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“He [John] will grow up to become the Lord’s advance man. Filled with the spirit and power of Elijah, he will prepare people for the Lord’s coming.” Luke 1:17 Casual English Bible Casual English Bible Leader’s Guide & Atlas for Luke …
“He’s going to be important to God. He [John] won’t drink any wine or hard liquor. He’ll be filled up, however, with the Holy Spirit—even while he’s still growing inside his mother.” Luke 1:15 Casual English Bible Casual English Bible Casual English …
“A lot of people have started writing down the stories about what happened here, where we live. They got their information first-hand, from eyewitnesses such as the original disciples. It seems like a good idea for me to write down what I know, too, …
Rebekah agreed to leave her home in what is now Turkey on one day’s notice and move 500 miles (800 km) south to marry a 40-year-old bachelor she had never met: Isaac. It was love at first sight, for Isaac. No word about Rebekah’s thought. A Visual …
Most Bible experts say that Abraham’s near sacrifice of his son Isaac was a foreshadowing of Jesus’s sacrifice. What Abraham was willing to do with his son, God the Father actually did with his son. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, pages 98-99.
When God called Abraham to leave his home in what is now Turkey and go to what is now Israel to start a new nation, Abraham was 75 years old and childless. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 71. Casual English Bible Bible Gateway
In the contract God made with Jews, Jewish men didn’t sign on the dotted line. They cut: circumcision. One guess about why God chose circumcision: context clue. It targeted the part of the body that would play an important role in producing the …
Genesis says the land God promised Abraham is more than Israel. It includes a piece of Egypt, a nice chunk of Jordan, and nearly half of Syria – with Damascus. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 82.
When a coalition of three armies invaded the Jordan River Valley and captured Lot and his family, Abraham formed a militia of 318 men that chased down the invaders and defeated them in a surprise attack, freeing the captives. A Visual Walk Through …
Sodom and Gomorrah once thrived in what is now a valley flooded by the southern part of the Dead Sea, some scholars guess. They speculate that an earthquake tore open pockets of natural gas that are still common in the area. Morning fires from lamps …
The city is Babil, Iraq today. It’s most famous name is Babylon, as in “babble on.” But it’s first known name was Babel, which means “confused.” That’s where Genesis says God stopped people from building the Tower of Babel by making them …
When Noah’s son Ham found him passed out drunk, Ham invited his brothers to take a look – which they refused to do. For Ham’s disrespect, Noah put a curse on his son, Canaan and his descendants, the Canaanites. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, pages …
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