1. Genesis
The Book of Beginnings
© John Stevenson, 2009

2. Title for the Book The Hebrew Title: BeReshyth; “In the Beginning”
Greek Title: Genesis - “Beginnings”

3. “These are the generations…”
Hebrew: Elleh toledoth
Ten sets
History of account follows: “These are the things that followed…”
Adam
Abraham
Adam
Genesis 2:4 – 11:26
Genesis 11:27 – 50:26
5 Toledoth from
Adam to Abraham
5 Toledoth from
Abraham to Israel

4. Genesis 1 - 11 Genesis 12 - 50 Events Predominant Creation
Fall into sin
Flood
Tower of Babel
Persons Predominant
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
The human race as a
whole
The family of
Abraham
Over 2000 years
Around 250 years

5. Beginning & Ending
Genesis begins with God: “In the beginning God created…”
Genesis ends with a corpse: “…in a coffin in Egypt”

6. Unformed Unfilled Day 1: Light Day 4: Light-bearers (sun, moon, stars)
Day 2: Water & sky divided
Day 5: Fish & birds to fill water & sky
Day 3: Dry land & vegetation
Day 6: Land animals & man
Day 7: Sabbath Rest

7. Genesis 1:26-27
The God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1:26-27).

8. Genesis 1:26-27 In the Image of God Federal Headship
God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Genesis 1:28).
In the Image of God
Federal Headship
Stewardship and a basis for Ecology

9. The heavens and the earth are created in six days.
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
The heavens and the earth are created in six days.
Creation of the man and woman (no time element mentioned).
Panorama of creation as a whole
Detailed focus on one aspect of creation
Centers on God creating the heavens and the earth
Centers on man as the crowning act of God’s creation

10. Creation complete: Heavens & earth created; God finished His work (1-3)
Man created: Formed from dust (4-9)
Trees & Rivers in garden given names (9-14)
Man assigned task of guarding & keeping the garden (15)
Forbidden fruit (16-17)
Man in need of a helper: not good to be alone (18)
Animals in garden are given names (19-20)
Woman created: Formed from rib (21-24)
Creation complete: Man & woman naked & unashamed in presence of God (25)

11. Seed of the Serpent
Seed of the Woman
Cain
Abel & Seth
Enoch
Lamech
Noah
Ham
Shem
Canaan
Abraham

12. Adam & Eve cast out of the garden.
Judgment
Way of Salvation
Adam & Eve cast out of the garden.
Redemption promised through the seed of the woman.
Cain banished for murdering his brother.
God marks Cain so none will take vengeance.
Flood brought upon the earth.
Eight souls saved in the ark.
Languages confused and nations dispersed.
Abraham to be a blessing to the nations.

13. The First Three Patriarchs
Each is given a series of promises
A Seed
A Land
A Blessing
A Blessing to the nations
Each lives as an alien in the land
Each has a barren wife who gives birth
Each deals with rivalry among his sons

14. 
Haran  Ur

15. Genesis 15 & The Covenant Ceremony
“To Cut a Covenant”

16. The Isaac Narrative His name: “Laughter”
The offering of Isaac: “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” (Genesis 22:2).

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

18.  Haran

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

22. 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

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

24. Seed of the Serpent
Seed of the Woman
Abraham
Ishmael
Isaac
Esau
Jacob
Whose Seed
are You?