Abram's faith in God's promise to bless him and give him the land is tested, while God affirms His commitment with the encoding of His word of promise into a formal covenant which He unilaterally swears to uphold. Genesis also claims that it was God who created the world (Gen 1:1b). (31:1–55), (2) Jacob's return to the land of his father, which he anticipated with great fear because of the anger which Esau had for him, becomes a joyful reunion with Esau as God fulfills His promise to return Jacob safely, but not before he wrestles with God through the night and repents and in humility asks God for deliverance. The expectant hope of Joseph expressed at the end of his life (50:1–26), a. The greater and the lesser light. Posted on 8 Aug 2010 to 0 followers, with 131 retweets. Thus Genesis reveals God as the Judge, the One to whom all beings are accountable. Finally; we see that God breathed into man the breath of life so God is the Author of Life. Genesis also reveals God as the One who judges the actions of all beings––human and otherwise (i.e., the serpent)––and executes judgment by pronouncing punishment upon those who violate His commands, decrees, order of life. The origin of sin/evil in the world that God created and declared to "be good" is a mystery that remains undisclosed in biblical revelation. (9:1–19), b. This is seen in the case of Adam, Eve, and the serpent (Gen 3:8–19), Cain (Gen 4:9–15), all mankind in Noah’s generation (Gen 6:5–7, 12), all mankind in the generation after the Flood (Gen 11:5–9), and in the case of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 18:20, 19:29). Thank you Mr. Eaton. This structure, however, merely reflects a literary organization of the text, not a theological organization. Bless you, brother. That basis, which is at first implied by the text, is God's election, calling, and separation of a seed, the seed of the woman, to Himself. (36:1–43), D. God's word to Joseph in a dream separates him to God to effect a typical fulfillment of His word of promise to Abraham by using him to bless the elect family and all peoples of the earth. God’s efforts to accomplish this act of restoration took on more specific form with the call of Abraham and the covenant He made with him, for that covenant, though oriented toward the descendants of Abraham, had all mankind in view as God promised Abraham to bless all mankind through his seed (Gen 12:3; 22:18). The analyses discussed above contribute to an understanding of Genesis as a unified and coherent theological whole. First there was a separation from the presence of God as Adam and Eve were physically driven from the presence of God in the Garden and not permitted to return. ". Light is in fact an attribute of God and God’s handiwork and that which could only belong to God because only God’s light can overcome darkness (John 1:5). Next, of all that is in the world, the universe and all things in it were created directly by God out of fiat, or out of nothing except His Word. God's word of election selects a seed in each of the generations of Shem until Abram is called and, in obedience to God, separates himself from his country and family and moves to the land of Canaan so that God might fulfill His word of promise to bless him, and bless all the families of the earth through him, and give to his descendants the land of Canaan. The testing of Abram's faith in God's promise to provide a seed (16:1–20:18), a. (23:1–20), c. Divine guidance for a wife for Isaac leads Abraham’s servant to Rebekah the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor, assuring continuation of the elect line as Isaac takes Rebekah in marriage. As discussed in the Introduction to the Pentateuch, the most immediate recipients of the Book of Genesis would likely have been the Exodus generation. Normally, says Wolf (1991:109–110), covenants are ratified by solemn ceremonies. 1:28 “And God blessed them. The scope of this judgment, though seemingly personal, falling as it were upon Adam and Eve, was in effect universal as from that point on it affected everyone born of Adam (Gen 5:1–31; Rom 5:12–19). In view of the significant progressive development of this context, it will not be discussed here but will be noted and made use of to the extent needed in the process of understanding the book as a whole. Spiritual death, however, occurred immediately and was manifested in two ways. The circumcision of a child by his father was to be a sign of the father's faith in God and in the covenant He made with Abraham and his descendants. This is the same word used for light when YHWH sent the plague of darkness over Egypt but His chosen people … . The climax to this sequence of events comes when God commands Abraham to offer up Isaac as a burnt offering to Him. The need of the man for a companion like himself, impressed upon him through his naming all the animals, moves God to create the woman from the man's rib and bring her to him that he might cleave to her in intimate relationship and become one with her. passed between the pieces" (Gen 15:17). 