Comparison Exersices (5): Jacob – There And Back
Our last (for now) installment of this series is taken from the life of Jacob the Patriarch. While comparing his way back to the Land of Israel with his journey out of…
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Comparison Exercises (4): Two Epiphanies
Last time, we started to compare the circumstances of Sarah’s maid Hagar, Ishmael’s mother, in two different chapters of Genesis where she had experienced an epiphany: in Genesis 16, when Hagar was…
Comparison Exercises (3): Two Epiphanies
Our next comparison is taken from the story of Hagar – a very special biblical character. Hagar occupies quite a unique place in the Bible for many different reasons: She is the…
Comparison Exersices (2): Laban’s Search Revisited
Our exercise today is taken from the famous story of Joseph and his brothers. You probably remember the story: the brothers come back to Joseph for the second time, this time with…
Comparison Exercises (1)
We are starting a new series today – one that I have been planning to share with you here for a long time. If you have ever read children’s magazines to your…