Skip to main content

Interesting Facts About Genesis

I am going to begin a study in Genesis tonight and here are some very interesting facts that I found in Barnes Bible Charts. 

Interesting Facts About Genesis

MEANING: A Greek word meaning "origin," "source,"

"generation," or "beginning." AUTHOR: Moses

TIME WRITTEN: 1450-1410 B. C.

POSITION IN THE BIBLE: 

1st Book in the Bible

1st Book in the Old Testament

1st Book in the Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy]

CHAPTERS: 50

VERSES: 1,533

WORDS: 38,267

OBSERVATIONS ABOUT GENESIS:

The events of Genesis end some three centuries before Moses’ birth.

Genesis spans more time than any other book in the Bible. Genesis covers more time than the remaining sixty-five put together.

  • 4,100 years of recorded Bible history. Over one-half of it (2,286 years) is recorded in Genesis.

  • The remaining 1,814 years are covered in Exodus through Revelation (65 books). 2,000 of the 2,286 years are covered in Genesis 1-11.

  • Genesis divides itself into three geographical settings.
    • The Fertile Crescent - Chapters 1-11 span more than 2,000 years and 1,500 miles.
    • Israel - Chapters 12-36 covers less than 193 years in the small country of Canaan.
    • Egypt - Chapters 37-50 cover about 93 years.

WHY God chose Israel is explained in chapters 1-11:

HOW God chose Israel is explained in chapters 12-50.

  • Contains the Abraham covenant given in 12:1-2 and ratified in 15:1-21.
  • Contains three specific promises:

The promise of a great LAND - "From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates." (15:8)

The promise of a great NATION "And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth." (13:6)

The promise of a great BLESSING- "I will bless you and make your name great and you shall be a blessing." (12:1)

Genesis relates the beginning of almost everything, including:

• Universe 

• Life 

• Mankind 

• Sabbath


• Marriage

• Sin 

• Death

• Family


• Redemption

• Prophecy

• Language 

•Sacrifice


Genesis covers:

• The creation 

• The fall of man 

• Spread of civilization 

• The flood


• The call of Abraham

• Promises of the Messiah • • The call of Abraham

• Joseph in Egypt



Genesis contains Messianic predictions:

• Genesis 3:15 -Christ is the Seed of the woman.

• Genesis 4:25 -From the line of Seth. (From Adam)

• Genesis 9:27- From the line of Shem. (From Noah)

• Genesis 12:3-The descendant of Abraham

• Genesis 21:12-The descendant of Isaac Genesis 25:23-The descendent of Jacob.

• Genesis 49:10-From the tribe of Judah.



Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What Are You Worth?

What are you Worth?  Have you ever thought about what you are worth? In investing circles there is a term used to gauge this exact question, it's called Net Worth. You take all of your assets, like property owned, funds in your bank account, clothes, jewelry, car, etc.. You total all of these things. You then take everything you owe, like mortgage, car loan, and credit card debt, and you subtract these items from the first total. This gives you your net worth. That number represents where you are financially. Most people never stop to think about this number because they don't understand anything about it. They never have two nickels to rub together. They live from hand to mouth and know (or at least believe) nothing will ever change so, they fall into the "daily grind" mentality. Psalm 49 should be a great encouragement to such as these. The sons of Korah write about them. These sons write about all of us. They call all people everywhere to listen to their wisdom. Bo...
Post a Comment
Read more

Grazi and Cris Are Getting Baptized!

Graziele / Cris Grazilele (hard to pronounce if you are not a Brazilian) and Cris are getting baptized on Saturday night. Baptism is a big step of faith and these young ladies are ready. Grazi accepted the Lord several years ago when Company C was in it's infancy. She was invited to club by a friend, who has since left, and not long afterwards she opened her heart to the Savior. She is a determined twelve going on twenty year old. When Grazi sets her mind on a task she usually gets it done. Dawn has been teaching her Bible lessons and sewing skills recently and she's noted Grazi's abilities. Grazi plays the recorder in o ur orchestra. Cris is Alexandre's youngest sister. She accepted Christ when her older sister Dani shared her own personal decision a few years back. Cris always has a smile on her face and is a ready helper too. She is quiet but gifted. She is learning to play the violin and is also a part of our growing orchestra. Both of these gi...
2 comments
Read more

God Made Clothes

And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. Gen 3:21 I have always heard the following explanation of this verse.  Because Adam and Eve had sinned, they died spiritually. They also lost the right to be in the Garden of Eden and were cursed in other ways. For example, they had made clothes out of fig leaves, but God sacrificed a lamb; thus, God shed blood and made clothes. This sacrifice of an innocent lamb symbolized what Jesus Christ would do in the distant future.  Is this what you have heard? I don't know; it seems like this interpretation is stretching what Moses wrote in the above text. The text says that  God made clothes for Adam and his wife from skins.  We see no blood, we don't know what kind of skins, nor can I imagine God making an animal sacrifice. Did God have to skin animals to make these clothes? Or could he have just made them like he had everything else in the universe just a little while earlier?  To th...
Post a Comment
Read more