; “The Prophets of God Helping Them,” pages 569-571, in Prophets and Kings. “The yoke that binds to service is the law of God. The great law of love revealed in Eden, proclaimed upon Sinai, and in the new covenant written in the heart, … Continue reading –>
Jeremiah 31:31-33 These passages are the first time the Old Testament mentions what is referred to as the “new covenant.” It is lodged in the context of Israel’s return from exile, and it talks about the blessings they will receive from God. Again, as in all the others, it is God who initiates the covenant, … Continue reading –>
Read Exodus 6:1-8 and then answer these questions: 1. What covenant was He talking about? See Gen: 12:1-3. 2. How was the Exodus to be a fulfillment, on His part, of the covenant promises? 3. What parallel can you find between what God promised the people here and what He promised Noah before the Flood? After the Exodus, the … Continue reading –>
“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Gen: 12:3). Read Genesis 12:1-3. List the specific promises God made to Abram. Notice that among these promises God says to Abram that “in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Gen: … Continue reading –>
