FOREWORD

John W. McGarvey taught Sacred History in the College of the Bible, Lexington, entuc!y, fro" #$%& to
Se'te"ber #$().
*his rare teacher of 'reachers affir"ed at the end of that ti"e+ ,-x'erience. . . has confir"ed us. . . .that/
the !no0ledge in 1uestion can un1uestionably be ac1uired M23- -4S5L6 478 34958L6 B6 *H- :S-
2; *H- -7GL5SH B5BL-, *H47 B6 *H- :S- 2; *H- H-B3-W 478 *H- G3--, even 0hen the
students are 'roficient in the latter languages. *H- -7GL5SH B5BL- 5S *H- 27- 478 27L6
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*his a"a=ing 1uotation is ta!en fro" J. W. McGarvey>s ,Class 7otes on Sacred History,, ?olu"e 5, ,*he
9entateuch, Joshua, Judges, 3uth and Job, 3evised -dition,, 'ublished by John Macro", Bo0ling Green, 6,
#$(). *his boo! 0as given to "e by Jacob H. Graves 5, Lexington, 0hen the author 0as "inister of the
Macedonia Christian Church, Winchester 9i!e, Lexington, entuc!y, June #, #()&@January )#, #(AB.
3e"e"ber that McGarvey delivered his valedictory in Gree!, too, 0hen he graduated fro" Bethany
College .W. ?a./C
-verybody ought to love the BibleC
George Mueller of 2r'hanage fa"e in Bristol, -ngland, attributed his success, on the hu"an side, to his
love for the Bible. D5 believe,, he said, ,that the one chief reason that 5 have been !e't in ha''y useful service
is that 5 have been a lover of Holy Scri'ture. 5t has been "y habit to read the Bible thorough four ti"es a yearE
in a 'rayerful s'irit, to a''ly it to "y heart, and 'ractice 0hat 5 find there. 5 have been for sixty@nine years a
ha''y "anE ha''y, ha''y, ha''y.F
*he 2ld *esta"ent has )( boo!s, (G( cha'ters.
*he 7e0 *esta"ent has GH boo!s, G%B cha'ters.
2ur Bible library of %% boo!s, ##$( cha'ters, can be read easily each year+ three cha'ters daily in the 2ld
*esta"ent, one cha'ter daily in the 7e0 *esta"ent.
Let us discover as 0e ,Search the Scri'tures, .John &+)(/ together in our Whole Bible Study Course,
t0enty@eight 1uarters, )%A lessons, fro" Genesis through 3evelation, ho0 largely the Bible is self@inter'retive
0hen 0e !no0 0hat is in it. *he "ain teachings of God>s Word are so un"ista!ably 'lain that ,0ayfaring
"en, though fools, shall not err therein, 5saiah )&+$/.
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Lesson 1-13 Genesis 1-23
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Me"ory verses+ Gen. #+#, GH.
Gnd *he Creation of Man @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Genesis @@ G 9age (
Me"ory verses+ Gen. G+HE 5 Cor. #&+A&
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Me"ory verses+ Gen. )+AE 3o". &+#G
Ath Cain and 4bel @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Genesis A @@ 9age G#
Me"ory verses+ Gen. A+(E Heb. ##+A.
&th -noch and 7oah @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Genesis &, % @@ 9age GH
Me"ory verses+ Gen. &+GAE %+)E Heb. ##+&, H.
%th *he ;lood @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Genesis H, $ @@ 9age )G
Me"ory verses+ Gen. H+#E $+GG.
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$th *he *o0er of Babel @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Genesis #B, ##@@ 9age AG
Me"ory verse+ Gen. ##+#.
(th *he 9ro"ised Messiah @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Genesis #G @@ 9age A(
Me"ory verses+ Gen. #G+#@).
#Bth Lot>s Choice @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Genesis #), #A @@ 9age &A
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson # 9age #
Genesis # Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis #+#, GH
Me"ory ?erses+ ,5n the beginning God created the heaven and the earth., .Gen. #+#/.
,So God created "an in his o0n i"age, in the i"age of God created he hi"E
"ale and fe"ale created he the"., .Genesis #+GH/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis #+#@)#.
THE CREATION
Who 0rote GenesisJ 4ge@old Hebre0 and Christian tradition ans0ers+ ,Moses., God gave Moses by direct
revelation the infor"ation in this ,creation @hy"n, .#+#@G+)/, a 'oetic descri'tion, in "easured,
"aKestic "ove"ent, of the successive ste's of creation, cast in the "old of the oft@recurring Biblical ,seven.,
Genesis is the boo! of beginnings. 5t records the beginning of the universe, "an, 0o"an, "arriage, the
fa"ily, sin, the Hebre0 nation, and other beginnings.
*he ,Creation Hy"n, .Gen. #+#@G+)/ is follo0ed by ten .#B/ ,Boo!s of Generations, 0hich constitute the
fra"e0or! of Genesis. *hese eleven docu"ents are+
,Creation Hy"n, .Gen. #+#@G+)/.
,*he Boo! of the Generations of 4da", .Gen. &E#@%+$/.
,*he Generations of 7oah, .Gen. %+(@(+G$/.
,*he Generations of the Sons of 7oah, .Gen. #B+#@##+(/.
,*he Generations of She", .Gen. ##+#B@G%/.
,*he Generations of *erah, .Gen. ##+GH@G&+##/.
,*he Generations of 5sh"ael, .Gen. G&+#G@#$/.
,*he Generations of 5saac, .Gen. G&+#(@)&+G(/.
,*he Generations of -sau, . Gen. )%+#@A)/.
,*he Generations of Jacob, .Gen. )H+G@&B+G%/.
*hese eleven docu"ents, originally the fa"ily records of God>s Chosen Line, and !indred fa"ilies, 0hich
co"'ose the boo! of Genesis, cover the first GBBB years of "an>s history fro" the creation of Man to the
settle"ent of God>s chosen 'eo'le in -gy't. Genesis begins 0ith C3-4*527E it ends 0ith Jose'h in a
C2;;57 in -gy't .Gen. &B+G%/.
Consider+
I. Creation and Chaos (Genesis 1:1, 2)
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,5n the beginning. . ., .Gen. #+#/+ *his 0as the beginning of the first creation of the ,heaven and the earth.,
7othing is said 0hich enables us to fix the date of their creation. 7othing is revealed concerning their
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a''earance. 7othing is added to gratify the curious. *his ,beginning, 0ill ta!e care of thousands of "illions
of years of 0hich so"e glibly s'ea! regarding ,geologic ages.,
,God created. . ., .Gen. #+#/+ *he ,beginning, refers to the ti"e of creation, not to the beginning of God.
God had no beginning. ,*i"e, is that 'art of eternity that gives to "an an earthly existence. *here 0ill co"e a
ti"e 0hen ,*i"e shall be no "are, .3ev. #B+%/. *i"e is a brief 'eriod sand0iched bet0een t0o ex'anding
eternities. God is eternal. God is the :7C4:S-8 C4:S- of all "aterial existence. ,WH2 M48- G28J,
7o one. God has al0ays beenC God 0as fro" the beginning .9sa. (B+GE Heb. ##+)/. *his verse denies atheis"
.9sa.#A+#/, and 'olytheis" ."any gods/. God created "atter. ,*his is "y ;ather>s 0orld, .Malbtie 8.
Babcoc!, *H2:GH*S ;23 -?-36@846 L5?57G, 7e0 6or!, Charles Scribner>s Sons, #(B#, 'age #$B/.
God existed before "aterial things 0ere created. -xistence, then. can be vie0ed 0ith trust, not tragically.
,*hou 0ilt not leave us in the dust+
*hou "adest "an, he !no0s not 0hyE
He thin!s he 0as not "ade to dieE
4nd *hou hast "ade hi"+ *hou art Kust,
.*ennyson, 57 M-M2354M, 9rologue, st. iii/.
,*he heaven and the earth, .Gen. #+#+ *his is the record of the beginning of all that "an sees, !no0s, and
feels. ,Heaven, is God>s abode. 5t is the chief goal of God>s redee"ed 'eo'le. ,-arth, is "an>s abode and the
footstool of God .5sa. %%+#/. *his ,heaven, is to be distinguished fro" ,the heavens, that are referred to as the
air, the s!y, etc. *his is the ,third heaven, of 55 Cor. #G+G the 'lace to 0hich Jesus 0ent follo0ing his
resurrection .4cts #+##/, the one Ste'hen sa0 o'ened .4cts H+&%/.
,*he earth, 0as 'erfect and co"'lete .5sa. A&+#$/. Bet0een verses # and G 0as an 578-*-3M574*-
9-3528 0hich ended in a 8ivine Kudg"ent brought about by 0ithdra0al of Light .Job. (+A@H/. Was this 0hen
Satan sinned and 0as cast out of heaven .Jere"iah A+G)@G%/ and "arred God>s beautiful earthJ
,4nd the earth 0as 0ithout for", and void, .Gen. #+G/+ 5t has been suggested that the 0ord ,0as, in
Genesis #+G should be translated ,B-C4M-,, and that so"e terrible catastro'he "arred the 'erfection
of the earth as God created it in Genesis #+#. *his for"less "ass 0as vacant, envelo'ed in an abyss of
dar!ness. *he ,S'irit of God, hovered above it, as a bird hovers over its nest.
II. The Record of Creation (Genesis 1:3-31/
l. *he first day+ Light .Gen. #+)@&/.
,4nd God said, Let there be L5GH*. . ., .Gen. #+)/+ *he 0ord ,God, a''ears in Genesis # thirty@t0o .)G/
ti"es. God co""anded that there ,B- L5GH*., Before this all 0as dar!ness. God 0as His o0n
light, but the abyss of s'ace 0as dar!ness. ,*here 0as light,@a fact. Jesus 0ho" 0e !no0 as God>s Son is the
"ediu" of creating light .Col. #+#%/. Light is good. Light drives out dar!nessE that is good .Gen. #+A/.
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2nly the 0ic!ed choose the dar!, and hate the ,light, .John )+#(E 9rov. A+#(E -x. #B+G#@GGE -'h. G+G@#GE
Lu!e G)+AA, A&/.
Light and dar!ness have nothing in co""on. S'iritually Jesus is the Light of the 0orld .John $+#G/. We are
to reflect His light .Matt. &+#A@#%/. Heaven is a 'lace of 'er'etual light .3ev. G#+G)E GG+&/C
,4nd God called the light 8ay. . ., .Gen. #+&/+ Were these ,days, of .GA/ hours, or long successive 'eriodsJ
*he 0ord ,day, has variable "eanings. 5n Gen. #+#A, #% it see"s to "ean a #G@hour day. 5n Gen.
G+A it see"s to cover the 0hole 'eriod of creation. 5n 'assages such as Joel )+#$, 4cts G+GB, John #%+G),
,*H4* 846, see"s to "ean the 0hole Christian era. 5n such 'assages as 55 *i". #+#G it see"s to refer
to the era beyond the Lord>s Second Co"ing. 5n 9sal" (B+A and 55 9et. )+$, ,2ne day is 0ith the Lord as a
thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.,
,Light., .Gen. #+&/. Light "ust have been included in the ,heavens and earth, that 0ere created in the
,beginning., But the earth>s surface "ust have been still in dar!ness, because the cooling earthcrust, covered
0ith boiling 0aters, "ust have sent u' dense layers of "ists and gases that co"'letely shut out the sun>s light.
Light, and the succession of 8ay and 7ight, 0ere established on the earth>s surface 0hen the cooling 'rocesses
had di"inished the density of the fog sufficiently for L5GH* to 'enetrate. *he Sun itself did
not beco"e visible till the fourth day.
G. *he second day+ ;ir"a"ent .Gen. #+%@$/.
,God. . Let there be a fir"a"ent, .Gen. #+%/+ 2r, ex'anse called ,heaven, .verse $/. 5t "eans the
at"os'here, or layer of air, bet0een the 0ater@covered earth and the clouds above, "ade 'ossible
by the cooling of the earth>s 0ater, still 0ar" enough to "a!e clouds that hide the sun.
*he region above the earth, the air and all s'ace bet0een the earth and the ,third heaven, 0here God
d0ells, is the Lfir"a"ent or ex'anse.
Without air 0ith its che"ical ele"ents there could be no light, or life. What a''ears to be the blue do"e or
s!y, scientists say, is nothing "ore than the dar!ness that surrounds the earth 'ushed bac! a distance of about
forty@five .A&/ "iles. 4bove this is frigid dar!ness. See 9sal" #BA+G.
). *he third day+ Sea and dry land .Gen. #+(@#)/.
,Waters M. dry land, .Gen. #+(, #C#/+ *he earthNs surface, till no0 it see"s, had been 0holly covered 0ith
0ater. Continual brea!ing of ne0ly@for"ed thin crust "ust have !e't the earth>s surface s"ooth
li!e a li1uid ball. *he crust, as it beca"e cooler and thic!er, began to buc!le u'. 5slands and continents began
to a''ear. *hree@fourths of the earth>s surface is still 0ater. God co""anded the 0aters to gather in one 'laceE
He called the 0aters ,Seas., *he land God called ,-arth.,
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"After his kind. . :' (Gen. 1:11): This principle is stated ten (10) times in this
chapter. It is applied to both vegetable and animal life, including man. This process of
propagation has never been changed. IT COMPLETELY DESTROYS THE THEORY
OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION. Man has always been man, vegetables have always been
vegetables; fish have always been fish. The "missing link" between animals and man is
still missing! Remember that organic evolution is a theory-it has never been proven!
A. *he fourth day+ Sun, "oon, stars .Gen. #+#A@#(/.
,God. . . Let there be lights in the fir"a"ent, .Gen. #+#A/+ *he sun, "oon, and stars "ust have been created
,in the beginning., 2n the ,first day, their light "ust have 'enetrated the earth>s "ists .Gen.
#+)/, 0hile they the"selves 0ere not visible. But no0, due to the lessened density of clouds, as a result of
further cooling of the earth, they beco"e visible on earth. *he seasons ca"e 0hen the earth>s surface ceased to
receive heat fro" 0ithin, and beca"e de'endent on the sun as its only source of heat.
*he sun, "oon, and stars .#&@#$/ 0ere created to divide night fro" day, to be ,for signs, and for seasons,
and for days, and years., *he sun is the ,greater light,, and the center of our solar syste". *he 'lanets, of
0hich the "oon is chief are cold badies and reflect the light of the sun. ,*0in!le, t0in!le, little star., Stars
send forth rays of their o0n lightE 'lanets do not. Light travels at #$%,BBB "iles 'er second. So"e of these
stars are so far a0ay their light has never reached the earth, so scientists tell us.
&. *he fifth day+ ;o0l and fish .Genesis #+GB@G)/.
,Let the 0aters bring forth. . . and fo0l, .Gen. #+GB/+ 7ote the 'rogression. 2n the first and second days,
inani"ate things 0ere created. 2n the third day, vegetable life. 2n the fifth day, ani"al life. Just 0hy fo0ls
0ere created at the ti"e fish 0ere created 0e are not told. *his is the record of the first ani"ate life to be
created. *he 'rocess of creation is fro" the lo0er to the higher, and is the only basis for any clai" of
evolutionists.
B. *he sixth day+ 4ni"al life and "an .Genesis #+GA@)#/.
,4nd God said, Let the earth bring forth. . ., .Gen. #+GA/+ *he cattle are re'resented as having been
'roduced fro" the earth. *hey are given a three@fold classification+ ,Cattle,@@do"esticated ani"als,
roughly HerbivoraE ,cree'ing things> @@ re'tiles, insects, and very s"all 1uadru'edsE and ,beasts of the earth,@@
0ild beasts, roughly Carnivora. ,4nd it 0as so. . . . God sa0 it 0as good, .verses GA, G&/.
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,4nd God said, Let us "a!e "an in our i"age, .Gen. #+G%/+ God>s cro0ning 0or! 0as "an. 4ll else 0as
created for "an.
