Genesis: Setting the Stage

In the Beginning – 1:1

The Creator’s Perfect Plan (Overview) – 1:1–2:7

When God Speaks – 1:3–5

Why the World Was Made (Overview) – 1:1–2:25

The Three-In-One God – 1:26

Wonderfully Made – 1:26–27

The Creator’s Perfect Plan (Overview) – 1:1–2:7

Why the World Was Made (Overview) – 1:1–2:25

Rest for God and His People – 2:1–3

The Garden and the Forbidden Tree – 2:8, 16–17

Woman, God’s Crowning Creation – 2:20–23

Bride of the Wounded Side – 2:21–24

Enter the Dragon – 3:1–6

A Talking Snake? – 3:4–5

What’s the Big Deal? – 3:6

Shame, Shame! – 3:7

Fig-Leaf Fashions – 3:7–10

The Showdown – 3:8–21

When the Dead Hear His Voice – 3:8–13

Confession, Good for the Soul – 3:9

Take Responsibility – 3:11–13

Death Comes to Planet Earth – 3:14–19

The Battle of the Seeds – 3:14–15

The Mother of All Living – 3:16, 20

Worrisome Weeding – 3:17–19

Adam, A.K.A. “Dusty” – 3:19

The First Family – 4:1–2

An Autopsy of Our Heart Trouble – 4:3–5

Attainment or Atonement? – 4:3–7

The Root of Bitterness – 4:5–10

“Says Who?” – 4:8–16

Are You a Fugitive from Grace? – 4:9–12

Giving Our Forgiving – 4:13–15

Let’s Get It Straight (Introduction) – 4:17–11:9

Why the Genealogies? (Overview) – 4:17–5:32

The Beginning of Culture – 4:17–22

Lamech and Enoch: A Study in Contrasts – 4:17–5:24

Why the Genealogies? (Overview) – 4:17–5:32

Let’s Get It Straight (Introduction) – 4:17–11:9

Lamech and Enoch: A Study in Contrasts – 4:17–5:24

For Whom the Bell Tolls – 5:1–32

As Old as Methuselah – 5:21–27

Let’s Get It Straight (Introduction) – 4:17–11:9

As It Was in the Days of Noah – 6:1–12

Teach Us to Number Our Days – 6:1–3

Is the Story of Noah True? (Overview) – 6:9–9:17

Noah Builds an Ark – 6:13–22

Let’s Get It Straight (Introduction) – 4:17–11:9

Is the Story of Noah True? (Overview) – 6:9–9:17

When the Flood Came – 7:1–16

Lifted Up by God’s Wrath! – 7:11–24

Let’s Get It Straight (Introduction) – 4:17–11:9

Is the Story of Noah True? (Overview) – 6:9–9:17

Four Beautiful Pictures – 8:4, 8:8–12, 8:20–21, 9:12–17

Let’s Get It Straight (Introduction) – 4:17–11:9

Is the Story of Noah True? (Overview) – 6:9–9:17

Four Beautiful Pictures – 8:4, 8:8–12, 8:20–21, 9:12–17

Spirits or the Spirit? – 9:20–23

The Curse of Canaan – 9:24–27

Let’s Get It Straight (Introduction) – 4:17–11:9

Three Brothers and the Human Race – 10:1–5

The Fascinating Story of Ham – 10:6–20

Let’s Get It Straight (Introduction) – 4:17–11:9

A Tale of Two Cities – 11:1–9

Bab-el Becomes Babble – 11:1–9

Look What George Found! – 11:1–9

May I Introduce “The Friend of God” – 11:10–32

Abram and the Journey of a Lifetime – 11:31–12:5

Abram and the Journey of a Lifetime – 11:31–12:5

A Tent and an Altar – 12:6–9

Why Did God Choose Abram? – 12:1–3

Shechem: The Valley of Decision – 12:6–7

Tenting Between Here and There – 12:8–9

When Abram Failed a Test – 12:10–20

Lot and Abram: A Study in Contrasts (Overview) – 13:1–18

Life’s Choices and Their Consequences – 13:1–7

Getting God’s Leftovers – 13:8–13

Negative People or Positive Living? – 13:14–18

God’s Eternal Promise – 14:1–12

Abram’s Little Army – 14:13–16

Abram Meets Melchizedek – 14:17–20

Encounters with Two Kings – 14:21–24

God, the Believer’s Shield – 15:1

The Faith of Abram – 15:1–6

When Abram Believed God – 15:1–6

Are You a Child of Abraham by Faith? – 15:6

How Many Covenants Are There? (Overview) – Genesis 15:7–21

The Idea of Covenants (Introduction) – 15:7–21

The Light Shining in the Darkness – 15:7–21

Good Ideas or God’s Ideas? – 16:1–6

Hagar at Wit’s End Corner – 16:6–16

The Angel of the Lord – 16:7–14

Time for Names to Be Changed – 17:1–8, 15–22

The Strange Mark of Circumcision – 17:9–14

Who’s Laughing Now? – 17:15–18:15

When Angels Show Up – 18:1–19

God Is Looking for Intercessors – 18:20–33

How to Influence Your World – 18:16–19:11

How to Influence Your World – 18:16–19:11

It’s Going to Get Hotter Yet – 19:1–11

Remember Lot’s Wife – 19:12–26

How Well Do You Fit In? – 19:26

