Sunday, September 16, 2018 - New Heights Christian Church, Kent, WA - Pastor Micah AdamsonTitle: Genesis - Introduction: Overview of Genesis

Text: Genesis 1-50 Genesis 1:1 (NIV84)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis Overview: The Bible isn’t what most people think it is!

o Reading all of Genesis in one sitting is a great way to see that the Bible isn’t a nice story, designed to make you feel nice, and to help you to be nice. Genesis is a raw story that reminds you what people are really like, even God’s people.

Jesus said that all of the OT was about Him and was designed to point us to Him to have life (John 5). o As we study Genesis, our goal is to see how the Bible points us to Jesus from the very beginning.

The English word “Genesis” is the transliteration of the Greek word “Genesis” that is a translation of the Hebrew word “Beresit” which means: “In the beginning” – the first few words of Genesis (Gen. 1:1). o Genesis is “the beginning”. It’s the beginning of human history, it’s the beginning of the Bible,

and it’s the preface to the five Books of Moses explaining why Israel owes obedience to God’s Law. Genesis was written by Moses and given to Israel before they entered the promised land.

o There’s a strong argument that Moses may have completed Genesis and given it to Joshua, along with the rest of the Pentateuch, on the day of Moses’ death, after preaching his final three sermons that make up Deuteronomy, right before Israel followed Joshua across the Jordon river to Jericho.

o Genesis reminds Israel they were about to receive the land of Canaan as a royal gift from God as the high king of heaven who rescued them from Egypt, and so they owed Him obedience as His subjects.

o Genesis reminds us, likewise, all humanity received the whole world as a royal gift from God as the high king of heaven who rescues us from sin, and so we owe Him obedience as His subjects.

I’m used to reading NT letters this way, but I’ve been challenged in my sermon prep to read Genesis asking the question, “What did Genesis mean to the original audience?” (Greidanus)o How would Genesis have sounded to the Israelites before they entered the promised land?

…While they lived in the promised land? …While they were exiled from the promised land? …After they returned to the promised land?

o How did the OT prophets apply Genesis to Israel? How did Jesus apply Genesis in His sermons? How did the NT apostles apply Genesis in their sermons and letters? We should ask all of these questions if we hope to understand how to apply Genesis to our lives.

Genesis is unique among the books of the Bible since the author provides us with an outline of his book right in the book. Genesis is divided into 10 sections each labeled with the Hebrew word “Toledoth”.o “Tolethoth” means: “Record, Account, Genealogy, Generation, Descendant, or Result”. o Most Toledoths in Genesis are named after the main character of the previous section to explain

what happened because of them. o Paying attention to Moses’ own divisions of his book should help us to both remember and

understand the content of Genesis better. o Seeing this internal structure has recently pushed even liberal scholars to address the book of Genesis

as a whole instead of trying to identify how the individual pieces may have been edited together. Toledoth Chapter OverviewIntroduction Genesis 1:1-2:3 Creation/7 Days/10 Statements1. Generations of Heaven and Earth Genesis 2:4-4:26 Adam + 3 Sons/2 Lines2. Generations of Adam Genesis 5:1-6:8 7 Generations vs. 10 Generations3. Generations of Noah Genesis 6:9-9:29 Noah + 3 Sons/2 Lines4. Generations of Shem, Ham, & Japheth Genesis 10:1-11:9 70 Nations5. Generations of Shem Genesis 11:10-26 10 Generations6. Generations of Terah Genesis 11:27-25:11 Terah + 3 sons/Abraham + 2 Sons/2 Lines7. Generations of Ishmael Genesis 25:12-18 Ishmael + 12 Sons8. Generations of Isaac Genesis 25:19-35:29 Isaac + 2 Sons/2 Lines9. Generations of Esau Genesis 36:1-43 Esau + 5 Sons10. Generations of Jacob Genesis 37:1-50:26 Jacob + 12 sons/2 Lines/70 People

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Introduction: Genesis 1:1-2:3 - Creation/7 Days/10 StatementsGenesis 1:1 (NIV84)1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Notice that the first section of Genesis is not in a Toledoth.

o This isn’t the “Generations of the Heavens and the Earth” yet, the next section is. Also notice how Moses doesn’t start the story:

o He doesn’t tell us what it was like in heaven for God before people were created, or about the creation of angels, or where the devil came from. He doesn’t even try to prove the existence of God. Moses just starts the story in the beginning with God creating everything that exists.

