It was not without a degree of fear that I took on the labor of studying the Book of Genesis. It is such a large book, fifty chapters! Only the Psalms (150 chapters), and the prophets Isaiah (66 chapters) and Jeremiah (52 chapters) are larger. Nevertheless, I was determined to study this book, perhaps because I had already studied the Book of Job, and it contained only eight chapters less than that of the Genesis record. In any event, I was intrigued with the idea of studying this book of beginnings; everything began here: creation, rebellion, war, slavery, tyranny, empires etc. Nothing we know today is really all that new. Whatever we experience today has its source in the records of the Book of Genesis.
I found this study to be quite fruitful. I came to understand mysteries that had me wondering prior to this study. For example, in a universe that is billions of light years in diameter, how could one conclude it is only 6000 years old (or a reasonable facsimile)? The answer is quite simple and reasonable in a religious context, at least as reasonable as the Big Bang Theory in a naturalistic context, and as far as I am able to understand, much more logical.
Anyway, below you will find my study in six parts. I hope the reader finds these studies as enjoyable as it was for me to write them. Lord bless all who come here to understand how it all began.
- Creation to the Flood (Genesis 1 to 8) 35 studies
- The Flood to Abraham (Genesis 9 to 12) 10 studies
- Abraham to Isaac (Genesis 13 to 24) 53 studies
- Isaac to the Blessing of Jacob (Genesis 25 to 28) 17 studies
- The Blessing of Jacob to Joseph (Genesis 29 to 36) 44 studies
- Joseph to the End of Genesis (Genesis 37 to 50) 63 studies
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