Category: Genesis

2 “I will establish my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 17:2 In Genesis chapter 17, we find Abraham, formerly known as Abram, in a significant encounter with God. The scene is set in the land of Canaan, where Abraham had settled with his wife…

6 But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her. Setting the Scene for Genesis 16:6 In Genesis chapter 16, we find Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant of Sarai, Abraham’s wife, in a tense and emotional…

15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. Setting the Scene for Genesis 1:15 In Genesis chapter 1, we find ourselves in the midst of the creation story as described in the Bible. The scene is set on the fourth day…

13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. 14 But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out…

1 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had…

1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I…

3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” 4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. Setting the…

14 and Shelah lived 30 years and fathered Eber. Setting the Scene for Genesis 11:14 In Genesis chapter 11, we find ourselves in the ancient city of Ur, a bustling metropolis in Mesopotamia. The scene is set in the midst of the Tower of Babel construction project, where the people of the city have come…

2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. Setting the Scene for Genesis 11:2 In Genesis chapter 11, we find a bustling scene in the land of Shinar where a group of people have gathered together with a common goal in mind. Among…

8 And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. Setting the Scene for Genesis 1:8-9 In Genesis chapter 1, we…