,Let us,+ LGod is deliberating 0ith his o0n fa"ilyE ;atherE Holy S'irit .G/E and the Son ,through 0ho" all
things 0ere "ade, .John #+)E Col. #+#%E Heb. #+G/. ,2ur i"age,+ Man li!e his Creator is i""ortal,
a s'iritual and rational creature. Man can co""une 0ith God and through the ne0 birth .John )+&/ actually
beco"es a ,son of God, .Heb. G+#B/. Man has a conscienceE he !no0s 0hen he does 0rong. He
is accountable for his rebellion against God .9sa. #)(+#AE Gen. %+%E Heb. A+#G/. *he Christian 0ill have a ne0
glorified body .9hil. )+G#E 5 Cor. #&+)&ffE 5 *hess. A+#Aff/.
,Let the" have do"inion. . .> .Gen. #+G%/+ God "ade "an to rule over the earth and all life .verses G$, G(/,
but ,his lordshi' 0as 0rested fro" hi" by Satan. Ho0ever, there is a glorious 0orld in the "a!ing over 0hich
one day re@created "an 0ill reign su're"e, .Heb. G+&@$/. ,So God created "an in his o0n i"age, in the i"age
of God created he hi"E "ale and fe"ale created he the", .verse GH/. God blesses the" .verse G$/ and gives
the" 'o0er to "ulti'ly and fill the earth. *he universe is rooted in the thought and activity of God, and of
"an as being His offs'ring. *he food of both "an and beast is 'ointed out in verses G(, )B. 4fter the flood,
"en received authority fro" God to use the flesh of ani"als as 0ell as green herbs for food .Gen. (+)/.
,4nd God sa0 everything. . . it 0as very good, .Gen. #+)#/+ *he creation of "an and his installation as
ruler on the earth brought the creation of all earthly things to a close. God sa0 His 0or!, and ,behold, it 0as
very good,, that is, everything 0as 'erfect in its !ind, so that every creature "ight acco"'lish the 'ur'ose of
its existence.
,?ery good, 0ould deny the existence of anything evil in the creation of God.

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#. What does ,Genesis, "eanJ
G. *o 0hich grou' of 2ld *esta"ent boo!s does Genesis belong, the La0, the 9ro'hets, or the 9sal"s .Lu!e
GA+AA/J
). 8oes the 7e0 *esta"ent teach that Moses 0rote the first five boo!s of the Bible, the 9entateuch .Mar!
#B+G@AE Lu!e GA+AAE John #+A&/J
A. 5n 0hat ,beginning, .Gen.#+#/J
&. 8id God give the 2ld *esta"ent for the Je0s only, or for us also .3o".A+G),GAE #&+AE 5 Cor.(+(, #BE #B+##E
55 *i".)+#%, #HE 55 9et.#+#(/J
%. What event too! 'lace bet0een verses # and G .Gen.#+G/J
H. Where is the first "ention of the Holy S'irit .Gen.#+G/J @
$. What did God do an each of the six days of creation .Gen.#+l, ),%,##,#%,G#,GA,G%/J
(. Ho0 "any ti"es is the 0ord ,created, in today>s lesson .Gen. #+#,G#,GH/J
#B. 2f 0hat are the sun, "oon and stars ,signs, .Gen.#+#A/J
##. 5f all vegetable and ani"al life bring forth ,4;*-3 H5S 578, .Gen. #+##, #G, G#, GA, G&/, can the
*H-236 of 23G475C -?2L:*527 be trueJ
#G. 2ver 0hat did "an receive do"inion .Gen.#+G&,G$@)B/J
#). What did God co""and "an to do .Gen.#+G$/J
#A. Ho0 does "an>s creation differ fro" that of the ani"als .Gen.#+G%,GH/J
#&. What 0as "an given for food .Gen.#+G(,)B/J
#%. What did God say of 0hat he had "ade .Gen.#+)#/J
#H. 5s the ,day, of Genesis # a solar day of t0enty@four hours,or a 'eriod of ti"eJ 5llustrate.
#$. 5n 0hat sense did "an bear the ,i"age of God, .Gen.#+GHE -'h. A+GAE 5 Cor.#&+A(/J
#(. What for"ula did God e"'loy in "a!ing things .Gen.#+),%,(,##,#A,GB,GA,G%/J
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"ade, .Gen. #+)#,A, #B, #G,#$,G#,G&/J
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Year I First Quarter
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Genesis G Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis G+HE 5 Cor. #&+A&
Me"ory ?erses+
,4nd the Lord God for"ed "an of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
lifeE and "an beca"e a living soul, .Genesis G+J/.
,4nd so it is 0ritten, *he first "an 4da" 0as "ade a living soulE the last 4da" .Christ/ 0as "ade a
1uic!ening s'irit, .5 Corinthians #&+A&/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis G+#@H, G#@G&.
THE CREATION OF MAN
Man is the cro0n of God>s creation. He is the goal of creation. :ntil "an 0as created in God>s i"age, or
"ade in His li!eness, nothing on earth could hold co""union 0ith God. ,7o0here 0as there a sense of love
or duty or gratitude or "oral res'onsibility. Moral and s'iritual incentives 0ere totally absent., 7othing could
return God>s love or feel the re'roof of His dis'leasure.
5n Genesis #+G%@)B 0e have a broad state"ent of Man>s creation and his a''ointed do"inion over all other
created things. 4lso 0e have God>s co""and to ,Be fruitful and "ulti'ly, and re'lenish the earth,
and subdue it, .#+G$/.
5n cha'ter G 0e have a detailed descri'tion of the 'rocess and "ethod of the creation of "an. Cha'ter # tells
WHAT 0as doneE cha'ter G tells HOW it 0as done.
I. The Seventh Day (Genesis 2:1-3)
#. *he heavens and earth finished .Gen. G+#/.
,*he heavens and earth 0ere finished. . ., .Gen. G+#/+ 5n Gen.#+# God created ,the heaven, .singular/, and
the ,earth, .singular/. *his is the record of the co"'letion of the ,H-4?-7S, .Gen. G+#/, and
the ,-43*H, .still singular/. 4dded to the first heavenly creation 0as the fir"a"ent,E ,and God called the
fir"a"ent Heaven, .Gen. #+$/.
*o the Je0 there 0ere three heavens+
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.G/ *he region of the s!y 0here the sun, "oon, and the stars are .Gen. #+#HE Matt. GA+G(/.

.)/ *he third heaven, or the heaven WH-3- G28 5S .9sa. #A+GE 5sa. %%+#/.
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7o0here else in the 2ld *esta"ent is ,the host of the earth, referred to, either ex'licitly or by allusion.
God ,;575SH-8, or "ade co"'lete His 0or! in the heavens and the earth, and all that 0as in it 0ere
finished. God called His co"'leted 0or! ,very good, .Gen. #+)#/.
G. God>s Sabbath, or rest .Gen. G+G, )/.
,God. . . rested on the seventh day, .Gen. G+G/+ God did not get tired fro" His creative 0or!. God
,;457*-*H 72*, neither is W-436 . . . .5sa. AB+G$K. God ,ceased, fro" creation .Gen. G+)/. *he cessation
itself for"ed 'art of the co"'letion of the 0or!. Hence ceasing to 0or! is called resting .-x. GB+##/, and
being refreshed .-x. )#+#H./
,God blessed the seventh day . . . sanctified it, .Gen. G+)/+ ,Sanctified, "eans se'arated or set a'art. *his
0as God>s Sabbath. 5t continued until "an sinned. *hen began God>s 0or! of "an>s rede"'tion .John &+#%@
#$/. God>s Sabbath at rest is to be restored .Heb. A+##E ##+)E 3ev. G# and GG/.
*he W--L6 S4BB4*H or S-?-7*H 846 .Mar! G+GH/ 0as+
.#/ Later set a'art to *-S* 5S34-L>S ;45*H .-x. #%+G)@)B/E
.G/ Bound u'on 5srael by the La0 of Moses .-x. GB+$@##E 7eh. (+#),#A/ E
.)/ Made a S5G7 to 5srael .-x. )#+#HE 8eut. &+#&E -=e!. GB+#B@#G/E
.A/ 9ointed to a 'ro"ised rest under Moses .-x. ))+#A/ 0hich 0as
lost because of the unbelief of 5srael .9sa. (&+H@## Heb. )+H@#(/.
Jesus 0as Lord of the Sabbath or seventh day .L!. %+#@&/, asserted his right to do good on the Sabbath day
.L!. %+%@##/, and declared that Sabbath la0s are subservient to hu"an needs .L!. #)+#B@#H/. He abolished the
la0 0hich "ade the Sabbath binding on the Je0 .Col. G+#A@#H/.
4s Christians, 0e are not under the Sabbath day. *he ;53S* 846 2; *H- W--, the Lord>s day or
Sunday is the day of rest and 0orshi' and service for the Christian. 2n the Lord>s day Jesus arose
fro" the dead .Matt. G$+#/E on that day the Holy S'irit ins'ired the a'ostles to direct the early Christians to
observe the Lord>s Su''er .4cts GB+H/. -usebius .G%A@)AB 4. 8./ an outstanding "an 0rote+ ,Christians
"et very early every "orning of the resurrection day., Justyn Martyr .#AB 4. 8./ 0rote+ ,4nd on the day
called Sunday all 0ho live in the cities or country gather together in one 'lace, 0here ,they 'rayed, read
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GA+#, #)@)&.
See 3ev. #+#B, a definite allusion to the first day of the 0ee!.
Sabbath regulations in the day of Jesus 'rohibited any !ind of 'hysical 0or!. -"il Schurre describes
in his H5S*236 2; *H- J-W5SH 9-29L- 57 *H- *5M- 2; J-S:S CH35S* .translation by S. *aylor and
9. Christie, 7e0 6or!+ Charles Scribner>s Sons #$&&, 8iv. 55, ?ol. 55, sec. G$/ a sole"n debate a"ong
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the rabbis as to 0hether a cri''le "ust be conde"ned as guilty if in case his house caught on
fire on the Sabbath he should carry out his 0ooden legC
II. A Summary of Generations (Genesis 2:4-7)
#. 4 general state"ent .Gen. G+A/.
,*hese are the generations. . ., .Gen. G+A/+ *he creation of the universe is "entioned as the starting@
'oint to the account of its historical develo'"ent. *his account loo!s bac! to the 'articular 'oints in the
creation itself, and describes the" "inutely. ,5n the day, is the entire 'eriod of Gen. #+)@G+).
,*he Lord God. . ., .Gen. G+Ab/+ Lord is the Hebre0 Jehovah. *he 'ri"ary "eaning of the na"e
Lord .Jehovah/ is ,the self@existent 2ne., He is the -*-374L ,5 4M, of -x. )+#A. He created or "ade ,the
earth and the heavens.,
G. Conditions before Genesis #+## .Gen. G+&/.
,-very 'lant. . . . before it gre0, .Gen. G+&/+ ,When no 'lant of the field 0as yet in the earth and no
herb of the field had yet s'rung u'., We "ust not understand the 0ords as "eaning that there 0as neither
shrub nor herb before the rain and the de0, or before the creation of "an, and so dra0 the conclusion that the
creation of 'lants occurred either after or conte"'oraneously 0ith the creation of "an. *his 0ould be in direct
contradiction to Gen. #+##, #G. *he gro0ing of the shrubs and s'routing of the herbs is different fro" the
creation or first 'roduction of the vegetable !ingdo". *his relates to the gro0ing and s'routing of the 'lants
and ger"s 0hich 0ere called into existence by the creation.
). Su""ary of Genesis #+G%, GH .Gen. G+%, H/.
,Mist. . . 0atered. . . ground, .Gen. G+%/. *his 0as the beginning of rain as 0e !no0 it. *he
develo'"ent of the shrubs and the s'routing of the 'lants and ger"s 0as de'endent u'on rain and hu"an
culture. *heir creation 0as not. God controls rain .8eut. ##+HE 5 Sa". #G+#$E 9sa. #AH+$E Matt. &+A&E 5sa. &+%/.
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5sa. %A.$/. God ,"ade, "an by for"ing his body of ,dust of the ground,, the finest 'art of the "aterial of the
earth and breathed into this body the ,breath of lifeE and "an beca"e a living soul.,
Man is ,of the earth earthy, .5 Cor. #&+AH/. God C3-4*-8 "an. 2rganic or theistic evolution 0ill
72* M--* *H- 8-M478S 2; G28>S W238 .Gen. )+#(E #$+GHE 9sa. #B)+#A/. When "an dies his body,
of course, returns to the dust .-ccl. )+GBE Job. )A+)&E 9sa. #BA+G(/. 4ll that sustains the body co"es directly or
indirectly fro" the ground. God created 4da" 0ith a 'erfect body, 0ith no taint of sin .9sa. #)(+#A/. 5n Gen.
&+# God s'ea!s of ,the day, in 0hich He created "an. *he ti"e is s'ecificE the act is direct.
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*he body is a sacred trust fro" God .5 Cor. %+#$@GBE )+#H/. *he body of the Christian and the
unbeliever 0ill be resurrected .5 Cor. #&+&#@&)E 3ev. GB+A, &, #)/.
,Man beca"e a living soul, .Gen. G+H/+ Beasts have ,life , but not life i""ortal. WH4* God breathed
into "an could not be the 453 WH5CH M47 B3-4*H-S, but si"'ly that 0hich is breathed.
God, through His o0n breath, 'roduced and co"bined 0ith the bodily for" that 9357C59L- 2; L5;-,
WH5CH W4S *H- 235G57 2; 4LL H:M47 L5;-, and 0hich constantly "anifests its existence in the
breath inhaled and exhaled through the noseC
Breathing is co""on both to "an and beast. Ho0ever the vital 'rinci'le in "an is different fro" that
,life, in the ani"al, and the hu"an soul fro" the soul of the beast.
*he soul of "an ,returns to the God 0ho gave it, .-ccl. #G+H/ at death, "eaning that God "a!es
dis'osition of the soul at death. 5t is still subKect to Gad after death. *he ,soul, is se'arated fro" God because
of sin .L!. #(+#BE Matt. #%+G%/. *he soul in regeneration .John )+), &/ is ,rene0ed in !no0ledge after the
i"age of hi" that created hi", Col. )+#B/.
III. Man's First Home (Genesis 2:825)
#. *he Garden in -den .Gen. G+$@#A/.
,*he Lord Gad 'lanted. . . garden. . . -den, .Gen. G+$/+ *he abode, 0hich God 're'ared for the first
"an, 0as a ,garden in -den,F also called the ,garden of -den, .verse #&/. 5t "eans ,8elight, .Gen. #)+#BE 5sa.
&#+)E -=e!. G$+#)E )#+(, #%, #$E G%+)&/. 5t 0as east0ard near the Kunction of the *igris and -u'hrates 3ivers,
0ith ,-den, covering 'erha's the vast region in the eastern country of Meso'ota"ia, evidently the
eastern"ost third af the ;ertile Crescent.
,*ree of life. . . !no0ledge of good and evil, .Gen. G+(/+ *his "ay have been an actual food of
5""ortality, indicating that i""ortality is de'endent on so"ething outside ourselves. *his *ree 0ill again be
accessible to those 0ho have 0ashed their robes in the blood of the La"b .3ev. G+HE GG+G, #A/. See also Gen.
)+GG. What a beautiful, fruitful, and 0ell@0atered 'lace in 0hich God 'laced 4da". 5t 0as a 9-3;-C*
-7?5327M-7*@and 4da" had a 9-3;-C* H-3-85*6 in the Lord GodC
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,*he tree of the !no0ledge of good and evil, 0as a test of obedience. 5t 0as ,good for food,, ,a
delight to the eyes,, and ,to be desired to "a!e one 0ise, .Gen. )+%/.
,Whatever the exact nature of this *ree, literal, figurative, or sy"bolic, the essence of 4da" and -ve>s
sin, in 'art, at least 0as this+ *ransference of Control of their lives fro" God to *he"selves. God had, in
substance, told the" they could do anything they 0anted to -<C-9* that 2ne *hing. 5t 0as a *est of their
2bedience. 4s long as they refrained, God 0as their Master. When, in s'ite of God>s co""and, they did that
2ne *hing they "ade the"selves their 20n Master. 5s not that the -ssence of Hu"an SinJ ;ro" the
beginning God designed Man to L5?- ;23-?-3, the one condition being 2bedience to God. Man failed.
*hen began the long, slo0 'rocess of 3ede"'tion, by a Savior, through Who" Man "ay regain his lost estate.
2nly in obedience to God is Life., @Halley.
