This week we continue our journey through the transforming place of the desert. This week we will look at who lives in the desert and why it matters.

 

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We have recently found Israel in a new Eden in the middle of the desert, the Tabernacle. With the Tabernacle, Israel will journey through the wilderness for 40 years. In order to understand the lessons of the desert, we have to look at the images of the desert.

Whose resides in the desert? What does this arid, dry, rocky landscape teach us about God and ourselves? This is the place where God begins to take the Egypt out of Israel and Israel begins to learn to be a people of the ears.

 

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This week we wrap up our discussion of Avraham with the climax of his story…the Akeidah, the Binding of Isaac. Throughout his life, Avraham experienced 10 tests. By now, it should be no surprise that each of these tests include familiar imagery, especially that of trees and high places. As we look into this passage, what would we expect to see but the Biblical writers using the same images to tell one cohesive story. As a final test, Avraham once and for all dismantles one tree in his life. We have watched him grow in wisdom. He has passed his final test and chosen life.

Our #1 priority is to bear the image of God well. Often times we are faced with difficult decisions. The constant push and pull of waiting on God verses taking steps that God can bless can be a daunting and tiring existence. What happens if we then make a misstep and it seems that everything is falling in around us? How are we to think about these things? In this week’s episode, we again turn to the life of Abram and see how he, in his new calling to represent God to the nations, deals with disappointment and mistakes.

This week we’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled series on Genesis. This episode is devoted to addressing our responsibility as believers in this tumultuous time. If we are called the children of God, then we no longer represent ourselves. We now bear His Name, even in times of crisis, upheaval, confusion, and tragedy. What does that mean and what does that look like? As His children, representing our Creator is our greatest responsibility.

When we met Abram, we met a man who was more concerned about the name of others than his own. This week, we see some striking similarities between Abram and Adam. How does God speak to Abram? How does Abram follow? What does this tell us about what it means to bear God's image?

Of course we all know the grand stories of father Abraham, but have you ever asked yourself, "Why Abram?" As we read the Biblical narrative, we know that we are expecting a seed that will undo what was done in Gan Eden and restore us to the Ets Chaim. Out of the chaos of the Tower of Babel, a man named Abram is called to partner with God, to represent Him to the world, to bring His blessing on humanity, to be a new Adam. But why Abram? Tucked away in a small segment of a genealogy we have a fascinating clue.

 

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Moving on from Noah and the Flood, we find ourselves at an obscure story...the Tower of Babel. There is much speculation surrounding languages, ethnicities, and races that all stem from wrestling with the Tower of Babel story. Is there something else here? Why is this story here? What can we see from our re-reading of Genesis that breathes new life into this narrative?

 

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In this week’s episode, we continue our walk through the flood narrative and the story of Noah. Noah’s story is full of Eden imagery, including chaotic water, trees, mountain tops, and priestly functions. The Flood narrative is not a story of cosmic destruction by the hands of a blood thirsty God. Rather, it is the beautiful recreation & reordering of God’s sacred space, where He chooses to dwell with His creation. Is Noah the promised seed of Adam & Chavah that will crush the serpent’s head? Is Noah the one who will bring the full blessing of the Kingdom of God to the earth and restore Eden? Let’s find out together!

Today, we continue to look at the life of this new Adam, Avram. As children of God, He expects us to grow in the wisdom exampled in the Tree of Life. How does Avram model this life of growing and learning for us? Today's teaching will explore the encouraging and challenging life of Avram.

 

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In last week’s episode, Kyle Sylvest and I dove into the topic of exile as a theme in Scripture. We established a basic exile vocabulary that can help us to read the Bible better. In this week’s episode, Kyle joins me again and we look at how this exile language is can be seen in the prophets.

 

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