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Genesis

Author: Moses · Date: c. 1450 – 1410 BC

Beginnings — of the world, of humanity, of sin, of redemption.

Introduction

Genesis is the book of beginnings. The first eleven chapters cover the creation, the fall, the flood, and the dispersion at Babel — events that shape the whole human story. From chapter 12 onward the focus narrows to one family: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, through whom God will bring the Redeemer into the world. The promise of a Seed who will crush the serpent's head (3:15) is the gospel in seed form, and every subsequent chapter is a development of that promise.

Outline

  1. Creation and the FallGenesis 1–3
  2. From Adam to NoahGenesis 4–5
  3. The FloodGenesis 6–9
  4. The Nations and BabelGenesis 10–11
  5. AbrahamGenesis 12–25
  6. Isaac and JacobGenesis 26–36
  7. JosephGenesis 37–50

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