In this Sunday school lesson, we learn about the Ice Age. Though the Bible does not specifically mention an ice age, we do see plenty of evidence of an ice age in our world today. In fact, the Ice Age is a reasonable outcome of the global Flood, which the Bible does plainly describe. In…
In this lesson, we examine the Genesis record of Abraham offering Isaac as a sacrifice to God. Why did God ask Abraham to do it? Why did Abraham obey? How should Abraham’s example encourage us to trust God and wait for His provision? We look to answer those questions and also identify what this episode has…
In this lesson, we examine Sodom and Gomorrah’s destruction. Why did God judge these cities? Why did God spare Lot? How do we today compare to these ancient cities? This account in Genesis has much to tell us of God’s holiness, justice, and mercy.
In this lesson, we look at God’s reiterations of His covenant with Abram. Specifically, we examine the covenant ceremony of Genesis 15, the covenant sign in Genesis 17, and then the covenant commentary in the New Testament. Abram emerges as an example of and the father of those who believe God and are counted righteous.
In this lesson, we examine the call of Abram to leave his country and follow God. Specifically, we look to answer the following questions: Why did God call Abram? How did Abram respond? Why did Abram respond the way that he did? What ultimately motivated Abram? How ought we to be instructed by Abram’s example?
In this lesson, we seek to get a handle of the book of Job: what are we supposed to learn from Job and his suffering? How was he able to do endure so much yet cling to God? The answers have much to do with God’s worth, God’s sovereignty, and man’s limited ability to comprehend the good purposes…
In this lesson, we look at more questions related to the dispersion of humanity at Babel. What were the first people groups? Where did they go? Were cavemen real? When did cavemen appear in history? What about the physical differences between the “races”? If we all came from Adam and Eve, why is that people…
In this lesson, we examine why God judged mankind for its sin at Babel, how that judgment resulted in different languages and people groups, and how the memory of Babel is evident today in cultures around the world.
In this lesson, we discuss the theory of Catastrophic Plate Tectonics as we explore how the Flood event reshaped the earth’s geology, geography, and topography.
In this lesson, we answer objections to the Genesis flood account due to the ark: how could the ark have endured a year of flood waters and fit all of the animals, dinosaurs included? As part of this discussion, we consider the likely size and shape of the ark and just which animals Noah would have had aboard.