Genesis - Structure
10 Toledots (accounts/generations)
Adam, Noah, Shem, Terah, Jacob, etc
Genesis - Big Themes
Creation
Rebellion
Covenant
Blessing
God’s faithfulness despite human failure
Genesis - Key Sections
Gen 1-11: Creation - Sin - Wickedness - Flood - Babel (universal scope/story)
Gen 12-50: Covenant family
Abram/Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph (don’t forget about Judah)
Genesis - Key Ideas -
Creation
Order
Goodness
Fruitfulness
Bringing into existence
Purpose
Genesis - Key Ideas - Rebellion
Turning away from God
Decided to know good and evil for themselves
Leads to Chaos, injustice, and death
Examples:
Gen 3, 4, 6, 11
Genesis - Key Ideas - Image of God
Humans
Hebrew - Tselem
Representatives of God in the world
Genesis - Key Ideas - Covenant
Follow my plan and…
Agreement between God and Abram/Abraham
Blessings:
Land
Descendants
Blessings for himself
Blessing for all nations through him
“The LORD had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.’ ”
- Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV)
Exodus - Structure
Moses Delivered & Commissioned - 1-4
Signs &Wonders - 5-11
Hebrews Delivered - 12-18
Hebrews Commissioned - 19-24
Covenant & Presence - 25-40
Exodus - Big Themes
Redemption
Covenant Ratification
God’s presence
Law & Worship
Exodus - Key Ideas - Redemption of God’s People
God delivers Israel from oppression - fulfilling covenant promise
“God remembers …”
Exodus - Key Ideas - Uncreation
Plagues - signs and wonders
Judgement on Egypt
Darkness
Water to blood
Death of first born
After fall chaos replaces order in the garden
Man lost dominion over creatures - plagues affect animals
Boundaries erased - things not how they were made to be (Nile turn to blood) - No longer good
Exodus - Key Ideas - Ratification of Covenant
Sinai Covenant
Israel as God’s treasured possession
Confirmation
Keep my 10 commandments and you will be/get …
Official entrance into covenant
Underscores Israel’s role as a kingdom of priests
Blood sprinkled - blood covers over brokenness and death
Blood is life & life is clean
Exodus - Key Ideas - The Law
10 Commandments
“Law of Moses”
Not arbitrary, covenant relationship
Consequences
Clear rules
Exodus - Key Ideas - Presence of God
God’s relationship to Moses
God reveals himself as cloud and speaks to Israelites
God descends onto Tabernacle
Exodus - Plagues - Judgement to Deliverance
Judgement for Egypt vs Deliverance for Israel
Nile to Blood - God provides water in wilderness
Hail rains down - Rain down Manna (bread stuff)
Frogs cover - Cover land with quail
Exodus - Key Ideas - Provision
God continues to provide for Israel
Protected them during plagues
Water in wilderness
Food
Land to settle
Destroys fleet of Egyptians
Softens the Egyptians hearts to let them “plunder”
Vocabulary to Know - Torah
Torah - Law/instruction
Vocabulary to Know - Toledot
Toledot - generations/accounts
Vocabulary to Know - Covenant
Covenant - sacred promise/relationship
Agreement between God and …
Vocabulary to Know - Tselem
Tselem - image (of god)
Vocabulary to Know - Theophany
Theophany - Gods visible manifestation
Appearance of God visible display
Burning Bush
Cloud of Sinai
Man wresting with Jacob (… weird …)
Vocabulary to Know - Decalogue
Decalogue - Ten Words or Commandments
Vocabulary to Know - Seagullah
Seagullah - Treasured possessions
“my precious” (LOR ref. - ignore me)
Vocabulary to Know - Eduth
Eduth - Stone Tablets - Covenant Document