The creation of mankind in God’s own image to live on God’s earth under God’s “rule and blessing” is the high point of creation story and the focus of the rest of the story Moses wants to tell (Goldsworthy).o It shouldn’t surprise us that God could become incarnate in Jesus as a human being since human

beings were created in God’s own image to begin with (Gen. 1:26-28). Finally, notice the fact that creation happened in 7 days with 10 speaking acts of God.

o There is a repeating pattern of 7 and 10 in Genesis when God starts over, and God starts over a lot.

Toledoth 1. Generations of Heaven and Earth: Genesis 2:4-4:26 - Adam + 3 Sons/2 LinesGenesis 2:4a (NIV84)4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created… In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and this section contains the results.

o In the beginning people lived with God in a garden of delight bordered by the same rivers as the land God promised to Abraham (Gen 2:10-14, 15:18 – Sailhamer).

o But, people disobeyed God and were kicked out of the garden to the east (Gen. 3:24). Watch for the repetition of this movement to the east as a result of sin and punishment.

o They were created in God’s image to rule over the animals in the garden, but instead they followed the lead of a serpent in an attempt to become like God, which they already where (Gen. 3:5).

God had blessed Adam and Eve at creation, but now they are cursed because of their sin.o But, even in the curse, there is a blessing embedded: the hope of a savior who will conquer the

serpent. This introduces us to two lines who will be doing battle (Gen. 3:15). Next, Eve gives birth to two sons and the conflict between the two lines begins (Gen. 4:1-2).

o Cain, the older son, kills Abel, the younger son, and is replaced by another son Seth, through whom Adam’s genealogy will be traced to Noah in the next Toledoth (Gen. 4:8, 25).

o Adam had more kids than Cain, Abel, and Seth, but they’re the ones Moses focuses on (Gen. 5:4). Adam is a man with three sons resulting in only two lines (watch for this to repeat after starting over).

o Genesis constantly forces us to ask, which of these two sides do I want to be on?o Do you want to be on the side waiting for the offspring of the woman or on the side of the serpent?

Toledoth 2. Generations of Adam: Genesis 5:1-6:8 - 7 Generations vs. 10 GenerationsGenesis 5:1a (NIV84)1 This is the written account of Adam’s line… The most striking part of this genealogy is it’s emphasis that everyone in it died (except Enoch).

o Adam’s line inherited his sin, guilt, and death, even the good side (Rom. 5:14, 1 Cor. 15:22). Genesis lists 7 generations in Cain’s line before the flood (Gen. 4:17-18)

o Cain lives east of Eden and builds a city there (Gen. 4:16).o Cain’s line is given credit for all of the technical advanced mentioned in civilization: raising

livestock, working with metal, creating music, and building cities (Gen. 4:20-22).o But, the are also wicked, greedy, and violent following Cain’s example (Gen. 4:23-24).

Genesis lists 10 generations in Adam’s line before the flood (Gen. 5:1-32).o Instead of technological advances, this line pass on a practice of calling on the name of the LORD

and walking with God (Gen. 4:25, 5:22-24, 6:9).o This is the line that understood the need to sacrifice to God for their sin (Gen. 3:21, 4:4).o This is the line waiting for the savior who would conquer the serpent.

The tragedy is that these two lines don’t stay separate, but mix together so that all mankind becomes wicked and God decides to destroy the earth with a flood of water and start over (Gen. 6:1-8).o God created the world out of water to begin with, and now He’s starting over (Gen. 1:2).

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Notice the repetition of 7 and 10 in the genealogy leading up to this new creation story.Toledoth 3. Generations of Noah: Genesis 6:9-9:29 - Noah + 3 Sons/2 LinesGenesis 6:9a (NIV84)9 This is the account of Noah… Noah is the only person in Genesis who is the main character in his own Toledoth.

o Noah foreshadows Jesus (who would come from Noah’s line) since Noah saved his family from God’s judgment by his righteousness (Gen. 6:9).

o And yet, Noah sins at the end of the story showing that the favor he received from God was ultimately the only kind of favor any sinful human gets from God: unmerited favor/grace (Gen. 6:8).

