BEMA Session 1: Torah

We wrap up the introduction to God’s story and set up the narrative of the remainder of Scripture in an effort to understand what God is rescuing His people from.

We finish our study of the life of Joseph, covering Genesis 41–50.

We begin our study of the life of Joseph, covering Genesis 37–40.

We continue our look at the life of Jacob, covering Genesis chapters 32 through 35.

We begin our look at the life of Jacob, starting with Genesis 25 and moving through chapter 31.

We cover the life of Isaac as told in Genesis 24 and 26, where we begin to see the initial realization of God’s promise to Abraham.

We continue to look at the kind of partner God has chosen in Abraham.

We work through Genesis 15–17, continuing our look at the evolving partnership between God and Abram.

We talk about Genesis 12–14: the call of Abram and his initial adventures in the land of Canaan.

We ask the same question the Rabbis have asked over the centuries: Why did God choose Abraham?

We look back over the first eleven chapters of Genesis and work to understand their significance to the greater narrative of the scriptures.

We talk about the tower of Babel and some of the observations we are able to take away from the story.

We talk about Noah’s departure from the ark and the tragedy that ensues.

We talk about the story of Noah and the Flood, and we have a wide variety of buried treasure from the author.

We talk about Cain and Abel and the idea of how fear and shame ruin the story.