1. Genesis Chapter 1-11

2. 1. Genesis means ‘beginning’ or ‘origin’

3. 2. Tells of the creation of the sun, moon planets, earth, and man.

4. 3. God out of goodness and love created man and woman

5. 4. Man sinned and was punished by expulsion from the Garden of Eden

6. 5. The book of Genesis covers creation to the time of the Hebrews in Egypt (1700BC)

7. 6. Dominate figure in Genesis is the Lord God

8. 7. God is good, loving, and merciful but He can also show His wrath and punish those who violate the law

9. 8. God shows merciful and loving concern for His creatures

10. 9. Sin brings shame and pain into the world and disorder to creation