Tag Archives: Genesis
Genesis 25 – Predictions of Things to come
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 27th November 2016I happened to be leafing through Chapter 25 of Genesis when I was struck by its relevance to many of today’s most pressing issues. At some indeterminate time, I may get around to how the first chapter of this book seems to conform to modern cosmology’s explanation of the origin of the universe came to…
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Commentary on Genesis 25:19–28:9 Duplicity and Unintended Consequences
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 5th November 2013I’ll just list a bit of the chicanery and unintended consequences that populates Genesis 25:19–28:9, a veritable scriptural soap opera. To begin Rebekah, who is married to Isaac, and has had great trouble getting pregnant finally succeeds and is carrying twins. She’s not young so it’s a difficult pregnancy. She asks God why she exists…
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