"Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth...on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth and the windows of the heavens were opened. And the rains fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights...and the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days." Genesis 7:6,11,12,24 The nature of Hebrew narrative can be quite peculiar, … [Read more...] about Genesis – The Method of God
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Genesis – The Judgement of the World
And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 … [Read more...] about Genesis – The Judgement of the World
The Judgement of the Kingdom
Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye," and behold, the log is in your own eye? … [Read more...] about The Judgement of the Kingdom
The Flip Side of the Coin
"Therefore, when the Lord heard, He was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; His anger rose against Israel,Because they did not believe in God and did not trust His saving power.Yet He commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,And He rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.Man ate of the bread of the angels; … [Read more...] about The Flip Side of the Coin