Genesis
The book of beginnings, Genesis, is the foundation for all that is in the Bible. It is God telling us how everything came about and revealing for the first time his eternal plan for us through his only son Jesus. We are introduced to the Trinity, God the father, Jesus our Savior, and the Holy Spirit our teacher, as well as our adversary - Satan. The book is foundational in that if you don’t believe or accept Genesis 1:1, then all of scripture must simply be fiction written by man.
My approach to this study is unlike anything that I have previously done with respect to Genesis. I have incorporated everything that I have learned through years of study—and especially my dissertation research which led to earning a PhD in Archaeology and Biblical History. My dissertation focused on establishing the reality of Abraham as an actual, physical, person who interacted with God during the Middle Bronze Age. This study is the direct result of spending long hours over nine years reading, researching, and re-reading the book of Genesis. Additionally, the study also incorporates my experience traveling throughout the Holy Land—including Jordan—multiple times, both as a tour member and as a guide. Furthermore, my experiences excavating Tall el-Hammam, the site of biblical Sodom, are reflected in the lesson materials.
My approach to this study integrates years of PhD research, physical travel, and excavation, as well as on-going research at Veritas University, Trinity Southwest, on the destruction of Sodom. I have endeavored to provide information regarding life in the Middle Bronze Age that will help set the context for much of the book of Genesis, as well as to provide insight into the world of biblical criticism, and why the current and ongoing excavations at Tall el-Hammam are so important as Bible critics are challenged with real, hard, evidence.
Lessons
- Lesson 1
- Introduction Part 1
- Lesson 2
- Introduction Part 2
- Lesson 3
- Before The Beginning Part 1
- Lesson 4
- Before The Beginning Part 2 — Our Eternal Home
- Lesson 5
- The Seven Days of Creation Part One — Days One Through Five
- Lesson 6
- The Seven Days of Creation Part Two — Day Six
- Lesson 7
- Mankind’s Purpose: Why Did Christ Create Us?
- Lesson 8
- "Let us make mankind in our image"
- Lesson 9
- Living in The Garden
- Lesson 10
- The Fall of Man Part 1
- Lesson 11
- The Fall of Man Part 2
- Lesson 12
- Ruling Over Sin, The Story of Cain and Abel Part 1
- Lesson 13
- Ruling Over Sin, The Story of Cain and Abel Part 2
- Lesson 14
- Chronology and Ancestry
- Lesson 15
- The Beginning of the End of the Beginning
- Lesson 16
- The Flood Part 1: Noah and The Ark, Genesis 6:9-22
- Lesson 17
- The Flood Part 2: The Survivors
- Lesson 18
- Sin and The New World, Genesis 9:1-28
- Lesson 19
- Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and The Table of Nations; Genesis 10
- Lesson 20
- The Tower of Babel, Genesis 11:1-9
- Lesson 21
- Before the Call of Abraham Part 1
- Lesson 22
- Before the Call of Abraham Part 2
- Lesson 23
- The Call of Abraham
- Lesson 24
- Abram in Canaan
- Lesson 25
- Abram in Egypt
- Lesson 26
- Abram and Lot Separate
- Lesson 27
- Abram Rescues Lot
- Lesson 28
- The Lord’s Covenant with Abram - Genesis 15
- Lesson 29
- The Story of Hagar and Ishmael - Genesis 16
- Lesson 30
- The Covenant of Circumcision – Genesis 17
- Lesson 31
- The Three Visitors – Genesis 18:1-15
- Lesson 32
- Judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah – Genesis 18:16-33
- Lesson 33
- Life in The City of Sodom – Genesis 19:12
- Lesson 34
- The Coming Destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah, and the Cities of the Plain — Genesis 19:1-23
- Lesson 35
- The Destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah, and the Cities of the Plain
- Lesson 36
- The Aftermath
- Lesson 37
- "She Is My Sister"— Genesis 20:1-18
- Lesson 38
- Genesis 21: Isaac is Born; Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
- Lesson 39
- Genesis 21 (Cont’d): The Biblical Critics and The Philistines
- Lesson 40
- Genesis 22:1-18: Abraham is Tested
- Lesson 41
- Genesis 23:1-20 — The Death of Sarah
- Lesson 42
- Genesis 24:1-67 — Isaac Takes a Wife
- Lesson 43
- Genesis 25:1-34 — Isaac and Rebekah
- Lesson 44
- A Scorecard: The Chronology of Genesis 25-50
- Lesson 45
- The Twins
- Lesson 46
- Jacob Takes a Wife…or Two
- Lesson 47
- Jacob Leaves Laban’s
- Lesson 48
- Jacob Gets a Name Change
- Lesson 49
- The Twins Are Reunited
- Lesson 50
- Genesis 34: Jacob’s Daughter Defiled
- Lesson 51
- Genesis 35: Jacob Gets A New Name
- Lesson 52
- Genesis 36: The Descendants of Esau
- Lesson 53
- Genesis 37: Joseph’s Dreams
- Lesson 54
- Joseph Travels with A Caravan
