Genesis is the book of beginnings. It is the first and one of the most exciting books in the Bible.
The first 11 chapters occur at a breathtaking pace and leave us asking many questions.
How long did Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden before the fall?
How could people live for so long?
What really happened in Genesis six that caused God to flood the world in judgment?
What exactly was the tower of babel?
In the first 11 chapters, God created the world and then pronounced three judgments at the fall, the flood, and the tower of babel.
The pivotal moment of the book comes when God steps into history and makes a covenant with Abraham.
Genesis 12:2-3 reads, “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
With Abraham, God begins his plan of salvation for the world.
The remaining 39 chapters of Genesis tell the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, ending with the nation of Israel in Egypt.
