Category: Genesis

1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, Setting the Scene for Genesis 6:1 In Genesis chapter 6, we find a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative where the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of…

4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. Setting the Scene for Genesis 39:4 In Genesis chapter 39, we find Joseph, a young Hebrew man, who has been sold into slavery in Egypt by…

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is…

15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder. Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:15 In Genesis chapter 24, we find the scene where Abraham’s servant is on a mission to find…

10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 18:10 In Genesis chapter 18, we find Abraham sitting at the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day. As he looks up, he sees…

10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Setting the Scene for Genesis 1:10 In Genesis chapter 1, we find ourselves at the beginning of creation, where God is forming the world. The scene is set on the third…

14 They and every beast, according to its kind, and all the livestock according to their kinds, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, and every bird, according to its kind, every winged creature. Setting the Scene for Genesis 7:14 In Genesis chapter 7, we find ourselves in the…

20 And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. 21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. Setting the Scene for…

16 Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, “Let me not look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. Setting the Scene for Genesis 21:16 In Genesis chapter 21,…

9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 13:9 In Genesis chapter 13, we find Abram (later known as…