Category: Genesis

35 And she said to her father, “Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the way of women is upon me.” So he searched but did not find the household gods. Setting the Scene for Genesis 31:35 In Genesis chapter 31, we find the scene where Laban confronts Jacob…

22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. Setting the Scene for Genesis 25:22 In Genesis chapter 25, we find ourselves in the tent of Isaac and Rebekah, the parents of Jacob and Esau. The…

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, Setting the Scene for Genesis 2:16 In Genesis chapter 2, we find ourselves in the Garden of Eden, a lush and bountiful paradise created by God. The scene is set with Adam, the first man created…

14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered. Setting the Scene for Genesis 16:14 In Genesis chapter 16, we find Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant of Sarai, the wife of Abram (later known as Abraham). Sarai, who was unable to bear children, suggested that Abram have a child with Hagar so…

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, Setting the Scene for Genesis 1:14 In Genesis chapter 1, verse 14, the scene is set on the fourth day…

14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Setting the Scene for Genesis 6:14 In Genesis chapter 6, we find Noah, a righteous man in the eyes of God, living in a time when the earth was filled with corruption and violence. God decides to bring a great flood to cleanse the earth of its…

1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the…

11 And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. Setting the Scene for Genesis 8:11 In Genesis chapter 8, we find ourselves in the aftermath of the great flood that covered…

2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, Setting the Scene for Genesis 8:2 In Genesis chapter 8, we find Noah and his family aboard the ark as the flood waters begin to recede. The scene is one of both relief and…

1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. Setting the Scene for Genesis 7:1 In Genesis chapter 7, we find ourselves in the midst of a pivotal moment in biblical history. The scene is…