A Riddle About a Muddle – 19:30–38

Here We Go Again – 20:1–18

The Son of Promise – 21:1–8

“I” Trouble – 21:9–21

God Both Sees and Hears – 21:14–21

Lessons in Neighborliness – 21:22–34

The Difficult Journey of Faith (Introduction) – 22:1–2

The Purpose of God’s Tests – 22:1–2

Three Very Big Ideas – 22:1–5

Final Exams! – 22:2–3

The Mountain of God’s Choice – 22:2–14

Is It Obedience If I Decide When to Obey? – 22:3–4

The Place – 22:4

Where Is the Lamb? – 22:5–8

Together – 22:6–8

“Abraham! Abraham!” – 22:9–12

The Substitute – 22:11–14

The Secret of True Blessing – 22:15–18

Sarah’s Good Example – 23:1–2

Abraham’s Only Real Estate Purchase – 23:1–20

The Missing Ingredient (Introduction) – 24:1–9

“Will You Go With This Man?” – 24:5–8, 57–58

The Co-operative Plan at Work – 24:10–27

Finally a Bride for Isaac – 24:28–53

The Meeting – Genesis 24:54–67

The Gift That Keeps on Giving – 25:1–18

Motherhood: Humanity’s Vital Link – 25:19–21

Double Trouble – 25:22–23

The Two Boys and the Two Births – 25:22–23

The Older Shall Serve the Younger – 25:23

Here Comes Esau! – 25:24–34

Mr. Heel-Catcher – 25:26

Danger Ahead! – 26:1–5

The Sins of the Fathers – 26:6–17

Well, Well, Well, Well! – 26:18–33

A Changeless God and a Capricious World – 26:12–33

Esau and Twenty-First Century Hedonism – 26:34–35

What Are You Hungry For? – 27:1–4

The Trail of Trickery – 27:1–17

Jacob Snares His Own Heel – 27:18–29

When Tears Are Not Enough – 27:30–40

The Watersheds of Life – 27:41–45

An Assembly of Peoples – 27:46–28:5

An Assembly of Peoples – 27:46–28:5

Jacob Camps at Bethel – 28:10–22

A Ladder to Heaven – Genesis 28:10–12

Angels Ascending and Descending – 28:12

The Promise Renewed – 28:13–15

The Lord Shall Be My God – 28:16–22

Is God Your God? – 28:20–22

The Meeting at the Well – 29:1–14

What Will You Do for Love? – 29:15–20

Service from the Heart – 29:20

Wedding Bells, Morning Tells – 29:21–27

Who Says Two Are Better Than One? – 29:28–30

Leah, the Woman Unloved – 29:31–35

The Family Portrait – 29:31–30:24

The Family Portrait – 29:31–30:24

The Good Viewpoint Is God’s Viewpoint – 30:1–13

The Unvarnished Truth – 30:1–13

Children Are Not Weapons – 30:1–13

Who Is Hungry for Mandrakes? – 30:14–18

It’s a Girl! – 30:19–21

Seeing Spots Before His Eyes – 30:25–36

Jacob the Cattle Wrestler – 30:37–43

Flocks Breed Wealth, Wealth Breeds Jealousy – 30:25–43

Time to Go Home – Genesis 31:1–21

Raising Up a Landmark – 31:22–55

Men and Angels and God – 31:43–32:2

Men and Angels and God – 31:43–32:2

Look Who’s Waiting for Jacob! – 32:3–12

Facetime – 32:13–23

The All-Night Wrestling Match – 32:24–30

Sunrise for a New Man – 32:31–33:3

Sunrise for a New Man – 32:31–33:3

The Moment Jacob Has Been Dreading – 33:1–11

The Brothers Part Ways – 33:12–17

A Stop at Succoth – 33:17

Serious Trouble at Shechem – 34:1–31

Stinky Names – 34:25–31

Back to Bethel – 35:1–8

The God of Bethel Comes Through Again – 35:9–15

Give Me Children, or Else I Die! – 35:16–20

Look at All Those Children – 35:22–36:43

Look at All Those Children – 35:22–36:43

Three Strikes, You’re Out! – 37:1–11

Hated, Rejected, Sold by His Own – 37:12–36

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch – 38:1–30

When Flight Is the Best Way to Fight – 39:1–23

The Dreamer and His Dreams – Genesis 40:1–19

From Prison to Palace – 40:1–41:57

From Prison to Palace – 40:1–41:57

Look Who’s Visiting Egypt! – 42:1–5

Caught Between God’s Millstones – 42:6–17

Serving Up Humble Pie – 42:18–38

Family Reunion – 43:1–45:8

Family Reunion – 43:1–45:8

Family Reunion – 43:1–45:8

Land O’ Goshen! – 45:13-46:34

Land O’ Goshen! – 45:13-46:34

The Switcheroo – 48:8–22

The Importance of Self-Honesty – 48:15-49:28

The Importance of Self-Honesty – 48:15-49:28

Jacob’s Prophetic Blessings (Overview) – 49:1–27

Blessing, Worshiping, Leaning on His Staff – 49:20-50:26

Blessing, Worshiping, Leaning on His Staff – 49:20-50:26

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