How Colorful Was Joseph’s Coat? March 11, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen The Lord commanded Jacob to return to Beth-el (house of God). In preparation to approach the house of God (or... Read More →
Jacob Received a New Name March 8, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen As Jacob travels to meet his brother Esau, he encounters a host of angels. He has already seen messengers from... Read More →
The Model Covenant March 4, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen The model covenant pattern is revealed in Genesis 31. I will break this down into five major components, although some... Read More →
The House of God March 2, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen Genesis 28 is one of the most poignant temple texts in scripture. Jacob travels from Beersheba (meaning “well of the... Read More →
The Horn of Salvation February 26, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen I often wonder what was going through the mind of Abraham and Sarah with the commandment to sacrifice Isaac. We... Read More →
The Law of Sacrifice February 25, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen Abraham received the promises of the New and Everlasting Covenant. The Lord said, “Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a... Read More →
Three Messengers February 24, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen In Genesis 18:1-2, it states that “the Lord appeared unto (Abraham) in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in... Read More →
Made Whole Through God’s Covenant February 21, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen Abraham knows his covenant with the Lord will be fulfilled through his offspring, but he has no children. The Lord... Read More →
“I Have Lifted Up Mine Hand” February 18, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen Abraham learns that his nephew, Lot, has been captured in battle and the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah were taken.... Read More →
How Do You Measure Glory? February 17, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen It seems that after Abraham enters into a covenant with the Lord he is blessed both temporally and spiritually. Abraham... Read More →
The Abrahamic Covenant February 16, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen The word father (or fathers) appears 17 times in Abraham 1. This would certainly qualify as a Leitwort or theme... Read More →
The Right Way To Get To Heaven February 16, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen Like many of the crossroads of life, there’s a right way and a wrong way. The Tower of Babel story... Read More →
Was Noah Drunk and Naked? February 12, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen We have this odd story in Genesis 9:20-24 about Noah planting a vineyard, getting drunk, and being “naked” inside his... Read More →
Noah, the Dove, and the Veil February 11, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen The Ark gets finished and the eight souls get aboard—Noah, his three sons, and their wives. This number eight is... Read More →
Noah’s Ark As a Floating Temple February 10, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen We have a lot to unpack with the temple and Come Follow Me this week, so let’s get started with... Read More →
A Loving Embrace February 4, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen In Moses chapter 7, Enoch has had his eyes washed and anointed (Moses 6:35), and now he is “clothed upon... Read More →
Blood, Water, and Spirit January 29, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen I’m so excited to do this post about one of my top ten favorite scriptures! The verses are Moses 6:59-60:... Read More →
Washing and Anointing January 28, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen A great blessing of Restoration scripture is the restoration of lost accounts from the Bible. Such is the case of... Read More →
Guardians of the Throne of God January 23, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen While working on my last post, I noticed the Hebrew words for skin and light are both transliterated into the... Read More →
The Coats of Skins As the First “Kaphar” January 21, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen After Adam and Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit, they become aware of their nakedness, a condition which becomes... Read More →
The Serpent in the Garden of Eden January 19, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen We get more information from the Moses account compared with the Genesis account regarding Adam, Eve, and Lucifer in the... Read More →
“Our Glorious Mother Eve” and the Tree of Life January 17, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen We left off on the last post with Adam naming the animals, which in some texts (like the Quran) is... Read More →
Eden As the First Temple January 16, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen The Garden of Eden was the first temple. After man is placed in the garden, the first items mentioned are... Read More →
The Creation of Adam January 15, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen Adam and Eve were created differently besides the obvious that one may think. First, let’s consider the general creation of... Read More →
The Foundation Stone January 14, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen I’ve got to say how super excited I am to share the concepts of this post! Yesterday, I mentioned how... Read More →
Jehovah Sits As King Upon the Flood January 13, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen Yesterday I mentioned that some of the Creation events in Genesis are echoed in the New Testament, particularly in the... Read More →
The Power of His Word January 12, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen The first words of the Bible are, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The... Read More →
Were You a Star in Heaven? January 9, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen In Abraham 3, Abraham received a Urim and Thummim, meaning lights and perfections in Hebrew, and since a Urim and... Read More →
The Cosmic Mountain January 6, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen The opening verse in Moses 1 begins with, “The words of God, which he spake unto Moses at a time... Read More →
Welcome To Temple Study January 6, 2026 | by Brad Bertelsen Welcome to temple study. My objective is to learn and share more of the symbolism and temple imagery within the... Read More →