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I. Entrance of sin on earth, Chapters 1—11

A. CREATION, Chapters 1, 2

1. Heaven and Earth, 1:1
   “Create” (bara) occurs only 3 times, vv. 1, 21, 27
2. Earth became waste and void, 1:2
3. Re-creation, 1:3 — 2:25

• First Day — light, 1:3-5
• Second Day — air spaces (firmament), 1:6-8
• Third Day — dry land appears and plant life, 1:9-13
• Fourth Day — sun, moon, stars appear, 1:14-19
• Fifth Day — animal life (biology), 1:20-23
• Sixth Day — fertility of creation and creation of man, 1:24-31
• Seventh Day — sabbath, 2:1-3
• Recapitulation of the creation of man, 2:4-25 (Law of recurrence)

B. FALL, Chapters 3, 4

1. Root of sin — doubting and disobeying God
2. Fruit of sin — “Out of the heart proceed…murders…”
   (Matt. 15:19)

C. FLOOD, Chapters 5 — 9

1. Book of generations of Adam — through Seth — beginning of man’s history — obituary notices, 5
2. Antediluvian Civilization — cause of flood and construction of ark, 6
3. Judgment of flood, 7
4. Postdiluvian civilization — after the flood, 8
5. Postdiluvian life — new beginning, 9

D. TOWER of BABEL and confusion of tongues, Chapters 10, 11

1. Ethnology — sons of Noah, 10
2. Tower of Babel, 11 (Contrast to Day of Pentecost)

II. Preparation for the coming of the Redeemer of all mankind,

Chapters 12 — 50

A. ABRAHAM (faith), Chapters 12 — 23

(Development of faith by 7 appearances of God)

1. God’s call and promise to Abram — his response by lapse of faith, 12
2. Abram returns to land from Egypt — separates from Lot — God then appears the third time to Abram, 13
3. First war — Abram delivers Lot; first priest — Abram blessed by Melchizedek, 14
4. God reveals Himself more completely to Abram — reaffirms His promises, 15
5. Unbelief of Sarai and Abram — birth of Ishmael, 16
6. God makes covenant with Abraham (Abram becomes Abraham) — confirms promise to Abraham about a son, 17
7. God reveals coming destruction of Sodom to Abraham — Abraham intercedes on behalf of inhabitants, 18
8. Angels warn Lot — Lot leaves Sodom — God destroys cities of the plain, 19
9. Abraham repeats sin at Gerar about relationship of Sarah, 20
10. Birth of Isaac — Hagar and Ishmael cast out — Abraham at Beer-sheba, 21
11. God commands Abraham to offer Isaac — restrains him — reconfirms covenant with Abraham, 22
12. Death of Sarah — Abraham purchases Machpelah cave for burial place, 23

B. ISAAC (the beloved son), Chapters 24 — 26

(Choosing of a bride compares with Christ and the church)

1. Abraham sends servant for bride for Isaac — Rebekah returns with him — becomes Isaac’s bride, 24
2. Death of Abraham — birth of Esau and Jacob (twins) to Isaac and Rebekah — Esau sells birthright to Jacob, 25
3. God confirms covenant to Isaac — Isaac misrepresents

relationship with Rebekah — Isaac digs well in Gerar, 26

C. JACOB (“Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth”),

Chapters 27 — 36

1. Jacob and Rebekah connive to get blessing intended for Esau, 27

2. Jacob leaves home — at Bethel God appears to him — confirms Abrahamic covenant, 28

3. Jacob arrives in Haran — meets Rachel and Uncle Laban — serves for Rachel — deceived into marrying Leah, 29

4. Birth of sons of Jacob — Jacob prepares to leave Laban — Jacob’s bargain pays off, 30

5. Jacob flees from Haran — Laban overtakes him — Jacob and Laban make Mizpah covenant, 31

6. Crisis in life of Jacob: at Peniel a Man wrestles with him — Jacob’s name changed to Israel, 32

7. Jacob meets Esau — Jacob journeys to Shalem, 33

8. Scandal in Jacob’s family: Dinah defiled — brothers avenge by slaying men of Hamor, 34

9. Jacob returns to Bethel — Rachel dies at Bethlehem — Isaac dies at Hebron, 35

10. Family of Esau which becomes nation of Edom, 36

D. JOSEPH (suffering and glory), Chapters 37 — 50

1. Jacob dwells in Canaan — Joseph sold into slavery, 37

2. Sin and shame of Judah, 38

3. Humiliation in Egypt, 39, 40

• Overseer in house of Potiphar — tempted then framed by wife of Potiphar — imprisoned, 39
• Joseph in prison interprets dreams of baker and butler, 40

4. Exaltation in Egypt, 41 — 48

1. Joseph interprets dreams of Pharaoh — made overseer of Egypt — marries Asenath — birth of Manasseh and Ephraim, 41
2. Jacob sends 10 sons to Egypt for corn — audience with Joseph — leave Simeon as hostage — return home with corn and refunded money, 42
3. Jacob sends sons (Benjamin included) again to Egypt — entertained in Joseph’s home (does not reveal his identity), 43
4. Joseph sends brothers home — arrested by steward — cup found in Benjamin’s sack, — Judah pleads for Benjamin, 44
5. Joseph reveals identity — tender reunion with brothers — invites Jacob and all family to Egypt, 45
6. Jacob with family (70) move to Egypt — Jacob and Joseph reunited, 46
7. Jacob and brothers dwell in Goshen — presented to Pharaoh — famine forces Egyptians to sell land to Joseph for Pharaoh — Joseph swears he will bury Jacob in Canaan, 47
8. Jacob on deathbed blesses Joseph’s sons, 48

5. Death and burial of Jacob and Joseph, 49, 50

• Jacob gives deathbed blessing and prophecy for 12 sons, 49
• Death and burial of Jacob in Canaan — death and burial of Joseph in Egypt, 50

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