Genesis
- The seed plot of the Bible.
- Genesis means origin or beginning.
- Genesis proves the rest of the Bible.
- Genesis is hated by the Devil.
- Genesis is the book of first mentions.
- Genesis begins with God and ends with a coffin.
- Genesis is the warp and woof of the Bible. (Lev. 13:57)
- Moses is the author of the Pentateuch. (Acts 7:37-38)
- The first five books of the Bible are called the Pentateuch.
- The book of first mentions: the universe; man; marriage; Satan; sin; virgin birth; blood redemption; curse; rapture; damnation; justification by faith; etc.
- Genesis disproves:
- Atheism - no belief in God
- Agnostic - no knowledge of God
- Polytheism - many gods
- Pantheism - God is everything and everything is God
- Secular Humanism - man will have self fulfillment apart from God
- Evolution - process of development
- Theo evolution - God created life and life evolved into its present
forms.
- Genesis 1-11 covers 2000 years.
- Genesis 12 - Malachi 4 covers 2000 years.
- Genesis 12-50 covers 300 years.
- Only 2 chapters are devoted to the creation of the universe.
- Only 9 chapters are devoted to the history of early mankind.
- Thirty-nine chapters are devoted to just 4 men: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
- Abraham: the God of Promise. (Gen 17)
Isaac: the God of substitution. (Gen 22)
Jacob: the God of salvation. (Gen 32)
- God is the creator of time:
Gen. 1:1 - Beginning of time
Rev. 10:6 - Ending of time
The sun and moon were created to tell time. (Gen 1:14-16)
- God is the creator:
Col. 1:13-18, Gen 1:1
Nothing was before or after God.
Isaiah 43:10,John 1:1
Isaiah 43:13
Isaiah 44:6
Isaiah 44:8
- God is a divider. (Gen. 1:4)
What God Joins
- A man and a woman in marriage (Gen. 2:24)
- A believer to God (I Cor. 6:17)
- Believers with each other (I Cor. 1:10)
What God Divides
- Light and darkness (Isaiah 45:7)
- Old Testament and New Testament
- Testament - covenant or agreement
- Word divides (Ephes. 6:17, Heb. 4:12)
- Jesus divides (Matt. 10:34-39)
- The Word of God (II Tim. 2:15)