24. beasts of the earth--(2) wild animals, whose ravenous natures were then kept in check, and (3) all the various forms of A brief scientific analysis of Genesis 1 will demonstrate how wrong Harris is. In addition to this, there is now a struggle between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent that is to be carried out on the stage of world history. However, if the date of its composition is, as noted above, during the period of time Israel spent at Sinai, then the historical context for the writing of Genesis would necessarily have been Israel’s redemption and Exodus from Egypt, and Israel’s entering into covenant–relationship with Yahweh. But by this time in his walk with God, Abraham's faith in God has developed to the point where he believes that God must and will raise Isaac up from the dead in order to keep His word of promise. (3:1–7), 2. 1:14 “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.”. Were the mountains already formed? A Lasting Legacy: Choosing A Wife For Isaac (Gen. 24:1-67). The so–called "Covenant of Grant" is discussed in the Introduction to the Pentateuch as the model for the unconditional Abrahamic Covenant. Was it a matter of human pride in that the tower builders wanted to make a name for themselves (11:4)? , and it was so” (Gen 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24). Great, concise explanation of creation. The transfer of the promises to the elect line stands in sharp contrast to the non–elect line, of whom little is said except for its genealogy. Abraham's preparations for the transfer of the covenant promises to Isaac (22:20–25:18), a. The implication here is that God acts on the basis of His own will, sovereignty, authority, power, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, etc., to create the world giving it its form and function as He determined it. SIXTH DAY. Was it all water at one time? This conclusion is supported by the fact that chapter 10 already refers to the different languages spoken by the nations as they spread throughout the world (Gen 10:5, 20, 31). Biblical evidence for relationships between God and man is extensive. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”, Are all Three Persons of the Godhead involved? I agree that it was probably written after the exodus. The separation of Joseph to God, effected through dreams, reveals the unrighteousness of the elect family as his brothers reject God’s chosen ruler and sell him into slavery. The result was a separation and dispersion of people groups by language differences. The execution of God's word of judgment and His preservation of Noah and his family through the ark (7:1–8:22), 4. (2:15–17), 4. The Mosaic Covenant made by God with Israel is such a covenant. The expectant hope of Jacob expressed at the end of his life (47:27–49:33), a. Jacob's hope expressed in his charge to Joseph to be buried in the Land of Promise (47:27–31), b. Jacob's hope expressed in his blessings of the elect seed (48:1–49:28), 2. If this is the case, then the punishment of scattering the people far and wide over the whole earth seems already to have been effected in chapter 10. The world order established by the relationship between man, the animals, and the rest of creation is such that although man has been given a mandate and authority to rule over the creation as an agent under God, there existed harmony between man and the animals/living creatures (Gen 1:29–30) and harmony between the man and the woman (Gen 2:25). The testing of Abraham's faith in God's promise to establish His covenant through Isaac (21:1–22:19), a. Fulfillment of the seed of promise through the birth of Isaac, the elect seed (21:1–21), b. Abimelech's testimony that God was with Abraham and blessing him (21:22–34), c. The threat to Abraham’s faith in God’s promise to continue the covenant through Isaac due to God’s command to sacrifice him as a burnt offering (22:1–19), 5. God's test of obedience for the man (2:15–17), 4. The lesser light which was made to rule the night is the moon and naturally “the stars also.”, 1:20 “And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl [that] may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”. 1:7 “And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.”. In this case God is not acting directly to pronounce judgment, but indirectly through Noah of whom it is written in Hebrews 11:7 that, “By his faith he condemned the world . This is seen from his first written records of the curse against Amalek (Exod 17:14) and the book of the Sinai covenant (Exod 24:3–7) to the writing and safekeeping of his initial exposition of the law (Deut 31:24–26). Consequently, in God's delay in providing a seed, the focus of attention becomes the giving of a seed for Abraham through Sarah. Genesis 1 makes at least twenty-six statements about the creation of the universe and the development of life on Earth that can be tested against current scientific understanding. How can we tell which interpretation is correct? Thank you. that ‘the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.’. 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”. 1:4-6 “And God saw that the light was good. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. Since we know that creation exists, there must have been a Creator and the creation is to the praise of His Name. (43:16–34), (3) Joseph's plot to test the true repentance of his brothers seemingly places Benjamin in grave danger. We know that God commands the seas to go to such a certain place and they can go no further (Prov 8:29). Thus, God unilaterally promises Abraham that He will bless him and his seed, making him into a great nation by multiplying his seed, and giving to him and his descendants the land of Canaan as an everlasting inheritance, and that through Abraham and his chose seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed. . The massacre of the men of Shechem by Simeon and Levi, done in righteous indignation because of the defilement of their sister Dinah by Shechem the Hivite, puts an end to threat of intermarriage between the elect line and the Canaanites, and points out the need for the elect family to be separated from the people of Canaan. (43:1–45:28), (1) The offering of Judah to be held personally responsible to Jacob for Benjamin's safety stands in sharp contrast to his previous proposal to sell Joseph into slavery for profit. Test your knowledge of Genesis here: 20 Genesis Bible Quiz Questions. Most helpful is the broad theological organization proposed above. From the text we do know that it’s only by the power of God’s word that He made the earth to be fruitful and to already be bearing fruit and seed. Rather, this context is changing as the Genesis narrative progresses from the beginning to the end. However, beginning with Abraham, the elect seed narrows down to the elect seed of Abraham. (6:1–22), 3. (25:19–34), 2. However, it is not critical to understanding Genesis as a whole. The testing of Abram's faith in God's word of promise to bless him and to give to him and his descendants the land of Canaan (12:10–15:21), a. This component is complex because there is a progression of theological revelation as the narrative moves from the Creation to the death of Joseph. The fish and fowls had both one beginning, in which we see that nature gives place to God’s will, in that the one sort is made to fly about in the air, and the other to swim beneath in the water. This commentary on Genesis 1 draws back the curtain on the fascinating pattern and order in each day of His creation. 1:12 “And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.”. Not only does this command place Abraham in the position of killing his son whom he greatly loved, but also of destroying the heir to the covenant. (5:1–32), 2. The world order changes again in the aftermath of the Flood as God, in making an everlasting covenant with Noah, promises He would never again destroy the earth by flood. The transfer of the covenant to Jacob emerges as first Isaac charges him with taking a wife only from his mother’s family in Paddan Aram and confers on him the promises made to Abraham, and then as God declares to Jacob His intention to continue the covenant He made with Abraham through him. Why were the waters divided? And secondly, they were now in a spiritual state of enmity with God. Was aquatic life created at this point? It is through Abraham and his elect seed that God will now effect His plan to reestablish personal relationship with man and to rule over the Creation through man. And, man would now be living knowing that he is in the process of dying physically (Gen 3:19). God's blessing of Jacob with great wealth through his tending of Laban's flocks and herds in spite of Laban's deception, fulfills Isaac’s wish for God’s blessing Jacob, thus confirming that he is the elect seed of Isaac. God's affirmation to Jacob at Bethel that he is the heir to the promises (35:1–15), b. (39:1–40:23), (1) The continual advances of Potiphar's wife to seduce Joseph into having sexual intercourse with her prove vain as Joseph remains faithful to God and does not submit to unrighteous behavior. Why are these to be “signs?”  By the “lights” it appears that it means the sun, the moon, and the stars will tell us what season it is, just as we can tell today. (22:20–25:18), a. If you like what you're reading, you can get free daily updates through the RSS feed here. Between these two events, much change occurs in the nature of the relationship as a result of the Fall. (47:27–50:26), 1. (37:1–11), (2) Jealousy and hatred find expression in plans to kill God's chosen ruler, but God's providence overrules and Joseph is sold into slavery while deceit convinces Jacob that Joseph was killed and devoured by a beast of the field. Genesis describes the Lord God, who is infinite and all-powerful, creating everything that exists, by the power of His spoken Word, out of nothing. (12:10–15:21), a. Famine in the land of Canaan causes Abram to compromise his faith in God’s promise to bless him in the land as he seeks relief in Egypt, but God's infliction of diseases on Pharaoh and his household protects Sarai from Pharaoh who then orders Abram to take his wife and go, leaving him no alternative but to return to Canaan. It is significant to note that the Noahic covenant is preceded by the command originally given to Adam to "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth" (Gen 9:1, 7). The Word of God in creation (1:1–2:25), A. God’s words of creation in bringing into existence the heavens, the earth, and man (1:1–2:3), B. God’s work of creation in making the man, the woman, and the Garden (2:4–25), II. (10:1–11:9), 1. Evangelical theology sees clear biblical evidence that the Spirit of