In love, God gives us a choice. We are not forced to love God, but given a profound and life-shaping opportunity to love.
Will we love God? Or will we choose to love lesser gods? Will we choose to pursue God? Or will we choose to pursue someone or something else?
Here are four things you must-read before you read Genesis 4-11:
- Meaning of names offer unique insights into Scripture. Abel means “vapor” or “breath,” alluding to his short lifespan. Enoch means “dedicated,” a reminder of his great faith. Noah means “comfort,” as God displays through Noah’s story that we too can have a reprieve from living under a curse.
- In Genesis 6:9, Noah is said to be a righteous man, blameless, who walked faithfully with God. “Blameless” can be translated as “whole” or “complete.”
- In the story of the Tower of Babel, (Genesis 11), there’s a play on words in the Hebrew expression “Let us make bricks” (nilb na) in verse 3 and “Let us confuse” (nab la) in verse 7, implying that though the people had one plan, God had another.
- The confusion unleashed at the tower of Babel is reversed at Pentecost where the Spirit empowers people to unite and understand one another. (Acts 2:5-9)
Here’s your homework for Week Two: Call on the Name of the Lord:
- Watch Session Two (Call on the Name of the Lord) on the Pursuing God’s Love DVD (14 minutes) and begin working through the homework.
- Read Genesis 4-11.
- Come back to MargaretFeinberg.com on Thursday, the same day you can enjoy the Midday Connection podcast on the session, to discuss what God’s revealing to you along the way. (To subscribe to the RSS feed so you don’t miss a beat, click here).
FOR DISCUSSION: Answer the following questions as a comment to this blog post. Feel free to ask questions, reply to others’ comments, and post prayer requests.
- Technology is great in many ways—especially for hosting an online #SummerBibleStudy! But what are some of the biggest challenges that technology is creating in your life? In your relationships?
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