Summary of Genesis Genesis 1-11 (Creation Era) Gen 1-2: Creation In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth in order to display his glory. Adam and Eve the crown of his creation were made in the image of God. They were made to worship God and to enjoy loving fellowship with Him and each other. God gave them a special place to live in (Garden of Eden). He blessed them to be fruitful and increase in number and fill the entire world. He also gave them his command so that they can live joyfully with Him under His perfect rule. Gen 3-5: Fall However, they chose to set themselves up as equal with God by disobeying his commands. God punished them accordingly, but he already showed his plan to save the sinners by the seed of woman. As generations continue, the sin in the hearts of mankind goes from bad to worse. Gen 6-9: Flood Due to their wickedness, God had to judge the whole earth through the flood. Gen 10-11: Tower of Babel But, the wickedness of men against God continued as it showed in the tower of Babel.
Genesis 12-50. (Patriarch Era) God began to unfold his redemptive plan (Save the entire world through the seed of woman) through three generations; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. Gen 12-23: Abraham God chose Abram and made a covenant with him in order to bless the entire world through his seed. God promised seed, blessing and land repeatedly. Gen 24-36: Isaac God continuously made covenant with Isaac. Gen 37-50: Jacob. God also made covenant with Jacob. God sent Joseph into Egypt to save His people from the famine. And God finally made people of Israel through Jacob in the land of Egypt.
Big picture in Pentateuch God’s covenant with Abram consisted seed, blessing and land. Genesis (12-50) focuses on the promise of seed. Exodus and Leviticus focus more with the promise of blessing. Numbers and Deuteronomy focus on the promise of land. |