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Overview of Genesis
| Structure of Genesis |
| Seven Great Individuals |
| Genesis and Apocalypse |
| Genesis and History |
| Genesis and Genealogy |
| Hebrew Age Tradition |
Structure of Genesis
| Primeval History (i-xi) |
Patriarchal History
| Abraham ( call), Ch. 12 |
| Isaac (birth), Ch. 21 |
| Jacob (care), Ch. 25 |
| Joseph (control), Ch. 35 |
Seven Great Individuals
| Abel-- desire (worshipper) -Ch. 4 |
| Enoch-choice (walker) -Ch. 5 |
| Noah-renewal (worker) -Ch. 5 |
| Abraham-faith (wanderer) -Ch. 12 |
| Isaac-son ship (watcher) -Ch. 21 |
| Jacob-service (wrestler) - Ch. 25 |
| Joseph-suffering and glory (waiter) - Ch. 35 |
Genesis and Apocalypse
| New Beginning |
| New Order |
| Tree of Life |
| River |
| Bride |
| Walk of God |
| Eden Ideal (Garden/City) |
Genesis and Apocalypse
| Paradise Closed/Paradise Opened |
| Dispossession/Repossession |
| Curse imposed/Curse Removed |
| Access to Tree of Life Disinherited/Access to Tree Reinherited |
| Beginning of Sorrow and Death/End of Sorrow and Death |
| Garden/City |
| Fall/Restoration |
| Individual/Race |
| Promise/Fulfillment |
Genesis and History
| Earth, spinning in universe some billion years |
| Humankind, some million years ago |
History--Early Existence
| Paleolithic or Old Stone Age--up to 10,000 BCE; beginning some 500,000 years ago? |
| Neolithic or New Stone Age--12,000 years ago |
| Age of Metals, Copper, Bronze and Iron-some 5,000 years ago |
History--Early Civilizations
| Sumerians-2500 BCE |
| Babylonian Dynasty-1800 BCE |
| Egyptian Pyramids-2650-2500 BCE |
| Semitic Tribes filling Syria-Palestine 2500 BCE |
Approximate Archeological Periods
| Chalcolithic 4000-3150 BCE Prehistory |
| Early Bronze 3150-2200 BCE Early Canaanites |
| Middle Bronze 2250-1500 BCE Patriarchs |
| Late Bronze 1550-1200 BCE Egypt, Exodus, Judges |
| Iron Age I 1200-1000 BCE Late Judges, Samuel, Saul |
Approximate Archeological Periods
| Iron Age II 1000-900 BCE Monarchy |
| Iron Age II 900-720 BCE Divided Monarchy, Fall Samaria |
| Iron Age III 720-587 BCE Judah |
| Babylonian and Persian 587-300 BCE Exile/Post-Exilic |
| Hellenistic 330-63 BCE Maccabees |
| Roman-Islamic 63 BC-70 AD |
Genesis and Genealogy
| Noah |
| Abraham |
| Boaz (married Gentile Ruth) |
| Uzziah (royal line of Judah) |
| Zerubbabel |
| Joseph (Mary) |
Hebrew Age Tradition
| Adam to Noah (900-1000) |
| Noah to Abraham (200-600) |
| Patriarchs (100-200) |
| Normal three-score years and ten |
Creation in Genesis
Genesis 1 Genesis 2
| God, Creator God, Covenant-keeper |
| Elohim Yahweh |
| God, powerful God, personal |
| Creation universe Creation man |
| Climax man Climax marriage |
| Six days Sixth day |
Six Days of Creation
| first 3 days second 3 days |
| God shaped creation God populated creation |
| Day 1 light Day 4-sun, moon, stars |
| Day 2 water, atmosphere Day 5-sea, creatures, birds |
| Day 3-earth, vegetation Day 6-animals |
Abrahamic Covenant
| Genesis 12:1-3 God initiated covenant with Abraham (Ur of the Chaldeans) promising land, descendents, blessing. |
| Genesis 12: 4, 5 Abram went with his family to Haran, lived there for a time, and left at 75. |
| Genesis 13:14-17 After Lot separated from Abram, God again promised the land to him and his descendents. |
Abrahamic Covenant Continued
| Genesis 15:1-21 Covenant was ratified when God passed between the sacrificial animals Abram laid before God. |
| Genesis 17:1-27 When Abram was 99, God renewed his covenant, changing his name to Abraham (father of a multitude), initiating circumcision as the sign of the covenant. |
| Genesis 22:15-18 Confirmation of the covenant due to Abraham’s obedience. |
Related Covenants
| Deut. 30:1-10 Palestinian Covenant--promise of land |
| 2 Sam 7:12-16 Davidic Covenant--promise of kingly descendents |
| Ex 19:3-6, Jer 31;31-40 "Old" and "New" |