God destroys the world through water and recreates it. o Noah after the flood receive the same blessing that God gave Adam and Eve (Gen 1:28-30, 9:1-3).o But, the final story about Noah shows that he sinned by eating the fruit of his garden and ends up

naked and ashamed, just like Adam did (Gen. 9:20-23).o And, Noah pronounces the curse on the next generation with his own lips (Gen. 9:24-25)

Noah has three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japhet. His son Ham and his Grandson Canaan receive a curse.o But, it’s a mixed blessing again, Shem and Japheth’s lines receive a joint blessing.o Again, we have a man with three sons, resulting in two lines: a blessed and a cursed line.o Israel was asked to consider if they wanted God’s blessing as Semites or God’s curse as Canaanites.

Which line do you want to be a part of? Cain and Canaan’s line receiving the curse they deserve, or Seth and Shem’s line graciously receiving God’s favor and blessing?

Toledoth 4. Generations of Shem, Ham, & Japheth: Genesis 10:1-11:9 - 70 NationsGenesis 10:1a (NIV84)1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons… Here we find another set of 7 and 10 as God starts over.

o Genesis 10 is a list of the 70 (7x10) nations that descended from all three of Noah’s sons.o Genesis 11 is the story of the Tower of Babel where these nations were scattered when God confused

their language as judgment for disobeying His command to spread out over the whole earth. After the flood and Noah’s curse, people again moved east to Babel/Babylon (Gen. 11:2, 11:9, 10:10).

Toledoth 5. Generations of Shem: Genesis 11:10-26 - 10 GenerationsGenesis 11:10a (NIV84)10 This is the account of Shem… Like the genealogy from Adam to Noah, there are 10 generations from Noah to Terah, who has three

sons. Terah is Abraham’s father, and the man whom the next Toledoth is named after.

Toledoth 6. Generations of Terah: Genesis 11:27-25:11 - Terah + 3 sons/Abraham + 2 Sons/2 LinesGenesis 11:27a (NIV84)27 This is the account of Terah… This is the start of the second half of Genesis and the pace slows w-a-y down.

o The first half of Genesis only took 11 chapters, the second half takes 39 chapters. o The first 5 Toledoths tell the story of 20 generations.o The last 5 Toledoths only advance the story by 4 generations.

You could say that Genesis is the story of Adam, Noah, and Terah and each of their three sons.o God started with Adam who had three sons, but his line is counted through Seth.o After Adam’s sin, God started over with Noah who had three sons, but his line goes through Shem.o After Noah’s sin, God started over with Terah who had three sons, his line goes through Abraham.

The pattern of two dividing lines is modified in the second half of Genesis. This time we get three generations of men, whose lines branch into two lines in each generation: o Abraham has two sons: Ishmael & Isaac.o Isaac has two sons: Esau & Jacob.o Jacob has twelve sons, but the focus is on two of his sons: Judah & Joseph.

Terah’s Toledoth is actually Abraham’s story.o Terah dies at the end of chapter 11 and his Toledoth ends with Abraham’s death in chapter 25.

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o But, before we dismiss Terah too quickly, notice that not only were all of the patriarchs descended from Terah: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but all of the matriarchs (their wives) were descended from Terah too: Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel & Leah (Gen. 20:12, 22:23, 28:2).

Abraham’s story starts with God’s promise to bless him and the world through his son (Gen. 12:1-3).o But, Abraham doesn’t have a son, so the story contrasts two solutions: God’s gift of Isaac through

Abraham’s barren wife Sarah vs. Abraham’s plan to have Ishmael through their servant Hagar.o In an incredible act of faith, Abraham sends his son Ishmael away and then is willing to sacrifice

Isaac who is God’s promised way to continue his line (Genesis 23).o Abraham’s actions show he’s trusting God’s promise of a line over his own ability to maintain a line.o God rescues Isaac and provides a lamb to kill in his place, as he did for Adam and Eve in Eden.o Isaac’s line will be the line that the fatally wounded serpent crusher will come through.

