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When the Bible says “God formed the man from the dust of the ground” (Genesis 2:7 NLT), that’s a play on words and a clue about the future of humans. In Hebrew, “man” is pronounced adam. “Ground” is the similar-sounding adamah. We came from the …
Out of respect for God, Jews avoid saying or writing his name. When they write it, they will often drop a vowel and spell God’s name “G-d.” When they say it, they will call him Adonai (ADD oh ni), which means “my Lord.” A Visual Walk Through Genesis, …
No one today seems to know how to pronounce God’s name. Most English Bibles translate it as “LORD” (Genesis 2:4 NLT). But the Jews who copied the stories onto scrolls used shorthand. They spelled God’s name without vowels: YHWH. Scholars today …
After taking a long hard look at the many species of animals God created for him, Adam woke up from a deep sleep to find God’s newest creation: a woman. Adam said, “At last!” (Genesis 2:23NLT). A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 26.
God did not rest because he was tired after a six-day work week creating the universe, some scholars say. He rested for the same reason sinless Jesus got baptized: to give folks an example to follow. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 26.
Of all the commands God gave human beings, there is just one in which we excel: “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1: 28 NASB). Estimated population at the time of Moses: 50 million. Today: over 7 billion. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 24.
Some Bible students speculate that before the Flood humans and animals alike ate only plants. Before the Flood: “I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals (Genesis 1:30 NLT). After the Flood: “Everything that moves, everything …
The Bible says humans are here for one particular reason: “Take charge! Be responsible…for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth” (Genesis 1:28 NLT). “Tend and watch over it” (Genesis 2:15 NLT). A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 24.
Bible experts can only guess what God meant when he said “Let us make human beings in our image” (Genesis 1:26 NLT). A few guesses. Like him: we reign, create, have character, and possibly look like him. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 23.
“God made the giant sea monsters” (Genesis 1:21 CEV). Bible experts speculate that the writer, without presuming the monsters were real, was referring to myths about a sea dragon called Leviathan. His point: God is the power behind even the most …
Judah got his daughter-in-law pregnant accidentally. He’s the father of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. But he became the father of twins because he didn’t recognize his daughter-in-law. “He thought she was a prostitute” …
Genesis says God made “two great lights” (1:16 NLT). One theory about why the writer didn’t simply say the sun and moon is because many people considered them gods. The Hebrew word for each—Shamash (sun), Yarikh (moon)—were names of gods. A Visual …
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