Significant because it is widely quoted in the NT.Significant as the Foundation for so many important doctrines – you can’t expect to skip the level 101 course in any discipline and then fully understand the material that is built on that foundation.Significant from its Title – Book of Beginnings (transliteration from the Greek translation of the Septuagint) books named by the first word in the book Book of Origins –need to understand both our origins and our destiny – Jesus identified Himself by the title: “ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end”.(38:1-30) Aside - Origin of Perez – Ancestor of David (30:22-50:26) Joseph – Life of Providential Blessing.(25:19-50:14) Jacob / Israel – Life of Wrestling with God.21:1-35:29) Isaac – Life of Covenant Blessing.(25:12-18) Aside – Genealogy of Ishmael.(11:27-25:11) Abram / Abraham – Life of Pioneering Faith.(11:27 – 50:26) THE BEGINNING ON A NATIONAL SCALE – THE ELECT PEOPLE OF GOD – ABRAM–ABRAHAM / ISAAC / JACOB–ISRAEL / JOSEPH (11:1-32) Babel - Dispersion – The Beginning of Division into Nations with Separate Languages - Pride.(6:9-11:32) Flood - Judgment/Deliverance - The Beginning of Redemption Amidst Growing Corruption - Days of Noah and the Flood of Judgment and the Ark of Deliverance – Judgment/Salvation.(3:1-6:8) Fall - The Beginning of Human Temptation and Sin – Rebellion / Redemption.(1:1-2:25) Creation - The Beginning of Life Created by God - Fellowship.(1:1 – 11:26) THE BEGINNING ON A GLOBAL SCALE – CREATION, FALL, FLOOD, BABEL Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” BASIC OUTLINE God responds to man’s sinful rebellion with His sovereign election and providential faithfulness to His covenant promise. 3), the ultimate fulfillment of the Abrahamic Covenant. Blessing to all the nations will eventually come from the promised Messiah, the seed of the woman (Gen. The consistent pattern of man’s sin and failure is contrasted with the character of the faithfulness of God and His goodness in remaining true to His promises. Then God’s elective purpose focuses on covenant and blessing related to Abraham and his descendants. In Genesis we see the beginning on a global scale with the key events of Cosmic Creation, the Fall of Man, the Universal Flood and the Tower of Babel. Our destiny as revealed in the Book of Revelation is directly tied back to our origins. When studying God’s plan for mankind as events unfold - from Creation to the Fall to Redemption and then Restoration - one must start with the Book of Beginnings.
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