God also promises to give Abraham the land of Canaan, which fulfills both Noah’s blessing and undoes Adam’s curse of being kicked out of God’s land of Eden (Genesis 2:10-14, 9:24-27).o Abraham starts in the east, in Ur of the Chaldeans/Babylon, and moves back into God’s land again,

like he’s getting back to Eden! (Gen. 11:28).o But, Abraham moves in and out of Canaan over his lifetime, including a trip to Egypt where he’s

rescued by God from Pharaoh by plagues! (Gen 12:17). o Abraham gets a wife for Isaac from back east to make sure Isaac stays in the land, and he does:

Isaac is the only patriarch to live his whole life in the land of Canaan.o At the end of his life, the only part of the land Abraham owns is the tomb he and Sarah are buried in.

Toledoth 7. Generations of Ishmael: Genesis 25:12-18 - Ishmael + 12 SonsGenesis 25:12a (NIV84)12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael… Ishmael is Abraham’s other line that is not inheriting the land.

o Moses only gives us a few verses telling us that Ishmael had 12 sons that formed 12 tribes.o This makes Ishmael parallel to Israel who will also have 12 sons that formed 12 tribes.

This is another chance to ask, which line we want to be a part of.o Do you want to be in on God’s promise of blessing to Abraham through faith like Isaac and Israel or

do you want to try to get God’s blessing on your own and be excluded like Ishmael? (Gal. 4)

Toledoth 8. Generations of Isaac: Genesis 25:19-35:29 - Isaac + 2 Sons/2 LinesGenesis 25:19a (NIV84)19 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac… Like Terah, Isaac doesn’t get much air time in his Toledoth.

o Isaac has some adventures in Canaan with wells and the Philistines that parallel Abraham’s adventures (Gen. 26). But, the rest of the stories in Isaac’s Toledoth are about Isaac’s son Jacob.

Isaac and Rebekah have two sons, Esau and Jacob, and God chooses to give His blessing to the younger son Jacob before the sons are even born, even though both sons are scoundrels (Gen. 25:22). o But, at least Jacob wants God’s blessing. Jacob tries to steal the blessing from Esau twice and Esau

finally chases Jacob out of the land of Canaan, back to the east (Gen. 25, 27).o God meets Jacob on the way out and promises to bless him and bring him back to Canaan (Gen. 28).o Jacob is repeatedly tricked by his uncle Laban, he marries two wives (and two maid servant wives),

has 12 sons, and acquires large herds before returning to the Land of Canaan (Gen. 29-31).o God meets Jacob on the way back into the land and again promises him His blessing (Gen 31-33).o But, Jacob’s adventures back the land of Canaan don’t look so blessed. Jacob’s sons are as big of

scoundrels as he is, doing things like sleeping with Jacob’s wife the maid servant and risking war with the Canaanites by killing a whole town in revenge for conduct they indulge in (Gen. 34-35).

o This Toledoth ends with the deaths of Jacob’s dad Isaac and Jacob’s wife Rachel (Gen. 35).

Toledoth 9. Generations of Esau: Genesis 36:1-43 - Esau + 5 SonsGenesis 36:1a (NIV84)1 This is the account of Esau… Once again, Esau is Isaac’s other line that is not inheriting the blessing.

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o Moses only gives us one chapter telling us that Esau had 5 sons by his Canaanite wives who became the nation of Edom.

This is another chance to ask, which line we want to be a part of.o Do you want to be in on God’s promise of blessing to Jacob that he didn’t deserve or do you want to

try be get or keep the blessing on your own and end up excluded like Esau? (Rom. 9)Toledoth 10. Generations of Jacob: Genesis 37:1-50:26 - Jacob + 12 sons/2 Lines/70 PeopleGenesis 37:1a (NIV84)2 This is the account of Jacob… Jacob lives to the end of the Toledoth named for him, but the story switches to the story of His sons.

