David Mapugilo
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JOSEPH
MODULE 3: SESSION 10: Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife
Yoseph acts as both the forbidden tree and the human who must listen to God’s voice and pass the test. Biblical authors use keywords to evoke earlier stories while being dynamic in how they form the analogies. Potiphar’s wife, who seeks illicit sex for personal pleasure, is set in…
Nfor John Njilah2 Comments-
A great lesson for young people!
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EXODUS OVERVIEW
MODULE 1: SESSION 6: Confronting the Firstborn
Moses’ return to Egypt in Exodus 4:18-31 is a tightly constructed literary unit that creates the first part of a frame to Israel’s deliverance story. Zipporah’s intervention delivers Moses’ life. This carries forward the theme of women delivering the deliverer. Moses’ identity as a…
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No one is viol of mistakes.
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Faith in God is what pleases God.
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EXODUS OVERVIEW
MODULE 1: SESSION 5: Commissioning Moses
Mount Horeb and Mount Sinai are two names for the same “mountain of God.” The burning bush is a rich symbol with many layers of literary and theological meaning. The identity of Yahweh doesn’t hang on the meaning of the name but on the demonstration of his character.
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Wow!! Great post there!
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EXODUS OVERVIEW
MODULE 1: SESSION 4: Moses Delivered and Commissioned
Moses’ naming foreshadows his role as deliverer, but it also embraces the ambiguity of his identity. When God identifies himself, he also solidifies Moses’ identity. His identity is anchored and amplified as God identifies himself “I am the God of your father, God of Abraham,…
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JACOB
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: Rebekah’s Plan to Deceive Isaac
The biblical narrative consistently critiques polygamy by always putting front and center the abuse, neglect, and objectification these women have to endure at the hands of men who accumulate wives. Rivqah hatches a plot that unfolds to the melody of the Genesis 3 failure story.
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JACOB
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: Reconcile Through Covenant
Yitskhaq’s story in Genesis 26 is the whole biblical narrative in miniature, and it ends with this scene of reconciliation through covenant. The biblical authors use garden of Eden imagery to talk about the reconciliation of rival families, linking this theme to God’s ultimate purpose of…
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JACOB
MODULE 2: SESSION 7: Eden Springs in a Dry Land
Faithful to his promises, God blesses Yitskhaq despite his lack of trust. In the biblical narrative, God’s blessing often becomes a source of jealousy and rivalry between the chosen and the non-chosen characters. The biblical authors weave repeated key words like thread, stitching narrative…
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That remains the problem in our world and even the church of today!
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JOSEPH
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: Deceiving the Deceiver
As a disguised deceiver, Tamar turns the Eden deception on its head as she deceives her deceiver in order to preserve life. In the social world of the biblical characters, widows and sex workers are some of the most vulnerable members of society. Tamar further exposes herself to risk and stigma…
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Reading this story, it feels like a movie, and a lot of humor when the thief is caught!
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JOSEPH
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: Judah and Tamar
Literary links at the beginning of Genesis 38 and 39 invite the reader to make a deliberate comparison between Yoseph, who “was taken down” (yarad) from his brothers into Egypt, and Yehudah, who also “went down” (yarad) from his brothers. Yehudah’s story in Genesis 38 provides, in riddle form, an…
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JOSEPH
MODULE 2: SESSION 7: Down Into the Pit
The biblical authors liken Yoseph’s descent into the pit to an animal sent to slaughter. Details like the goat killed for its blood and Potiphar, captain of the butchers, give shape to this image. Through repetition of key vocabulary, the biblical authors link Yoseph’s betrayal with the binding of…
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