Genesis 21 describes the birth of Isaac, Abraham’s growing faith, and the tension that develops between Sarah and Hagar (symbolizing the clash between law and grace).
Read MoreThe 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #10): First King
Ken Boa teaches on the story of a pagan widow named Ruth, who followed her mother-in-law back to her homeland and, through God’s providential plan, wound up in the bloodline of the Messiah.
Read MoreThe 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #9): A Pagan Widow Gets It Right (Ruth)
Ken Boa teaches on the story of a pagan widow named Ruth, who followed her mother-in-law back to her homeland and, through God’s providential plan, wound up in the bloodline of the Messiah.
Read More365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Genesis 18
Three men, including an angel of the Lord (a manifestation of the preincarnate Christ), delivers the news to Abraham and Sarah that they will soon have a son, Isaac, who is the son of the covenant promise God made earlier to Abraham.
Read MoreThe 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #8): The Time of God’s Patience (Judges)
Ken Boa teaches on the book of Judges, where we see that God is a jealous God (He wants and demands to be the sole object of our worship), but He’s also remarkably patient, and always desiring to have mercy on us if we’ll turn to Him.
Read More365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Genesis 15
In this key chapter in Genesis, God declares Abram/Abraham justified because of his faith in him, not because of any good works he did. We too are declared righteous on the same basis, by grace through faith in Christ.
Read More365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Genesis 12
This crucial chapter records the calling of Abram and God’s threefold covenant with him (involving land, seed, and blessing). God’s promise to bless “all the families of the earth” through Abraham’s seed was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
Read MoreThe 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #7): Conquest (Joshua 1–6)
Ken Boa teaches on the conquest of Canaan, described in the first six chapters of Joshua, and an act that would be achieved in God’s own power, not in the Israelites’ strength.
Read MoreThe 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #6): Promised Land (Numbers 13–14)
Standing on the threshold of the Promised Land, the Israelites backed away from all God had for them, not because the people were too big but because of how they saw themselves in light of the people there.
Read More365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Genesis 11
In addition to tracing the lineage from Noah’s son Shem to Abram, this chapter tells the story of the Tower of Babel, an act of rebellion against God. Ken Boa discusses modern technology, today’s “universal language,” in the context of this passage and Scriptures about the end times.
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