About the Book
Book Title: The Bible Companion Book 1 Genesis-Exodus
Author Name: Karen Westbrook Moderow
Genre: Bible Study
Release Date: April 16, 2024
The Bible Companion series is a simple, flexible, and compelling Bible Study guide. Short daily readings link God’s story to yours, help you through difficult passages, and highlight the treasures in each chapter of the Bible. In Genesis and Exodus, God reveals Himself as a loving Creator who longs to walk through life with you. Book 1 takes you deep into God’s plan to share His life and wisdom with those who love and follow Him. The storytelling approach of the series will keep you reading, even through the parts that are challenging and hard-to-understand. Find hope in the stories of ordinary men and women in the Bible whose encounters with God transformed them and reversed the direction of their lives. Discover that what God has done for them, He can do for you.
Book Excerpt
For most of us, the sin we commit against our brothers and sisters is not murder but indifference. Not caring has great consequences for others and us. Following Cain’s offspring, we see that a family and a community that does not care for one another breeds violence.
Jesus’s priority during His ministry years was to create a band of believers who loved God and each other. In John 13 He says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Love is the sign of God’s presence and the foundation of God’s church and kingdom. If we hate, resent, or ignore others, we are literally aiding the enemy. 1 John 2:9–10 says, “Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.”
COMPANION THOUGHT
Who were you jealous of as a child? Why? Did your parents play favorites? Does God?
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About the Author
Karen Westbrook Moderow is a Bible teacher and author who brings a storyteller’s perspective to Scripture. She graduated magna cum laude from California State University at Long Beach with a BA in English Literature. She also holds an MFA from Chapman University in creative writing and a Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Seminary. She has been published by numerous Christian periodicals and authored two previous books.