The Devoted Word

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Genesis 1:26-28 (1) -- The Dominion Mandate
August 15, 2018

Scripture sees the dominion mandate from multiple perspectives, but there is one thing it is certainly not supposed to mean for God's people. . . .

Genesis 1:26-27 -- The Image of God
August 09, 2018

Join us as we consider the Image of God in Adam, both male and female, humanity as a whole, its fulfillment in Christ , and more!

Genesis 1:20-25 -- Birds, Beasts, and Big Government: Animals as Symbols in Scripture
August 03, 2018

Animal as symbols appear in crucial theological areas . . . all for important reasons to which we really need to pay attention today.

Genesis 1:9-10 (3) -- Ladders, Living Trees, and Trees of Life
July 31, 2018

God's language of fruiting trees and vines appears over and over again as imagery of abundance, life, and blessing, from Genesis to Revelation.

Genesis 1:9-10 (2) -- God's "Stones of Fire"
July 25, 2018

The theological discussion of "rocks" takes us into refinement, purity, holiness, and glory---and a stone that grows to fill the whole earth. . . .

Genesis 1:9-10 (1) — Rock of Ages
July 20, 2018

God created the dry land. He also calls himself and Christ "the Rock" over and over again in Scripture. Rocks feature in many prominent and important ways, and we must pay attention. - Eden especially contained special "glorified" rocks such a gold an...

Genesis 1:14-18 -- Sun, Moon, and Stars, "Signs in the Heavens"
July 17, 2018

They are not only for signs and seasons, but also give us theology for the "end time" "signs in the heavens," stars falling from the sky, and a New Jerusalem in which there is no need for the sun!

Genesis 1:9-13 -- Fruit Trees, Cana, and the Healing of the Nations
July 12, 2018

Studying the creation of dry land and fruit-bearing trees takes us through Noah to Christ, to Cana, the Vine and branches, and . . . the healing of the nations. . . .

Genesis 1:6-7 -- Biblical Theology of the Firmament / Expanse
July 09, 2018

The theology of the "expanse" will help us understand several passages about the heavens and eschatology / end times much better.

Genesis 1:4-5 -- Dividing, Proclaiming, Judging, and Naming
July 06, 2018

God's work of division, judgment, and naming demonstrate his providence and sovereignty, but also the work of his image. . . .