Genesis
The beginning of everything — creation, fall, flood, and God choosing a family to bless the world.
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Genesis is the book of beginnings — the creation of the world, the fall of humanity, the flood, and God's choice of Abraham to build a nation through which all peoples would be blessed. It traces four great events (creation, fall, flood, Babel) and four great people (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph). The overarching message: God creates, humans rebel, but God has a plan to restore everything.
Themes in Genesis
Timeline & Connections
The very beginning — creation through Joseph in Egypt (~2000 BC)
After: Exodus picks up 400 years later with Israel enslaved in Egypt
Make Me Care
The blueprint for everything you care about
Genesis answers the questions you ask at 2 AM: Why am I here? Why does everything feel broken? Is there hope? It shows you a God who creates with purpose, pursues people who mess up, and keeps promises across generations — even when humans don't deserve it.
- When you feel like starting over, remember: God is the God of new beginnings.
- Every family in Genesis was dysfunctional — and God used them anyway.
- The promises God made to Abraham are still playing out today.
If God kept His promises to Abraham across 4,000 years, what makes you think He's forgotten yours?
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