o Jacob loves Joseph best and treats him like a king (Gen. 37).o Joseph loves the attention and his brothers decide to kill him after Joseph shares two dreams he had

predicting that his brothers would literally bow to him as king.o Joseph’s brothers get their chance to kill Joseph, but at the last-minute Judah has the idea to sell him

as a slave to Egypt, which they do. Then, rather than following the Joseph’s story to Egypt, the story cuts to Judah’s story in Canaan for a

whole chapter (Gen. 38). This is Jacob’s Toledoth after all, not Joseph’s. It’s showing us two lines again.o Judah marries a Canaanite woman (like Esau) and has three sons.o The first son gets married but is wicked and God kills him. The second refuses to have children for

his brother and God kills him too. Judah refuses to give his third son to his daughter-in-law Tamar.o Then, Judah’s wife dies and Judah goes to find a prostitute to sleep with. Tamar tricks Judah into

sleeping with her instead and gets away with proof that Judah slept with her.o When Judah hears that Tamar is pregnant he tries to have her executed, but she proves that Jacob is

the father of the twins she gives birth to, and Judah repents and says she’s more righteous than he is.o These are the two sons that Judah’s genealogy is traced through, thus editing out the Canaanite line.

Next, the story switches back to Joseph and tells us a story in stark contrast to Judah’s story (Gen. 39).o Joseph is willing to go to jail rather than sleep with his master’s wife.o While in Jail, two fellow prisoners have dreams and Joseph interprets them and news gets back to the

Pharaoh, who has two dreams he needs interpreted, and calls for Joseph (Gen. 40-41).o Joseph says the dreams mean there will be 7 years of good crops before 7 years of famine. Pharaoh

promotes Joseph to prepare for the famine which comes right on schedule (Gen. 41). In Canaan the brothers need food and go to Egypt and bow to Joseph without recognizing him (Gen. 42).

o Joseph sets a trap to get them to bring his brother Benjamin to Egypt on their next trip (Gen. 43).o Joseph then sets another trap to recreate an opportunity for His brothers to sell Benjamin into slavery

to save themselves, but Judah offers to sacrifice himself in the place of Benjamin (Gen. 44).o This is a dramatic conversion story for Judah. Judah also the longest speech by a human being in the

whole book of Genesis. Judah the sinner ends up as Judah the picture of Jesus (Gen. 44:18-34).o Joseph tells his brother’s who he is and that God meant this evil for good to save them all (Gen 45).o We started with a bad line and good line and end with two good lines!

Jacob hears Joseph is alive and moves the whole family from the Land of Canaan to Egypt (Gen. 46-47).o Genesis tells us that (about) 70 of Jacob’s family moved to Egypt (Gen. 46:27, Ex. 1:5, Acts 7:14).o God is starting again with a new family, and this time both lines are good!o Jacob blesses all of his sons, but Joseph and Judah’s blessings are especially good (Gen. 48-49).o Joseph is treated as the first born by getting a double share by having both of his sons counted as

Jacob’s sons, but Jacob says that Judah will be the tribe that rules them all. Do you want to be from the line of Joseph or Judah? Both are good options!

Genesis ends on cliff hanger.o Jacob dies and is buried back in the land of Canaan in the family tomb where Abraham & Sarah,

Isaac & Rebekah, Jacob & Leah are buried (Gen. 50).o But, when Joseph dies they keep his bones in Egypt and Joseph makes his brothers promise to take

his body back to the land of Canaan to be buried when they leave Egypt (Gen. 50:25).o When the Israelites read Genesis before entering the land of Canaan, they had Joseph’s bones with

them! They buried Joseph in Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob’s tomb (Gen. 50:25, Ex. 13:19, Josh. 24:32). The fact that both Joseph and Judah are the main characters among Jacob’s sons would be super

significant to Israel as they re-entered the promise land.

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o When 12 tribes sent spies to Canaan, the spies from only two tribes said they should enter (Num. 13). Joshua was from the tribe of Ephraim/Joseph (Num. 13:8, 16) Caleb was from the tribe of Judah (Num. 13:6)

o Later in the OT prophets the nations of Israel and Judah were sometimes called Ephraim/Joseph and Judah since they were the dominant tribes in the northern and southern kingdoms (Ezek. 37:15).

o As Israel was entering Canaan, Moses challenged them to follow Joseph & Judah/Joshua & Caleb in trusting God to keep His promise to bless them.

