David Mapugilo
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 7: SESSION 31: The Sabbath with No End
The seventh day is the only day of creation that has no end. This tells us that God’s ideal is for his glorious presence to dwell among humanity forever. Jesus sees himself as inaugurating God’s ultimate Sabbath rest and the super Jubilee year (Isa. 61:1-2). The whole of this…
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Amen! It’s really consoling to know that we have a Sabbath that has no end. We have this Sabbath, not then, but now in Christ! He gives us rest and peace now and forever.
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 6: SESSION 32: View of the Historical Adam
From first decades and centuries there has never been consensus when it comes to View to historicity issues. Literary there has been four historicity issues as follows:-
1. Literary Symbolic View that Adam and Eve are purely literary figures in a divinely-inspired story.
2. First Ancestor View…
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 6: SESSION 31: Discussing Different Ways of Presenting Reality
Generally speaking l had no clue about the whole concept of the imagery view where at least everything that we see in the Hebrew Bible has a direct relationship with Genesis 1 to 11. More than that as we go along now l see that each scripture somehow points back…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 6: SESSION 30: God Rests on the Seventh Day
The Hebrew words “seven” (sheva) and “complete/full” (sava) share the same consonants, linking the number seven to fullness and completion. On the seventh day of creation, God’s rest is described by two terms: shabbat (Gen. 2:2-3), meaning ceasing work, and nuakh (Exod. 20:11),…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 6: SESSION 29: The Image of God in the Storyline of the Bible
Daniel 7 is a meditation on Genesis 1-3, where humans give up their role as embodied divine rulers to an animal. They’d rather trust in themselves than in God. And by doing so, they become like beasts. This is where they are banished from God’s garden and begin…
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That’s right! Whenever we decide to go our own way, eat from the wrong tree, there are consequences. But through Jesus, we have access again to the tree of life.
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 6: Engaging with Genesis 2-5 Today
SESSION 30: How Biblical Authors Tell the Truth
The biblical authors thought “imagistically” and used imagery, symbolism, and imagination to talk about the reality of the world. Imagistic narrative is not mythological. There is something that biblical authors believe is real and truthful…
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Great summary!
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 5: SESSION 29: 10 Generations from Adam to Noah
The genealogy of Genesis 5 shares some similarities with other ancient Near Eastern genealogies, but the way that this one differs makes a profound theological statement. Enoch is a hero in the biblical value system not a great king or civilization builder but one who walks…
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Enoch’s walk with God is a challenge to me personally. We are called to a faithful, growing relationship with God.
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 5: SESSION 28: A Tale of Two Seeds
Lemek’s actions intensify and spread the destruction and bloodshed that began with Cain and the snake. Genesis 4 makes it clear that the theme of the two seeds from Genesis 3 will be an ongoing conflict. Cain and Lemek are both choosing the same path as the seed of the snake. One more thing…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 6: SESSION 28: Humans as the Image, or Idol, of God
The Hebrew word for “image” is tselem, which literally means “idol.” In the ancient world, idols were said to embody a deity or a king. Idols can serve a priestly function by mediating for the deity they embody, or they can serve a royal function by representing the king.…
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This is a great concept on our being made in the image of God. We are the faces of the invisible God on earth.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 5: SESSION 29: Design Patterns in the New Testament
l have real gotten an understanding that the Hebrew Bible is interconnected and yet each portion stand alone as an aspen grove tree. The design patterns are the main way biblical authors unify hundreds of stories. And every pattern develops a core…
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