“The sons of Joseph, born to him in Egypt, were two in number. Thus all the people in Jacob’s family who entered Egypt numbered seventy.“-Genesis 46:27 There is something important you need to know about numbers in Hebrew literature. In the Bible, numbers can be both precise and symbolic. For example, we are told in […]

Let’s face it. Whenever we come to the genealogy portions in our Bibles, we tend to do one of the following. Skip over the whole darn thing. Quickly gloss over them like we do with the fine print on a credit card application. Or read them as a substitute for sleeping pills. However, we shouldn’t […]

What I’m about to share in this post may disturb some who hold to a literal understanding of the doctrine of Biblical inerrancy. “Biblical inerrancy” is the idea that since the Scriptures were inspired by God, every word in the Bible must be completely free from error or untruths. I think some of us have […]

“Isra’el took everything he owned with him on his journey. He arrived at Be’er-Sheva and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.“-Genesis 46:1 I have mentioned before that the ancient middle eastern mind’s understanding of the true nature of God was far removed from our modern understanding. This goes without saying. We have […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 46. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. “In a vision at night God called to Isra’el, “Jacob! Jacob!” He answered, “Here I am.” He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down to Egypt. It is […]