1. Bible Survey Lesson 2: Genesis
1-11

2. Author And Date Author Date Liberal View Written
Priestly Class c 400 B.C.
After 1445 B.C. (the Exodus)
Conservative View
Before 1405 B.C.(Death of Moses)
Moses
Events
Creation (10,000 – 7,000 B.C.)
Death of Joseph (1,806 B.C.)

3. Broad Biblical Timeline
2000 BC
Abraham 2166–1991
1500 BC
Moses 1485–1405
1000 BC
David’s Reign 1011–971
500 BC
Exile 722 Israel 587 Judah
Cyrus’ Decree 536
0 AD
Jesus 3 BC–30 AD

4. Purpose Literary Purpose Purpose Of Genesis Authorial Intent Author
Audience
Time
Context
Content
The God of creation demonstrated his faithfulness by entering into covenant with Noah and Abraham and their descendants thereby blessing the world.

5. Outline Primitive History: Four Events (1-11)
Creation (1-2)
Fall (3-5)
Flood (6-9)
Babel (10-11)
Patriarchal History: Four People (12-50)
Abraham (12-24)
Isaac (25-26)
Jacob (27-36)
Joseph (37-50)

6. Primitive History: Creation
Theme: God as All Powerful creator.
Theme: Blessing
Problem: What is the meaning of Day?
24-hour day theory
Day-age theory
Intermittent day theory
Literary day theory

7. Primitive History: Creation
Problem: What is the Image of God?
Totality of Man Is a Reflection of God
Immaterial Nature of Man Is a Reflection of God
Rule of Man Is a Reflection of God

8. Primitive History: Creation
Problem: Who Was Adam?
A Historical Person
A Representative ‘Man’
An Evolved Homo Saepien
A Literary Device

9. Primitive History: Fall
Theme: Sin of Man
Theme: Cursing 3:14, 17; 4:11; 5:29; 9:25; 12:3; 27:12, 13, 29; 49:7
Theme: Grace/Wisdom of God as opposed to man

10. Primitive History: Fall
Genesis 3:15“He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise his heel.”
Psalm 22:16 “They pierced My hands and My feet.”
Luke 24:39 “Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself

11. Primitive History: Fall
Genealogy

12. Primitive History: Flood

13. Primitive History: Flood
Problem: Who are the Sons of God?
Demons
Godly Sons of Seth
Dynastic Rulers
Demons possessed men

14. Primitive History: Flood
Problem: What was the extent of the flood?
Global
Regional

15. Primitive History: Flood
Know
That
Catastrophe
Has
Stratified
Rock
Teaching
Men
Biblical
Truths

16. Primitive History: Flood
Theme: Noahic Covenant (6:18; 8:20-22; 9:1-17)
Problem: Who was cursed by Noah?
Ham Cursed, not Canaan
Ham’s Punishment transferred to Canaan [Hamilton; Matthews]
Canaan Cursed for his own Sin [Hughes]
Canaan’s Descendants Cursed

17. Primitive History: Babel
Theme: Table of Nations

18. Primitive History: Babel
Theme: Rebellion
Judgment
Salvation