Genesis 1:27
Verse 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Just like verse 26 establishes the value and authority of humanity, verse 27 establishes the two distinctions of…
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Genesis 1:24-26
Verse 24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according…
Genesis 1:6-23
Verses 6-8And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that…
Genesis 1:2-5
Verse 2The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. That phrase “formless and void” can be used to describe a…
Genesis 1:1
The phrase “in the beginning” is not simply a nice, poetic way to begin a story like “once upon a time.” The phrase “In the beginning” is taking us to a point in history. The actual point in which the…
James 5:13-15
In verse 13, James asked a rhetorical question: is anyone suffering? And James asked that question knowing that most of the people in his audience would most likely answer “yes.” He was writing to people who knew the trials and…
James 5:12
When we come to James 5:12, it can feel like James is making a completely unrelated statement about not swearing or taking oaths. And we can find ourselves saying, “where does this come from?” What does this have to do…
James 5:9-11
Verse 9Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. James exhorts his readers not to grumble against one another. The phrase “one another” is a reference to other Christians.…
James 5:7-8
Verse 7Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. James is desiring to encourage…
James 5:1-6
In a letter in which James does not hold back, he saves his strongest language for the rich who have lived ungodly lives. People who have rejected God and made wealth their god. In verse 1, James isn’t really writing…