Torah The 70 Descendants of Jacob 12 Feb 201112 Feb 2011 Genesis 46:8-27 “Now these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob's firstborn. 9 The sons of Reuben were…
Torah Joseph — Dreamer and Interpreter of Dreams 5 Feb 20117 Nov 2011 In the beginning of Genesis 37, the Bible tells us that Jacob loved his son, Joseph because he was born to him in his old age. Jacob demonstrated his favor toward Joseph by…
Prophets… Esau and Jacob 2 Jan 201111 Nov 2012 Today, I want to summarize some information from Jasher 26-32 and Genesis 25-33. I won’t cover all of the details today so we can come back and explore more of…
Apostolic… The Search for Isaac’s Wife 26 Dec 2010 Today’s post is about the search for Isaac’s wife and is based on Genesis 24, Jasher 24, and John 4:1-42. After the death and burial of Sarah, Abraham sent Isaac…
Torah The Binding of Isaac 18 Dec 20105 Nov 2011 Again today, we will consider the book of Jasher that’s been mentioned twice in the Bible in addition to the Genesis account concerning the binding of Isaac [also known as…
Torah Isaac and Ishmael 10 Dec 2010 Genesis 21 tells us that Sarah and Abraham were still dwelling in the Philistine city of Gerar when Isaac was born. Since Sarah was ninety years old when Isaac was…
Prophets… Sarai Will Be Called Sarah 4 Dec 20105 Nov 2011 Today, I want to look at Genesis 16 -20 to see it in its original context and to see how it relates thematically to Jesus and His people both past,…
Prophets… The Early Life of Abraham Part 4 26 Nov 2010 Today we will continue our discussion from the last post. If you recall, Abram went into Egypt because there had been famine in the land of Canaan. Pharaoh had taken…
Prophets… The Early Life of Abraham Part 3 18 Nov 201021 Nov 2010 As we ended our last discussion, Terah, Lot (Haran’s son), Abram, and Sarai finally left Ur of the Chaldeans with Terah’s household and possessions but instead of making it to…
Torah The Early Life of Abraham Part 2 12 Nov 2010 Today, I want to continue the account of Abram from the Book of Jasher. At the end of the last post, Abram was living with Noah and Shem. Abram left…
Torah The Early Life of Abraham Part 1 5 Nov 20105 Nov 2010 The book of Jasher continues to be fascinating to me because it gives so much insight into areas that the Bible remains silent on. Again, the primary reason I’ve been…
Torah The Tower of Babel 30 Oct 2010 After the worldwide flood, Genesis gives us the genealogy of Noah’s sons: Japheth, Ham, and Shem. Genesis then focuses on Nimrod, the son of Cush who was the son of…
Torah Noah 25 Oct 20105 Nov 2011 Up until recently I had not spent much time reading extra-biblical sources, however I’ve been reading the Book of Jasher [Yashar] because this book is mentioned in Joshua 10:13 and…