John the Baptist was a wild and holy prophet whose whole mission in life was to prepare the way for the LORD Jesus. And when his big moment came to announce Christ onto the world stage, what did John say? “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29) […]
If you watch news footage of disasters in the third world you see people who know what to do. This is a sad time. The people are sad. They weep and wail and mourn. And this is entirely appropriate. But watch news footage of disasters in the west and what do you see? Not weeping […]
It has all the ingredients for a West End hit. Jealousy, family intrigue, struggle through adversity then vindication and reconciliation. It’s a story that speaks to all. Because it’s a story based on the original story – the true myth. Joseph’s story is Jesus’ story told in advance. Joseph was one of the twelve sons […]
Yesterday we considered the first half of Genesis 15. We thought about God overwhelming the fears of Abraham with even greater promises. Today we’ll think about the climax of that process. Abraham has trusted the LORD Christ and been pronounced “righteous” in God’s sight (v6). It’s wonderful news but Abraham asks “How can I […]
Not a rain-arc. Not a rain-wheel. Not a rain-dome. A rain-bow. Why rain bow? Here’s what God says after the flood-waters abate: “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and […]
Just the phrase ‘forbidden fruit’ makes our mouths water. And that fact tells us everything we need to know about the kind of humanity we have inherited. “Forbidden fruit” is not a phrase directly from the bible but it has become a shorthand to refer to “the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of […]
Genesis 2:18-25 Spare Rib was a feminist magazine launched in 1972. Its title was a defiant play on the account of Eve’s creation in Genesis 2. Woman is far more than a spare rib, was the message. But the bible would agree. Eve’s origins are far more exalted than Adam’s. He came from dirt! She […]
Even the phrase “garden of Eden” should make us home-sick. “Eden” is taken from the word “delight”. And “garden” when translated to Greek is “paradise”. The highest plane humanity has reached thus far was at the outset. In fact Genesis 2 means to communicate this truth, even topologically! The four rivers flow down from this […]
