Starting in Job 33, Elihu, the youngest of Job’s friends, addresses Job, Eliphaz, Zophar, and Bildad regarding their erroneous views about God’s character and Job’s problems. As he makes his case, Elihu expresses himself with words and phrases, concepts and imagery that appear to echo the early chapters of Genesis. If the Book of Job was […]
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Any search for mention of “rain” in the Old Testament finds it mentioned only in Genesis 2:5 prior to the rain that brings the Flood in 7:4. Therefore, many scholars assume that God did not use rain until that time–which would also explain why no rainbow was seen until after the Flood (9:13–16), since it
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[1] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. [2] (The earth was formless and empty, and darkness was upon the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the water.) Some expositors propose that verse 2 represents a gap in the record of creation events.
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Recently Dr Barrick was asked to speak at Central Seminary on the theme “In the Beginning: Creation and Biblical Authority.” Central Seminary has now put these lectures online for free download. You can click the links below to play the lectures. The general sessions included: Creation Outside Genesis [wpaudio url=”/files/audio/messages/2013McDonaldLectures/Lecture1CreationOutsideGenesis.mp3″ text=”Audio”] The Historicity of Adam [wpaudio url=”/files/audio/messages/2013McDonaldLectures/Lecture2TheHistoricityOfAdam.mp3″ text=”Audio”]
2013 McDonald Lecture Series Read More »
This message was delivered in The Masters Seminary chapel on Feb 7, 2012 from various scriptures [wpaudio url=”/files/audio/messages/2012-02-07_TMS.mp3″ text=”Dr Bill Barrick, The kingdom of God in the Old Testament”]
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