David Mapugilo
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MODULE 6: SESSION 26: Sarah’s Tomb as the Mini Eden
Contextually, the cave of Makpelah evokes the idea of the naked pair and garden imagery an Eden spot. Avraham buying the cave is an act of sacrifice, surrender, and hope. Biblical authors link Avraham and Sarah’s burial site to Eden and to hope for life beyond death.
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MODULE 6: Blessing for the Next Generation
SESSION 25: A Heroine From the Non-Chosen Family
Genesis 22:20-24 is a hinge between major sections of the Avraham story, both concluding the previous section and pointing forward to the next. Rivqah (Rebekah) introduces the pattern of heroines of the faith from non-chosen families, which…
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MODULE 5: SESSION 24: Abraham Surrenders Isaac
Avraham’s test on the mountain mirrors the humans’ test in the garden. But where the man and woman fail, Avraham succeeds. Avraham’s act of total surrender and trust in God is directly attributed to the fear of the Lord. The narrator connects this moment to the later practice of sacrifice in…
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MODULE 5: SESSION 23: Abraham’s Ultimate Test
Moriah means “seeing,” and it’s a strong thematic connection to the test in the garden of Eden. The theme of the test in the Bible has two sides: positively, it can be an opportunity to prove loyalty and preparedness; negatively, it can be a temptation or a trap. God commands Avraham to…
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MODULE 5: SESSION 22: Abraham’s Covenant with Abimelech
The biblical authors place these two episodes alongside each other, strongly linked with key words and themes, in order to highlight their differences. The family of God can act arrogantly about their chosen status, driving the nations away, or they can, through covenant, reconcile…
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MODULE 5: SESSION 21: Isaac’s Birth
The biblical authors use literary design and key linking words to both convey Sarah’s joy and echo her doubt at the birth of Yitskhaq. As we think about how to approach these stories, the macro view is just as important to consider as the micro view. When God’s chosen partners behave unjustly, God must…
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MODULE 5: Abraham Surrenders His Sons
SESSION 20: Abraham Endangers Sarah Again
Genesis 20:1-22:19 deals with the unresolved tension over the promised seed. Avraham chooses deception once again, so Avimelek acts as his own intercessor. The Hebrew Bible regularly critiques its own human heroes, providing a realistic portrait of the people…
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MODULE 4: SESSION 19: A Flood of Fire
God’s angels deliver Lot from destruction, but Lot still wants to choose his own version of safety. Later biblical authors invoke Sodom and Gomorrah as icons of God’s swift and total judgment on human injustice, immorality, and violence. The episode with Lot and his daughters is the origin story of…
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MODULE 4: SESSION 18: Lot Delivered From Destruction
Lot imitates his uncle’s righteous hospitality but from a compromised location. The text paints an ambivalent portrait of Lot’s character. In their sexual violence, the men of Sodom mirror and invert the illicit union of Heaven and Earth from Genesis 6. The biblical authors craft this…
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MODULE 4: SESSION 17: Abraham Intercedes for Lot
When Yahweh enlists a covenant partner, he consistently chooses to limit himself to act in and through his covenant partners. Sodom and Gomorrah are described with vocabulary from all the previous stories of violence and injustice, and they become emblematic of these themes throughout the…
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