Meg Bucher
Discover the significance of Tamar in the Bible and what we can learn from her biblical story....
Lisa Loraine Baker
Noah's son Shem may not appear for very long in the Bible, but his actions had big repercussions down his family line. His story teaches us important lessons about honoring parents and handling awkwar...
Jessica Brodie
Cain’s feigned ignorance in his “I don’t know” was a direct lie, but then his challenge to God took the matter one step further. By asking “am I my brother’s keeper?” Cain exhibited indifference to th...
Debbie W. Wilson
Many of us who grew up in church know the story of Abraham and Isaac. After waiting his entire long life for a promised son, God finally provides Isaac. A few years later, He commands Abraham to sacri...
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
The Lamech who took two wives mentioned in Genesis 4 is descended from Adam’s murderous son, Cain. After Cain killed his brother Abel, God cursed Cain and sent him out to wander the earth....
Alyssa Roat
Jesus has many names throughout the Bible. Some, like "Prince of Peace" or "Emmanuel," are very familiar to us. But others can make us scratch our heads. For example, why is Jesus sometimes called the...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, Benjamin. Just who were these 12 men, and what is their significance of their 12 Tribes? These names and their ancesto...
Annette Griffin
Scholars have debated the Nephilim for ages. Did they really exist? Are they still around today? Scripture may not say much about them, but the events mentioning them are some of Biblical history’s mo...
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
The 12 tribes or sons came from Jacob who the Lord renamed Israel in Genesis 32. If you read Genesis 49, you will see the 12 sons or what we now know as the 12 tribes. ...
Bethany Verrett
One of the strangest details in the early chapters of Genesis is that it specifically lists the ages of several important men - and all of them easily surpassed 300 years! But the winner of this stran...
Lisa Loraine Baker
How many years is a generation in the Bible? The answer helps us to understand not just how the Bible emphasizes the importance of family, but also why it's important to pass lessons on....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
In the question of seeing Adam and Eve in heaven, there is no direct Scripture that says we will or won’t. Because of this, we must put on our legal hats and consider all the circumstantial evidence, ...
Jessica Brodie
God has a plan that He will fulfill despite our all-too-human orchestrations, manipulations, and petty jealousies. Despite Rachel and Leah’s sisterly squabbles and the addition of two more wives into ...
Pamela Palmer
The life of Ishmael is tragic and confusing in some ways, but we find that God took care of Ishmael and his mother, Hagar. In Ishmael’s life, we see evidence of a loving God who is faithful and good. ...
Britt Mooney
Kenan probably isn't someone you learned much about in Sunday School. So what can his surprising family history teach us today?...
Britt Mooney
Just how important are the Ishmaelites in the Bible?...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
The reason God had to allow Noah’s sons and their wives on the ark is because they had a mission to fulfill once the waters receded. Part of that mission was to repopulate the earth. Not only were the...
Emma Danzey
When we look at the overall theme of the gospel from beginning to end, we can appreciate that Abel’s offering would point to the greater offering of Jesus, who would give His life on behalf of all who...
Cathy Baker
What does Joseph mean when he says that what the enemy meant for evil became something else in his life?...
Emma Danzey
Think back on the names of your relatives. How far back have you gotten? I tried once to compile the names of family members, and could only get back a few generations. The Scriptures provide 42 gener...