Articles
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Jan 6, 2013
"God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made." (Genesis 2:2-3)
Why would God sanctify His day of rest (cessation from creating)? Four observations...
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Dec 3, 2012
"God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken." (Genesis 3:23)
What did God do at the Fall? The answer may surprise you.
First, God rested. After God completed His work of creating the...
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Nov 13, 2012
"Make thee an ark of gopher wood. . . . The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits." (Genesis 6:14-15)
The Bible is a unified book with one Author, God,...
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Oct 30, 2012
"And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain. . . . And she again bare his brother Abel." (Genesis 4:1-2)
Genesis 4 details the interaction between these brothers. Abel was righteous (4:4), and Cain was wicked...
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Oct 23, 2012
"And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name." (Genesis 11:4)
The Bible has one Author (2 Timothy 3:16), and it is one Book. Therefore, it should be read as...
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Oct 18, 2012
"Then began men to call upon the name of the LORD." (Genesis 4:26)
The Bible is, ultimately, one Book. Like a good book, we must read the beginning to understand the middle and end. This truth applies to individual chapters as well....
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Oct 10, 2012
"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD." (Genesis 6:8)
Genesis 3:15 clearly implies that Satan's offspring and the woman's offspring will be at war until Satan is finally and fully crushed. Hence, we would expect to...
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Sep 28, 2012
"Unto the woman he said, . . . in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children. . . . And unto Adam he said . . . cursed is the ground for thy sake. . . . Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee. . . . In the sweat of thy face shalt...
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Sep 27, 2012
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." (Genesis 3:15)
This famous verse--often cited as the first proclamation of the...
Days of Praise |
Nathaniel T. Jeanson, Ph.D. |
Sep 26, 2012
"And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply. . . . And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply . . . have dominion." (Genesis 1:22, 28)
God reveals Himself to us through the words of...