Genesis

The book of Genesis was written about 1445-1400 B.C. and its purpose was to tell of a living Being – God- being the Source of all things. It tells of God wanting a personal relationship with each of us, His children, based on our trust (faith) in His promises. The overall theme of Genesis is the Beginning. It also speaks about genealogy, which you will find helpful to learn as it connects many of the OT people to the NT people. Genesis is a bottom-line, how it is, no fluff book. This book answers the question “where do we come from?” and Genesis answers “we come from God. He made us and wants to have a relationship with us”. Genesis is filled by many famous stories and people, from Adam and Eve to Noah and Abraham to Joseph. We read about the failures of these people and not just their successes as they formed the original cultures of the world. This book tells us that God loves us, in our entirety and that He uses us to have fellowship and use His name to create a better world.