2 Sections of Genesis
1. Chapters 1-11 cover primeval history
2. Chapters 12-50 cover patriarchal history
Themes in Genesis
-God and His Provision
-Human Worth
-Sin
-God’s Holiness
-Redemption
-Covenant
Truths we discover in Genesis 1:1
- God Existed before Everything
- God Created Everything, Everywhere
Language in Genesis 1:1
ELOHIM - Hebrew for God Plural noun - infers the Trinity
BARA - Hebrew for created, Singular verb Every time this verb is used in Scripture, God is the subject
"By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible." - Hebrews 11:3