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,4 river 0ent out of -den. . ., .Gen. G+#B/+ 9ishon and Gihon are 'resu"ably canals, called rivers in
Babylonia, 0hich connected the *igris and -u'hrates as ancient river beds. *he Hidde!el .Babylonian 5digla,
8iglat/ is the ancient na"e of the *igris .verses ##@#A/.
;riedrich 8elit=sch located the site of -den Kust north of Babylon 0here the -u'hrates and *igris
closely a''roach each other.
4. H. Sayce and others located -den near -ridu, anciently on the 9ersian Gulf. Such identifications
are no0 i"'ossible.
G. Man is established in the garden .Gen. G+#&@#H/.
,God. . . "an. . . -den. . . dress. . . !ee' it, .Gen. G+#&/+ 4da" 0as 'ut in -den not to lead a life of
inactivity 0ith no 'ur'ose in life. *he earth 0as "eant to be tended and cultivated to 'reserve the divine
'lantation. Creation left to itself 0ill run 0ild through natural degeneracy. ,*hou shalt not eat of it. . ., .Gen.
G+#H/+ *he tree of !no0ledge 0as to lead "an to the !no0ledge of good and evil. 4ccording to the divine
intention this 0as to be attained by 72* -4*57G of the fruit of the !no0ledge of good and evil. God 0anted
"an to see that all that is o''osed to God>s 0ill is evil. By "an>s free@0ill and by the choice of good "an
0ould attain *3:- L5B-3*6. *o disobey God 0ould cause "an to die. See 8eut. %+&, #H, GA, G&E 3o". #+#$.
*here is right and 0rongE a true choice, and a false choice.
). Man>s hel' "eet or ,hel'er fit for hi", .Gen. G+#$@G&/.
,5 0ill "a!e hi" an hel' "eet. . ., .Gen. G+#$/+ 2r, ,hel'er fit for hi"., 7othing in God>s creation
0as fitted as a hel'er for 4da" .verses #(, GB/. Man needs a co"'anion.
,God. . . "ade. . . 0o"an, .Gen. G+G#, GG/+ ,*he Lord caused a dee' slee' to fall u'on 4da", God
too! one of 4da">s ribs and "ade ,a 0o"an., Without the 0o"an, there 0ould never have been any
'ro'agation of "an.
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,Man. . . 0ife. . . one flesh, .Gen. G+GA/+ God>s 'lan is 27- W2M47 for 27- M47. 4 "an leaves
his 'arental ho"e and ,cleaves unto his 0ife, to beco"e in the "arriage act 27- ;L-SH. *he Bible
re'resents "arriage as an earthly counter'art of the relation bet0een Christ and the Church .-'h. &+G&@)GE
3ev. #(+HE G#+G, )/. See 5 *i". G+#)E 5 Cor. ##+$(.
,7a!ed . . . not asha"ed, .Gen. G+G&/+ *hey 0ere 0ithout consciousness of sin. *hey 0ere innocent.
Sha"e entered first 0ith sin.
Eridu, Traditional Garden of Eden
*he 'articular s'ot 0hich tradition has fixed as the site of the Garden of -den is a grou' of Mounds,
#G "iles south of :r, !no0n as -ridu .4bu Share"/. 5t 0as the ho"e of ,4da'a,, the Babylonian
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4da". *he Weld 9ris" says that the first t0o !ings in history reigned at -ridu.
4ncient Babylonian inscri'tions says, ,7ear -ridu 0as a garden, in 0hich 0as a "ysterious Sacred
*ree, a *ree of Life, 'lanted by the gods, 0hose roots 0ere dee', 0hile its branches reached to heaven,
'rotected by guardian s'irits, and no "an enters.,
*he ruins of -ridu 0ere excavated by Hall and *ho"'son, of the British Museu", #(#$@#(. *hey
found indications that it had been a gros'erous city, revered as the 2riginal Ho"e of Man.
The Eridu Region
*he region around -ridu, excavations have revealed, 0as densely 'o'ulated in the earliest !no0n
ages of history, and 0as for centuries do"inating Center of the WorldE a region 0here "any of the oldest and
"ost valuable inscri'tions have been found.
:r, ho"e of 4braha", 0as #G "iles fro" -ridu.
;ara, traditional ho"e of 7oah, 0as HB "iles a0ay. >2beid .4l >:baid/, 0here the oldest !no0n
historical docu"ent 0as found, 0as only #& "iles fro" -ridu.
Lagash, 0here i""ense 'ri"itive libraries 0ere found, 0as only %B "iles fro" -ridu.
7i''ur, library center, 0as #BB "iles fro" -ridu.
-rech,. 7i"rod>s city, 0as &B "iles fro" -ridu.
Larsa, 0here Weld 9ris" 0as found, AB "iles fro" -ridu.
Babylon 0as only #&B "iles fro" -ridu.
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I:-S*527S+ 4nd 6our 4ns0ers
#. What is the "eaning of ,heavens, .Gen.G+#,#+#,$/J
G. When 0as the Sabbath blessed and hallo0ed .Gen.G+G,)/J
). 5n 0hat sense did God rest, and ho0 long did He rest .Gen.G+GE John &+#%@#$E Gen.)+#&E 5sa.AB+G$/J
A. 8o you thin! "an needs one day in seven for rest .-x.G)+#GE )A+G#E 8eut.&+#A/J
&. 7a"e four characteristics of the Sabbath .-x.#%+G)@)BE -x.GB+$@##E 7eh. (+#), #AE -x. )#+#HE 8eut. &+#&E
-=e!. GB+#B@#GE 9sa. (&+H@##E Heb.)+H@#(/J
%. 4re 0e as Christians under the Sabbath dayJ Why .Matt.G$+#E 4cts GB+JE 5 Cor.#%+GE Lu!e GA+#,#)@)&/J
What did Christ do to the la0 of the Sabbath for us .Col.G+#A@#H/J
H. What is the "eaning of ,day, .Gen.G+&E#+)@G+)/J
$. ;ro" 0hat did the Lord God "a!e "an .Gen.G+H/J Since God C3-4*-8 M47, does the *H-236 of
23G475C -?2L:*527 offer a satisfactory ex'lanation of his a''earance on the earthJ
(. 7a"e t0o trees 0hich gre0 in the garden of -den .Gen. G+$, (/
#B. Can the country called -den no0 be identified .Gen. #)+#BE 5sa. &#+)/J
##. Where did God 'lace "an, and 0hat labor did God re1uire of "an CGen.G+#&/J
#G. W>hat generous 'rovision did God "a!e far "an .Gen. G+#%/J
#). What 0as the 'enalty of eating of the tree of the ,!no0ledge of good and evil, .Gen.G+#H/J
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#&. What fact sho0s 4da" 0as full gro0n 'hysically, and "ature "entally .Gen.G+#(,GB/J
#%. Ho0 0as the first 0o"an "ade .Gen. G+G#,GG/ Who 0as the first ;ather to give the bride a0ay
#H. Ho0 did the "an !no0 0hence she 0as .Gen.G+G)/, and 0hen 0as this .Gen.#+GH/J
#$. 8id Jesus regard this account a real history .Matt.#(+A,&/J
#$. What is the "eaning of Genesis G+G&J
GB. What 0as the 'ri"eval state of "an@'hysical, "ental and s'iritual .Gen.#+GO,)#E G+#&,#H,GB,G)/J
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson ) 9age #
Genesis ) Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis )+A,&E 3o"ans &+#G
Me"ory ?erses+
,4nd the ser'ent said unto the 0o"an, 6e shall not surely die. ;or God doth !no0 that in the day ye
eat thereof, then your eyes shall be o'ened, and ye shall be as gods, !no0ing good and evil, .Gen )+A,&/.
,Wherefore, as by one "an sin entered into the 0orld, and death by sinE and so death 'assed u'on all
"en, for that all have sinned, .3o"ans &+#G/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis )+#@#).
THE FALL OF MAN, OR THE ENTRANCE OF SIN
Man 0as created a 'erfect being. He 0as innocent. -den or ,8elight, 0as his first ho"e. Man in the
beginning had a 'erfect heredity and environ"ent.
The Beginning of Sin
Sin had its beginning 0hen Lucifer, ,Son of the Morning,, rebelled against God and 0as cast out of
heaven to earth, along 0ith a third 'art of the angels .55 9et.G+AE Judges %/. *he ing of Babylon, 'uffed u'
0ith 'ride and rebellion against God, sy"boli=es Satan .5saiah #A+#G@#A/,,as does the ing of *yre .-=e!iel
G$+#G@#&/. 3evelation #G+H tells of 0ar in heaven., 5n John $+AA 0e are told that the devil ,abode not in the
truth.,
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Satan "eans ,4dversary., He is !no0n by "any na"es.
Beel=ebub .Matt. #G+GA/, chief of the fallen angels, 0ho" Jesus beheld ,as lightning fall fro"
heaven, .L!. #B+#$/.
8evil .Matt. A+#$/+ one 0ho sets at varianceE his ai" is to se'arate "an fro" God.
4'ollyon .3ev. (+##/+ *he destroyerE he never constructsE he al0ays destroys.
4s Ser'ent or 8ragon he see!s to deceive "an. He is the ,father of lies, .Jno. $+AA/. He incites "an to
0ic!edness, and hence is the *e"'ter .Matt. A+)E 5 *hess. )+A/. He co"es as an ,angel of light, .55 Cor. ##+#A/
and even sends out 'reachers as ,"inisters of righteousness, .55 Cor. ##+#&/. Because of his daring he is called
a ,roaring lion, .5 9et. &+$/. Satan is a 'erson existing in s'irit for". He is chief of the 0ic!ed s'irits .Mar!
&+(/. He is 0ise, but not all 0ise. He is doo"ed 0ith all 0ho follo0 hi" to endless torture .Matt. G&+A#E $+G(/.
,*he ;all of Man, is the story of the first sin of "an 0ho" God created in His o0n or "oral i"age.

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*he ,fall, consisted in consent to listen to any such a''eal and in the conse1uent failure of faith, 0hich
resulted in the definite brea!ing of God>s la0.
,*his cha'ter is the 'ivot of the Bible., Without it the rest of the Bible beco"es "eaningless.
I. The Temptation and Fall of Men (Genesis 3:1-7)
#. *he ser'ent and the 0o"an .Gen. )+#+&/.
,7o0 the ser'ent 0as "ore subtle. . ., .Gen. )+#/+ *he ser'ent is here described not only as a beast, but also
as a creature of God. Subtlety 0as a natural characteristic of the ser'ent .Matt. #B+#%/, 0hich led the
evil one to select it as his instru"ent. ,7achash, "eans ,shining one, 55 Cor. ##+), #AE 3ev. #G+H@(E GB+G/. *he
8evil used a beautiful, u'right creature as> his vehicle. *he ser'ent 0as cunning, crafty, s"ooth and
dece'tive. *he ser'ent 0as given, or had, the 'o0er of s'eech. Balaa">s ass 0as thus e"'o0ered .55 9et.
G+#%/.
,6ea, hath God said. . ., .Gen. )+#/+ *he devil distorts God>s 0ord. *he devil>s a''roach 0as defiant. He
cannot conceal the fact that God has s'o!en. He rebels against God, and defies Hi", and tries to get the
0o"an to 82:B* H5M.
,6e shall not eat of every tree of the gardenJ, .Gen. )+lb/+ 5n trying to deceive the 0o"an, the devil sought
to "a!e her thin! God 0as de'riving her of so"ething she should have. God had created "anE "an
o0ed obedience to God. God gave "an everything he needed. 2f the tree of the ,!no0ledge of good and evil,
"an 0as not to eat .Gen. G+#%, #H/. *o eat of it 0ould bring sure death.
,4nd the 0o"an said. . ., .Gen. )+G/+ *he 0o"an 0as alone. *he ser'ent called God by the na"e of -lohi"
alone, and the 0o"an does the sa"e. *he te"'ter felt it necessary to change the living 'ersonal God into a
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"erely general numen divinum, and exaggerated the 'rohibition to excite in the 0o"an>s "ind distrust of
God Hi"self, and to arouse doubt as to the truth of His 0ord. She listened to the ser'ent instead of challenging
hi" 0ith ,5t is 0ritten,. .Matt. A+#@##/ as Jesus did. She 488-8 to 0hat God had said+ ,7either shall ye
touch it, .verse )E 9rov. )B+%/, and changed ,thou shalt S:3-L6 85-, .Gen. G+#H to ,L-S* 6- 85-, .Gen.
S+)/. She o"itted ,;3--L6, .Gen. G+#%/. 85SB-L5-; is doing its dirty 0or!.
,6e shall not surely die, .Gen. )+A/+ *he ser'ent 8-75-S God>s 0ord. He added 27- W238 to 0hat God
had said@the 0ord ,72*., 5t 0as a lie .See John $+AAE 3o". #+G&E -'h. A+G&E 55 *hess. G+#, ##/.
,6e shall be as gods. . ., .Gen. )+&/+ ,6ou 0ill be li!e God,, the ser'ent 'ro"ised -ve, if you eat this fruit.
9art of 0hat he 'ro"ised is true. Li!e God, they !ne0 the difference bet0een right and 0rong
.verse GG/. Conscience 0as a0a!ened and it 0as guilty 0hen the forbidden fruit 0as eatenE they !ne0 they
had done 0rong. Sin "ade its entrance into the 0orld through this disobedience .3o". G+#&E 5 *i". #+AE A+GE
Heb. #B+GG/. Men "ay be li!e God by sub"itting to His 0ill@never through disobedience to Hi"C
G. *he fall of "an .Gen. )+%,H/
,4nd 0hen the 0o"an sa0. . ., .Gen. )+%/+ *he first t0o letters in ,-ve, and ,evil, are the sa"e. -ve is
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"entioned only t0ice in this boo! after the record of Genesis A. *he ,ser'ent beguiled, .55 Cor. ##+)/, or
deceived -ve. -ve ,sa0, that the fruit 0as good for food@the ,lust of the flesh., 4 delight to the eyes@,lust of
the eyes., 5t 0as to be desired to "a!e one 0ise@,the 'ride of life, .5 John G+#%/. 4ll te"'tations co"e
under these heads. 4da" deliberately disobeyed God .5 *i". G+#A/.
,4nd the eyes of the" both 0ere o'ened. . ., .Gen. )+(/+ *hey beca"e conscious of their 0rong@doing.
*heir eyes 0ere 29-7-8C But 0hat did they seeJ *hey ,!ne0 that they 0ere na!ed., *hey ,0ere not@@
asha"ed, .Gen. G+G&/ before they disobeyed God. 7o0 they sought to conceal their na!edness by an out0ard
covering. *hey had lost ,that blessed blindness, the ignorance of innocence, 0hich !no0s nothing of
na!edness., 5t 0as an a0ful day for the"E and for the 0hole 0orld. Sin beca"e a realityE it 0as rebellion
aganst God .5 John )+AE &+#H/. Since 4LL S9535*S C2M- ;32M G28, and are not the 'roducts of
'rocreation, *H-3- 5S 72 92SS5B5L5*6 2; 57H-35*-8 S57. 7o child is guilty of its father>s sins .-=e!.
#$+GB/. -ach one is res'onsible for his o0n conduct .5sa. &(+#, GE 8eut. GA+#%E, 55 Cor. &+#B/. 5t is an a0ful day
0hen a boy or girl or young 'erson has his or her eyes ,o'ened, to the first lie, or theft,
or i"'urityJ
,7a!ed. . . "ade the"selves a'ron,+ ,7a!ed, is not the sa"e as Gen. G+G&. *hey had lost the glory of the
i"age of God .3o". )+G)/. 3eali=ing this they sought by self@"adc "eans to cover or 'ro'itiate their
sin by "a!ing a covering of fig leaves.
II. The Voice of God (Genesis 3:8-13)
,4da" and his 0ife hid the"selves. . ., .Gen. )+$/+ 4 guilty conscience "a!es the "an and his 0ife hide
fro" Jehovah God a"ong the trees of the garden as soon as they heard the sound of His footste's. God>s
first 1uestion to the" thrills us 0ith 'athos+ ,WH-3- 43* *H2:J, .verse (/J God !ne0 0here they 0ere,
of course. He s'ea!s to bring 4da" fro" his hiding 'lace.
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,29-7-8,@@@to sin and sha"e before God.
