A note before this book: I always want any reader of this to remember that this is always my summary of the Word. The book of Joshua in particular stands out to me, because of it's name, and there are many parts of this that I had additional thoughts, or things of note that popped out to me. I have included those, as I felt I needed to, but please, always remember Acts 17:11. "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness

Deuteronomy – 2:11 – A race of giants that the Moabites called the Emims. Similar to the Anakims. Emim means “terror”. Anakim means “long-necked”. 2:20 – Another race of giants called the Zamzummims, which means “plotters”. 3:9 – Two different names for Mount Hermon. Sirion, which means “breastplate” and Shenir which means “snow mountain”. 3:13 – The land given to the tribe of Manasseh was also called the land of the giants. 3:14 – A son of Manasseh called his section Bashanh

Leviticus – 1:1 – The Lord calls to Moses and talks to him out of the tabernacle. 9:1 – Moses calls Aaron and his sons and tells them to make a sin offering to the Lord. Sin can only be atoned for by a sacrifice without blemish. 10:4 – Moses calls the sons of Aaron’s uncle to drag Aaron’s sons out of the temple of God. They tried to offer a strange (loathsome) fire to the Lord, against God’s commands, and God killed them. Numbers – 11:3 – The people started complaining to God

Exodus – 1:18 – Pharaoh summons the midwives to him. The king had commanded the midwives to kill all the Hebrew boys born. But the midwives feared God and did not do that. God blesses the midwives for this. 2:7 – Moses’ sister offers to fetch a nurse for Moses when he is found by the Pharaoh’s daughter. 2:8 – The daughter tells her to go, and Moses’ sister gets his mother to be his nurse. 2:10 – Pharaoh’s daughter names him Moses, because she drew him out of the water. Moses

Genesis – 41:8 – Pharaoh has a dream and he calls for all the occult people in Egypt to interpret his dream. Only God can tell the future, for only God truly knows. 41:14 – Pharaoh calls Joseph at the witness of the butler. Joseph comes out the dungeon, shaves and changes his clothes. *Note: When God calls us, He would have us leave the trappings of our old selves behind. We are new creations in Him. 41:45 – Pharaoh calls Joseph by a new name. He establishes Joseph in Egypt w

Genesis – 27:1 – Issac has grown old and can’t see very well. He calls for his son Esau. 27:42 – After Rebekah and Jacob try to “help” God, Esau promises to kill Jacob for taking his blessing. Rebekah learns of this and tells Jacob he needs to leave. 28:1 – Rebekah convinces Issac that Jacob needs to go find a wife that is not of the people of Canaan. And Issac calls Jacob, blesses him and sends him go find a wife. 28:19 – Jacob renames a place Bethel. 29:32 – Leah bears a so

Genesis – 17:5 – God changes Abram’s name to Abraham. Identity comes from God. He speaks it into being. 17:15 – God renames Sarai to Sarah. Changing her identity. 17:19 – God declares that Sarah and Abraham will have a son named Issac. God issues His purpose to establish a covenant with Issac and his seed after him. 19:5 – The men of Sodom are after the angels that bringing Lot out. They call out to Lot. 19:22 – The name of the city that Lot and his daughters escape to is dec

Genesis – 1:5 – God calls the light, Day. And the darkness, Night. Creation has begun and God is naming Day and Night and establishing boundaries for them. 1:8 – God names the firmament, Heaven. Identity and boundary. 1:10 – God names the dry land, Earth and the waters, Seas. 2:19 – God creates animals and creatures and brings them to Adam. Adam names them. 2:23 – Adam names Woman. God allows Adam to name His creations. 3:9 – God calls to Adam after the fruit of the knowled

The next study that I am working on is going to be on the word, "called". (Strong's H7121) My initial observation is that God calls by identities. He declares and refines all things by the identity that He has set. What does it mean to be “called” in the Bible? How is that word used? He has Called us by our names (Isaiah 43:1). Our identities are fixed in God. What does that mean?