In episode 10, Isaac’s cousin Rebekah is selected by the Yahweh Elohim to be his bride, in defiance of the dangers of inbreeding. After an initial childless decade, a Yahwelian fertility procedure results in fraternal twins, the hairy Esau and the too-slick Jacob, who eventually cheats his slightly older brother out of his birthright. This leads to a discussion…
Category: Genesis
Abraham & Isaac
SERMONS #9 – Once it appears that Abraham and Sarah’s “miracle baby” Isaac will survive to become a legitimate heir, Abraham sends the secondary heir and his mother the maid packing, then is shocked to find out that Isaac is scheduled to be the entrée at the Yahwelians’ next barbecue, with Abraham serving as grillmaster. Abe’s predicament is compared…
Abraham & Sarah
SERMONS #8 – The continuing story of Abraham and Sarah, including Abraham’s and Lot’s encounters with the Yahwelian landing party, Abraham’s haggling with the Lord, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and how it led to the decline and fall of the ancient Sumerian civilization, what happened between Lot and his daughters in the fallout shelter, what…
Abram and Sarai
SERMONS #7 – Against the backdrop of rapidly-declining lifespans, the epic soap opera of Abram and his wife Sarai unfolds. After enriching themselves by pimping and hoeing to the rich and famous, they engage a surrogate mother to produce an heir, but that is not what their alien overlords had in mind. What was the…
Noah’s Hangover
SERMONS #6 – What happens the morning after the big barbecue bash Noah threw for the Yahweh Elohim, when he discovers that he has passed out drunk without a stitch of clothes on and become an object of ridicule as a result? Spoiler alert: Family ties are stretched well past the breaking point. Also, what was the Tower…
Noah’s Barbecue
SERMONS #5 – In this episode, the Yahweh Elohim decide to destroy mankind — or do they? Noah and his family are spared, plus enough other creatures to repopulate the planet, so what was the point? Noah is grateful, however, so he builds an altar and barbecues some of the surplus clean beasts for them. This becomes a tradition,…
Of Watchers & Nephilim
SERMONS #4 concludes the story of Enoch and the Watchers that was begun in the previous episode. Are the Nephilim giants, fallen angels, or both? Does the term Nephilim apply to the Watchers, their offspring, or both? Is the Watcher and the “holy one” from Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 4:13 two separate beings, or only…
They Might Be Giants
In SERMONS #3, we explain and expand upon the first four verses of Genesis 6, about the mating of the sons of God with the daughters of men, and their resulting giant offspring. First Enoch (the Ethiopic Book of Enoch) provides a much more detailed account, which is given in part here, and will be…
Serpents & Siblings & Spawn (Oh My!)
In SERMONS #2, we continue our look at Genesis with chapters 3 through 5, including the story of the serpent convincing Eve (and, through her, Adam) to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, as well as the stories of Cain, Abel, and those who came after them, up to the time…
“In the Beginning…”
Gives a verse-by-verse analysis of the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis. Compares Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” to John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Identifies the Greek logos as the Hebrew Elohim….