In The Beginning
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01 - In The Beginning - Survey Of Genesis
Thursday, December 29, 2016
10:07 PM
Over the course of this next year, I wish to work our way through the book of Genesis. I will say at the outset that I may not cover every single verse, but I want to cover every passage. I want you to know that any questions or comments you have please share.
Before we launch out into the deep of Genesis I want to comment about some basic introductory concepts on the Old Testament.[1]
The Old Testament's primary purpose is to reveal God to us. With it's central theme being, How to know God and dwell in fellowship with Him through Jesus Christ.The Historical Fact of Jesus' resurrection is the fundamental basis for believing in the OT. In fact in Luke 24:25 Jesus said a person who did not believe in the Old Testament was a fool and had a hard heart. When we talk about which books are in the OT we are raising the issue of canonicity.Canonicity or the Cannon is the term used to designate the collection of the OT books of the Bible that are looked at as inspired by God and authoritative. "It means reed or measuring stick denotes a standard to which the writing must conform to be considered biblical."In order for a book to have been considered canonical it must pass three important tests; 1. It must be written by a prophet or a prophetically gifted person. 2.) It must have a timeless message- be relevant to all people of all times; 3.) It must not contradict the messages of earlier writings God had revealed. - The moral - ultimately the collection of books known as the scripture was not compiled by a group of Jewish men in ad 90 based on their whims and notions, but rather they discovered which books were inspired by God.
With these thoughts in mind I would like to proceed with a brief survey of the book of Genesis.
How to Read the Book of Genesis - It is important to know how to read a book, sometimes you just have to wait until you get into the book, but Genesis seems extra difficult. Chapter 1 no one really seems to be able to determine what type of biblical genre it is, but chapter 2 starts out like a narrative. So we will stumble this book out as we go.
Who wrote the book of Genesis? A lot of controversy over the author of this great book, and it depends on where your scholar stands in his or her view of the authenticity of the Bible, as to how he or she answers this question.
Some speculate that the book of Genesis was written by several authors. However the most commonly accepted author in evangelical circles is that of Moses. We are not given how Moses was made aware of these facts, only that it is said that he has recorded or compiled them.
Both Jewish and Christian scholars generally agreed that Moses was the author of Genesis until the 19th Century[3] For the Christian the ultimate witness for Mosaic authorship of Genesis and the whole Pentateuch (Moses-Deuteronomy) Is Jesus
a. John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses: grace and truth came through Jesus Christ
b. John 5:46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me
c. John 7:19 Has not Moses given you the law?...
d. John 7:23 Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the the law of Moses may not be broken…
New Testament References to the Book of Genesis
• The Creator and the Creation: Mt 13:35; Mk 13:19; Jn 1:3; Acts 4:24;
Acts 14:15; Rom 1:20; 2 Cor 4:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:10; 11:3.
• Allusions to the Creation:Rom 1:25; 16:25; Eph 3:9; 1 Tim 4:4; Heb
2:10; 4:10; 9:26; Jas 3:9; Rev 3:14; 4:11; 10:6; 14:7.
• Creation of Man and Woman: Mt 19:4-6, 8; Mk 10:6; Acts 17:26; 1
Cor 6:16; 11:8,9; Eph 5:31; 1 Tim 2:13, 14; Rev 2:7; 22:2, 14.
• The Fall: Rom 5:11, 14, 17, 19; 8:19-20; 1 Cor 15:21-22; 2 Cor 11:3; Rev
20:2.
• The Flood: Mt 24:37; Lk 17:26; 1 Pet 3:20; 2 Pet 2:5; 3:5-6.
• The Patriarchs: Mt 23:35; Lk 3:34-38; 11:52; Heb 11:4-7, 23; 12:24;
1 Jn 3:12; Jude 11, 14.
Every New Testament writer refers to the early chapters of Genesis:
portions of Chapters 1 – 11 (except 8) is referred to in New Testament.[5]
Thompson Chain reference Bible dates the authorship to 1450-1410 b.c[4]
How is Genesis Divided? I like to use this outline for the book of Genesis. It is a very common adapted and used by many scholars.
Book of Genesis
Primeval History 1-11
1. Creation 1-2
2. Fall 3-4
3. Genealogy 5
4. Flood 6-9
5. Posterity of Noah 10-11
Patriarchal History 12-50
1. Abraham 12-25
2. Isaac 25-28
3. Jacob 28-36
4. Joseph 37-50
Some key terms and themes we will deal with in Genesis Genesis means simply origins - The very first words found in the KJV of the Bible are; "In the beginning…" it means "this first," or "first things."The idea of Creation God creates by bringing order and beauty out of chaos and darkness. Humans being the divine image bearersSin and redemptionand many others.
I love the first verse of Genesis - In the beginning God - aren't you glad he was there, and you find him in the last of Revelation - the Alpha and Omega
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[M] GBS&C FA14 Old Testament Literature, Dr. Dan Glick, Week 1 Study Guide
[M] GBS&C FA16 Pentateuch, Dr. Alan Brown, Week 1 Study Guide[M] Thompson Chain Reference Bible. [M] Chuck Missler Suplemental on the Book of Genesis http://cobalt.rocky.edu/~hyla.thompson/bible_notes/01%20Genesis%20Notes.pdf
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