01.04. Genesis Overview

Genesis Overview Gen 1:1-31, Gen 2:1-3

• A summary of the days of creation to God resting on the seventh day.

Gen 2:4-25

• An account of the creation of the plants, animals, Adam and Eve.

Gen 3:1-19

• The deception of Eve and the sin of Adam.

• Entry of evil, suffering, death and toil.

• Knowledge of good and evil.

Gen 3:20-24

• Expulsion from the garden of Eden.

Gen 4:1-16

• Cain and Abel are born.

• Cain kills Abel.

Gen 4:17-26

• Account of Cain and descendants.

• Birth of Seth.

Gen 5:1-32

• Book of the generations of Adam.

• Genealogy from Adam to Noah and his sons .

Gen 6:1-17

• Mankind has become so corrupt that God is going to destroy the land animals and birds with a flood.

Gen 6:9-22, Gen 7:1-24, Gen 8:1-22, Gen 9:1-29

• Records of the generations of Noah.

• Account of Noah’s life.

• Institution of the death penalty for murder.

Gen 7:6-24, Gen 8:1-13

• Flood account.

Gen 10:1-32, Gen 11:1-9

• Records of the sons of Noah.

• The dispersion from the tower of Babel.

Gen 11:10-26

• Records of the generations of Shem.

Gen 11:27-32

• Records of the generations of Terah.

Gen 12:1-20, Gen 13:1-18, Gen 14:1-24, Gen 15:1-21, Gen 16:1-16, Gen 17:1-27, Gen 18:1-33, Gen 19:1-38, Gen 20:1-18, Gen 21:1-34, Gen 22:1-24, Gen 23:1-20, Gen 24:1-67, Gen 25:1-10

• Record of Abraham’s life.

• Move from Haran to Canaan.

• Promise of God to Abraham that his descendants would possess the land of Canaan and that God would make nations of his descendants.

• The covenant of circumcision is established.

• Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

• Birth of Isaac.

Gen 21:3-34, Gen 22:1-24, Gen 23:1-20, Gen 24:1-67, Gen 25:1-34, Gen 26:1-35, Gen 27:1-46, Gen 28:1-22, Gen 29:1-35, Gen 30:1-43, Gen 31:1-55, Gen 32:1-32, Gen 33:1-20, Gen 34:1-31, Gen 35:1-29

• Life of Isaac.

• Testing of Abraham regarding Isaac.

Gen 25:12-17

• Records of the generations of Ishmael.

Gen 25:1-34, Gen 26:1-35, Gen 27:1-46, Gen 28:1-22, Gen 29:1-35, Gen 30:1-43, Gen 31:1-55, Gen 32:1-32, Gen 33:1-20, Gen 34:1-31, Gen 35:1-29 Records of the generations of Isaac.

• Birth of Esau and Jacob.

Gen 36:1-43, Gen 37:1

• Records of the generations of Esau.

Gen 37:1-36, Gen 38:1-30, Gen 39:1-23, Gen 40:1-23, Gen 41:1-57, Gen 42:1-38, Gen 43:1-34, Gen 44:1-34, Gen 45:1-28, Gen 46:1-34, Gen 47:1-31, Gen 48:1-22, Gen 49:1-33, Gen 50:1-26

• Records of the generations of Jacob.