“Laban said, “What should I give you?” “Nothing,” answered Jacob, “just do this one thing for me: once more I will pasture your flock and take care of it.  I will also go through the flock and pick out every speckled, spotted or brown sheep, and every speckled or spotted goat; these and their offspring […]

A common argument many often use to denounce the Scriptural validity of polygamy is to claim that God somehow “changed” his viewpoint on this topic in the New Testament era. Following on the heels of my last post, now is as good a time as ever to destroy this notion and bury it at the […]

“Unfortunately, I am sorry to report almost everything taught in Christianity today and through the ages regarding sex, human sexuality has been, and still is wrong, leading to mass sexual frustration and deeply rooted sexual bondage.  There was one basic problem: in order to understand what the biblical position is on any subject, and particularly […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 30 For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. From the perspective of our modern sensibilities, I imagine this chapter is just chock filled with cultural oddities and strange behavior. This section opens with Rachel strongly voicing her woes concerning her barrenness to Joseph. […]

Following on the heels of my last post, an offer is made to Jacob, who had just been duped into consummating a marriage with Leah, to work another seven years for Rachel. So taken in by Rachel’s beauty, Jacob unhesitatingly agrees. So another seven years pass and finally Jacob acquires the true target of his […]