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► Marriage & Family
► Sin & Suffering
► Sacrifice
► Death
► Salvation
► All the nations
► Israel
Genesis is beautifully designed and makes use of
an ancient Hebrew writing tactic called “Chiasm”
which blends parallelism with a build to a climax.
Basically, it’s an elegant form of repetition, to point
out major themes in the book. If you read Genesis out
loud, you might notice this even more.
WHY I S TH I S BOOK SO I M PORTANT?
Genesis is the foundation of the rest of the Bible. All
the other writings in scripture assume the knowl-
edge and truth of the origins and explanations found
in Genesis. If the Bible’s a tree, Genesis is the trunk.
None of the other 65 books can stand without it. If
you want to understand the Bible’s view on God, on
life, and even on yourself—start in Genesis.
Genesis recounts the origins of the earth, its con-
tents, and of humanity. Humans, made in the image
of the Creator God, display his glory and are set apart
for a relationship with Him. This book explains the
origin of the Christian worldview on pain and suf-
fering due to the sin that entered creation through
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challenged the Israelites to live faithfully, and re-
ceive the promises given generations before them.
Adam &
THE FIRST MAN AND WOMAN.
Eve
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AN EARLY PATRIARCH. GENESIS SAYS
THAT “GOD TOOK HIM,” AND THE BOOK
Enoch OF HEBREWS TELLS US ENOCH “DID
NOT SEE DEATH.”
Covenants -
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With 1) Noah and 2) Abraham, whose is repeated
to Isaac & Jacob and is God’s promised plan of
redemption and blessing for all the earth as well as
the land that is promised. This land—its battles and
occupants—is a major theme in the rest of the Old
Testament.
Enmity -
God “put enmity between” first the serpent and hu-
mans (Adam and Eve). Through Genesis we see this
enmity develop between individuals and families.
Ultimately this grows and helps make sense of the
wars between nations in the rest of scripture.
Choice of the Unexpected/Weak/Young -
Throughout Genesis you encounter God bypass-
ing the obvious choice; the oldest or strongest. He
frequently chooses what is flawed, even regularly
choosing barren women to bear the godly seed.
Trust in God is more important than flaws and is
the unifying factor of the godly seed.
Judah as leader -
The long Joseph narrative establishes the theme of
the tribe of Judah taking a leading role in Israel and
protecting and providing for the others. It climaxes
in Jacob’s blessing of the twelve sons/tribes at the
end of the book and links to the coming Davidic
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1:1–3
In the beginning, God
created the heavens and
the earth. The earth was
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without form and void, and
darkness was over the face
of the deep. And the Spirit
of God was hovering over
the face of the waters. And
God said, “Let there be
light,” and there was light.
KEY QUOTE S FROM G E N E S I S:
1:26–28
Then God said, “Let us make
man in our image, after our
likeness. And let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea
and over the birds of the heavens
and over the livestock and over
all the earth and over every
creeping thing that creeps on the
earth.” So God created man in
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2:7–8
then the Lord God formed the
man of dust from the ground
and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life, and the man
became a living creature. And
the Lord God planted a garden
in Eden, in the east, and there
he put the man whom he had
formed.
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2:15, 24
The Lord God took the man
and put him in the garden of
Eden to work it and keep it.
Therefore a man shall leave
his father and his mother and
hold fast to his wife, and they
shall become one flesh.
KEY QUOTE S FROM G E N E S I S:
3:15
I will put enmity between you
and the woman, and between
your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head, and
you shall bruise his heel.”
6:5, 9
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21:6
And Sarah said, “God has made
laughter for me; everyone who
hears will laugh over me.”
22:1–2, 14
After these things God tested
Abraham and said to him,
“Abraham!” And he said, “Here
I am.” He said, “Take your son,
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your only son Isaac, whom
you love, and go to the land of
Moriah, and offer him there as
a burnt offering on one of the
mountains of which I shall tell
you.” So Abraham called the
name of that place, “The Lord
will provide”; as it is said to this
day, “On the mount of the Lord it
shall be provided.”
KEY QUOTE S FROM G E N E S I S:
25:23, 34
And the Lord said to her, “Two
nations are in your womb, and
two peoples from within you
shall be divided; the one shall be
stronger than the other, the older
shall serve the younger.” Then
Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil
stew, and he ate and drank and
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But Esau ran to meet him
and embraced him and fell
on his neck and kissed him,
and they wept.
41:41–42
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph,
“See, I have set you over all
the land of Egypt.” Then
Pharaoh took his signet ring
from his hand and put it on
Joseph’s hand, and clothed
him in garments of fine
linen and put a gold chain
about his neck.
KEY QUOTE S FROM G E N E S I S:
50:22–24
So Joseph remained in Egypt,
he and his father’s house. Joseph
lived 110 years. And Joseph saw
Ephraim’s children of the third
generation. The children also of
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