GENESIS

AUTHOR: Moses

NAME: “beginnings”

THEME:

“to live by faith”

GenesisThe name Genesis comes

from the Greek wordgignesthai, which means “tobe born” or “to be produced.”The Hebrew title of the bookis bereshit, the first word ofthe book that is translated as

“in the beginning.”

WHEN?

• Moses wrote Genesis during the wilderness wanderings (1446 – 1406 BC)

WHY?

• To tell the story of both the creation of the world, fall into sin, the great flood, and the creation of Israel.

• To tell the story of Abraham and his Sons

In the In the

beginning you beginning you

laid the laid the foundations foundations of the earth, of the earth,

and the and the heavens are heavens are the work of the work of your hands. your hands.

(Psalm 102:26)(Psalm 102:26)

30 A.D.

2000 A.D.

1400 B.C..

Moses

The First Book

GENESIS – Beginnings Chapters 1-11

• Creation of the world

• First human family

• Spread of evil

• World wide flood

• Division of mankind into nations and languages

Creation of world 2500

B.C.

A Look at the Major Stories and Key

Chapters

#1 – Creation Genesis 1 -2

The Creation of the World

#2 – The Fall Genesis 3

Did God Really Say?

You Will Be Like God!

You Will Know

Good and Evil

The First

Promise

of the

Messiah

Jesus

#3 – Cain and Abel Genesis 4

• Cain and Abel • The power of

jealousy and anger leads to the first murder

• Whose gift was acceptable to God?

• Hebrews 11- Abel’s offering was by faith

#4 – Noah and the Flood

Genesis 6 – 9

NOAH

• God looked upon the earth and was sad due to the evil and violence of mankind

• Is there anyone “righteous”?

#5 – Tower of Babel Genesis 11