Online Bible Institute | John | Activity https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/johnnfor/activity/ Activity feed for John. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:11:47 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.1.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 73a19fcef3f3db178848dca50d6abb6e John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83687/#acomment-83707 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:06:17 -0400 Wow! Great work!

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I found the example using the night sky from both the Hubble telescope and Van Gogh’s Starry Night a thought-provoking analogy to the author’s interpretations of the events as shared with […]

]]> f38b08cdfa0fa64da40166dda51eb9d6 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83694/#acomment-83706 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:05:20 -0400 Great one there!

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Poetry invites readers into an active partnership with the text, encouraging exploration to uncover meaning. In biblical literature, mastering repetition and literary design is essential […]

]]> 6081adb1193acc59299d1d712622a78f John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 6: Isaac Deceives […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83705/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:02:50 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 6: Isaac Deceives Abimelech

The narrator introduces categories that will not fully make sense to us until we have finished the whole Torah and come back to start again.

God renews his promise to Yitskhaq, echoing the covenants made to previous generations.

The unusual phrase “on the heel of” means “because.” It…

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]]> 0 1808830d513048c2a8770d0e8d5ae9c5 John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 5: Jacob Tricks […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83704/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:02:06 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 5: Jacob Tricks Esau

Describing Yaaqov as a “whole man” and a “smooth man” has a double meaning—it’s like a pun.

Smooth-talkers and deceivers are a pattern throughout the Bible, and Yaaqov is a prime example.

Here is another ‘adam who is willing to give up his firstborn right for a meal because of a…

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]]> 0 a6637f8efb9a906f5346456b13a1e410 John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 4: The Birth of Esau and […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83703/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:01:16 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 4: The Birth of Esau and Jacob

The Yaaqov story is a raw look at human nature, and deception is central to each of its three movements.

The Yaaqov story is a tragedy. God’s faithfulness to this family shines like a bright candle in a dark room, but this is also a raw and unflattering portrait of human nature.

The…

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]]> 0 6da7f5a327ad1f778a19c458f3b2bcfb John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83619/#acomment-83702 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:58:52 -0400 @robertonina Very seriously, Sir!

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Course: Joseph

Session 21: Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons

As you follow the non-chosen through Genesis, they are constantly being reconnected and integrated into the chosen line.

There is […]

]]> 27b663536297d54c29147b710b15dbc3 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83618/#acomment-83701 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:57:06 -0400 @robertonina For sure!

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Course: Joseph

Session 20: Joseph Leads Egypt Through a Famine

Yaaqov (Jacob) blesses Pharaoh. This is the first time Abraham’s family explicitly blesses the nations as promised by God in […]

]]> af0fa23f1f4941c6a9d7bf3e3441b418 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83615/#acomment-83700 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:56:02 -0400 @ashley-miller 🙏🙏

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Course: Joseph

Session 19: From Canaan to Goshen

The 40 years of wandering in the desert are a pre-exile. A whole generation dies off in the wilderness and doesn’t enter the land. […]

]]> ba793669376cd7f46e67830fff212c43 John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 24: The Lion of Judah The way […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83698/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:54:54 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 24: The Lion of Judah

The way the Messiah gained victory over his enemies was, like Yehudah, to give his life for others. It redefines the military imagery; all of it is returned to the language of the four Gospels.

In a way, the rod never departs. The lion of the tribe of Judah is the lamb that was slain for the sins…

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]]> 0 dede018f1bae404589430bef939e226f John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 23: Judah and Joseph The […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83697/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:52:52 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 23: Judah and Joseph

The whole narrative about Yoseph and the role that he plays in the story has transferred to Yehudah.

The story of Yoseph’s rise to a place of rule among his brothers is here turned into a narrative analogy that is applied to the future rule of the seed of Yehudah.

If you trace the patterns, you…

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]]> 0 daa7f01fcab9ef3ebaf0994cd6992c5a John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 22: Ephraim and Manasseh To be […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83696/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:51:59 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 22: Ephraim and Manasseh

To be a follower of Jesus is to be a part of an international messianic Jewish congregation.

Jacob’s words blessing Joseph’s sons foreshadow the division of the tribes and the loss of Ephraim in exile.

In the rest of the Hebrew Bible, the line of Joseph, through Ephrayim, comes to represent…

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]]> 0 29be32995510f1e30bde0f6d36395d92 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83610/#acomment-83622 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:00:40 -0400 Great, the church of today continues to play with being accountable.

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Course Old Testament Bible Survey

Chapter 32 Obadiah

Obadiah was written by the prophet Obadiah to the nation of Edom. Its primary purpose was to announce God’s judgment on […]

]]> 8397bccec87a8a59a5628a2ac1199018 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83611/#acomment-83621 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:59:05 -0400 Great insight!

