Abraham -- called out of Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan, there to found a great nation, a blessing to all peoples. Isaac -- his son, taken to be sacrificed by his father, until God provided a substitue. Jacob -- Isaac's son, the schemer who cheated his older brother of his birthright but whose thigh (and heart) was broken as he wrestled all night with God's messenger. Joseph -- the dreamer sold into Egypt by his brothers, who meant it for evil while God meant it for good. These are the patriarchs whose stories are told in Genesis 12-50. Why have these accounts been preserved? What importance do they have in the development of Israel's understanding of God? What message from them does God have for us today? Joyce Baldwin skillfully weaves her answers to these questions, bringing the history of an ancient people to bear on our lives.
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Joyce G. Baldwin (B.A., B.D.) was principal of Trinity College, Bristol, and wrote several volumes in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary series. She died in 1996.
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I've read some of the other commentaries in this series and they generally make good devotional commentaries, but this one was disappointing. The author does not provide much in the way of insight or application beyond what you can read in the text of Genesis 12-50 itself.
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Joyce has some wonderful insights,
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Baldwin has already written commentaries on Daniel, Samuel, Esther and Haggai to Zechariah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries). This is not a commentary, instead she narrates the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, fleshing out the details not specified in the bible. Joyce provides us with insights to understand it a bit better.
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Now the Lord said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Dead Sea, God Almighty, Old Testament, God Most High, Lord God, Near East, God of Abraham, Lord Jesus Christ, Ephron the Hittite, New Testament, Everlasting God, Finally Jacob, Hagar the Egyptian, Laban the Aramean, Mighty One of Jacob, Old Babylonian New!
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Dead Sea, God Almighty, Old Testament, God Most High, Lord God, Near East, God of Abraham, Lord Jesus Christ, Ephron the Hittite, New Testament, Everlasting God, Finally Jacob, Hagar the Egyptian, Laban the Aramean, Mighty One of Jacob, Old Babylonian New!
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- Abraham in History and Tradition by John Van Seter in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 132
- The Bible Speaks Today (48 Volume Set) by David Atkinson in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The history of Israel by Martin Noth in Front Matter, and page 194
- Old Testament Theology: The Theology of Israel's Historical Traditions v. 1 by Gerhard Von Rad on page 209
- The Message of Mark (Bible Speaks Today) by Donald English in Front Matter
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- Biblical Hermeneutics by Bruce Corley in Back Matter
- The Message of the Sermon on the Mount (Bible Speaks Today) by John Stott in Front Matter
- The Message of Hebrews (Bible Speaks Today) by Raymond Brown in Front Matter
- The Message of Ephesians (Bible Speaks Today) by John Stott in Front Matter
- How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee in Back Matter
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