Genesis 1 Introduction

Genesis Study 1 (Right click, save as, to download)

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Reference materials

Scripture:

• Creation of the World
  • Genesis 1:1-3
• Title
  • Bereishit – Hebrew: “in the beginning”
  • Geneseos – Greek: translation of Hebrew “toldot” for “these are the generations of”
    • Translated from Hebrew into Lingua Franca of the time (Greek) by 70 Jewish scholars AKA Septuagint
• Author
  • Moses transcribed as seen in
    • “Old Testament”: Exodus 17:14, Lev 1:1-2, Num 33:2, Due 1:1, Josh 1:7, I Kings 2:3, II Kings 14:6, Ezra 6:18, Neh 13:1, Dan 9:11-13, Mal 4:4
    • “New Testament”: Matt 8:4, Mark 12:26, Luke 16:29, John 7:19, Acts 26:22, Rom 10:19, I Cor 9:9, II Cor 3:15
• Theme
  • God is the author of All Creation therefore we are all special
  • God chose a specific nation to bless all nations
  • Established covenants
    • Noahoic
    • Abrahamic
    • Land
• Structures: 3 primary ways to look at Genesis
  • Toldot: Generations (11)
    • Creation
    • Adam
    • Noah
    • Sons of Noah
    • Shem
    • Terah: Abram’s Father
    • Ishmael
    • Isaac
    • Esau
    • Edom
    • Jacob (Israel)
  • Two Divisions (2)
    • Chapters 1-11:9 (1/5th)
      • Creation: Ch 1, 2
      • Fall: Ch 3-5
      • Flood: Ch 6-9
      • Nations: Ch 10-11:9
    • Chapters 11:10 – 50
      • Abraham
      • Isaac
      • Jacob (Israel)
      • Joseph
  • Geographical (3)
    • Mesopotamia Ch 1-11
    • Land of Israel Ch 12-36
    • Egypt Ch 37-50
•  25 Parallels between Genesis and Revelation (Right click, save as, to download)

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