Read: Chapter 12
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Vital Statistics
PURPOSE:
To record God�s Creation of the world and His desire to have a people set apart to worship Him.
AUTHOR:
Moses
DATE WRITTEN:
Covers a period of time of approximately 2400 years from Adam to Joseph and was written about 1440 B.C.
SETTING:
The region presently known as the Middle East.
KEY VERSES:
�In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.(1:1) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.(3:15)�
KEY PEOPLE:
Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Joseph
Read as much of the book of Genesis as possible.
THE BLUEPRINT:
A.) THE BEGINNINGS OF THE UNIVERSE AND MAN (1:1 � 11:32)
Four outstanding Events:
Creation/Fall/Flood/Babel ----------All Nations
B.) THE BEGINNINGS OF THE HEBREW NATION (12:1 � 50:26)
Four Outstanding Persons:
Abraham/Isaac/Jacob/Joseph-----Chosen Nation
MAIN THEMES SEEN IN
GENESIS:
Beginning � Genesis explains the beginning of many important realities: the universe, earth, people, sin, and God�s plan of salvation.
Disobedience � People are always facing great choices.� Disobedience occurs when people choose not follow God�s plan of living.
Sin � Sin ruins people�s lives. It happens when we disobey God.
Promises
� God makes promises to help and protect mankind. This kind of promise is
called a �covenant.�
Obedience � The opposite of sin is obedience. Obeying God restores our relationship with Him.
Prosperity � Prosperity has a deeper meaning than mere material wealth. True prosperity and fulfillment come as a result of obeying God.
Israel � God started the nation of Israel in order to have a dedicated people who would
(1) keep His ways alive in the world, (2) proclaim to the world what He is really like, and
(3) prepare the world for the birth of Christ.
WORDS/VOCABULARY:
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2.) What does �Genesis� mean?___________________________________________
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3.) What does �Pentateuch� mean?________________________________________
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QUESTIONS:
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Melchizedek?_______________________________________________
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Eliezer?____________________________________________________
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Jacob._______________________________________________
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SUMMARY:
Genesis is the �seed-book� of the whole Bible, the source of all the streams of truth that run through all the Scripture and consummate in the Book of Revelation. Genesis gives us the beginning of : The universe (1:1), man (1:26, 27), marriage (2:21-24), sin (3:1-7), blood sacrifice (3:21; 4:1-7), nations (10:32), the Hebrew nation (12:2), and the covenants of redemption (3:15; 17:7).
CHRIST SEEN:
Christ is seen as the Creator (Gen. 1; Col. 1:16), The Beginning (Rev. 1:8)., �The Seed of the Woman� (Gen. 3:15; Matt. 1:23), The Ark of Salvation (Gen. 6-8; Luke 2:30), our Isaac; the Only Begotten Son (John 3:16), and our Joseph; the Beloved Son (Matt. 3:17), Christ is also seen in numerous other types throughout the book.
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