Category: Genesis

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 1:9 In Genesis chapter 1, we find ourselves at the very beginning of creation. The scene is set on the third day when God…

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the…

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over…

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And…

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And…

1 Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites,…

1 Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. Setting the Scene for Genesis 45:1 In Genesis chapter 45, we find Joseph revealing his true identity to his…

11 Please accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he urged him, and he took it. Setting the Scene for Genesis 33:11 In Genesis chapter 33, we find Jacob, who had fled from his brother Esau many years earlier after deceiving…

1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines. Setting the Scene for Genesis 26:1 In Genesis chapter 26, we find Isaac, the son of Abraham, in the land of Gerar during a…

20 And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow. Setting the Scene for Genesis 21:20 In Genesis chapter 21, we find Abraham and Sarah in the land of Gerar, where they had settled after leaving Egypt. The scene unfolds in the…