Deuteronomy 22: Women, Virginity, Sex, and Marriage

How’s that for a title? Deuteronomy 22 is a chapter that a lot of people love to hate. Most often it is used to show how backwards and oppressive the Bible is to women. And, in all fairness, I can see why they think that. It’s a tricky chapter. But I do think there is …

Leviticus 21: The Price of Priesthood

If you’ve been following along in Leviticus, you have probably seen that Israel’s priests are some busy guys. It was starting to feel like there was no end to their responsibilities. Well, that all changed in Leviticus 21. The priests finally learn some things they shouldn’t do. Running the local morgue tops the list. Relationships …

Genesis 29: Romantic Comedy

Genesis 29 started out looking like an adorable love story. It ended up as a “hilarious” comedy of errors that would make The Bard proud. And by hilarious I mean awkward, tragic, horrible, and awkward! Jacob meets Rachel at a well and falls madly in love with her. He tells her father/his uncle Laban that …