Category Archives: Genesis

Summary of Genesis, Part 3

By | May 27, 2015

Here is the third and final part of my attempt to summarize the book. The whole is available in a pdf file here. Kings: God made man to rule over the earth. God’s intention was to fill the earth with his image-bearers so that his glory would be on display to all of creation. His… Read More »

Summary of Genesis, Part 2

By | May 25, 2015

Seed: Each creation produces after its own kind. Mankind gives birth to people who are distinct from all other created beings. But with the introduction of sin, man may choose to honor his Creator, thereby acting in the image of God, or man may choose to follow the serpent, thus becoming the serpent’s spiritual seed.… Read More »

Summary of Genesis, Part 1

By | May 23, 2015

Here are my conclusions after spending the last year of my life in this most amazing first book of the Bible. The book of Genesis fills 50 chapters and spans thousands of years, and though its stories are familiar to many, summarizing its essential message is more difficult. Genesis is often explained by a series… Read More »

Genesis Commentaries

By | May 21, 2015

I recently finished teaching a class on Genesis at the college (which somewhat overlapped co-teaching Genesis in Sunday School). My preparation included reading five commentaries each week, besides notes I had from a commentary I had read previously. I thought I might just summarize my opinion of each in case anyone might have need in… Read More »