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Lesson 20

They’re 3 concepts that we need to understand about sanctification. Past sanctification, present sanctification and future sanctification.

Dr Hocking clearly explained […]

]]> de2b6dde81fc8ddd80c30cd425a4cb29 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83612/#acomment-83620 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:58:31 -0400 The Book of Jonah is an interesting book to read for any missionary or anyone who desires to obey God.

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Course Old Testament Bible Survey

Chapter 33 Jonah

The book of Jonah was written by the prophet Jonah to the people of Nineveh. Its purpose was to call the people of Nineveh to […]

]]> c34712d3b91679db35c036a90e4a44d9 John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 21: Jacob Blesses Joseph’s […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83619/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:55:25 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 21: Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons

As you follow the non-chosen through Genesis, they are constantly being reconnected and integrated into the chosen line.

There is a separating when God chooses one out of the many, but the separating is to create a people who can be uniquely shaped for ultimate inclusion.

As Genesis…

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]]> 2 2a3a08785aa279d718501d0e70061134 John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 20: Joseph Leads Egypt Through […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83618/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:54:05 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 20: Joseph Leads Egypt Through a Famine

Yaaqov (Jacob) blesses Pharaoh. This is the first time Abraham’s family explicitly blesses the nations as promised by God in Genesis 12:3.

Yoseph (Joseph) rescues the people and animals of the land from the flood-like famine, once again cast as a new Noah.

Yoseph’s wise…

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]]> 2 cd8d6fa5bd8816b10a0af55c769f2120 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83549/#acomment-83617 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:52:05 -0400 @jeffjacinto You are very right! It is the same with us!

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Course: Jacob

Session 3: Abraham Replays the Melody

This melody is like a lens we can look through to see our own stories and life experiences in a new way. The thematic melody of […]

]]> c3f7e15e78cb9c3b1b9d65286a6ad358 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83549/#acomment-83616 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:50:46 -0400 @jeremyrockstroh You are very right!

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Course: Jacob

Session 3: Abraham Replays the Melody

This melody is like a lens we can look through to see our own stories and life experiences in a new way. The thematic melody of […]

]]> 9d982d2409c58fe10c0eb82bac680b92 John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 19: From Canaan to Goshen The […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83615/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:49:52 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 19: From Canaan to Goshen

The 40 years of wandering in the desert are a pre-exile. A whole generation dies off in the wilderness and doesn’t enter the land. This pre-exile matches the Babylonian exile in the literary design of the Hebrew Bible.

The wilderness is the place where God strips his people down. They can’t…

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]]> 2 e2c052553514ab166bfe273452c0dd8a John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82901/#acomment-83554 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:25:29 -0400 @robertonina You are right; we must care for what God cares for!

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Course: Abraham

Session 29: Reflecting on the Abraham Story

Learning to read these texts better is training for how to read our lives and discern the meaning of the happenings […]

]]> 3c925bbb6325a0236dede68a72f4ac1d John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83215/#acomment-83553 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:24:07 -0400 @robertonina 🙏

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Course: Joseph

Session 3: The Shape of Biblical Literature

You can read and reread these texts over the course of your entire life, and they become a source of fun, wisdom, and insight […]

]]> 862601cac31fde6003d1973d6f96dfcd John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83522/#acomment-83552 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:23:31 -0400 We will continue to trust God to help us to be like Jesus!

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Jesus, Part III

This lesson helped me understand how different Jesus is from the way the world normally views leadership and power. Jesus had all authority, yet He never forced […]

]]> 86900f9e2c2f41cae2a15f681ca1cb39 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83526/#acomment-83551 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:21:47 -0400 It’s always important to check the meaning of words in their context!

In reply to - Elizabeth Ebeka posted an update Words have several meanings and understanding, of course. It has always baffled me when people read the Bible and try to confine the words to a si gle meaning. And of […] ]]> 945fc37ceb06f2792428d527ceb505b6 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83527/#acomment-83550 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:20:42 -0400 Preparing the heart, God help us! With all the trouble the world is shooting at you!

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Preparing my heart before studying Scripture has often been one of the most difficult parts of my spiritual life. I have sometimes approached Bible study with boredom […]

]]> 754ae60762801163f517ebbee23fbb3f John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 3: Abraham Replays the […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83549/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:17:44 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 3: Abraham Replays the Melody

This melody is like a lens we can look through to see our own stories and life experiences in a new way. The thematic melody of Genesis is a lens through which we can examine our own lives.