*he "odernist doubts that anyone can really believe 0hat the 7-W -7GL478 935M-3 taught,
5n 4da">s fall
We sinned all.
God tried to bring 4da" to a full reali=ation of his sin. 5nstead of confessing his sin, 4da" -<C:S-8
hi"self and 3-9324CH-8 G28 for giving hi" a te"'tress. ,*he 0o"an .verse #G/ 0ho" thou gavest to
be 0ith "e., 4da" 94SS-8 *H- B:C to -ve. She 'assed it to the ser'ent .verse #)/. But they could not
'ass to so"eone else first the terrible results of their sin. *H-6 M:S* 'ay the 'enaltyC 4nd so "ust
0e@the 'enalty of 9H6S5C4L 8-4*H WH5CH *H-6 B32:GH* 27 *H- H:M47 34C-C
III. The Consequences of Their Sin (Genesis 3:14-24)
#. 2n the ser'ent .Gen. )+#A, #&/.
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,*hou art cursed above all cattle. . ., .Gen. )+#A/+ 4ll creation is cursed by sin. *he inference is that no
beast 0as ferocious until "an sinned. 5saiah .##+%@$/ s'ea!s of the righteous reign of Christ 0hen the
0ild beasts of the earth shall be ta"e. *he ser'ent, used as Satan>s tool, is cursed to go on his ,belly, in the
dust in hu"iliation and defeat. See 3o"ans $+GB, G#.
,-n"ity. . thy seed and her seed. . .,> .Gen. )+#&/+ God established 'er'etual en"ity bet0een the
0o"an and the ser'ent, and bet0een the ser'ent>s and the 0o"an>s seed. *he seed of the 0o"an 0ould crush
the ser'ent>s headE the ser'ent 0ould crush the heel of the 0o"an>s seed. *he foe is really Satan. Satan>s seed
is the 4ntichristE the 0o"an s seed is Christ .Gal. A+AE Matt. #+#$/. *o ,bruise, the ,heel, is a te"'orary
inKury. *o ,bruise, the head of the ser'ent@@Satan@is 'er"anent. ;or the bruising of our Lord Jesus Christ read
4cts G+GG@GA. ;or Satan s bruising see 3o"ans #%+GB@ Heb. G+#AE 5 John )+$E Matt. G&+A#E 3ev. GB+#B. *he
bruising of Christ by Satan 0as healed. Christ>s bruising of the ser'ent>s head is fatal and eternal .3ev. GB+#B,
#&/.
G. 2n the 0o"an .Gen. )+#%/.
,:nto the 0o"an he said. . . "ulti'ly thy sorro0, .Gen. )+#%/+ *he sentence on the 0o"an is that in
the distinctive exercise of her nature, that of "otherhood, she shall be 0ra''ed in sorro0. Here the first
'ro'hetic 0ord of ho'e 0as uttered. 2f the seed of the 0o"an shall co"e the 8eliverer. *he 0o"an 0as
"ade subordinate to "an .5 Cor. ##+)E #A+)AE -'h. &+GGE 5 *i". G+##@#&E 5 9et. G+#@%/. *his rule and
subordination "ust have their roots in "utual love and estee".
). 2n 4da" .Gen. )+#H@#(/.
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74M- W5*H2:* *H- 43*5CL-. 4da" receives a t0ofold 'unish"ent+ the ground is cursed, and 'hysical
death co"es u'on 4da", and -ve @@ because of their co""on guilt, 3ead carefully verses #H@#( &+G(E 3o".
$+#(@G)E 3ev. GG+). D*hornsF + See Heb. %+$E Gal. )+#)E Jno. #(+&E 5 9et. G+GA. 4da" 0ould return to the
,dust,+ See Gen. #$+GHE 9sa. #B)+#AE #BA+G(E -ccl. #G+H.
A. 2n God>s 'lan .Gen. G+GB@GA/.
,4da" called his 0ife>s na"e -ve . . ., .Gen. )+GB/+ -ve "eans ,life giver, or life@s'ring, because ,she
0as the "other of all living., *hrough 0o"an sin ca"eE through her seed, Christ, ca"e rede"'tion fro" sin.
4da" and -ve died S9535*:4LL6 the day they disobeyed .Gen. G+#HE -'h. G+#, GE 5 *i". &+%E Col. )+)E Lu!e
#&+)G/.
,Coats of s!in. . ., .Gen. )+G#/+ God 'rovided a covering or 'ro'itiation. Blood 0as shed in the
're'aration of coats .9sa. )G+#E $&+GE 3o". )+G)@G&E 5 Jno. G+GE A+#B/. God sho0ed "an ho0 they "ight use
his sovereignty over the ani"als for his o0n good, and even sacrifice ani"al life for the 'reservation of
hu"an life. By this act God laid the foundation for the sacrifices.
,*ree of life. . ., .Gen. )+GG/+ Man 0as driven fro" the Garden .verses GG, G)/. *he -<9:LS527
;32M -8-7 0as a 'unish"ent inflicted for "an>s good, intended, 0hile ex'osing hi" to te"'oral death,
to 'reserve hi" fro" eternal death. ,Cherubi", is 'lural of ,cherub., *hey 0ere 'laced to ,!ee' the 0ay of
the tree of life, .verse GA/E 9sa. #BA+AE 7u". (+#&, #%E -x. G&+#H@GGE G%+)#@)AE Lev. #%+#@#&E Heb. (+&/, and
render it i"'ossible for "an to return to 'aradise and eat of the tree of life. :'on the ne0 earth the tree of life
shall flourish again in the heavenly Jerusale", and bear fruit for the redee"ed .3ev. GG+G/.
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I:-S*527S+ 4nd 6our 4ns0ers
#. Who is the author of sin .Gen. )+#, A@%, #AE 55 Cor. ##+)/J
G. *hrough 0hat creature did Satan te"'t -ve .Gen.)+#/J
). What three things did -ve see .Gen.)+%E 5 Jno.G+#%/J
A. What three things did -ve do .Gen.)+%/J
&. What three things are stated of 4da" and -ve in Genesis )+HJ
%. What three things did 4da" do .Gen.)+#B/J
H. What three 1uestions did God as! .Gen.)+##@#)/>J
$. What sho0s that 4da" and -ve !ne0 they had sinned .Gen.)+$/J
(. 5n 0hat condition 0ere the souls of the 'air .3o".$+%,H/J
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9hil.)+(E 3ev.#(+$/J
##. What 0as the 'revious condition of the ser'ent .Gen. )+#A, #&, #/J
#G. Was any other being connected in this action 0ith the ser'ent .John $+#AE 3ev.#G+H@(/J @
#H. What is the "eaning of ,the "an is beco"e as one of us, to !no0 good and evil, .Gen.)+GG/J
#A. What do 0e "ean by the 4da"ic sin .3o".&+#G@#(E 5 Cor.#&+GG/J
#&. Will the 0hole creation be delivered fro" sin in the future .5sa.##+%@(E 3o".$+#(@GGE 3ev.G#+G,)E
5sa.%G+G&E Matt.G&+A#,A%/J
#%. What curse 0as 'laced on the ser'ent .Gen.)+#A,#&/J
#H. What is the "eaning of Genesis )+#& as to the ,0o"an... her seed, and the bruising of the ser'entNs headJ
#$. What 'unish"ent 0as 'laced on 4da" and -ve, and 0hat 0as done i""ediately .Gen.)+#%@#(,G),GAa/J
#(. What sho0s that God loves the sinner in this cha'ter .Gen.)+G#/J Ho0 are 0e as sinners clothed
.3ev.)+#$E #(+$/J
GB. Who 0ill have access to the ,tree of live, in the future .3ev.GG+G/J
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson A 9age #
Genesis A Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis A+(E Hebre0s ##+A
Me"ory ?erses+
,4nd the Lord said unto Cain, Where is 4bel thy brotherJ 4nd he said, 5 !no0 not+ 4" 5 "y brothers
!ee'erJ,.Genesis A+(/.
,By faith 4bel offered unto God a "ore excellent sacrifice than Cain, by 0hich he obtained 0itness
that he 0as righteous, God testifying of his giftsE and by it he being dead yet s'ea!eth, .Hebre0s ##+A/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis A+#@#&.
CAIN AND ABEL
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*he na"e of Cain has beco"e 'roverbial as the na"e of the first "urderer. 5n Genesis ) 0e have the
beginning of sin in "anE in Genesis A 0e note sin>s 'rogress and fruits. 5n cha'ter ) 0e have sin in the
individual, in A sin against the fa"ily. 5n one 0e have sin against God, in cha'ter A it is sin against a fello0@
"an@@ one>s o0n brother.
*he "an 0ho does not fear God, has no real res'ect for his ,neighbor., .Matt. GG+)%@AB/
Sin, li!e le'rosy, conta"inates, s'reads, and brings death. 7ote+
I. The Birth of Cain and Abel: Their Occupations (Genesis 4:1, 2)
#. *heir birth .Gen. A+#@Ga/.
,4da" !ne0 his 0ife. . . conceived. . . bare Cain, .Gen. A+#/+ *he 'ro'agation of the hu"an race did
not co""ence till after the ex'ulsion fro" -den. Generation in "an is an act of 'ersonal free@0ill. 5t is not a
blind i"'ulse of nature. *o ,!no0, in the "arriage relationshi' involves a surrender of the self, and indicates
the relation bet0een the 72W-3 and the 72W7.
,-ve. . . bare Cain. . . 5 have gotten a "an fro" the Lord, .Gen. A+lb/+ His "other na"ed hi" Cain,
inti"ating a ho'e that the ,seed, had co"e 0hich should bruise the head of the ser'ent. Ho0 little she !ne0 of
the nature of her o0n sin. Cain "eans ,"etal0or!er, or ,s"ith., Here it is re'resented as a derivation of a
0ord "eaning ,ac1uire,, ,get,@@ hence -ve>s 0ords, ,5 have gotten a "an fro" the Lord., Cain>s na"e
indicates a selfish dis'osition, 0hose chief concern 0as "aterial gain .5 *i". %+#B/.
,4nd she again bare his brother 4bel. . ., .Gen. A+Ga/+ ,4gain bare, suggests to so"e that Cain and 4bel
0ere t0ins. *he "other>s Koy 0as soon overco"e by the discovery of the vanity of this life. ,4bel, "eans
,breath,, ,exhalation,, ,that 0hich ascends,, or ,transitoriness., His chief characteristic 0as a s'iritual@
"inded conce'tion of life.
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G. *heir occu'ation .Gen. A+Gb/.
,4bel. . . !ee'er of shee', .Gen. A+Gb/+ 4bel 0as a she'herd, usually a no"adic ty'e 0ho 0anders about for
gra=ing. 4bel, though the youngest, is first "entioned. 4da" and -ve had other children, for in Genesis &+A it
is said that 4da" ,begat sons and daughters., 4bel>s character "a!es hi" outstanding. 4 "an>s chosen
'rofession is a fair index to his character.
,Cain. . . tiller of the ground,+ He 0as a far"erE he "ust have had a settled ho"e.
II. The Offering of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:3-7)
#. *he offerings .Gen. A+), Aa/.
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,By ;45*H, 0hich "eans according to 8ivine instruction .3o". #B+#H/. God had 'rovided 4da" and -ve
0ith ,coats of s!in, .Gen. )+G#/. 2f course, blood had to be shed to 'rovide s!ins .Heb. (+GG/.
,Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering. . ., .Gen. A+)b/+ *his 0as a gift, obligation, a 'resent
"eal offering or sacrifice. 5t "eans a co"'li"entary 'resent or tribute, but is 7-?-3 :S-8 4S 4 S57
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,4bel. . . brought. . . of his floc!, .Gen. A+Aa/+ 4bel brought the fat ones, the best, of his floc!.
G. *heir acce'tability .Gen. A+Ab, &a/.
,*he Lord had res'ect unto 4bel. . . his offering, .Gen. A+Ab/+ Heb.#G+GA co"'ares 4bel>s offering 0ith the
blood of Christ, but co"'are Heb.##+A 0here the Gree! ,'leion, "eans ,"ore, .in 1uantity/. *he Lord
acce'ted 4bel>s offering here as in Judges %+#H@G#E #)+#(@G)E 5 ings #$+)%@)(. See also Lev. (+GAE 55 Chron.
H+#. 5t 0as an offering > B6 ;45*H as Heb. ##+A sho0s.
,:nto Cain. . . he had not res'ect, .Gen. A+&a/+ Cain !ne0 WH4* G28 W47*-8 hi" to bring as an
offering. Cain refused to do 0hat God had revealed. *o 0orshi' in S-L;@W55.L 0as and 5S -?5L .Matt.
#&+H@(/
). *he result .Gen. A+&b@H/.
,Cain. . 0roth. . countenance fell, .Gen. A+&b/+ Cain 0as very angry. His ,countenance fell, is best
understood by the 'hrase ,Why are thou 0rothJ, 4 fallen countenance and 0rath are associated together.
*he fallen countenance 0as the facial ex'ression of Cain>s inner reaction to God>s reKection of his offering.
Cain did not as! WH6 H5S 2;;-357G 0as reKected. He sought to BL4M- G28. *he 0ay of Cain, .Judge
##/ 0as self@righteousness. He des'ised Gods do"inion. He 0as a "ur"urer and co"'lainer.
,Sin lieth at the door. . ., .Gen. A+H/+ *he 0ord is translated ,sin, #%( ti"es, ,sin offering, ##% ti"es, and a
fe0 other 0ays. 5t is the only 0ord for sin offering. See 55 Cor. &+G#E -'h. &+G. ,Lieth at the door, "ay be
'ara'hrased+ ,5f you *3:S* G28 and 2B-6 H5M, 0ill you not be acce'table>J 5f you disobey,
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there is nevertheless a sin offering for you., Sin not re"oved, 0ill G32W and in the end 8-S*326 62:
.Ja"es #+#&/. God 0arns Cain that his envy, hate and self@0ill .verse %/ "ust be 'ut a0ay or sin 0ould ,rule
over hi",, instead of his ruling over sin. 5n Christ, 0e "aster sin. 2ut of Christ, sin is our "aster .3o". %+#G@
#A, #%@GB, G)/. 2nly re'entance can bring forgiveness .Gal. %+HE 55 9et. )+(/.
III. The Murder of Abel (Genesis 4:8-16)
#. *he first "urder .Gen. A+$/.
,Cain tal!ed 0ith 4bel . . . sle0 hi", .Gen. A+$/+ Cain invited 4bel to go 0ith hi" to the ,field,, or 29-7
C2:7*36, 0here he thought he 0ould be safe fro" observation. Sin stal!s 0ithin the first fa"ily.
-nvy, hate, and "urder@this is the course of sin. Li!e a full@gro0n tiger, blood@thirsty, sin crouches to !ill its
victi"@4bel. Cain 0as about #G( years old 0hen he !illed 4bel, for Seth 0as born soon after the "urder
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.Gen. A+G&/, and 4da" 0as #)B years old at the ti"e of Seth>s birth .Gen. &+)/. Cain des'ised 35GH*-2:S
4B-L, .5 John )+#GE Matt. G)+G(@)%/, though he doubtless 'retended friendliness.
*he !iss of Judas 0as for the sa"e 'ur'ose, as 0as Joab>s techni1ue in slaying 4bner .55 Sa". )+GH/. *he
first "urder of one>s brother, ;34*35C58-, 0as co""itted because of sinful anger and envy.
4t an altar the fires of hate 0ere !indled. ;ox>s ,B22 2; M43*63S, abundantly illustrates this fact. 5f
"en 0ill !ill one another in the na"e of religion, is it little 0onder that they !ill for every other reason !no0n
to "anJ
4 fa"ous cri"inal la0yer re'ortedly said in a ne0s'a'er intervie0+ ,-verybody is a 'otential "urderer. 5
have not !illed anyone, but 5 fre1uently get satisfaction out of the obituary noticesC,
G. *he in1uest .Gen. A+(/.
,Where is 4bel thy brotherJ, .Gen. A+(/+ Jehovah intervenes, dealing 0ith Cain in strict Kustice. Co"'are
the Lord>s 1uestion here 0ith that in Gen. )+(. Cain>s ans0er 8-75-S *H- *3:*H, 3-S927S5B5L5*6, and
G:5L*. When Cain had done his 0orst to 4bel he could not G-* 4W46 ;32M G28. *he bravado of his
ans0er could not hide the truth that H- W4S H5S B32*H-3>S --9-3C *he sin of 4da" had gro0n into
fratricide in his son. Cain 0as the first "an to let S57 3-5G7 57 H5ME he 0as ,of the 0ic!ed one, .5 John
)+#G/. 5n hi" the ,seed of 0o"an, had already beco"e the ,seed of the ser'ent, 0ho 0as a ,"urderer fro"
the beginning.,
). *he verdict .Gen. A+#B@#&/.
