Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 143 Maclaren, Alexander 1826 1910 McLaren, Alexander Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers Produced by Anne Folland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers" by Alexander Maclaren is a religious commentary written in the late 19th century. The work delves deeply into the texts of the first four books of the Old Testament, providing expositions that explore themes of creation, sin, faith, and divine guidance found within these foundational biblical narratives. The opening portion of the book introduces the author’s analysis of the creation narrative in Genesis, emphasizing the singularity and sovereignty of God as the Creator. Maclaren underscores the importance of recognizing God’s creative power and the significance of humanity being made in His image, which imbues human life with dignity and purpose. He skillfully contrasts the biblical account of creation with surrounding cultural myths, reinforcing the primacy of a monotheistic worldview. Shortly thereafter, Maclaren transitions into the narrative of the Fall, highlighting how sin entered the world through temptation and disobedience, leading to profound implications for human existence and divine relationship, thus setting the stage for the themes of redemption and moral responsibility that permeate the Scriptures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bible. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Pentateuch -- Commentaries BS Text Christianity Category: Religion/Spirituality 1381043 2025-08-03T10:11:44.472989 text/html 1380864 2025-01-10T22:25:10.831660 text/html 628435 2025-08-03T10:11:58.388971 application/epub+zip 646626 2025-08-03T10:11:48.497020 application/epub+zip 603233 2025-08-03T10:11:47.047027 application/epub+zip 1182167 2025-08-03T10:12:07.428876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1084869 2025-08-03T10:11:57.294960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 922539 2022-09-04T04:24:59.182329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1317926 2025-08-03T10:11:43.813020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1317661 2012-10-17T21:55:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1317652 2012-10-17T21:55:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19271 2025-08-03T10:12:07.560869 application/rdf+xml 25307 2025-08-03T10:11:47.548981 image/jpeg 4624 2025-08-03T10:11:47.298011 image/jpeg 498476 2012-10-17T21:56:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 498436 2012-10-17T21:56:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 617611 2025-08-03T10:11:44.578988 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia