One of my favorite activities is reading. Last week at the beach, I read four books! While those four were all fiction, I enjoy books from various genres, including non-fiction, fiction, historical, biographical, and those that inspire my faith and help me grow spiritually. A goal of mine is to add some classics into the rotation, …
Tag: History
Why Read Those Genealogies?
Genesis 10-11 contains what is often called the Table of Nations. Remember, the Bible is a book of history, recording how God formed a nation through which He could send His Son and fulfill the promise made in Genesis 3:15. Genesis 10 lays out Noah’s three sons and their descendants, while Genesis 11:1-9 describes how …
Read-Through-The-Bible [10.17.19]
Summarizing 400 years of political and religious history in a few paragraphs is not easy. Remember how much information you had to study in high school for American History? And we’re a relatively young nation, just 243 years old! (Ummm….I remember the bicentennial celebrations. I feel old!) I’m sharing information from the commentary in my …