,*he voice of thy brother>s blood crieth. . ., .Gen. A+#B/+ Cain "ay deny his guilt, but 4bel>s blood cries out
for revenge. See Heb. ##+A. ,Cursed fro" the earth, .verse ##/ "eans ,cursed in or by the earth,
0hich because oP sin is not using her full 'o0er to 'roduce .verse #G/ for Cain.
4 fugitive and a vagabond. . ., .Gen. A+#G/+ Cain had been li!e 4da" a tiller of the ground. 7o0 he is
conde"ned to be a ,fugitive, and a 0anderer on the earth. *his described a co"'letely cultureless
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existence. He 0as banished and ho"eless. Cain is so affected by this curse that he cries in des'air+ ,My
'unish"ent is greater than 5 can bear, @@ .verse #)/E he fears that he 0ill be slain .verse #A/.
,*he Lord set a "ar! u'on Cain. . ., .Gen. A+#&/+ God set a sign, or to!en, u'on Cain. Cain treated his sin
lightlyE God "eted out a 'unish"ent so great Cain cries out in des'air. He fears revenge on the 'art of
relatives of the slain, other descendants of 4da" 0ho 0ere already in existence. or yet to be born. God>s sign
'rotected hi" fro" vengeance, though of 0hat !ind it is i"'ossible to deter"ine.
5f you are not a Christian, turn to God in re'entance and obedience no0 .Heb. &+(E Mar! #%+#&, #%E 55 9et.
)+(/. 5f you err as a Christian, turn in ,godly sorro0, for your sin .55 Cor. H+#BE 5 John #+%@##/.
IV. Cain's Later Home and Some or His Noted Descendants (Genesis 4:16-24)
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,Cain 0ent out fro" the 'resence of the Lord. . ., .Gen. A+#%/+ His going out fro" the 'resence of God 0as a
0illful severance of hi"self fro" the divine govern"ent and fro" res'onse to its clai"s. *he na"e
728 denotes a land of flight and banish"ent, in contrast 0ith -den, the land of delight, 0here Jehovah
0al!ed 0ith "en. 7od>s geogra'hical location cannot be deter"ined.
,Cain !ne0 his 0ife. . . .Gen. A+#H/+ *he text assu"es that she acco"'anied hi" in his exile. She 0as a
daughter of 4da" and -ve, and conse1uently a S5S*-3 23 H4L;@S5S*-3 2; C457. *he "arriage of
brothers and sisters 0as inevitable if the hu"an race 0as to descend ;32M 4 S57GL- 9453@4da" and -ve.
*here 0ere "any 'eo'le on the earth .Gen. &+A/. *radition says 4da" had )) sons and GH daughters.
,Where did Cain get his 0ifeJ, is a favorite 1uestion of "any. So"eone once ans0ered this 'oser by saying+
,9ay attention to your o0n 0ife, and you 0ill have no ti"e to 'ay attention to another "an>s 0ife.,
Cain>s 0ife, a sister or a half@sister, bore hi" a son, -noch .verse #Ha/.
,Cain. . . builded a city, .Gen. A+#Hb/+ Cain desires to neutrali=e the curse of banish"ent, create for his
fa"ily a 'oint of unity, and co"'ensate for the loss of fello0shi' 0ith God. Here begins a history 0hich
continues until this hour@"arriage, children, and the building of a city W5*H2:* G28C 5t 0as 'robably a
city of rude huts 0ith 0alls for defense, a sort of head1uarters for Cain>s outcast offs'ring.
,La"ech. . . t0o 0ives, .Gen. A+#(/+ La"ech too! t0o 0ivesE he 0as the first to 'ractice 'olyga"y. We are
indebted to hi" for the only exa"'le of antediluvian .before the flood/ 'oetry .verse G), GA/. He is
0ithout re"orse, and defends hi"self and boasts of his safety.
2ut of this fa"ily ca"e coloni=ation and co""erce in Jabal .verse G(/, the initiation of the fine arts 0as
revealed in Jubal .verse G#/, and "echanical s!ill in *ubal@cain .verse GG/ ,the forger of every cutting
instru"ent of brass and iron.,
V. The Birth of Seth: A Substitute for Abel (Genesis 4:25, 26)
,Seth. . . another seed instead of 4bel, .Gen. A+G&/+ *he significance of his na"e is ,a''ointed, or ,9:*, in
the 'lace of the "urdered 4bel. See 5 Chron. #+#E Lu!e )+)$. So"e thin! Seth is the ,seedling, or ,ger",
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of the 7-W L57-. *hrough 4bel there is no succession. *he 'osterity of Cain 0ill be s0e't a0ay in the
flood. *hrough Seth the ,S--8, of the 0o"an 0ill be 'reserved to0ard the ulti"ate victory in Christ.
,-nos+ then began "en to call u'on the na"e of the Lord, .Gen. A+G%/+ -nos "eans frail, or incurable. He
lived (B& yearsC 4 singular ex'ression is used res'ecting hi", ,*hen began "en to call u'on the na"e of the
Lord., *0o ex'lanations are given of this 'assage.
.#/ *he "arginal reading, ,*hen began "en to call the"selves B6 *H- 74M- of the Lord,, in order, it
0ould see", to 85S*57G:5SH *H-MS-L?-S ;32M *H2S- WH2 W-3- 4L3-486 582L4*-3S
478 W-3- *-3M-8 CH5L83-7 2; M-7.
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.G/ *he other ex'lanation, ,*H-7 "en 932;47-L6 called on the na"e of the Lord,, inti"ating that at
that 'eriod idolatry began to be 'racticed a"ong "en. *he insanity of 'rofanity is conde"ned .-x. GB+GHE
Lev. #$+G#/. *here is a right use of calling u'on God .Gen. #G+$E G#+))E G%+G&/.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTE: Early Use of Metals
While 4da" 0as yet living his descendants learned the usc of co''er and iron, and invented "usical
instru"ents, G#, GG.
:ntil recently the use of iron 0as thought to have been un!no0n 'revious to the lGth century B C. *he
ter"s 0hich historians and archaeologists have used to denote the successive ste's in the advance of
civili=ation are+
9aleolithic+ -arly Stone 4geE used unsha'ed stones.
7eolithic+ Late Stone 4geE used sha'ed stones, bone, 0ood.
Chalcolithic+ Co''er@toneE transition fro" stone to "etal.
Bron=e 4ge+ G&BB@#GBB B C.
5ron 4ge+ #GBB B C on0ard.
5n #()) 8r. H. -. ;ran!fort, of the 2riental 5nstitute, discovered, +n the ruins of 4s"ar, about #BB "iles
northeast of Babylon, an 5ron blade 0hich had been "ade about GHBB B CE thus 'ushing bac! the !no0n use f
iron so"e #,&BB years.
9ri"itive inscri'tions have revealed that Babylonia has never been inhabited 0ith 'eo'le unac1uainted
0ith the use of "etals. Co''er instru"ents have been found in the ruins of a nu"ber of 're@;lood cities.
*he Weld 9ris", 0hich gives na"es of ten long@lived !ings 0ho reigned before the ;lood says that the )rd,
&th, and %th reigned at ,Badgurgurru., *his 0ord "eans ,city of 0or!ers in bron=e., 5t "ay be a tradition of
Cain>s city, A+#H. QHalley
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#. Who 0ere the first born sons of 4da" and -ve .Gen. A+#, G/J
G. Ho0 long 0ere their births after the ex'ulsion fro" the gardenJ
). What 0as the occu'ation of Cain and 4bel .Gen.A+G/J
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A. Ho0 did sacrifice originate .Gen.A+),AE 3o".#B+#HE Heb.##+A/J
&. Why 0as 4bel>s offering acce'table .Gen.A+AE (+G#,GAE 5ieb.##+A/J
%. Why 0as Cain>s offering reKected .Gen.A+),&E Judges ##E Heb.##+AE (+GG/J
H. Ho0 0as Cain affected by God>s reKection of his offering .Gen.A+&/J
$. Why did Cain slay 4bel .Gen.A+$/J
(. Ho0 are 0e our ,brother>s !ee'er, .Gen.A+(/J
#B. What 0as the cry of 4bel>s blood .Gen.A+#BE Heb.#G+GA/, and can any "an esca'e an accounting 0ith God
.3o".#A+#G/J
##. What 0as the threefold curse u'on Cain .Gen.A+##,#G/J
#G. Why did Cain care for being hid fro" God>s face .Gen.A+#),#A/J
#).Why 0as the first "urderer s'ared and 'rotected .Gen. A+#&/, and 0hat co"fort is this to sinners today .55
9et. )+(E 55 Cor. H+#BE 5 John #+##/J
#A. What is the "eaning of ,Cain 0ent out fro" the 'resence of the Lord, .Gen.A+#%/J
#&. What is the "eaning of ,7od,, and 0hy and 0hen 0as it so called .Gen.A+#%/J
#%. Who 0as Cain>s 0ife, 0here did he get her .Gen.A+#(/, 0hat did he build, and 0hat fatal fla0 "ar!ed it
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#H. Who 0as the first 'olyga"ist, and 0hat is learned fro" his s'eech to his 0ives .Gen.A+G),GA/J
#$. What characteri=ed Jabal .verse GB/, Jubal .verse G#/, *ubal@cain .verse GG/J
#(. What is the "eaning of Seth .Gen.A+G&/J
GB. What t0o ex'lanations have been given to ,*hen began "en to call u'on the na"e of the Lord,
.Gen.A+G%/J
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,4nd -noch 0al!ed 0ith God+ and he 0as notE for God too! hi", .Genesis &+GA/.
,By faith -noch 0as translated that he should not see deathE and 0as not found, because God had translated
hi"+ for before his translation he had this testi"ony, that he 'leased God, .Heb. ##+&/.
,4nd the Lord said, My s'irit shall not al0ays strive 0ith "an, for that he also is flesh+ yet his days shall
be an hundred and t0enty years, .Genesis %+)/.
,By faith, 7oah, being 0arned of God of things not seen as yet, "oved 0ith fear, 're'ared an ar! to the
saving of his houseE by the 0hich he conde"ned the 0orld, and beca"e heir of the righteousness 0hich is by
faith, .Hebre0s ##+H/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis %+$@GG.
Genesis & begins a ne0 section of the boo!, and traces the line of Seth the a''ointed successor of 4bel, and
the one through 0ho" the chosen race and the Messiah should co"e.
7o less than ten ti"es in Genesis do 0e find this 'hrase+ ,*hese are the generations of, .see Gen. G+AE %+(E
#B+#E ##+#B, GHE G&+#G, #(E )%+#, (E )H+G/.
Genesis &+# has an i"'ortant addition to this 'hrase, ,*H5S 5S *H- B22 2; *H- G-7-34*527S 2;
484M., 5t does not occur again exce't in ,*H- B22 2; *H- G-7-34*527 2; J-S:S CH35S*,
.Matt.#+#/. *he first a''ears in the B22 2; 8-4*H .Gen. &+&, $, etc./E the second occurs in the B22 2;
L5;- .9hil. A+)+ John. #B+#B/. 7ote, then+
I. The Translation of Enoch (Genesis 5:1-32)
#. 5ntroductory+ 3evie0 of creation .Gen. &+#, G/.
,*he boo! of the generations of 4da", .Gen. &+#/+ 4 boo! is ,a 0ritten narrative or record., *his 0as
4da">s fa"ily record. ,Generations, here "eans history and develo'"ent. ;ro" Genesis & on0ards
0e have the history and develo'"ent of 4da">s 'rogeny. So, too, in Matt. #+# is the history and develo'"ent
of Jesus Christ and his ,brethren, .Heb. G+##, #G/.
,5n the li!eness of God "ade he hi", .Gen. &+#/+ 4da" 0as "ade in the "oral li!eness of God .Gen. #+G%,
GHE G+H/. By disobeying God, sin "arred this i"age or li!eness. Sin bro!e the fello0shi' 0ith God and
brought a consciousness of sin to 4da" .Gen. G+#HE )+A@#)/.
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,God. . . called their na"e 4da", .Gen. &+G/+ 4da" is the 0ord for "an as a 'ro'er na"e. We 0ould refer
to 4da" and -ve as Mr. 4nd Mrs. 4da". 4da" is the Hebre0 0ord for ,red., He beco"es a sy"bol
for the 0hole hu"an race. ,4s in 4da" 4LL 85-,. . . .5 Cor. #&+GG/. He is head of the hu"an race 'hysically,
as Christ is the s'iritual Head of the redee"ed .5 Cor. #&+A&, AH. A(/.
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G. ;ro" 4da" to -noch .Gen. &+)@G$/.
,4da". . . begat. . . in his o0n li!eness, .Gen. &+)/+ *his refers to Seth, 0hose character traits 0ere li!e
those 'ossessed by 4da" B-;23- H- S577-8. *he sentence of death, ho0ever, 0as on Seth. 2f Seth 0e
read, ,4nd H- 85-8, .Gen. &+$/, a universal ex'erience 0ith but t0o !no0n exce'tions+ -noch and -liKah .H
ings G+##@#G/.
,4da". . . begat sons and daughters, .Gen. &+A/+ *radition says 4da" had thirty@three .))/ sons and t0enty@
seven .GH/ daughters.
,4nd he died, .Gen. &+&/+ -ight ti"es in this cha'ter the 0ords ,478 H- 85-8, occur. See verses &, $, ##,
#A, #H, GB, GH, )#. :nless Christ co"es and ta!es us to heaven 0ithout dying, 0e, too, shall die 'hysically .5
Cor. #&+&#, &GE 5 *hess. A+#H/. 4da" lived ()B years. *he ten 'atriarchs in this cha'ter indicate about #$AB
years fro" 4da">s creation until the flood, if Methuselah>s (%( years overla''ed 4da">s ()B years by &(
years.
,-noch 0al!ed 0ith God. . ., .Gen. &+GA/+ -noch "eans ,dedicated,, or ,initiated., 3ead Hebre0s ##+&, %E
Jude #A@#%. 5f there had been no sin it is 'ossible that everyone 0ould have been ta!en to heaven 0ithout
*4S*57G 8-4*H, even as God ,too! hi"., ,Wal!ed 0ith God, "eans that -noch 0as a "an of faith, that he
!e't hi"self "orally right before God, 0as fully surrendered to God, and had s'iritual co""union 0ith God
.&ee Gen. %+(E 55 Cor. &+HE 3o". #B+#HE 4"os )+)/. -noch ,did not ta!e a turn or t0o 0ith God and then leave
his co"'any, but he 0al!ed 0ith God for hundreds of years. 5t 0as not a run, a lea', a s'urt, but a steady
0al!., 4re you a steady 0al!er 0ith God .3ev. G+lBcE Matt. G&+G#/J Why not begin today to 0al! 0ith God, if
you are not already doing so .Matt. ##+G$@)B/E John %+)H/J
,*he days of Methuselah. . . > .Gen &+GH/+ -noch, a 'ro'het, na"ed his son Methuselah, 0hich "eans,
,When he dies it 0ill co"e., Methuselah died the year the flood ca"eC 5t is thought by so"e chronologists
that his life overla''ed that of 4da" by GA) years, and that of She" by ninety .(B/ years, giving us a
connecting lin! bet0een a 'erishing 0orld and a race that 0ill follo0 the flood.
So"e fol! see a 'roble" in the 'ri"eval longevity of 'eo'le before the flood. Have you considered that 5*
5S7>* *H-53 L27G-?5*6 WH5CH W4S 4B723M4L, but 2:3 B3-?5*6J
Sin 0ould not have brought about the ravages that ca"e later. *he hu"an body is built for "uch longer life
than 0e enKoyC 5t beca"e 're"aturely aged by adverse conditions that God never intended. *his "orning the
4 9 tells of a lad only eleven 0ho died of old age at Watsonville, Cal. 8r. *ho"as Sch"ida called 4rthur
Balidoy>s disease 'rogeria. 5t is one of about &B recorded cases in 0orld "edical History. *he boy 0eighed
less than )B 'ounds. He had hardening of the arteries. He 0as ,0rin!led as a very aged "an.,
). Beginning of agriculture .Gen. &+G(@)G/.
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#. *he disintegration of the race .Gen. %+#@A/.
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,Men began to "ulti'ly. . ., .Gen. %+#/+ ,*he 4da"., ,8aughters 0ere born to the"., *he 4da"ites of Gen.
%+#@#G 'arallels Genesis A and &. ,Sons of God. . . daughters of "en, .Gen. %+G/+ *here are t0o
theories concerning the "arriage bet0een ,sons of God, and the ,daughters of "en,+
.#/ *hat angels ca"e and "arried 0o"en of this 0orld. *hese 0ere evidently the angels of 5 9et.
)+#(, GBE 55 9et. G+A, &E Judge %, H. Being e"bodied, they cohabited 0ith ,daughters of "en,, the
fe"ale descendants of 4da" and -ve. *he 'ur'ose 0as to C233:9* 4LL W2M-7, thus "a!ing
void God>s 'lan concerning the seed .Gen. )+#&/.
.G/ *he ,sons of God, 0ere the offs'ring of Seth, ,the daughters of "en, 0ere the offs'ring of Cain.
-vil 0o"en corru'ted the godly line of Seth. Wo"en have "ore influence over "en than "en have
over 0o"en it see"s .5 ings ##+#E 55 Cor. %+#A@#(/. 6ou>d better "arry believers+ "y 'eo'le .Gen.
GA+)@AE G$+#/ unless you 0ant to have trouble "ulti'liedC
,My s'irit shall not al0ays strive. . ., .Gen. %+)/+ 2r, ,My s'irit shall not al0ays reside 0ith "e., *he giants
0ere brutal and ,ruled the earth>s terror@stric!en inhabitants as roving bands of la0less violent
"urderers.,
,4n hundred and t0enty years,+ *his see"s to refer to the res'ite of the ;loodE or it "ay "ean the reduced
s'an of hu"an life because of the a0ful increase of sin.
G. *he 0ic!ed trend of the age .Gen. %+&@H/.
,*he 0ic!edness of "an 0as great. . ., .Gen. %+&/+ When the 0ic!edness of "an beca"e great, it re'ented
God that He had "ade "an. He deter"ined to destroy "an. See Matt. GA+)H, )$E Lu!e #H+G%, GH. ,2nly evil
continually,+ 27L6 -?5L, "eans evil 27L6@@72*H57G B:* -?5L.
,4nd it re'ented the Lord. . ., .Gen. %+%/+ ;ro" Dnachan,F to grieve or regretE to feel dee'ly. ;ro" the
beginning God had an alternate 'lan in the event of "an>s failure. 7ecessity for a change of 'lan 0ould cause
dee' feeling, grief, and regret. Study carefully 5 Sa". #&+ #B, ##E Jer. #$+H@#BE G%+#)E Jonah )+H@A+G. God
ex'resses Hi"self in hu"an ter"s. God !ne0 0hat "an 0ould do before He created hi", and 'lanned for a
Saviour ,before the foundation of the 0orld, .3ev. #)+$/. *he finite cannot co"'rehend the 5nfinite .7u".
G)+#(/. God does not re'ent or change His "ind. But God 0as ,grieved, at the rebellion of "an against his
Creator. Man sinned so that even a "erciful God could no longer allo0 hi" to go un'unished. God 0as
grieved that sin had forced Hi" to destroy "an fro" the face of the earth. 5f God could do so, He 0ould
re'ent for "an. God can die for "anE he cannot re'ent for "an.
). *he character of 7oah .Gen. %+$, (/.
,But 7oah found grace. . ., .Gen. %+$/+ Grace "eans favor, or un"erited "ercy. *his is the first occurrence
in the Bible. 5n the "idst of 0rath, these 0ords of "ercy are seen, 'ledging the 'reservation and
restoration of hu"anityC,
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,Generations of 7oah. . ., .Gen. %+(/+ 7oah>s history or genealogy. ,9erfect,+ Having an unble"ished
'edigree. ,Generations,+ Conte"'oraries. 7oah 0as righteous, or Kust, in the "idst of ungodly conte"'oraries
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.verse &/, and had a 'erfect lineage fro" 4da" and -ve, .Gen.&/. His ancestry 0as not corru'ted by the
unholy alliances of %+#,G.
A. His children .Gen.%+#B/.
,7oah begat... She", Ha", and Ja'eth, .Gen.%+#B/+ *he "eaning of She"@,na"e,E Ha"@,hot,E
Ja'eth@,0ides'reading.,
&. His charge .Gen.%+##@GG/.
,4ll flesh had corru'ted his 0ay..., .Gen.%+#G/+ -arthly corru'tion had beco"e universal. *he S'irit of
God had been driven outC ,5 0ill destroy . .. the earth, .Gen. %+#)/+ *his is the 8ivine decision. ,4ll flesh,,
exce't 7oah>s fa"ily, 0as ,only evil continually., ,Ma!e thee an ar!. . ., .Gen. %+#A/+ God co""anded 7oah
to build a vessel, a shi'. *his 0as a huge underta!ing for one "an. *he ar! 0as
for 7oah>s deliverance. 5t 0as to be "ade of ,go'her 0ood,+ a s'ecie of 'ine or he"loc!, resinous in nature,
and hence 0ater@resisting. ,9itch,+ 5t 0as to be covered 0ith ,'itch., 9itch 0as a li1uid as'halt, an o'a1ue,
infla""able substance 0hich hardens 0hen ex'osed to air.
Building the ar! served to+
#. Warn the 0orld of Kudg"ent to co"e
G. *est 7oah>s faith for #GB years, and it
). Was the "eans of saving 7oah>s fa"ily and all that "an 0ould ever need after the flood 'assed.
,4nd this is the fashion. . . "ade it, .Gen. %+#&/. God 0or!ed out every detail of the ar! for 7oah .See
-x. G&+AB/. 5t 0as A&B feet long, H& feet 0ide, and A& feet high. 5t had three dec!s, 'artitioned into roo"s.
*here 0as a''roxi"ately #BB,G&B feet of floor s'ace. 5t had one 0indo0 .verse #%/. 5t 0as a large, sea0orthy
vessel. 7oah>s ho"e at ;ara on the -u'hrates, about HB "iles fro" the site of the Garden of -den, "ade hi"
fa"iliar 0ith shi'building fro" childhood.
,5. . . do bring a flood, .Gen. %+#H/+ God no0 sho0s 7oah the 9:392S- 2; *H- 43. God "ade a
covenant .verse #$/ 0ith 7oah and his fa"ily.
,*0o of every sort. . . bring into the ar!, .Gen. %+#(/+ Male and fe"ale to 'ro'agate ,after his !ind.,
*his 'rinci'le never changes. So"e have calculated that there 0as roo" in the 4r! for HBBB s'ecies of
ani"als.
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l. Whose fa"ily register 0as ,*his. . . boo!,, and 0hen 0as it "ade out .Gen.&+#,)G/J
G. What state"ent, re'eated eight .$/ ti"es in this cha'ter, sho0s 27- 4W;:L 3-S:L* 2; S57 .3o".
&+#AE Gen. &+&, $, ##, #H, GB, GH, )#/J
). Who is the oldest "an, and 0ho is the youngest, in this list .Gen.&+G), GH/J What 0as the age of each
oneJ
A. What "an is "entioned in Genesis & 0ho did not die .Gen.&+GAE Heb.##+&/J
&. Will anyone else ever go to heaven 0ithout dying .5 Cor.#&+&#,&GE 5 *hess.A+#H/J WhyJ
%. What does ,Wal!ing 0ith God, "ean .Gen.&+GAE 4"os )+)E 55 Cor.&+H/J
H. 8id "en live longer in 2ld *esta"ent ti"es than they do no0, and 0hyJ May it not be true that our
B3-?5*6, and not their L27G-?5*6, is the real 'oserJ
$. What definite co""and of God had been fulfilled .Gen.%+#E #+G$/J
(. What is li!ely to occur 0hen nu"bers are increased .Judges H+GE 9rov. G(+#%E 5sa.(+)E 4cts %+#/J State
so"e reasons 0hy.
#B. What is the distinction bet0een ,Sons of God, and ,daughters of "en, .Gen.%+G/J
##. Ho0 long had God>s S'irit striven 0ith "en .Gen. %+)E Judges #A, #&E 55 9et. G+&E 5 9et. )+#$@GB/J
#G. What did God see, feel and say .Gen.%+&@H/J 5n 0hat sense did it re'ent the Lord, and grieve Hi" that
he had "ade "anJ
#). 5n Genesis %+& 0here does God locate the source of "an>s thoughts, and conse1uently his acts .See Mar!
H+G#@G)/J
#A. Who 0ere the 7e'hili", and 0hy "entioned here .Gen. %+AE 7u". #)+))/J
#&. What changed ereation as described in Genesis #+)# to the condition described in Genesis %+##,#GJ
#%. 5n 0hat sense 0as 7oah ,'erfect, .Gen.%+(/J
#H. Can you give the na"e and "eaningof the three sons of 7oah .Gen.%+#B/J
#$. What did 7oah do each ti"e God s'o!e to hi" .Gen.%+GGE H+&E $+#$/
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7oah 0ould say and do during the building of the 4r!J
GB. Ho0 "any ani"als of each !ind 0ere brought into the 4r! .Gen. %+#(E H+G/J
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Me"ory ?erses+
,4nd the Lord said unto 7oah, Co"e thou and all thy house into the ar!E for thee have 5 seen righteous
before "e in this generation, .Genesis H+#/.
,While the earth re"aineth, seedti"e and harvest, and cold and heat, and su""er and 0inter, and day and
night shall not cease, .Genesis $+GG/
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis H+#@#G, GAE $+#&@GG.
THE FLOOD
Jesus s'o!e of the flood of 7oah>s day as an historical fact .Matt. GA+)H@)(/. He "ade the flood a ty'e of
Kudg"ent. *he 0orld at the co"ing of Jesus is to be 0ic!ed as in the days of 7oah. 4s the 0orld 0as not
ex'ecting the flood, although 7oah had 0arned the", so the 0orld 0ill not be ex'ecting the Kudg"ent. 5t 0ill
co"e suddenly.
I. The Preparation for the Flood: 7 Days Genesis 7:1-16)

#. *he 8ivine "essage .Gen. H+#A/.
,4nd the Lord said. . . C2M-, .Gen. H+#/+ *he Lord 0as inviting 7oah to enter the 4r!. *his is the first use
of ,Co"e, in the Bible. 5t is used over %BB ti"es in God>s Word. *he 'eriod of grace had 'assed
.Gen. %+)/. Grace s'urned by the 0orld 0ill no0 Kudge the 0orld in an over0hel"ing flood.

,. . . and all thy houseF+ See Joshua G&+#&E 4cts ##+#AE #$+#&, )#, )AE #$+$E 5 *i". )+A, &, #G. *his fa"ily
acted as a unit, because each "e"ber of it believed and obeyed God. 7oah obeyed ,Ma!e thee an ar!,
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.Gen. %+#A/E it 0as easy to follo0 God no0 .Gen H+#/. *he ar! 0as not a 'rison, but a 'alace of safety for
7oah 0ho ,0al!ed 0ith God, .Gen. %+(/.7oah 0as ,righteous,+ *hat is, u'right, sincere, and obedient in a
day 0hen 27L6 724H>S ;4M5L6 ;2LL2W-8 G28 .Gen. %+&,##@#),#H/.
,Clean beasts. . . by sevens, .Gen. H+G/+ Seven 'airs@seven "ales and seven fe"ales. *his is the first ti"e
,clean, and ,unclean, ani"als are "entioned. Here 0e are not told 0hat they are. 5n Leviticus ## 0e are
given a list of clean and unclean ani"als and fo0ls. ,Clean, beasts and birds 0ere for sacrifice and food .Gen.
(+)E $+GB/. *he unclean beasts and fo0ls 0ere for 'ro'agation only .verses ), $, (/.
,;or yet seven days. . . 5 0ill cause it to rain, .Gen. H+A/+ 4nd God !e't His 0ord, too .Gen. H+#B/. 7oah
0ent in ,B6 ;45*H, .Heb ##+HE Matt. GA+)H@)(E Gen. H+&, #/. *his is the first occurrence of ,3457, .Gen.
G+&/. ,;orty days. . . nights,. 4 'eriod "entioned at least seven ti"es in the Bible, here forty days of sin and
Kudg"ent .Gen. H+A,#G,#H/. See also -x.GA+#$E )A+G$E 7u". #)+G&, )BE 5 ings #(+A@%, $E Lu!e A#, G, #)E
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4cts #+)/. 7o0 God 0ill ,destroy, or blot out .Gen. %+H/ the 0ic!edness of "an. 9ay 8ay has co"e at last
.Gal. %+H, $/.
G. 7oah>s obedience .Gen. H+&@#%a/.
,7oah did. . . all that the Lord co""anded hi", .Gen. H+&/+ 7oah 0as a conte"'orary of his father La"ech
for &(& years. La"ech, born &% years before 4da">s death, 0as a conte"'orary of all his recorded
ancestors. He has 'reached and 0or!ed #GB years 0ith not a single convert outside his o0n fa"ily. 5n the final
stage his faith never falters. Judg"ent, 0ithout "ercy, 0ill soon co"e fro" the scoffing, unbelieving 0orldC
,7oah 0as %BB years old 0hen the flood. . . , .Gen. H+%/+ *his dates the flood for us .verse llK. His 0as a
long life 0ell lived. His 0ife and sons and their 0ives .verse H/ 0ent in the ar! 0ith 7oah.
,Beasts. . . 0ent in, .Gen. H+$, (, #)@#Ba/+ Ho0 did 7oah get the ani"als in the ar!J God created the beasts
and fo0lsE God "oved u'on every beast and fo0l to obey 7oah by divine i"'ulse. Co"'are Balaa">s ass
.7u". GG+)B/. *0o co0s too! the ar! bac! to 5srael des'ite their calves shut u' at ho"e .5 Sa"+ B+H/. 4 great
fish s0allo0ed Jonah and s'e0ed hi" out at God>s co""and .Jonah #+#HE G+#B/. God created the beasts and
fo0ls. 4da" na"ed the". 7oah 'reserved the" in the ar!. 2f course, nothing of 0ater s'ecies 0ere
destroyed.
,;ountains. +. dee'. . . 0indo0s of heaven, .Gen. H+##/+ Water ca"e in torrents fro" above and li!e gushing
strea"s fro" beneath 0hich drove rivers and seas above their ban!s. *here is no record of the creation of
0ater. *hree of the "ost destructive ele"ents on earth are 0ater, 0ind, and fire. See 9rov. $+GAE Gen. $+GE 55
ings J+G, #(E -ccl. #G+)E 5sa. GA+#$E %B+$E Hos. #)+)E Mal. )+#BE Job. )HE$.
*he -u'hrates ?alley "ight al"ost be called the 5sth"us of the -astern He"is'here, 0here the
Mediterranean Sea and 5ndian 2cean a''roach each other. *he 4r"enian Mountain country is al"ost li!e an
island syste", 0ith the Cas'ian and Blac! Seas on the north, the Mediterranean on the 0est, and the 9ersian
Gulf and 5ndian 2cean on the south. 4 cataclys"ic subsidence of the region 0ould cause the 0aters to 'our in
fro" these seas, as rain 'oured do0n fro" above.
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entered the ar! seven days before the rain descended. Man had done his 'art. 7o0 God gives the 'rotection
He 'ro"ised. He shut the 8223 of the ar!. 3ead John #A+%E #B+#, H, (E 3ev. )+H, $.
,2ne door, and only one,
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5f you are 5n the Church, the 4r! of God>s safety today, be ,faithful until death, .3ev. G+l2c/. 5f you have not
entered the 4r!, do so in loving obedience to the Gos'el 72W before the rain of God>s Kudg"ent begins to fall
.3o". #B+#HE Heb. ##+%E 4cts #%+)#, )GffE 4cts G+)H, )$E $+)HE GG+#%E Gal. )+GHE 4cts G+AH/C
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II. The Flood Prevails 150 Days (Genesis 7:17-8:4)
#. *he first forty days .Gen. H+#H@G)/.
,*he flood 0as forty days u'on the earth. . ., .Gen. H+#H/+ *he 0aters increased "ore and "ore until the ar!
0as ,lifted u' above the earth. . . ;ifteen cubits u'0ard did the 0aters 'revailE. . . "ountains 0ere covered,
.verses #H@GB/.
,Waters 'revailed. . . u'on the earth, .Gen. H+#$/+ What 0as the -<*-7* 2; *H- ;L228J, *he 0aters
'revailed. . . u'on the earthE. . . all the high hills. . . under the 0hole heaven, 0ere covered, .verse #(/.
4re 0e to inter'ret this language according to his o0n geogra'hyJ or 'resent day geogra'hyJ *he 0hole
race, exce't 7oah and his fa"ily, 0ere destroyed. *he Bible says that Dall the high hills. . . under the 0hole
heaven, 0ere covered.F Many geological for"ations all over 'lanet earth testify to a global flood. 5n fact,
0ithout a global flood, there are "any 'roble"s in ex'laining geologic for"ations found in all the continents.
*he longer 0e live and see geological research, the "ore 0e see evidence for a flood that truly covered the
entire earth.
D4ll flesh died, .verses G#, GG/. ,7oah only re"ained alive, and they that 0ere 0ith hi" in the ar!, .verse
G)/. *he corru't race 0as s0e't a0ay. 4 godly re"nant 0as s'ared.
G. *he last ##B days .Gen. H+GA@$+A/.
,*he 0aters 'revailed. . . #&B days, .Gen. H+GA/+ *his includes the AB days of verse #G, as there 0ere Kust
five "onths bet0een the ti"e of Gen. H+## and Gen. $+A.
,God re"e"bered 7oah. . ., .Gen. $+#/+ *he ;aithfulness of God ,re"e"bers 7oah, and every living
thing., 7ote the gradual decrease of the 0ater .verses G, )/.
,*he ar! rested. . . 4rarat, .Gen. $+A/+ Mount 4rarat is no0 !no0n as 4ra 8agh and is in the country of
*ur!ey. 5t has t0o 'ea!s, one #H,H&B and the other #),AGB feet high. *he ar! has never been conclusively
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III. The Ending of the Flood (Genesis 8:5-22)
#. *he decreasing of the 0aters .Gen. $+&@#G/.
,*he 0aters decreased. . . to's of the "ountains seen, .Gen. $+&/+ *he flood 'revailed #&B daysE the 0aters
decreased #&B days@)BB days .Gen. H+##/. ,4t the end of AB days 7oah o'ened the 0indo0 of the ar!, .verse
%/ and sent out the raven .verse H/@)AB days. *he dove 0as sent out the second ti"e .verse #G, #)/ on the
)&Ath day.
G. *he drying of the earth .Gen. $+#), #A/.
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,5n the second "onth. . the earth dried, .Gen $+#A/+ 7oah re"oved the ,covering of the ar!, .verse
#)/. 7oah>s age at the+
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*i"e in the 4r!+ # year, #B days, counting )B days to a "onth
). *he evacuation of the ar! .Gen. $+#&@#(/.
,God s'a!e. . . Go forth, .Gen. $+#&/+ *he divine co""and .verses #&@#H/ is obeyed .verses #$, #$/.
7ot one creature 0as lost .Gen. $+#$@GBE -=e!. #A+#G@GBE Jno. #H+#GE #$+(E 55 9et. G+&/. 4 ne0 day 0as
da0ning for hu"anity, a day of ne0 o''ortunity in 0hich "en 0ould live 0ith history>s testi"ony to the fact
of divine govern"ent and Kudg"ent, forever s'ea!ing to the" of the issues of sin and of the i"'ossibility of
esca'e fro" the govern"ent of GodC
A. 7oah builds an altar .Gen.$+GB@GG/.
,4nd 7oah builded an altar..., .Gen.$+GB/+ *he first thing 0hich 7oah did 0as to build an altar for
burnt sacrifice to than! the Lord for gracious 'rotection. His first loo! 0as God0ard. 3ead Matt.%+)). See
Gal.A+)+ co"'are Lev.#.
,*he Lord said in his heart..., .Gen.$+G#/+ *his 0as s'o!en o'enly in Gen.(+##. Sce 5saiah &A.(.
,While the earth re"aineth..., .Gen.$+GG/+ 8es'ite "an>s sin, God "ade the 'ro"ise that the natural order
should continue, seasons co"e and go, and the day and night should not cease .See Matt.&+A&E 4cts #A+#H/.
*o "a!e this earth, 2ur her"itage,
4 cheerful and a changeful 'age,
God>s bright and intricate device
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#. Ho0 long bet0een the invitation ,Co"e, and the flood .Gen. H+#, A/J What 'ro"'ted 7oah to acee't
God>s co"e .Heb. ##+HE Matt. GA+)H@)(E Gen. H+&/J
G. Ho0 "any ani"als of each !ind 0ere brought into the ar! .Gen.%+#(E H+G/J
). What is the difference bet0een clean and unclean ani"als .Gen.J+G, ),$,(E $+GBE Lev.##/J
A. What 0as the date of the flood .Gen.H+%, 5#/J
&. Had there been rain 'reviously .Gen.H+AE G+&/J
%. Ho0 long did it rain .Gen.H+#G/J @
H. Ho0 "any ti"es is ,;orty days... nights, "entioned in the Bible Gen.H+A,#G,#HE -x.GA+#AE )A+G$E
7u".#)+G&,)BE 5 ings #(+A@%,$E Lu!e A+#,G,#)E 4cts #+)/J
$. What is the "eaning of ,fountains, and ,0indo0s, of Gen.H+##J
(. *hus far in our study, 0hat Kudg"ents have fallen u'on "an .Gen.)+#H@#(E H+G#/J
#B. What se1uences of the flood are given .Gen.J+G#@GA/J
##.Ho0 long did the 0ater 'revail .Gen. H+GA/ u'on the earth .Gen. $+)/J What a''eared to "a!e the 0aters
subside .Gen. $+#/J
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#A. When 0ere the "ountain to's first seen .Gen.$+&/J
#&. Ho0 long 0as the ar! occu'ied .Gen.H+##E $+#)/J
#%. Ho0 did 7oah build an altar .Gen.$+GBE 9hil.A+%/J
#H. When 0ill the social conditions 'revailing before the flood be re'eated .Matt.GA+)H@AG/J
#$. What 0ere the 'ro"ises of God .Gen.$+G#,GG/J
#(. Had the succession of seasons been interru'ted .Gen.$+GGE 4cts #A+#HE Mt.&+A&/J
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson H 9age #
Genesis ( Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis (+%E #)
Me"ory ?erses+
,Whoso sheddeth "anLs blood, by "an shall his blood be shed+ for in the i"age of God "ade he "an,
.Genesis (+%/.
,5 do set "y bo0 in the cloud, and it shall be for a to!en of a covenant bet0een "e and the earth, .Genesis
(+#)/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis (+#@(.
GOD'S COVENANT WITH NOAH
4 covenant is an agree"ent bet0een t0o or "ore 'arties. 5t is so"eti"es rendered ,testa"ent, 0hich is a
legal ter" binding both 'arties to an agree"ent.
*his is God>s covenant 0ith the second race of "en, and sy"boli=ed by a rainbo0 .(+#G@#(/.
I. The Condition of the Covenant (Genesis 9:1-7)
,God blessed 7oah. . ., .Gen. (+#/+ *his is the first ti"e 0e read o+ God blessing anyone since He had
blessed unfallen "an in -den .Gen.#+G$E. God is the benefactor or source of this blessing .verses $, #G, #%,
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co""ands+ ,Be fruitful, and "ulti'ly. . .,+ 4ll things being e1ual, "an is under obligation to 'ro'agate his
!ind. He is to ,re'lenish, or ,fill the earth,, s'read out so that the earth had no unoccu'ied and uncultivated
s'ots.
,*he fear of you. . . u'on every beast, .Gen. (+G/+ God has "ade a natural ,terror, to d0ell in the beast
to0ard "an. 8o"esticated ani"als stand under "an>s control. Most beasts flee at the sight of "an. God gives
to "an su're"acy over the ani"al 0orld.
,-very "oving thing. . . "eat for you, .Gen. (+)/+ Man is for the first ti"e granted 'er"ission to eat "eat.
Before this he ate herbs only. *o eat "eat de"ands that ani"al life be ta!en, that blood be shed. Later certain
"eats are 'rohibited as unclean .Lev. &+GE ##+G%E 8eut. #A+H/. *his 0as a cere"onial regulation and 0as
fulfilled in Christ. 4fter the death of Christ, "eats are no longer classed as clean and unclean .4cts #B+G$E
##+$/.
,*he blood thereof, shall ye not eat, .Gen. (+A/+ 4ll blood "ust be 'ro'erly drained fro" the ani"al slain
for food. Meat of ani"als !illed other0ise 0as called ,strangled, "eat. 7e0 *esta"ent Christians 0ere
ad"onished to abstain fro" such "eats .4cts #&+GB, G(E G#+G&E Lev. H+GHE 5 Sa". #A+)GE Lev. #H+##/.
*he 'rohibition still holds for Christians. 5t is the blood of Christ that CL-47S-S fro" sin .5 John #+H/.
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2nly hu"an blood is good for transfusions, and "ust be 'ro'erly ty'ed. God "ade blood sacred for use in the
rede"'tion of the soul. 2nly ani"als and cannibals disregard this divine order.
*hrough the BL228 2; J-S:S 0e .#/ Have 'eace 0ith God .Col. #+GB/, .G/ 4re cleansed fro" sin .5 John
#+H/, .)/ Brought nigh to God .-'h. G+#)/, .A/ 9urchased of God .4cts GB+G$/, .&/ Justified before God .3o".
&+(/, .%/ 3edee"ed .-'h. #+H/, and .$/ 2verco"e the devil .3ev. G#+##/. ,*he 2ld 3ugged Cross, still leads in
'o'ularity 'olls. *he co""on "an !no0s the fearful 'rice 'aid for his rede"'tion fro" sin .5 9et. #+#$, #(/C
,6our blood of your lives 0ill 5 re1uire. . ., .Gen. (+&/+ *he fre1uent !illing of beasts M:S* 72* M4-
M47 5785;;-3-7* *2 *H- SH-8857G 2; M47>S BL228. 2ne 0ho "urders "ust be brought to
Kustice. God ,re1uires, it. God "a!es the life of "an secure against ani"als as 0ell as "an. God 0ould
avenge or inflict 'unishrnent for every "urder, not directly as in the case of Cain, but indirectly through civil
or "agisterial authority.
,WH2S2 SH-88-*H M47>S BL228. . ., .Gen. (+%/+ God 'laces in the hand of "an His o0n Kudicial
'o0er. Civil or "agisterial authority is God@given .3o". #)+#, G/. While "urderer Cain>s life 0as s'ared
.Gen. A+#&/, and La"ech another rnurderer had no fear of vengeance .Gen. A+GG@GG/, 4;*-3 *H- ;L228
G28 G4?- C5?5L J:S*5C- 57*2 *H- H478S 2; M47. La0s "ust be enacted and -7;23C-8
because God de"ands it. Ho0ever, God reserves certain for"s of vengeance for Hi"self .3o". #G+(E 55
*hess. #+$E Heb. #B+)BE 5sa. %#+#, G/.
*he reason for C495*4L 9:75SHM-7* is that L5;- 5S S4C3-8E M47 5S ,57 *H- 5M4G- 2; G28.,
WH2-?-3 *4-S *H5S L5;- 57 W5LL;:L M:38-3 M:S* ;23;-5* H5S 2W7. *his directive of
God is not canceled out in -xodus GB+#). 5n -xodus, God lays do0n the 'rinci'le of 9-3S274L
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2; M47.
*his covenant of God 0ith 7oah is ,'er'etual, .verse #G/, ,everlasting, .verse #%/. 5t is to be in effect
,While the earth re"aineth, .Gen. $+GG/. 55 9eter )+H@#) tells of its ,ending, or 'urification.
II. The Bow of God's Covenent (Genesis 9:8-17)
,5 establish "y covenant 0ith you. . ., .Gen. (+(/+ *his is God>s guarantee that He 0ill !ee' His covenant
0ith 7oah. 7oah and his fa"ily acce'ted the conditions God i"'osed 0ith this covenant+ they 0ould not
beco"e a race of "urderers, and they 0ould be governed by orderly 'rocess of constituted authority.
,5 do set "y bo0 in the cloud. . . to!en of a covenant, .Gen. (+#)/+ *hree ti"es God says+ ,5 0ill
-S*4BL5SH M6 C2?-747* W5*H 62:, .verses (, ##, #H/ that the -43*H W5LL 7-?-3 4G457 B-
8-S*326-8 B6 W4*-3. God uses the 3457B2W as a *2-7 2; H5S W238, or a sign. *he rainbo0 is
beautiful, a 'erfect circle and s'ans the area of clouds. 5t is evidence that the sun is shining since it is a
3-;34C*527 2; *H- 346S of the S:7 3-;L-C*-8 4G457S* *H- CL2:8. 5t is evidence that the
rain has ceased. 5n 3ev. A+) 0e have a 'icture of the rainbo0 encircling the throne of God. 5t is an e"ble" of
"ercy and grace. Susan Coolidge calls the seven@hued arch of beauty the ,SM5L- 2;
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G. ;. Watts in his 0ell@!no0n 'ainting de'icts H29- 4S 4 W2M47 0ith a bandage over her eyes, sitting
bo0ed in 0hat loo!s li!e an e"'ty universe, trying to "a!e "usic on one string of a bro!en lyre.
*he 3ainbo0 of Ho'e in Genesis (+#) re"inds us that 7oah did not "a!e it. God 'ut it there. ,*o ho'e,, as
defined by Webster, is ,to cherish a desire 0ith ex'ectation., 5t is "ore than a blind and feeble 0ish.
III. Noah's Sin, Prophecy end Death (Genesis 9:18-29)
#. *he sin .Gen. (+#$@GA/.
,4nd the sons of 7oah. . . 0ent forth, .Gen. (+#$/+ 8oubtless She" 0as the oldest, as the sa"e order is
observed each ti"e all three sons are "entioned together .Gen. &+GGE %+#BE H+#)E (+#$E #B+#E 5 Chron. #+A/.
8oes verse #( "ean that 7oah had no "ore sonsJ
,4nd 7oah began to be a husband"an. . . vineyard, .Gen. (+GB/+4s a husband"an 7oah began to cultivate
the vine. ,5sh ada"ah, is ,"an of the ground., Co"'are ,"an of cattle, .Gen. A%+)G/E ,"an of 0ords, .-x.
A+#B/E ,"an of 0ar, .Josh. &+A/+ ,"an of blood, .55 Sa". #%+H/.
,4nd he dran!. . . 0as drun!en. . . uncovered, .Gen. (+G#/+ 7oah deliberately got drun!. 5t is the seasoned
"an of God, ri'e in ex'erience, 0ho M5S:S-S WH4* G28 H4S G5?-7 ;23 M47>S G228. 7oah 0as
guilty of 0rong, as the drin!ing of alcoholic beverages is 0rong for all of us. Study La". A+G#E -=e!. G)+#$@
)AE 8an. &+#@&E Matt. GA+)H@)(E L!.#H+G%, GHE 5 Cor. &+##E %+#B, ##E 3ev. #H+G, %. L:ncovered>+ *he reflexive
for" "eans he ,uncovered hi"self,, a sha"eless dis'lay of hi"self.
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,Ha". . . sa0 the na!edness of his father, .Gen. (+GG/+ 8id Ha" see his father>s na!edness 0ith -?5L
57*-7*J Ha", hi"self degraded, yielded to curiosity. He later "ust 'roclai" his 85SG34C-;:L
9L-4S:3- *2 H5S B3-*H3-7, and thus exhibit his sha"eless sensuality. She" and Ja'heth had 'arental
res'ect and ,covered. . . their father>s na!edness, .verse G)/. Ha" delighted in his father>s sha"eE his t0o
brothers cover that sha"e in silence. 7oah in1uired .verse GA/ after rousing fro" his drun!en stu'or 0hat had
ha''ened.
