GENESIS The Book of Beginnings © John Stevenson, 2008

Genesis 1-11 Events Predominant – Creation – Fall – Flood – Tower of Babel Genesis People Predominant – Abraham – Isaac – Jacob – Joseph Race as a wholeFamily of Abraham Over 2000 years250 years

Abraham & the Tower of Babel Tower of BabelAbraham God reveals Himself to Abram They tried to reach God God will make Abram famous (“a name”) They wanted fame Abram to leave his family They refused to separate They were punished Abram blessed and will be a blessing

Seed of the WomanSeed of the Serpent Abel & SethCain Lamech Enoch Noah ShemHam AbrahamCanaan

Genesis 11:29-30 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah. 30 And Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Genesis 12:1-2 1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; 2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing;

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

● Ur Haran ● And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew… …and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan. (Genesis 12:5).

Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him. Literally, “to your Seed”

Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him. Lot, the Nephew of Abram Eliezer of Damascus Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who shall come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.“ (Genesis 15:4).

Genesis 15 & The Covenant Ceremony So He said to him, "Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old female goat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon." 10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds. (Genesis 15:9-10).

Genesis 15 & The Covenant Ceremony And it came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces. On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram… (Genesis 15:17-18).

Quest for a Son Lot, the Nephew of Abram Eliezer of Damascus Ishmael Isaac – “Laughter”

Abram called to Faith: Promise of a Seed (12:1-9) Sojourn in Egypt & Denial of Sarai (12:10-20) Lot separates from Abram (13) War on Sodom; Rescue of Lot by Abram (14) Covenant Ceremony; Animal sacrifice (15) Ishmael born (16) Covenant Sign; Circumcision (17) Destruction of Sodom; Rescue of Lot by Angels (18-19) Sojourn in Gerar & Denial of Sarah (20) Ishmael separates from Abram (21) Abraham’s Faith Tested: Blessing of the Seed (22)

Abraham’s Test And Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Will Provide, as it is said to this day, "In the mount of the LORD it will be provided.” (Genesis 22:14).

Seed of the WomanSeed of the Serpent IshmaelIsaac Abraham JacobEsau Whose Seed are You?

The Jacob Narrative His name: “Heel-grabber” The Birthright. The Blessing. Jacob’s Ladder. Sojourn in Haran.

Haran

The Jacob Narrative His name: “Heel-grabber” The Birthright. The Blessing. Jacob’s Ladder. Sojourn in Haran. The Esau Incident

The Joseph Story A problem of favoritism Deception with garments and a goat Departure from the land Egypt in the days of Joseph Joseph’s Imprisonment Joseph’s Exaltation Israel’s Entrance into Egypt

A Pattern of Israel’s Purpose Altars & Worship A Sense of Purpose Unity Racial & Religious Purity