Category: Genesis

16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 9:16 In Genesis chapter 9, we find the scene after the great flood where God makes a covenant with…

9 But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him. 10 He waited another seven days, and…

20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for…

4 For in seven days I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground. Setting the Scene for Genesis 7:4 In Genesis chapter 7, the scene is set amidst a time of great turmoil…

8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. Setting the Scene for Genesis 6:8-9 In Genesis chapter 6, we find ourselves in a world that has become corrupt and filled with violence.…

6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh. Setting the Scene for Genesis 5:6 In Genesis chapter 5, we find a genealogy that traces the descendants of Adam. The scene is set in a quiet corner of a bustling marketplace in the ancient city of Enoch. The sun is setting, casting a warm…

12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. Setting the Scene for Genesis 6:12 In Genesis chapter 6, the scene is set in a world that has become corrupt and filled with violence. The descendants of Adam and Eve have multiplied, but…

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 50:15 In Genesis chapter 50, we find Joseph and his brothers in a tense and emotional scene.…

10 After he fathered Kenan, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Setting the Scene for Genesis 5:10 In Genesis chapter 5, we find a genealogy that traces the descendants of Adam through his son Seth. One of the individuals mentioned in this genealogy is Enosh, the son of Seth…

20 “Asher’s food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies. Setting the Scene for Genesis 49:20 In Genesis chapter 49, we find Jacob, also known as Israel, on his deathbed. He calls his twelve sons to his side to bless them and prophesy about their future. The scene is set in a dimly…