Characters can be the “seed of the woman” but become the “seed of the snake” through their moral…

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]]> 4 e8098a000d6aca5b8e55a4be372c89d8 John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 2: The Thematic Melody of […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83548/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:41:31 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 2: The Thematic Melody of Genesis 1-9

The Hebrew Bible works by recycling and replaying the core melody, introduced in Genesis 1-9, in the lives of later generations.

Chapter and verse numbers are not part of the original structure of the biblical text. Rather, literary units of the text are indicated by vocabulary…

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]]> 0 7f69051b3b3d9f6bdc848a0e18c8b6c9 John posted an update: Course: Jacob Session 1: Jacob in the […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83547/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:40:38 -0400 Course: Jacob

Session 1: Jacob in the Biblical Imagination

Jacob’s story takes up half of the Genesis scroll. The story of Jacob has been designed to preview and to address his later descendants.

When the biblical authors reflect on the story of Jacob, they understand its value because it tells the truth about their present.

It’s as if…

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]]> 0 92b8e3273fbedb820270de7dfd433b58 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83530/#acomment-83546 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:49:09 -0400 Great insight! Thank God for the courage!

In reply to - Ilrick Geffrard posted an update Course: the doctrine of salvation

Lesson 16: the principle of confession

Dr. Hocking argues that the Protestant Reformation was a crucial turning point in church history because […]

]]> 93354be6497bc8b7263f26ce13efb73c John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83531/#acomment-83545 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:44:44 -0400 Many still argue that they play a part in their Justification.

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The central teaching from this chapter is that justification is entirely an act of God based on the finished work of Jesus Christ, not on anything a person does. […]

]]> 8befd93beb28be9bf5c7506ea6e124ab John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83532/#acomment-83543 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:43:07 -0400 You are very right!

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Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Chapter-9

When we consider the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, I believe we come to

realize that these gifts are a tremendous tool for evangelism. […]

]]> 7ef436fb500d3d1e15229e566ca6ae4b John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83198/#acomment-83542 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:42:18 -0400 @robertonina You are right!

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The Hebrew word for “earth” primarily means “land,” reflecting a grounded, local perspective rather than a global or cosmic one. In Genesis 1, this shapes the creation story as a […]

]]> f0a5548d6a8be8d4ba74be45177679b5 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82900/#acomment-83541 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:39:46 -0400 @robertonina Amen! The painful part of it all is that many are still fracturing the relationship today!

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Course: Abraham

Session 28: Not Chosen but Blessed

The fracturing of families and relationships is a major theme in the Bible’s storyline that points toward a hope for […]

]]> 48770c7eb20c0f58e97f1b336ce084dd John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83214/#acomment-83540 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:37:39 -0400 @robertonina It’s really interesting!

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Course: Joseph

Session 2: The Thematic Melody of the Hebrew Bible

Biblical literature works a lot like a symphony. The early stories of Genesis provide a core melody, and the rest of […]

]]> 0bb305a368d70c1831481a8e63d5cc35 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83451/#acomment-83539 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:36:12 -0400 @robertonina If God were to fulfill his purpose depending on our faithfulness, Jesus would never have come to the earth.

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Course: Joseph

Session 9: Deceiving the Deceiver

This is a story about how the younger one is deceived by the older and put at a great disadvantage near death. But through […]

]]> 46bd4ee462581173f746bb5a3302b01b John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83451/#acomment-83538 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:35:11 -0400 @robertonina For sure!

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Course: Joseph

Session 9: Deceiving the Deceiver

This is a story about how the younger one is deceived by the older and put at a great disadvantage near death. But through […]

]]> 83c73d0304fcd928db18996f194c4fd1 John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 18: Jacob’s Journey to […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83537/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:34:17 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 18: Jacob’s Journey to Egypt

Averting crisis with the family moving to Egypt, the final third of the Joseph story highlights the tension of temporary safety outside the land of promise.

Upon hearing the news that Joseph is alive, Jacob metaphorically dies, coming back to life when he believes the news. This foreshadows…

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]]> 0 bca4edf885d29843b2f5715adfc7731a John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 17: Reconciliation of […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83536/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:32:33 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 17: Reconciliation of the Brothers

This is about a rebirth for all humanity carried in the family of these 70 descendants of Jacob.

Joseph and Judah are both characters whose parallel stories point to the one.

Returning to the flood melody, Joseph’s offer of refuge in Egypt echoes the safety of the ark during the…

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]]> 0 f7d800b9083daad3b0ac1f6de46a6f81 John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 16: Judah’s Offering What God […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83535/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:30:00 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 16: Judah’s Offering

What God gives as a test of faithfulness becomes a trap when the snake twists lies around it.

