Genesis is the book of beginnings and contains the foundation for much of the theology of the Old Testament. . . An understanding of the book’s content and message is essential to the study of the rest of the Bible. It is not a book of science, though scientists are right to investigate its claims. It is not a book of biographies, though much can be learned from the lives of men and women portrayed in its pages. It is not a book of history, though history is the path it follows. It is a book of theology, though its task is not accomplished systematically.
Genesis
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January 14, 2024 • George Liepart • Genesis
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Job
April 7, 2024 • George Liepart • Job
The book of Job is likely the oldest book in the Bible. Internal and external evidence indicates that it was originally written during the patriarchal period—likely in the latter half of the second millennium BC—making Job a contemporary of Abraham and/or his offspring. In many ways, the book of Job poses questions that the rest of Scripture answers—questions about the problem of evil, righteous suffering, pain, and the justice of God. Fundamentally, Job’s question is our question: why? Why does God do what He does? Why has He ordained what He has ordained? Job never questions God’s right to do whatever He pleases; he simply struggles to understand if God is right in what He has done.