![]() But Joseph knew that God would someday keep his promise to his people. One of these brothers, Joseph, had become the governor of Egypt. As the book concludes, Jacob's twelve sons and their families are living in Egypt. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the. 3 And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Isaac later had two sons, Jacob and Esau. 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Abraham and Sarah had a son, Isaac when they were very old. Abraham and his wife Sarah had no children, but God promised that they would have a child and that their descendants would someday have their own land and be a blessing for all nations.Ībraham and Sarah moved to Canaan, the land that God had promised to give their descendants. ![]() God also changed Abram's name to Abraham and the name of Abram's wife Sarai to Sarah. God chose them to be the beginning of his own special people. The rest of the book of Genesis (12-50 contains the story of Abram and his family. This environmental challenge has fundamental moral and ethical dimensions that cannot be ignored. After the flood, people again spread out over the earth, and most of them stopped worshiping God. They worshiped God, and so God told them to build a large boat to save themselves and a few of each kind of animals and birds. People became so sinful that God decided to send a flood to kill everyone except a man named Noah and his family. Everything God created was good, but the first two human beings, Adam and Eve, disobeyed him and brought evil into the world. The first part of Genesis (1-11) tells about creation and the human race up to the time of Abraham. Hope you enjoy the book and are edified by its content.The name "Genesis" comes from a Greek word meaning "beginning." And this is a book of beginnings because it talks about the beginning of the universe, the beginning of the human race, and the beginning of the people of Israel. You can purchase of signed copy of my new book on my web store at I signed each copy that is shipped. They had to go back and start each chapter over again as an editor and not one caught up in the story. The second was from one of the editors who told me they got carried away with reading and forgot they were editing the text. Two of the greatest compliments I’ve received to date are from a reviewer who told me they cried as they read the chapter on the creation of man and women- it was a devotional reflection full of meaning for them. Remember what Jesus said while on the Road to Emmaus? “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself”. These true stories are full of rich theology and the whole landscape of the book screams, “God has a plan and it will be fulfilled in Christ!”Ĭhrist can be found on almost every page and the Trinity is already revealed throughout the flow of history. They show haw God can draw straight with crooked lines and how he brings about his plan of restoration. The stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph are dripping with meaning for us today. The beauty of Genesis is that it opens the vistas of existence and shows us the elegance of God’s creation, the brilliance of his plan and the precision of its execution in space and time. Where do we come from? Is there anything “out there”? Do we have a purpose? Where are we going? Is death the end? Is there meaning to the universe and our personal lives? Is history going somewhere or is existence only random, meaningless, unassociated events? Through its pages God informs us of things we could never know with our five senses, the scientific method or speculation. Scholars will find it helpful for their research and first timers will find the book a delight to read and easy to digest. It is thoroughly Catholic, easy to read and full of fun facts and interesting stories. I think it is the only recent stand alone Catholic commentary and study of the first book of the Bible. It is entitled “ Genesis, A Bible Study Guide and Commentary.” The title corresponds to my earlier book on St. How does the offering of Isaac prefigure the passion of our Lord?Īfter many years of research, travel and writing, my new book on Genesis has finally been released by Ignatius Press. It is fascinating to reflect on the first and second times the word love is used, the first time we find the word priest, prayer, angel and death. The beginning of sin and suffering, of redemption and hope. The beginning of the universe, the beginning of life on earth and the unique creation of man and woman. Genesis means “beginning” and it is a book of beginnings and even before the beginning. What is the most important book in the Bible? I would argue that its Genesis, the first book of the Bible, and 2nd longest book in the Bible.
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