The offerings didn’t fix the situation. Resolution comes when the lion of Judah is surrendered as a substitute offering.

It’s as if the portrait of the two brothers, Joseph and Judah, is really about one…

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]]> 0 94b1f41333ae7acf6ea3f896f084f6c2 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82902/#acomment-83501 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:19:43 -0400 @robertonina Very true!

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Course: Abraham

Session 30: Studying the Abraham Story in Different Settings

People learn more when they try to teach others what they are learning. I will continue to practice […]

]]> 4e2359d24b9b86387a6198163d5caf70 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82902/#acomment-83500 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:19:17 -0400 @Pieter You are right!

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Course: Abraham

Session 30: Studying the Abraham Story in Different Settings

People learn more when they try to teach others what they are learning. I will continue to practice […]

]]> b67902946c25393f6bf9016b04884202 John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 12: Joseph the Wise Deliverer […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83499/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:17:27 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 12: Joseph the Wise Deliverer of Egypt

Joseph is lifted out of the pit, shaved, and given a whole new set of garments. In the Bible, shaving often marks a transition between two phases of life or states of being.

The doubling in Pharaoh’s dream points to one reality confirmed by God, giving us further insight into the…

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]]> 0 fab6a8bfd6651f1ead7113b3cbff3cc4 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83319/#acomment-83498 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:15:20 -0400 @mariagruda You are welcome

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Course: Joseph

Session 6: A Man in the Field

If Joseph had not met this man, he and his entire family would have died in the famine.

This narrative focuses on moments in our lives when […]

]]> f56164593f003c4b2f6209b296fb9943 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83314/#acomment-83497 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:14:49 -0400 @andrewcooper Yes, we cannot do it on our own!

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Course: Joseph

Session 4: A Tale of Two Seeds

Ultimately, there are things we will never find resolution to on this side of the new creation. Still, that lack of resolution is meant […]

]]> 8fc03021496e2966372745573460f33e John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 11: Dreamers in Pharaoh’s […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83496/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:13:31 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 11: Dreamers in Pharaoh’s Prison

Apocalyptic literature captures moments when, either asleep or awake, God opens one’s consciousness to other dimensions of reality that are normally invisible. In the biblical world, dreams were viewed as revealing the real truth.

Whenever you have double parallel stories, they point to…

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]]> 0 a649f6a43c3e913f62b198ac7854aaee John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83450/#acomment-83495 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:12:19 -0400 @robertonina You are welcome

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Course: Joseph

Session 8: Judah and Tamar

This story is about the near extinction of the lineage of Judah.

Judah’s story in Genesis 38 provides, in riddle form, an outline of the rest […]

]]> 5a9c0e282b91db80beb1f8278c007e83 John posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83449/#acomment-83494 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:11:42 -0400 @robertonina AMEN!

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Course: Joseph

Session 7: Down Into the Pit

This motif of brothers standing in as substitutes for other brothers starts right here in Genesis 4.

Human evil leads to the death of […]

]]> 86e5e1c1fad411a253a3a7f97c5cc131 John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 10: Joseph and Potiphar’s […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83493/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:11:10 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 10: Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife

This literature is cyclical. When it echoes one earlier story, it almost always activates the whole pattern, going back all the way to the first instance in the early chapters of Genesis.

Joseph acts as both the forbidden tree and the human who must listen to God’s voice and pass the…

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]]> 0 11eb3382ec53d2f1ee2728ede35011cc John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 9: Deceiving the Deceiver This is […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83451/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:16:20 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 9: Deceiving the Deceiver

This is a story about how the younger one is deceived by the older and put at a great disadvantage near death. But through a counter-deception, they gain ascendancy over the older and end up saving the family.

As a disguised deceiver, Tamar turns the Eden deception on its head as she deceives…

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]]> 3 cc115287c215beca19bcc884ed82b7fd John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 8: Judah and Tamar This story […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83450/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:10:28 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 8: Judah and Tamar

This story is about the near extinction of the lineage of Judah.

Judah’s story in Genesis 38 provides, in riddle form, an outline of the rest of the Genesis scroll.

Literary links at the beginning of Genesis 38 and 39 invite the reader to make a deliberate comparison between Joseph, who “was taken…

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]]> 2 3a194109265a1559f7d3bef099dd115e John posted an update: Course: Joseph Session 7: Down Into the Pit This motif […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83449/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:09:33 -0400 Course: Joseph

Session 7: Down Into the Pit

This motif of brothers standing in as substitutes for other brothers starts right here in Genesis 4.

Human evil leads to the death of the beloved one, but God provides a takhat—one who stands in the place of.

The biblical authors liken Joseph’s descent into the pit to an animal sent to…

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