The Listener’s Bible Commentary

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Genesis 48-50   These chapters conclude the book of Genesis. Key points included are: The blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh by Jacob The patriarchal blessing by Jacob for all his sons  The death and burial of Jacob  The death and burial of Joseph    BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply the Bible well:  https://www.listenerscom...

Genesis 37-47   These chapters recount the well-known story of Joseph being sold into slavery and his eventual reconciliation with his brothers.    BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply the Bible well:  https://www.listenerscommentary.com     GIVE -  The Listener’s Commentary is a listener supported Bible teaching ministry mad...

Genesis 34-36   This section transitions from Isaac to Jacob. It narrates: -the tragic treatment of Jacob's daughter Dinah and the horrendous revenge by her brothers.  -God's reaffirmation of his promise to Jacob and Jacob's complete loyalty to Yahweh  -the death of Isaac  -the family line of Esau   BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read...

Genesis 32-33  These chapters record the climactic scene in Jacob's story. Jacob leaves Haran to return to the land of promise Jacob wrestles with God Jacob reunites with Esau after 20 years away.   BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply the Bible well:  https://www.listenerscommentary.com     GIVE -  The Listener’s Commentary...

Genesis 29-31   These chapters including the stories of: Jacob's marriage to Leah and Rachel after being tricked by his uncle Laban Rivalry between Leah and Rachel and the birth of Jacob's sons Jacob growing his own flocks and leaving Laban   BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply the Bible well:  https://www.listenerscommentar...

Genesis 27-28  This section of Genesis includes the famous story of Jacob deceiving Isaac and stealing Esau's blessing. It also recounts Isaac's struggles in the land of Canaan with some of the people of the land over water rights and space to live since he's an outsider in the land.    BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply th...

Genesis 25-26   25:1 Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore to him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were the sons of Keturah. 5 Now Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac; 6 but to...

Genesis 22:20-24:67   This section of Genesis begins to wrap up Abraham's story by narrating the death of Sarah and the arranging a bride for Isaac. It demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling his promises through the ordinary circumstances of life.    BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply the Bible well:  https://www.lis...

Genesis 22.1-19   Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” 3 So Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and to...

Genesis 20-21   20:1 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived for a time in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent men and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have t...

Genesis 18:16-19:38 16 Then the men rose up from there, and looked down toward Sodom; and Abraham was walking with them to send them off. 17 The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18 since Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed? 19 For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his h...

Genesis 16:1-18:15   Genesis 16:1-18:15 includes: -the story of Abraham and Hagar and the birth of Ishmael -God's promise that the covenant will come through Sarah and Isaac  -the establishing of the covenant sign of circumcision    BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply the Bible well:  https://www.listenerscommentary.com    ...

Genesis 12-15 These four chapters focus on God's call to Abraham. They cover a span of 10 years from the time God first called Abraham's and gave him the promises to God reaffirming the promises with a covenant in Genesis 15.  Here is a short overview of each chapter: 12 - God’s call and promise and Abraham's obedience and entrance into Canaan  13 - Abraham and Lot separate and God re-affirms his...

Genesis 12-15 These four chapters focus on God's call to Abraham. They cover a span of 10 years from the time God first called Abraham's and gave him the promises to God reaffirming the promises with a covenant in Genesis 15.  Here is a short overview of each chapter: 12 - God’s call and promise and Abraham's obedience and entrance into Canaan  13 - Abraham and Lot separate and God re-affirms his...

Genesis 10:1-11:32   Genesis 10-11 includes the story of the "Tower of Babel." In this section we see how the human population grew and spread after the flood, and we see how and why they were divided from each other. The tower of Babel shows that humans have devolved into complete confusion about who God is and have descended into pagan worship.    BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free...

Genesis 6:9-9:29  Genesis 6-9 is the well-known story of Noah's ark. In this session we focus on the reason for the flood and the result of the flood. We are reminded that, although it is sometimes referred to as Noah's flood, it is actually God's flood; he is the main actor in the story. We also see how this story connects back to Genesis 1 and how it looks forward to the rest of Genesis and the...

Genesis 4:1-6:8   Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have obtained a male child with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground. 3 So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord from the fruit of...

Genesis 3:1-24   Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat fr...

Genesis 2:4-25   4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven. 5 Now no shrub of the field was yet on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. 6 But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surf...

Genesis 1:1-2:3   1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God calle...

Introduction to Genesis  This session of The Listener's Commentary provides the backstory to and overview of the book of Genesis. Who wrote Genesis? When was Genesis written? And what is Genesis all about?   BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply the Bible well:  https://www.listenerscommentary.com     GIVE -  The Listener’s Co...

Introduction to the Torah (Pentateuch)  The Pentateuch or Torah refers to the first 5 books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. This recording provides a brief introduction to these five books and five key facts about the Torah that will help you read it well.    BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and...

Introduction to the Old Testament, pt. 2 In this recording, we look at two more keys that will help you read the Old Testament well. First, we explore how the Old Testament is put together and how the books are arranged. Second, we offer some basic geography based on the periods of the Old Testament story.    Book Recommendation  The Old Testament in Seven Sentences, by Christopher Wright. Order a...

Introduction to the Old Testament, pt. 1  This intro to the Old Testament provides two keys that will help you read the Old Testament well. First, it gives a broad chronology so that you have a basic handle on the chronological flow of the story. Second, it lists the chapters in the Old Testament story so that you can grasp the narrative flow of the story.    BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get...