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Genesis 21-22
The Gerar Gazette Mr. and Mrs. Abraham are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a bouncing baby boy- Isaac son of Abraham. Welcoming the little lad into the world were Father Abraham (100), mother Sarah (90), his half-brother Ishmael (14), “Auntie” Hagar, “Uncle” Eliezer of Damascus, and hundreds of family servants. All…
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Genesis 19-20
Remember the two guys who had lunch with Abraham in the last chapter? They left while Abraham was bargaining with God. It seems like perhaps they left Abraham in late afternoon because they arrive at Sodom at dusk. Which kind of makes me wonder- where did YHWH go? Abraham went back home. The angels went…
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Genesis 18
I love the Bible passages where people eat with God. It’s a theme that runs from Genesis to Revelation. This is the first really clear account. (Wait til we get to one where it’s a whole picnic with 70 men!) But people will be sharing fellowship meals with the Lord or at least in His…
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Genesis 15-17
There is a lot here but I am going to attempt to make this one shorter. It has come to my attention that a book-length blog a day keeps the housework and/or sleep away. At the moment, it’s sleep. The dishes and laundry.., oh shoot… I forgot- I have a load in the washer that…
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Genesis 12-14
In the meantime back at the ranch… We pick back up with the story of Abraham. Excuse me- Abram. The name change hasn’t happened yet. Just a quick reminder- we’ve been in Job for a while and got in the groove of reading Hebrew poetry. We’re back in Genesis now so let’s put on our…
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Job 41-42
Meet Leviathan, the fire-breathing dragon. I’m going to make a case that while Leviathan was certainly an ancient mythical figure representing chaos, (as I shared in my post on Job 24-26), I think it and Behemoth may have also been actual creatures. Why? Glad you asked. Ok, but Lacy… fire-breathing dragons? Let’s look at how…
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Job 38-40
🌪️ The original Twister movie… “Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind…” Job 38:1 NLT Well, so much for Job’s complaint that God wasn’t listening to him. The Almighty heard every word. And now? He’s gonna give Job a… science quiz? Wait. What? Yeah. A science quiz. Well, 84 questions deserves the word “exam.”…
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Job 32-37
Surprise! Introducing- Elihu. Ellie who? That’s what I said. Elihu. So there’s been this 4th guy there the whole time. I picture Elihu like a spectator at Wimbledon; his head swiveling with each smack of the theological racket as the argument sails back and forth. Here’s what we know about Elihu: “Elihu son of Barakel…
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Job 27-31
Congratulations. You made it to Job’s final speech. It’s a doozy at five chapters long. Here’s an outline so we can get a 20,000 ft view of things. Chapter 27 – I’m not backing down. I am innocent. But the truly wicked have a bad future ahead of them. Chapter 28 – People are smart,…
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Job 24-26
The opening here is like one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books. To read why Lacy is deviating from the reading plan, go to the next paragraph. If you don’t care, skip to paragraph 3. Yes, I realize that the scheduled reading for today is Job 24-27. I’m making an executive decision to deviate…
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Job 21-23
We pick up with Job’s rebuttal of Zophar’s accusation- that Job’s wealth and its dramatic loss are evidence that he is wicked and his calamity is punishment for his sins. Job is a step ahead of his friends. He knows they can name names of rich bad guys who finally got their comeuppance and died…
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Job 18-20
🥊 It’s time for Round 2 with Bildad. (This section is a Job sandwich. Bildad and Zophar speak with a speech from Job in the middle.) Bildad feels personally insulted by Job. Job has rejected not only his words but his worldview. Bildad’s speech feels quintessentially passive-aggressive to me. He describes the generic “wicked” in…
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