Humans last 10 generations
The human race survives just 10 generations before God says they’ve gotten so evil that he needs a do-over. Cue Noah. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 50.
Ribbing Adam
The Bible says God made a woman from “one of the man’s ribs” (Genesis 2:21 NLT). Adam. Some Bible commentators read more poetry than science into this story. Matthew Henry (1662-1714): Eve wasn’t made out of Adam’s… head, to top him feet, to get …
Adam: Human dustball
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 …
Who was Adam’s wife before Eve?
WHAT AN ODDBALL QUESTION, I thought. It came from William Wills, who wins a free copy of a book of mine for asking the question. (William, email me for the list of books I have to choose from.) Here’s his question: “Who was the woman in Genesis that …
The Bible isn’t always wrong
EVEN IF THE BIBLE is not a history book, as many Christians insist, it does have some reliable history. In this week’s Friday Fun Facts, I should probably tell you a little about that, since in my last two blog posts I reported why some Christians …
Reaction: “Why Christians doubt Bible history”
WELL MONDAY’S BLOG punched a button. Not the button I expected. Monday’s blog was Why do some Christians doubt Bible history? I gave some of the reasons some Christian say they doubt the accuracy of Bible stories that others read as history. I …
Why do some Christians doubt Bible history?
HEADS EXPLODE over this question. I’ve seen it happen. We’ve talked about this question in my Bible study class. People in the group explored reasons why some Christians don’t believe there was a literal Adam and Eve, or a flood that covered the …
Genesis, plain and simple
DON’T BEAT ME UP for doing this…for messing with the Bible. I do it as a fun devotional, in my spare time. I try to take the Bible’s meaning and wrap it in words that folks outside the Christian faith could easily follow. Those are …
Does God like ribs?
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Elaine. She gets a free book for asking it. Question came up in Sunday School today: Why did God make woman from the rib of man and not from dust? OK, Elaine, this is going to come as a shock. Not all …
Eden: Where on earth was it?
“God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.” Genesis 2:8 A GARDEN PARADISE, Eden (EE den) was home to the first humans. Its location, “in the east,” may point toward the Persian Gulf areas of Iraq and Iran—east …
