Genesis 24 Today we learn, in great detail, about how Rebekah comes to be Isaac’s wife. Abraham gives his right-hand man the task of finding Isaac a wife from his previous homeland, from among his kindred. Abraham adamantly charges him not to get a wife from among the Canaanite population (among whom they are sojourning) …
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January 7 / Genesis 21-23
Genesis 21-23 Isaac, the son that God promised to give to Abraham, arrives on the scene when Abraham is 100 years old and Sarah is 90. Both Abraham and Sarah laugh at the thought, and so, God instructs them to name him accordingly. (“Isaac” means “he laughs” or “laughter”.) This is the heir. This is …
January 6 / Genesis 17-20
Genesis 17-20 So, imagine the scene. Abraham comes out of his tent and tells everyone, “Gather around. I just finished speaking with the Lord. First of all, He gave me a new name. I’ll be going by ‘Abraham’ from now on, and please call my wife ‘Sarah’.” Everybody says, “Well, congratulations! That’s pretty neat.” Then …
January 5 / Genesis 12-16
Genesis 12-16 In Genesis 1-11 we raced through centuries of prehistory. We saw Creation, the Fall, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel. Now we suddenly shift into a lower gear and measure time in years (or perhaps decades) rather than centuries, focusing in on one man, Abram. Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go …
January 4 / Genesis 10-11
Genesis 10-11 In a book titled “Genesis” we should not be surprised to find phrases like, “These are the generations of…” In fact, we’ve seen that phrase (or something very close to it) six times thus far (including today): These genealogies tell us where we came from and populate the landscape. They record the origins of whole people groups …
January 3 / Genesis 7-9
Genesis 7-9 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, … that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there …
January 2 / Genesis 4-6
Genesis 4-6 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Genesis 6:1-2 I highlight these verses not because I have a crystal clear explanation of …
January 1 / Genesis 1-3
Genesis 1-3 Genesis, the book of beginnings, is utterly foundational to the rest of Scripture. In the opening verses we see that the eternal God is the Creator, the Source of everything, speaking the entire universe into existence. We see that God creates Man, male and female, in His image and gives them dominion over …
Introduction to a Life Changing Journey
Tomorrow RTB will return to its roots, taking the first steps on a journey of reading through the entire Bible in a year. (After all, “RTB” stands for “Read Through the Bible”.) For some (like Fred and Carol), this year-long trek is familiar ground. For others, this may be the first time through. For all, …
January 2023 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jan Genesis 1-3 80 02-Jan Genesis 4-6 80 03-Jan Genesis 7-9 75 04-Jan Genesis 10-11 64 05-Jan Genesis 12-16 99 06-Jan Genesis 17-20 116 07-Jan Genesis 21-23 78 08-Jan Genesis 24 67 09-Jan Genesis 25-27 115 10-Jan Genesis 28-30 100 11-Jan Genesis 31-33 107 12-Jan Genesis 34-36 103 13-Jan Genesis 37-40 112 …