Genesis

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Tim. 3:16–17)

The scriptures are sufficient, explain scripture with scripture

The Bible is a flow of thought, follow the thought to understand the whole book

To fully understand the Bible, rightly divide the Word of truth and bring about mind renewal through the Word, we have to understand that the Gospel is the main story of the Bible, every other reason comes secondary

The Gospel is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus and how man is saved through this

About Genesis

Genesis is about the beginning, how humans were formed and how sin came into the world, God’s plan, and the beginning of the implementation of that plan. Genesis talks about how God formed His bride (Israel), and how the Gospel was preached as a promise from one generation within the book to another. From Adam and Eve to Noah to Abraham, to Isaac and then to Jacob (Israel), out of whom came the 12 tribes. Genesis shows how the patriarchs tried to fully commit to their part in being faithful to God's covenant, and though they still all failed in various instances, God still used them.

Notes & Lessons

• ‘The blessing’ being referred to is way beyond material things and is the promise of Christ. When Isaac blessed Jacob and couldn't bless Esau it was because it was the blessing that chose who would have been a forefather of Christ
• The Bible characters are not for us to emulate because they were imperfect, they were just a reflection of who we are today and how God still used them despite those imperfections.

Questions

• When exactly was the covenant between God and man formed?
• Check Hebrew word for the 'blessings'