Discover how God's promises to Abraham echo Genesis 1—and reveal a purpose the Creator has never abandoned.
What might we discover in John 7–9 when we hear Yeshua’s words within the festival already surrounding Him? A Shemini Atzeret reflection on Sukkot, living water, restored sight, and the King whose righteous judgments reveal God’s purpose for His creation.
The journey of Teshuva does not end with Yom Kippur.
In fact, Yom Kippur points us somewhere.
It points beyond repentance, beyond confession, beyond judgment, and beyond atonement—to the presence of the King.
That is where Sukkot takes us.
This final week is shorter than our earlier seven-day cycles, bringing us to Yom Kippur. We will move through five themes: the seriousness of sin, God's provision of atonement, the Messiah's saving work, the humility of standing before God, and the continuing life of faithful return.
But Teshuva does not permit us to stand across the street and critique the house.
If we belong to Yeshua, this is our house.
Join me on a four-part exploration of Genesis chapter 1 tracing a few key words in the creation narrative that reveal profound truths of God's character and purposes. In This Part 1, "God's ‘love’ Revealed," we will see that God ’saw’ His new creation, and fell in ‘love’ with all He had made. The writer of Genesis reveals creation in a 4-part pattern:
God ‘commands’ – “Let there be…, Let the ….”
God ‘sees’ – “God ’saw’ that it was …)
God ‘names’ – After each ‘Let there…’ is a name or description of what should be.
God ‘judges’ – As He ‘sees’ what He created, He judges it as ‘good.’