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Genesis Conclusion: In Christ, we are invited to join God’s people and share in God’s promised blessing by faith

(Rom. 9-11, Gal. 4-6)o We’re not just invited into God’s people, we’re invited into a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17, Gal. 6:15).

Genesis isn’t just the story of the beginning, it’s the story of new beginnings.o Genesis is the story of God’s grace to Adam, Noah, and Terah’s families.o Adam sinned and was kicked out of God’s garden to the east.o Noah sinned in his garden and ended up naked and ashamed and his family moved east.o Terah’s family was graciously called back from the east into God’s land.

God created the world in 7 and 10 (in 7 days with 10 times speaking).o Each time man failed, God started again with another 7 and 10 (7 vs. 10 Generations after Adam, 70

Nations & Ten Generations after Noah, and finally 70 descendants of Jacob moving Egypt). Each time a new family is chosen by God it split into two lines: one which is trusting God to bless them

and the other that is trying to get good things on their own.o Adam’s line split between the line of the worldly prosperous Cain and the line of Seth that called

upon God and walked with Himo Noah’s line split between Canaan (under God’s curse), and Shem (under God’s blessing).o Terah’s line split in each generation:

Between Ishmael who was the result of Abraham’s own effort to fulfill God’s promise himself, and Isaac who was God’s miraculous was of fulfilling His promise Himself.

Between Esau who didn’t value God’s promise or blessing, and Jacob who tried to steal the blessing which God had already promised to give him before He was born. But, finally only received by God’s gift.

Between Judah and Joseph, who both ended up as types Christ and examples to follow. Joseph who trusted God to sovereignly work even through evil and unjust suffering, and Judah who starts evil, but ends up offering to willingly sacrifice himself to save God’s people.

Moses is challenging the Israelites to care about God’s promised blessing and to trust God to give it to them as a gift.o Genesis is asking us if we care about getting in on God’s blessing and if we will trust God’s method

of blessing us through His chosen line of promise, that is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus. Remember that Adam and Eve were tricked into eating the fruit by trying to become like God,

which they were already created to be.o Likewise, Jacob kept trying to steal the blessing that he had already been given by God.o Will you put your faith in God to give you the good things He’s promised in Christ instead of trying

to get the best the world has to offer on your own? I think this Dilbert comic sums up the message of Genesis well <http://dilbert.com/strip/1991-08-13>

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NHCC Genesis 2018-2019 Sermon Bible Reading PlanPart 1. Genesis: IntroductionPre-Toledoth: Introduction Genesis 1:1-2:3 Creation/7 Days/10 Statements9/16/2018 Overview of Genesis Genesis 1-50

9/23/2018 Creation Genesis 1:1-2:3

Toledoth: 1. Generations of Heaven and Earth Genesis 2:4-4:26 Adam + 3 Sons/2 Lines9/30/2018 Life in Eden (Paradise) Genesis 2:4-25

10/7/2018 Fall & Judgment Genesis 3:1-24

Toledoth: 2. Generations of Adam Genesis 5:1-6:8 Noah + 3 Sons/2 Lines10/14/2018 Results of the Fall

(Cain & Abel/Seth)Genesis 4:1-6:8

Toledoth: 3. Generations of Noah Genesis 6:9-9:29 7 Generations vs. 10 Generations10/21/2018 Judgment (The Flood) Genesis 6:9-8:22

10/28/2018 New Creation & New Fall Genesis 9:1-29

Toledoth: 4. Generations of Shem, Ham, & Japheth Genesis 10:1-11:9 70 NationsToledoth: 5. Generations of Shem Genesis 11:10-26 10 Generations11/4/2018 Results of the New Fall

(Babel & Nations)Genesis 10:1-11:26

Thanksgiving Sermon Series (November 11 & 18, 2018)

Part 2. Genesis: AbrahamToledoth: 6 Generations of Terah Genesis 11:27-25:11 Terah + 3 sons/Abraham + 2

Sons/2 Lines11/25/2018 Promise at Bethel

(Babylon/Canaan/Egypt)Genesis 11:27-12:20

12/2/2018 Back to Bethel (Lot/Melchizedek/Covenant)

