The Amplified Bible - Genesis

THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES,

Commonly Called

GENESIS

Introduction: Genesis, a Greek word meaning "origin" or "beginning," was the title given to this book by the translators of the third century B.C. Greek Old Testament known as The Septuagint. The first word in the Bebrew text, Bereshith, means "in the beginning" and is used as the Hebrew name for this book.

Although this book begins with the creation of the universe, the focal point is the creation of man. As the human race multiplies, the account is narrowed to certain genealogical limits. The contents of Genesis, devided on this basis, are: the history of the heavens and the earth, 2.4; the history of the generations of Adam, 5.1; of Noah, 6.9; of the sons of Noah, 10.1; of Shem, 11.10; of Terah, 11.27; of Ishmael, 25.12; of Isaac, 25.19; of Esau, 36.1; of Jacob 37.1.

Archaeology has provided so much information about contemporary culture of the Ancient Near East that Old Testament scholars generally recognize that the patriarchal narratives reflect the historical culture of the Near East during the first half (2000-1500 B.C.) of the second millennium B.C.

Certain scholars question the historicity of the events recorded in Genesis1-11. Although they regard them as "mythical" or "supra-historical" stories, they assert that these stories have religious value. This position is difficult to maintain in view of Christ's authority and attitude to the Genesis record as in reflected in the following passages: Matthew 19.4-6; 24.37-39; Mark 10.4-9; Luke 11.49-51; 17.26-32; John 7.21-23; 8.44.

The book of Genesis, as the introductory book in the account of God's progressive self-revelation to the human race, is crucially important. It is quoted more than sixty times in the New Testament. where this revelation culminates in the person of Jesus Christ. In this way Genesis provides the historical account of the beginning of God's relationship with man foundational for and essential to a proper understanding of subsequent divine revelations.

Outline:

  1. The universe, the earth, and the man - 1.1-2.25

  2. Man's fall and its consequences - 3.1-5.32

  3. Noah's family spread in judgment - 6.1-9.29

  4. Distribution of the human race - 10.1-11.32

  5. The life of Abraham - 12.1-25.18

  6. Isaac and his family - 25.19-26.35

  7. Jacob and his sons - 27.1-37.1

  8. The life of Joseph - 37.2-50.26
  • Genesis 01
  • Genesis 02
  • Genesis 03
  • Genesis 04
  • Genesis 05
  • Genesis 06
  • Genesis 07
  • Genesis 08
  • Genesis 09
  • Genesis 10
  • Genesis 11
  • Genesis 12
  • Genesis 13
  • Genesis 14
  • Genesis 15
  • Genesis 16
  • Genesis 17
  • Genesis 18
  • Genesis 19
  • Genesis 20
  • Genesis 21
  • Genesis 22
  • Genesis 23
  • Genesis 24
  • Genesis 25
  • Genesis 26
  • Genesis 27
  • Genesis 28
  • Genesis 29
  • Genesis 30
  • Genesis 31
  • Genesis 32
  • Genesis 33
  • Genesis 34
  • Genesis 35
  • Genesis 36
  • Genesis 37
  • Genesis 38
  • Genesis 39
  • Genesis 40
  • Genesis 41
  • Genesis 42
  • Genesis 43
  • Genesis 44
  • Genesis 45
  • Genesis 46
  • Genesis 47
  • Genesis 48
  • Genesis 49
  • Genesis 50
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