Deacon D

Genesis - Chapter 2           Genesis 1 - 2  starts with the ending of Chapter 1. Interestingly enough, it shows  GOD making heaven and earth perfectly. There's no flaw, nothing missing, it's all perfect. In the Canaanite myth of creation, there are wars and death, lying and scheming. Heck when it came time for the Canaanite deities to create man, they deliberately made him   flawed. GOD's version is  peaceful and benevolent.          Then, despite the fact that GOD's a spirit, it shows him resting on the day after everything  was made.  Now, the Bible says this is the seventh day.  The number "seven" would have been  understood in the time of the Ancient Hebrews as "perfect". Totally symmetry, He makes heaven  and earth perfectly, then he rests on the perfect day!       Now, God didn't rest because HE was tired, he's spir...

I recently read a blog post where a Pastor started a year long reading of the Bible. I have nothing against that, however, reading the Bible is only part of the job. People need to understand the Bible as well, and that goes beyond just reading it. The Bible was written for a particular culture and as such, certain things would have been understood implicitly by that culture. We're not that culture. What I propose is a walk through the Bible, chapter by chapter. Rather than printing the whole chapter then an explanation, I thought I'd print just the chapter on the top, an explanation, then a meditation.  Feel free to follow along and comment if you wish!!