Genesis 13:1-15:21

12/9/2018 Fulfillment by the Flesh (Hagar/Sarah/Circumcision)

Genesis 16:1-18:15

12/16/2018 Judgment (Sodom & Gomorrah) Genesis 18:16-19:38

Christmas Sermon Series (December 23 & 30, 2018 & January 6, 2019)1/13/2019 Life in Canaan

(Abraham/Abimalech/Wells)Genesis 20:1-18

1/20/2019 Fulfillment by Faith (Isaac/Ishmael) Genesis 21:1-34

1/27/2019 Abraham's Test Genesis 22:1-24

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2/3/2019 Abraham & Sarah's Deaths Genesis 23:1-20, 25:1-18*

2/10/2019 Rebekah (Back to Babylon) Genesis 24:1-67

Toledoth: 7. Generations of Ishmael Genesis 25:12-18 Ishmael + 12 SonsNA Ishmael Genesis 25:12-18

Part 3. Genesis: JacobToledoth: 8. Generations of Isaac Genesis 25:19-35:29 Isaac + 2 Sons/2 Lines2/17/2019 Life in Canaan

(Isaac/Abimalech/Wells)Genesis 26:1-32*

2/24/2019 Promise at Bethel (Jacob/Esau/Birthright/Blessing)

Genesis 25:19-34, 26:33-28:22

3/3/2019 Rachel/Leah/Sons/Flocks(Back to Babylon)

Genesis 29:1-30:43

3/10/2019 Back to Canaan(Wrestling with Laban/God/Esau)

Genesis 31:1-33:20

3/17/2019 Life in Canaan (Dinah/Reuben/Simeon/Levi)

Genesis 34:1-31, 35:22-26*

3/24/2019 Back to Bethel(Isaac & Rachel's Deaths)

Genesis 35:1-29, 36:1-43

Toledoth: 9. Generations of Esau Genesis 36:1-43 Esau + 5 SonsNA Esau Genesis 36:1-43

Easter Sermon Series (March 31, April 7, 14, & 21, 2019)

Part 4. Genesis: JosephToledoth: 10. Generations of Jacob Genesis 37:1-50:26 Jacob + 12 sons/2 Lines/70 People4/28/2019 Life in Canaan

(Brothers vs. Joseph)Genesis 37:1-36

5/5/2019 Life in Canaan & Egypt(Judah vs. Joseph)

Genesis 38:1-39:23

5/12/2019 Life in Egypt(From Prison to Palace)

Genesis 40:1-41:57

5/19/2019 Life in Canaan & Egypt(Joseph vs. Judah)

Genesis 42:-45:24

5/26/2019 Jacob moves to Egypt Genesis 45:25-47:27

6/2/2019 Jacob, Leah, & Joseph's Deaths Genesis 47:28-50:26

Additional Genesis Self-Study Resources:

Bible Project” overview videos and poster on Genesis: Genesis Overview Video 1: https://youtu.be/F4isSyennFo Genesis Overview Video 2: https://youtu.be/GQI72THyO5I Genesis Poster: https://thebibleproject.com/view-resource/214

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o This outline divides Genesis in half between Genesis 1-11 and Genesis 12-50 and then subdivides Genesis 12-50 into three sections, making four sections match the sections of my mini-sermon series. Introduction - Genesis 1-11: God and the World Abraham - Genesis 12-25a: God and Abraham Jacob - Genesis 25b-36: God and Isaac & Jacob Joseph - Genesis 37-50: God and Jacob’s Sons

“Bible Project” bonus videos on Genesis: Genesis Bonus Video 1: https://youtu.be/KOUV7mWDI34 Genesis Bonus Video 2: https://youtu.be/VpbWbyx1008 Genesis Main Page 1: https://thebibleproject.com/explore/genesis-1-11/ Genesis Main Page 2: https://thebibleproject.com/explore/genesis-12-50/

“Faith Comes by Hearing” free NIV84 OT and NT audio Bible (including Genesis): NIV84 Audio Bible: http://listen.bible.is/ENGNIV/Gen/1/N

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