Founders of Our Faith: Genesis through Deuteronomy: From Creation to the Promised Land
Overview
The beginnings of the Christian story are told in the first five books of the Bible, where we meet Adam, Eve, Abraham, Sarah, Joseph, Moses, and the ancient Israelites, who were liberated by God from slavery in Egypt and chose to be a light to all the nations. Founders of Our Faith will guide you through 12 sessions of dynamic study through the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
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- Guides readers through 12 sessions of dynamic study
- Discusses the first five books of the Bible known as the Pentateuch
- Provides reading plans for studying the Bible
- The Good Book: The Big Picture of the Bible
- First Things First: Creation to Noah and the Flood
- A Promise for All Peoples: The Call of Abraham
- An Unlikely Hero: The Story of Jacob
- Amazing Technicolor Forgiveness: The Story of Joseph
- Never Far from View: Jesus in the Old Testament
- Freedom Train: The Exodus from Egypt
- Tell It on the Mountain: Moses and the Giving of the Law
- Beasts, Priests and Feasts: Tabernacle Worship at Mount Sinai
- Are We There Yet?: From Sinai to the Edge of the Promised Land
- Master and Commander: Preparation for the Promised Land
- Jesus’ Favorite Book: How Jesus Quoted Deuteronomy
Top Highlights
“God’s providence—God’s working behind the scenes to bring about His good purposes” (Page 68)
“we have seen Jesus Christ as the pivot point for the Old and New Testaments:” (Page 74)
“This phrase ‘seed of the woman’ is notable because in Hebrew culture, the ‘seed’ was always seen to pass through the father’s lineage line, not through the mother’s.” (Page 33)
“No matter what Isaac, or Rebekah, or Jacob did, they could not alter God’s purpose” (Page 56)
“as the ‘Lion of Judah’ to whom will be the obedience of nations” (Page 74)
- Title: Founders of Our Faith: Genesis through Deuteronomy: From Creation to the Promised Land
- Authors: Bayard Taylor, Gary S. Greig
- Series: What the Bible is All About: Bible Study Series
- Publisher: Gospel Light
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 160
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. › Bible study
- Resource ID: LLS:FNDRSFTH
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:15:34Z
Henrietta C. Mears was one of the great Bible teachers of the twentieth century. As Christian education director at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, she built one of the largest Sunday Schools in the world and wrote curriculum that was in such high demand that to publish it, she founded Gospel Light in 1933.