by Doug Van Meter | 13 Jul 2008 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
The local church is made up of all types of people of various shapes and sizes. She is made up of those with different temperaments, differing gifts and talents, differing strengths and weaknesses. Yet in all of her diversity she is united in the cause of God’s...
by Doug Van Meter | 6 Jul 2008 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
Commenting on the prophecy made regarding Joseph in Genesis 49:22-26, the great Baptist preacher of a bygone era, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, wrote, Dear friends, we long to have many converts; we count that church happy to which God adds daily of such as are being...
by Doug Van Meter | 29 Jun 2008 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
Recently, in our Family Bible Hour class, we were reminded from Romans 15 that the things written in the Old Testament were recorded “for our learning that we might have hope” (Romans 15:4). The Old Testament is a covenantal testimony of God’s faithfulness to His...
by Doug Van Meter | 15 Jun 2008 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
We have spent two studies thus far considering the deathbed prophecies of Jacob regarding the future twelve tribes of Israel. Though it was initially my intention to spend only a study or two in this chapter we have taken longer as we have observed that each prophecy...
by Doug Van Meter | 8 Jun 2008 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
In our most recent study we began to expound the death bed blessings/prophecies concerning the twelve sons (and tribes) of Israel. As we noted, this is the first time in Scripture that this now familiar title was used in Scripture (v.28). These predictions concerning...
by Doug Van Meter | 1 Jun 2008 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
Genesis 49 is a vital piece of recorded history when one considers God’s story of redemption. It is a prophecy of the future of the nation of Israel, the people through whom the Lord Jesus Christ would come. Amazingly, it is an account of the human heritage with whom...