Bible Studies

Today’s class will study “Isaac’s twin sons” (Gen 25:19-28) and “Esau sells Birthright” (Gen 25:29-34). Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-25b.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Picture: Pr. Henson went to lead the Divine Service at St. Bartholomew Lutheran Mission (Ft. Myers, FL) https://media.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/content.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/MMS_Class_51_Oct_24_2021.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Today’s class will study “Abraham and Keturah” (Gen 25:1-6) and “Abraham’s Death & Burial” (Gen 25:7-11), and “Ishmael’ Descendants” (Gen 25:12-18). Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-25b.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Picture:  Newly painted red church doors https://media.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/content.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/MMS_Class_50_Oct_17_2021.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS

Today’s class will study the “Family of Nahor” (Genesis 22:20-24) and “Sarah’s Death and Burial” (Genesis 23:1-20). Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-22-b.pdf Handout 2:  Text-for-Genesis-23b.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL) https://media.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/content.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/MMS_Class_48_Oct_3_2021.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS

Today’s class will continue to study the “Sacrifice of Isaac” (Genesis 22:1-19). Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-22.pdf Handout 2: Suffering-Temptation-in-the-Lutheran-Confessions.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Picture:  Luther’s “December Testament” appeared with the same set of woodcuts used in the first edition. The illustration of the Harlot of Babylon (Revelation 17-18), however, is […]

Today’s class will study the “Sacrifice of Isaac” (Genesis 22:1-19). Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-22.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Picture:  Although Martin Luther was not the first to translate the Bible into German, he was the first to translate the text from the original biblical languages. First printed at Wittenberg in […]

Today’s class will study “Abimelech’s Covenant” (Genesis 21:22-34). Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-21v1-34.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Picture: Portrait of Luther pasted in, verso of first flyleaf. The white dots in the photograph are worm holes.  The Gruber Rare Books Collection, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. https://gruber.lstc.edu/luthers_bible/1522.php “Das Neue Testament […]

Today’s class will study “Isaac is Born” (Geneses 21:1-7) and “Hagar and Ishmael” (Genesis 21:8-21) Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-21v1-34.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Above is the video and below is the audio only. Picture:  “Das Neue Testament Deutzsch” 1522 – Luther considered the translation of the Bible into German his […]

Today’s class will continue to study Abraham and Abimelech in Genesis 20. Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-20.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Picture: Ms. Sadie Henson playing the organ for the Eldona Summer Camp in Kerrville, TX July 19-23, 2021. Above is the video and below is the audio only. https://media.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/content.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/MMS_Class_43_Aug_29_2021.mp3 Podcast: […]

Today’s class will finish up chapter 19 and start to study King Abimelech and Abraham in Genesis 19:30-38 and Genesis 20:1ff. Handout 1:  Text-for-Genesis-19v30.pdf Handout 2:  Text-for-Genesis-20v1-18.pdf –Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Picture: Pr. Jerry Dulas teaching at the Eldona Summer Camp in Kerrville, TX July 19-23, 2021. Above is […]