Book of Genesis, Part I

 

Purpose of Book:

 

          1. Origins (Genesis, Part I):

 

 

 

          2. Promises (Genesis, Part II):

 

 

 

Author:

 

What is the Pentateuch?

 

What is the Torah?

 

 

Memorize Outline!

I. Gen 1:1 Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath

 

1. God creates...

 

 

 

 

2. From "Without form and empty" to "formed and filled"

 

 

          Formed                                                       Filled

 


          1. Day One:

 

          2. Day Two:

 

          3. Day Three:

 

 

          4: Day Four:

 

          5: Day Five:

 

          6. Day Six:

         


7. Day Seven:


 

 


 

 

3. The climax of God's creation:

 

 

 

 

4. God's Sabbath:

 

 

 

 

5. New Testament Connections:

 

 

 

II. Gen 2:4 Another Account of the Creation

 

1. How man was created:

 

 

 

2. Work/Vocation:

 

 

 

3. Marriage:

 

 

 

4. NT connections:

 

 

III. Gen 3:1 The First Sin and Its Punishment

 

1. The "Anti-Lord" Deceives:

 

 

 

2. God's curse on Serpent and mankind:

 

 

 

3. The "first gospel":

 

 

 

4. NT Connections:

 

 

 

IV. Gen 4:1 Cain Murders Abel

 

1. True Worship and True Murder:

 

 

 

 

2. Cain's Descendants:

 

 

 

V. Gen 4:17 Beginnings of Civilization

 

1. Culture and State:

 

 

 

VI. Gen 5:1 Adam's Descendants to Noah and His Sons

 

1. Geneaology of the "sons of God":

 

 

VII. Gen 6:1 The Wickedness of Humankind

 

1.  Increase in wickedness of humankind:

 

 


 

VIII. Gen 6:9 Noah Pleases God

 

1. Noah finds grace in the "eyes of the LORD"- - what did he do to please God?:

 

 

 

2. The obedience of Noah:

 

 

IX. Gen 7:1 The Great Flood

 

1. A Great "Creation-Reversal":

 

 

 

2. A Great Judgment on sin:

 

 

 

3. NT Connections:

 

 

X. Gen 8:1 The Flood Subsides

 

1. A New Beginning with Noah and Family:

 

 

 

2. Noah's worship of God:

 

 

XI. Gen 8:20 God's Promise to Noah

 

1. God's grace to Noah:

 

 

 

2: Life goes on...

 

 

 

XII. Gen 9:1 The Covenant with Noah

 

1. What's a covenant?

 

 

 

2. A New "Creation Mandate":

 

 

XIII. Gen 9:18 Noah and His Sons

 

1. What are the names of Noah's sons?

 

 

2. A selection process in Noah's family:

 

 

 

XV. Gen 10:1 Nations Descended from Noah

 

1. Noah's family spreads throughout the world:

 

 

XVI. Gen 11:1 The Tower of Babel

 

1. A Judgment on pride:

 

 

 

2. A division of languages and mankind:

 

 

 

3.  What's the importance of language?

 

 

 

4. NT Connections:

 

 

XVII. Gen 11:10 Descendants of Shem

XVIII. Gen 11:27 Descendants of Terah

 

1. Abraham is born...

 

 

This sets the stage of Genesis, Part 2: The Promises

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Gen 12:1 The Call of Abram

Gen 12:10 Abram and Sarai in Egypt

Gen 13:1 Abram and Lot Separate

Gen 14:1 Lot's Captivity and Rescue

Gen 14:17 Abram Blessed by Melchizedek

Gen 15:1 God's Covenant with Abram

Gen 16:1 The Birth of Ishmael

Gen 17:1 The Sign of the Covenant

Gen 18:1 A Son Promised to Abraham and Sarah

Gen 18:16 Judgment Pronounced on Sodom

Gen 19:1 The Depravity of Sodom

Gen 19:12 Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

Gen 19:30 The Shameful Origin of Moab and Ammon

Gen 20:1 Abraham and Sarah at Gerar

Gen 21:1 The Birth of Isaac

Gen 21:8 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away

Gen 21:22 Abraham and Abimelech Make a Covenant

Gen 22:1 The Command to Sacrifice Isaac

Gen 22:20 The Children of Nahor

Gen 23:1 Sarah's Death and Burial

Gen 24:1 The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah

Gen 25:1 Abraham Marries Keturah

Gen 25:7 The Death of Abraham

Gen 25:12 Ishmael's Descendants

Gen 25:19 The Birth and Youth of Esau and Jacob

Gen 25:29 Esau Sells His Birthright

Gen 26:1 Isaac and Abimelech

Gen 26:34 Esau's Hittite Wives

Gen 27:1 Isaac Blesses Jacob

Gen 27:30 Esau's Lost Blessing

Gen 27:41 Jacob Escapes Esau's Fury

Gen 28:6 Esau Marries Ishmael's Daughter

Gen 28:10 Jacob's Dream at Bethel

Gen 29:1 Jacob Meets Rachel

Gen 29:15 Jacob Marries Laban's Daughters

Gen 30:25 Jacob Prospers at Laban's Expense

Gen 31:1 Jacob Flees with Family and Flocks

Gen 31:22 Laban Overtakes Jacob

Gen 31:43 Laban and Jacob Make a Covenant

Gen 32:3 Jacob Sends Presents to Appease Esau

Gen 32:22 Jacob Wrestles at Peniel

Gen 33:1 Jacob and Esau Meet

Gen 33:18 Jacob Reaches Shechem

Gen 34:1 The Rape of Dinah

Gen 34:25 Dinah's Brothers Avenge Their Sister

Gen 35:1 Jacob Returns to Bethel

Gen 35:16 The Birth of Benjamin and the Death of Rachel

Gen 35:27 The Death of Isaac

Gen 36:1 Esau's Descendants

Gen 36:15 Clans and Kings of Edom

Gen 37:1 Joseph Dreams of Greatness

Gen 37:12 Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers

Gen 38:1 Judah and Tamar

Gen 39:1 Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Gen 40:1 The Dreams of Two Prisoners

Gen 41:1 Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream

Gen 41:37 Joseph's Rise to Power

Gen 42:1 Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt

Gen 42:26 Joseph's Brothers Return to Canaan

Gen 43:1 The Brothers Come Again, Bringing Benjamin

Gen 44:1 Joseph Detains Benjamin

Gen 44:18 Judah Pleads for Benjamin's Release

Gen 45:1 Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers

Gen 46:1 Jacob Brings His Whole Family to Egypt

Gen 46:28 Jacob Settles in Goshen

Gen 47:13 The Famine in Egypt

Gen 47:27 The Last Days of Jacob

Gen 48:1 Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons

Gen 49:1 Jacob's Last Words to His Sons

Gen 49:29 Jacob's Death and Burial

Gen 50:15 Joseph Forgives His Brothers

Gen 50:22 Joseph's Last Days and Death