History of the Early WorldGenesis Chapter 1-11

1.Genesis means ‘beginning’ or

‘origin’

2.Tells of the creation of the

sun, moon planets, earth, and

man.

3.God out of goodness and

love created man and woman

4.Man sinned and was punished by expulsion from the Garden

of Eden

5.The book of Genesis covers creation to the time of the

Hebrews in Egypt (1700BC)

6.Dominate figure in Genesis

is the Lord God

7.God is good, loving, and merciful but He can also

show His wrath and punish those who

violate the law

8.God shows merciful and

loving concern for His creatures

9.Sin brings shame and pain

into the world and disorder to creation