In the fourth part of my series on Abraham and his family, I discuss Genesis 14, with Abram’s victory over the kings, his encounter with Melchizedek, and his final break with Lot.
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The Family Of Abraham: Part 3—Exodus From Egypt And The Departure Of Lot
In the third part of my study of the story of Abraham and his family, I discuss Abram’s sojourn in the land of Egypt, his journeys in Canaan, and his separation from Lot.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 2—A Dead Brother and a Barren Wife
This is the second part of my series on the family of Abraham. Within it, I discuss the background to the call of Abram in the story of the Flood, Babel, and the death of Haran.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 1—Introduction
The story of Abraham and his family occupies the majority of the book of Genesis. Today I start a series on this story, exploring it as a densely interwoven tapestry of events and characters, revealing deep truths about human life and divine action.
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False Pattern Recognition, Conspiracy Theories, and the Need for Well-Calibrated Perception
Today I discuss the dangers of poorly calibrated pattern recognition in biblical study.
Joanna the Wife of Chuza
Is there more significance than immediately meets the eye in the reference to ‘Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager’ becoming a follower of Jesus in Luke 8:3?
The Spirit and New Creation
The Test of Jealousy
How should we interpret the water of bitterness in the ordeal for adultery in Numbers chapter 5? Is this some sort of a miracle on demand? If not, how much of an idea can we get regarding what’s going on?
Angela Nagle, Kill all Normies
Today I review Angela Nagle’s book Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars From 4Chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right. I discuss some of the dynamics of contemporary online culture, especially the way that gender shapes things.
Why Doesn’t Eleazar Die in the Wilderness?
What does the entrance of Aaron’s son Eleazar into the promised land say about the curse upon the generation which rebelled at the edge of the promised land? We see him in Numbers 3, Numbers 4 (apparently as an adult), Numbers 16, in Numbers 19, and we see him taking over Aaron’s office in Numbers 20. Unless another Eleazar is meant, he doesn’t die until Joshua chapter 24. Based on the curse in Numbers 14 “your corpses will fall in this wilderness, even all your numbered men, according to your complete number from twenty years old and upward” are we to conclude that Numbers had described Eleazar as assisting with priestly service at some age younger than twenty, or is this an indication that the curse isn’t to be taken literally, and that some men from that generation other than Joshua and Caleb survived?
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