Category: Genesis

22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” Setting the Scene for Genesis 3:22 In Genesis chapter 3, we find ourselves in the…

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…

20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. 21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.” 22 So Laban gathered together all the people…

20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, 22 And…

13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14 Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread…

2 And he said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. Setting the Scene for Genesis 27:2 In Genesis chapter 27, we find Isaac, the son of Abraham, who is now old and blind. He calls his eldest son, Esau, and asks him to prepare a savory meal so…

3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father. Setting the Scene for Genesis 26:3 In Genesis chapter 26, we find Isaac, the…

30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.) Setting the Scene for Genesis 25:30 In Genesis chapter 25, we find the scene where Esau, the older twin son of Isaac and Rebekah, returns from the open country famished. Esau,…

65 and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:65 In Genesis chapter 24, we find the scene where Abraham’s servant has been sent on a mission…

9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.…