Martin Luther
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In Dear Genesis, Martin Luther demonstrates that the free Evangelical faith he championed is not a modern invention, but a belief rooted deeply in the very first book of the Bible. This faith transcends mere rituals and institutions, thriving instead in the genuine conviction of Christ within our hearts and lives. Genesis offers the only historical accounts from the first 2,364 years of the 4,004 years leading to Christ, making it as relevant today as it was during the Reformation. This second volume of Luther’s profound commentary on Genesis explores chapters four through nine, shedding light on themes of sin and th...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A serialized reading that makes Luther's close interpretation of Genesis and its doctrinal consequences available in sustained audio form.
Commentary on Genesis - Luther on Sin and the Flood presents Luther's treatment of Genesis as a serialized audio reading, dividing the work into numbered sections and chapter parts.
The ark's dung problem enters the argument; your Bible study just got unusually specific.
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A flood retreat measured in winds, waiting, and the mercy of being remembered.
Luther's reading of Genesis 8 gives weight to the odd comfort of Noah being remembered, letting the flood recede only after the text has made divine delay feel real and patience feel necessary.
An ark dispute becomes a lesson on providence and Noah's obedience.
Genesis 6:19-20 opens onto a tight discussion of the ark, the animal count, and Noah's instructions. Luther moves through Lyra and Andrea, settles on seven of every class with the seventh male reserved for sacrifice, and draws the point toward preservation, food, and the earth's…
Noah's exit from the ark becomes Luther's argument about calling, conscience, and mercy.
Martin Luther reads Noah's departure from the ark as more than a scene of deliverance. He sets God's command beside God's works, then presses the point that mercy is not only seen but heard, reaching the ear and the heart and bringing comfort to frightened souls.
A severe Genesis reading that links Ham's contempt to shame, slander, and the church's fight with false brethren.
This reading treats Noah's household as more than a private disgrace. It turns Ham's contempt into a hard lesson about hidden malice, public shame, and the long habit of the church of naming false brethren for what they are.
A grave reading of the flood that makes repetition serve doctrine.
Luther's reading of Genesis keeps its focus on pressure and consequence: the waters from above and below, the ark taking in pair after pair, and the steady claim that catastrophe answers human sin and divine judgment.
A severe reading of the flood as complete judgment on corrupt humanity.
It reads Genesis 6:11 as a judgment on corrupt humanity, not as a mere note of wrongdoing. The commentary keeps a firm line between scripture and Lyra's reading, arguing that the flood is meant to sweep away people, their goods, and their dominion, with the beasts included so…
A stern, bookish take on Noah that turns genealogy into doctrine.
Genesis is treated here as a hard argument about Shem, Japheth, and Ham, with promise moving by faith rather than bloodline. Luther keeps pressing Noah's blessing and curse into election and Gentile inclusion, and he sets it beside Paul in Romans 9:6 and Galatians 3:7.
A grave reading of Noah, judgment, and the hard mercy of patience.
It takes a grave approach to Christ preaching to the spirits in prison, using Noah and the days before the ark as the frame for its argument. The reading lingers on long suffering, disobedience, and the weight of judgment, and it does so with steady restraint rather than haste.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
Martin Luther on Genesis 8:21-22 argues that “the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth,” using childhood, youth, and old age examples to reject any softened reading of original sin.
Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis 9 explores God's establishment of civil authority and the death penalty after the Flood, the prohibition against murder due to humans being made in God's image, and the significance of the rainbow as a covenant of mercy.
Martin Luther analyzes Genesis 6-7, focusing on Noah's Ark, explaining how animals entered miraculously and why clean animals were sevenfold.
Martin Luther analyzes Genesis 7, focusing on Moses' repetitive style as expressing divine wrath and Noah's emotional turmoil during the flood.
Section 20 continues Luther’s reading of Genesis with a close look at the corruption that filled the earth.
Martin Luther’s commentary on Genesis 9 examines God’s blessing of Noah, the renewal of marriage, and humanity’s expanded authority over animals after the flood.
The lecture treats the ark as a figure of Christ.
The lecturer takes up Section 23 with Noah already in view.
Martin Luther analyzes the story of Noah's drunkenness and Ham's disrespect in Genesis, exploring themes of sin, divine judgment, and consolation for believers.
Martin Luther interprets Genesis 6:5-6, arguing that human nature is inherently sinful without the Holy Spirit, challenging free will and scholastic theology.
Section 33 of Commentary on Genesis, Volume 2: Luther on Sin and the Flood, Chapter 9 Part 5, centers on Noah's words over Ham, Shem, and Japheth in Genesis 9:25-27.
This episode is a reading and analysis of Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis Chapter 8, focusing on Noah leaving the Ark, offering sacrifice, and God's subsequent promise.
Martin Luther analyzes Genesis 6, focusing on God's decision to destroy the world with a flood due to human violence, Noah's construction of the ark, and the spiritual covenant promising Christ's lineage.
This episode features a reading from Martin Luther's Commentary on Genesis, focusing on Chapter 8 and the story of Noah and the Flood.
This episode discusses Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis, focusing on the sins of the old world and the forbidden marriages between the sons of God and daughters of men.
This episode is a reading of Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis, focusing on God's judgment and lamentation over the first world and Noah's role as a preacher of righteousness.
Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis, discussing Cain's murder of Abel and the nature of sin.
This episode presents Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis, focusing on Noah's preaching about the impending flood and the world's rejection of his message.
A reading of Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis chapters 4-9, covering sin and the flood.
A reading of Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis, specifically discussing sin and the flood, with allegorical interpretations.
Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis discusses the sins of the primeval world and the destruction of the flood.
A reading of Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis, focusing on Cain and Abel and the nature of sin.
Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis, focusing on Cain's punishment for murder and the theological implications of sin and the flood.
A reading of Martin Luther's commentary on Genesis, discussing sin and the flood from a Lutheran perspective.