God indwells every believer (e.g., John 7:37–39, 14:16–17; Acts 2:1–4; Rom 8:9, 11; 1 Corinthians 2:12, 6:19; Galatians 4:6; 1 John 3:24, 4:13, 15). But with disobedience came a lack of blessing. The original word for “light” referenced in 1:3 is Owr . The testing of Isaac's faith in God's promise to give the land to the descendants of Abraham (26:1–6), 3. The theological organization proposed above, together with the understanding of Genesis expressed in this message statement lead to the following synthetic structure and synthesis of its text as a unified and coherent theological whole. And this covenant which God is establishing with Abraham (Gen 17:2–4), would be an everlasting covenant, for God promises to establish it not only with Abraham, but with his seed after him throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant (Gen 17:7). The image and likeness of God in man might be explained in Ephesians 4:24 where originally, before the fall, man was in “the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” When a person is born again, there is a “new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” (Eph 4:24). Today we know that, after the curse, things are not as they were originally created to be. Watch our overview video on Genesis 1-11, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Genesis further informs the reader that God created the world by the power and authority of His word; “Let there be . (11:10–12:9), 2. The account of God’s creative activity reveal that He planted a garden and caused trees to grow which were good for food, including the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and that He placed the man there to dwell in it and cultivate and keep it. God's word of judgment against man and the serpent/evil one (Gen 3:1–24), 1. I. Rebekah’s barrenness threatens Isaac’s faith in God to provide an heir through whom the covenant promises would continue, but his prayer to God affirms his faith which is rewarded by God as Rebekah conceives and gives birth to twins, yet God's purposes in election are made sure as He identifies the younger as the elect seed. Genesis 1:14-19 And God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of … From that point on, however, the historical context for succeeding circumstances is documented in Genesis to the extent needed to understand the narrative flow and theological progression of God’s relationship with man. (42:1–38), b. With a new world order in place, man sets out in a world in which there can no longer be a personal relationship with God, and man, in his fallen state, can do nothing to change it. (15:1–21), 3. (5:1–9:29), 1. What Do Christians Believe About Dinosaurs? He quickly switches to the fall of man in sin and separation from God in … 3) God created the heavens and the earth. This observation is justified on the basis of the root from which the noun comes. Thus, what is clear from Genesis is that sin is a reality and that it alienated man from God. • In chapters 1-11:28, Moses explains the creation of all things, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (1:1). It would seem from the text that the "fire" passing between the slaughtered halves of the sacrifices was God. Chapter 1, verses 1&2, sum up the whole of creation. However, all that changed with the Fall. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. God's word of judgment falls upon the world, now fallen and under the rule of the evil one as a result of man's sin, to pronounce a curse on man, the serpent/evil one, and the creation, yet in grace He provides hope by promising to preserve a seed of the woman through whom He will do conflict with the seed of the evil one, and through whom He will effect ultimate conquest over the evil one. Chapter 2, verse 4 through 25, speaks of the creation of man. Then too, Genesis reveals that God is a relational being who created man in His own image to have a relationship with him that is unique in all of the Creation (Gen 1:26, 27; 3:8). Thus there was now a radical change in relationship between man and all the animals, birds, and fish. Thank you for this summary. Not just a seed through Abraham, but the chosen seed of promise through Sarah. If not, why not? (22:1–19), 5. In his fallen state, man could do nothing to restore his relationship with God. So the divine judgment against evil is seen to impact man both personally and corporately. Therefore, the socio–cultural data that comprises this element will not be set forth here, but will be brought into play to the extent needed to enhance an understanding of those passages which are socio–culturally dependent. Genesis 15 contains an account of such a ceremony. Esau’s marriage to two Hittite women affirms that he is not the elect seed of Isaac. (2:8–14), 3. An abbreviated version of this work entitled, Biblical Hermeneutics and a Methodology for Studying the Bible will be posted on bible.org. This would suggest that while God promises unconditionally to fulfill His covenant with Abraham, faith in God and His covenant is necessary in order to enter into the blessings promised. Evidence for this is seen in Abraham's statement to his men that he and Isaac would go and worship and return (Gen 22:5). 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