G. *he 'ro'hecy .Gen (+G&@GH/.
,Cursed be Canaan. . . servant of servants, .Gen. (+G&/+ *he cursing and blessing 0hich fell fro" the li's of
7oah 0ere no ca'ricious 'assing of sentences. *hey for"ed a clear state"ent of the *-78-7C6 2;
CH434C*-3. *he "an in the G359 of -?5L M2?-8 *2 SL4?-36, 0hile the "an 57;L:-7C-8 B6
9:35*6 478 L2?- 932C--8-8 *2 G2?-37M-7* 478 BL-SS57G.
Ha" is cursed through his fourth son, Canaan .Gen. #B+%/. Ha">s son Cush identified 0ith that 'art of
4frica !no0n as -thio'ia and later 4byssinia. Ha">s son Canaan identified hi" 0ith the 9hoenician tribes
'redo"inating the land of 9alestine, or the ,land of Canaan., His descendants occu'ied the Mediterranean
coastal lands of -uro'e and 4sia Minor.
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,Servant of servants,+ *his 0as fulfilled in Josh. (+GHE Judges #+G$E 5 ings (+GB, G#.
,Blessed be. . . She", .Gen. (+G%/+ She" 0as the na"e fro" 0hich the Se"ites derived their na"e. *his
race included Je0s and 4rabs. *he Je0s too! the lead in religious "atters.
,God shall enlarge Ja'heth . . ., .Gen (+GH/+ Ja'heth "eans ,Wides'reading., He had seven sons .Gen.
#B+GE 5 Chron. #+&/, and his descendants occu'ied the ,isles of the Gentiles, .Gen. #B+&/. *he Gentile
0orld, the 5ndo@-uro'eans or 4ryans are Ja'heth>s descendants. *hey s'read fro" 5ndia across all -uro'e and
over the Western He"is'here. *he Ja'hetites have co"e very largely to share She">s blessings, for 0e as
Gentiles have been grafted on the good olive tree .3o". ##+#H@GA/.
). *he death of 7oah .Gen. (+G$@G(/.
,*he days of 7oah 0ere (&B years. . ., .Gen. (+G(/+ 7oah lived 1uite far into the life of 4braha". *he Bible
'aints hu"an nature in its true colors in 7oah, 0arns us of "an>s bent to sinning, sho0 us the
danger of 0ine and our o0n need of 0atchfulness and 'rayer .5 Cor. #B+#GE 5 *hess. &+#H/.
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#. Who is the benefactor of 7oah>s covenant .Gen.(+#,#G,#%,#HJ
G. Who are the beneficiaries of it .Gen.(+$@#(/J
). What 0as the need for such a covenant .Gen (+#)@#%/J
A. What are 7oah and his sons co""anded to do .Gen.(+lb,H/, and is it si"ilar to the covenant God "ade
0ith 4da" .Gen.#+G$/J
&. Can you na"e so"e of the 'ro"ises of God .Gen.$+G#,GGE (+G@A,##,#&/J
%. What ne0 instinct 0as 'laced in the ani"al creation after the flood .Gen.(+G/J
H. What change did God "a!e in "an>s diet .Gen.#+G(E (+)/J
$. What are the t0o 7-W conditions .Gen.(+A@%/J 8o you believe in ca'ital 'unish"ent .Gen. (+%/J
(. 5s the eating of blood still 'rohibited for Christians .Gen. (+AE 4cts#&+GB/J
#B. What is the duration of the covenant 0ith 7oah .Gen.$+GG/, and 0hat its ending .55 9et.)+H@#)/J
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#G. What 0as the first sin co""itted after the flood of 0hich 0e have any record .Gen. (+G#E Haba!!u!
G+#&/J
#). 8id 7oah !no0 the effect of the 0ine, and 0as there a la0 against intoxicationJ
#A. What 0as the sin of Ha" .Gen.(+G#,GG/J
#&. What feeling 0as dis'layed by She" and Ja'heth to0ard their drun!en father .Gen.(+G)/J
#%. 8o you believe a Christian in the light of observation, ex'erience and Bible teaching can u'hold the use of
alcohol as a beverage .9rov.GB+#E 5 Cor.#B+)#,)GE $+#)E %+(,#B/J
#H. 8o you !no0 of a single coach any0here 0ho builds a 0inning tea" .in bas!etball, football, or any ty'e
of s'orts/ by the use of alcohol as a beverageJ
#$. What 0as the 'ro'hecy concerning Ha", and ho0 0as it fulfilled .Gen.(+G&E Josh.#H+#)/J
#(. What 0as the 'ro'hecy concerning She", and ho0 0as it fulfilled .Gen.(+G%E #G+)/J
GB. What 0as the 'ro'hecy concerning Ja'heth, and ho0 0as it fulfilled .Gen (+GHE #B+G@&/J
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson $ 9age #
Genesis #B,## Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis ##+#
Me"ory ?erse+

,4nd the 0hole earth 0as of one language, and of one s'eech, .Genesis ##+#/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis ##+#@(.
THE TOWER OP BABEL
2f the sons of 7oah, all that is handed do0n is the 'edigree of the nations, or the list of the tribes 0hich
s'rang fro" the" .Gen. #B/, and the account of the confusion of tongues, together 0ith the dis'ersion of "en
over the face of the earth .Gen. ##+#ff/.
*he genealogy traces the origin of the tribes 0hich 0ere scattered over the earth. *he confusion of tongues
sho0s the cause of the 85?5S527 2; *H- 27- H:M47 34C- into "any different tribes 0ith 'eculiar
languages.
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4fter 7oah and his fa"ily left the ar! the "ain body of. His descendants see" to have "igrated fro"
4r"enia bac! &BB "iles south east0ard to the 'lain of Babylonia. *his 0as the center of 4nte@8iluvian
'o'ulation. *hey began re@building 9re@;lood cities, "a!ing Babylonia their "ain abode until the Confusion
of *ongues at Babel .Gen. ##+(/.
Babel "eans ,confusion,, and also the ,Gate of God.,

Babylon, originally built by 7i"rod .Gen. #B+#B/, beca"e a "ighty e"'ire. Babylon 0as con1uered by
4ssyria. Media@9ersia under Cyrus the Great con1uered Babylon .&)$@&G( B. C./.
I. The History of the Sons of Noah (Genesis 10:1-32)

#. *he generations of Ja'heth .Gen. #B+#R&/.
,*he generation of the sons of 7oah. . ., .Gen. #B+#/+ 5n all Bible chronological and genealogical tables
'osterity is rec!oned by sons. *he three sons of 7oah are na"ed. *his is the ;55>5Gi .&th/ docu"ent co"'osing
Genesis, 're'ared 'robably by She", and handed on to 4braha"+ She" lived fro" ($ years before the ;lood
till #&B years after the birth of 4braha" .Gen. ##+#B/.
,Sons of Ja'heth. . ., .Gen. #B+G/+ *hey 0ere seven in nu"ber. Gomer+ *he Ci""erians, or the Gree!s, in
the Cri"ea region. Magog+ the Scythians, southeast of the Blac! Sea .-=e!. )$+GE )(+%/. Medai+ Medes
southeast of Magog and south0est of the Cas'ian Sea. 1avan+ *he 5onians@@Gree!sE 0estern 4sia Minor is the
original seat of Javan. Tubal+ -astern 'art of 4sia Minor, the *ibaruni. MeschehE Moschi 0ho lived in the
"ountains Southeast of the Blac! Sea. Tiras+ *hacians, 4egean Sea, and the -truscans of 5taly. *hus
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the sons of Ja'heth "ainly go north0ard .Gen. #B+&/, along the sea coasts and 5slands. ,Gentiles,+ 2r, nations.
G. *he generations of Ha" .Gen. #B+%@GB/.
,Sons of Ha". . ., .Gen. #B+%/+ *hey are four in nu"ber. *hey beco"e the ,south =one of nations., Cush+
*he -thio'ians, 0ho 0ere scattered over the 0hole of Southern 4sia and originally in 4rabia, 0here the tribes
"ingled 0ith She"ites and ado'ted a She"itic language. Mizraim+ Means -gy't, referring in the dual for"
not to the double stri' of land into 0hich the country is divided by the 7ile, but to the t0o -gy'ts@@:''er and
Lo0er -gy't.
Phut+ 8enotes the Libyans, or the -ast Coast of 4frica. *he na"es of verses #) and #A 0ere all -gy'tian
tribes, fro" one of 0hich ca"e the 9hilistines. -gy't is the ,Land of Ha"., Ha" "ay have led the "igration.
"Khen" the -gy'tian god of licentiousness is the ,-gy'tian e1uivalent of the Hebre0 0ord >ha"+ *hus, it
see"s that Ha">s sha"eful act to0ard his father .Gen. (+GG/ beca"e i"bedded in the tradition of the races
founded by hi". -gy't 0as called LMi=rai",> the na"e of Ha">s son.,
,Cush begat 7i"rod. . . "ighty one in the earth, .Gen. #B+$/+ Means 3-B-L. ?erses $@#G give the
su""ary and bac!ground oP 0hat is detailed in Gen. ##+#@G. 7i"rod, or ,0e 0ill revolt, or rebel, 'oints to
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so"e violent resistance to God. 7i"rod the hunter of "en, ,a tra''er of "en by stratage" and force, beca"e a
tyrant.,
,*he beginning of his !ingdo" 0as Babylon . . ., .Gen. #B+#B/+Babylon, on the -u'hrates, fro" the ti"e of
7i"rod do0n0ards has been the sy"bol of the 'o0er of the 0orld in its hostility to God.
,5n the land of Shinar,+ 2f the 'rovince of Babylon in 0hich 0ere located -rech, 4ccad and Calah. 5t "ay
be roughly s'o!en of as southern Babylonia .Gen. ##+G/.
,2ut of that land 0ent forth 4sshur. . ., .Gen. #B+##/+ *his clause should read, ,He 0ent forth into .invaded/
4ssyria., 7i"rod beca"e the 0orld>s leading dictator. ,4sshur, refers to the 4ssyrians, the 7orthern 'art of
the -u'hrates valley. He builded 7inevah, "a!ing it the chief fortress of his !ingdo" on the *igris.
). *he generations of She" .Gen. #B+G#@)#/.
,She". . . father of all the children of -ber, .Gen. #B+G#/,R. He had five sons .verse GG/. His descendants
for"ed the ,Central =one of 7ations., *he She"ites included the Je0s, 4ssyrians, Syrians and -la"ites in the
7orth -u'hrates ?alley and its borders.
,Eber,+ ;ro" 0hich the na"e ,Hebre0, is derived. ,Elam,+ Section stretching fro" the 9ersian Gulf to
the Cas'ian Sea. ,Asshur. . +> .Gen. #B+GG/+ *he 4ssyrians, to the east of the *igris, but 0ho after0ards s'read
in the direction of 4sia Minor. ,Arphaxad,+ Mountainous country, north east of 7inevah. Lud+ Lydia in 4sia
Minor. 4ra"+ Syria, northeast of 9alestine. :++ Syrian desert. Mul+ West Syria. Gether+
Connected 0ith the na"e given in the 4rabian 5egends to the ancestor of the tribes *he"ud and Ghadis.
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Mash+ ;or 0hich 0e find Meschech in 5 Chron. #+#H, a tribe "entioned in 9sa.#GB+& along 0ith edar.
,9eleg. . . in his days the earth 0as divided, .Gen. #B+G&, )G/+ *he dry land of Gen. #+#B 0as a unit until
this ti"e 0hen it 0as se'arated into its 'resent divisions .8eut. )G+$E 4cts #H+G%/. 4 different 0ord is used in
Gen. #B+&, )G. *he 'o'ulation of the earth 0as ,divided, in conse1uence of the building of the to0er of Babel
.Gen ##+$/.
,Jo!tan,+ He had thirteen .#)/ sons. He is called achtan by the 4rabians, and is regarded as the father of
all the 'ri"itive tribes of 4rabia. Jobab is thought by so"e to be Job.
Carefully observe that the "ove"ents 0ere under a direct divine guidance. Christian ethnologists still clai"
that all the races of today "ay be traced bac! to these revealed origins.
II. The Confusion of Tongues (Genesis 11:1-9)
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,*he 0hole earth 0as of 27- L47G:4G-. . ., .Gen. ##+#/+ *he unity of language of the 0hole hu"an
race follo0s fro" the unity of its descent fro" one hu"an 'air@@4da" and -ve.
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,Journeyed fro" the east. . . 'lain. . . Shinar, .Gen. ##+G/+ 4s "en "ulti'lied they "oved fro" the land of
4rarat ,east0ard,, or "ore strictly to the southeast, and settled in a 'lain. *hey turned fro" the rising sun to
the setting sun@literally a turning fro" God. *he fertile land invited the "en to settle do0n.
G. *he rebellion of "en .Gen. ##+), A/.
,Let us build. . . a to0er. . . to' "ay reach unto heaven, .Gen.##A/+ 2ne of the 'ri"ary roots of trouble in
hu"an history is hu"an 'ride. *hey resolved to build an i""ense to0er, and for this 'ur'ose they
"ade bric!s and burned the" thoroughly. ;or "ortar they used as'halt. *hey intended to build a city and a
to0er 0hose to' should be in heaven, that is, reach to the s!y. *he real "otive 0as the desire for reno0n, and
the obKect 0as to establish a noted central 'oint 0hich "ight serve to "aintain their unity. 7i"rod the rebel
dictator did not 0ant to obey God>s co""and .Gen. (+#, H/. 8id he 'lan to ,to', the to0er 0ith the
S5G7S 2; *H- S2854C .fro" the Latin, circle of ani"als/J 5n astrono"y, the =odiac is an i"aginary belt in
the heavens, #% degrees broad, including the 'aths of the "oon and all the 'rinci'al 'lanets and, as its "iddle
line, the ecli'tic, or sun>s 'ath. *here 0ere *W-L?- S5G7S. See Webster>s 7e0 Collegiate 8ictionary., What
God "eant for S5G7S .Gen.#+#A/, 8-G-7-34*- M47 evidently M48- 57*2 2BJ-C*S 2; W23SH59
.3o". #+#$@G&/.
). *he divine Kudg"ent .Gen. ##+&@(/.
,*he Lord ca"e do0n. . . to0er. . . children of "en builded, .Gen. ##+&/+ 4 vivid 0ay of saying God
inter'osed, or 3-?-4L-8 H5MS-L; to the ,children of "en,, or 4da". ,*he 'eo'le is one. . , .Gen.##+%/+
*hey 0ere a unity in W2357G -?5L. :nity is good before God 0hen it is :75*6 is 8257G G228. .-'h
A+)/. *he 'eo'le of Babylon 0ere united in B:5L857G 4 *2W-3 *2 8-;-4*
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nothing can he ,fenced off, fro" the"C *hey 0ere 0rong.
DLet us. . . confound their language, .Gen. ##+H/+ *his 0as a Kudg"ent of God. Just ho0 this 0as done is
not !no0n. Was the organ of hearing changedJ Was it a "odification of s'eechJ Was the effect
i""ediate or gradualJ With the disa''earance of unity the 27- 235G574L L47G:4G- 0as also lost.
*oday 0e have nothing to enable us to for" the least conce'tion of its character.
,*he Lord scattered the" abroad. . . > .Gen. ##+$/+ *he very thing 7i"rod 0as building to 'revent no0
ha''ened to hi". *he scattering 0as "ore than a se'aration. *hey cannot no0 understand one another.
8is'ersion is their re0ard for rebellion against GodC ,*he na"e of it is called Babel. . ., .Gen ##+(/+ Babel
"eans ,confusion,, or ,Gate of God., 5t 0as ,called Babel because there 6ah0eh "ade a babble., *he
traditional *o0er of Babel is at Borsi''i, ten "iles south0est fro" the center of Babylon. *his confusing 0as
#B# years after the flood .Gen. #B+G&E ##+#B@#%/, and )G% years before the call of 4braha".
G. S"ith found an ancient tablet reading+ ,*he building of this illustrious to0er offended the gods. 5n a
night they thre0 do0n 0hat they had built. *hey scattered the" abroad, and "ade strange their s'eech., *his
see"s li!e a tradition of Babel. 5t is no0 an i""ense hole ))B feet s1uare, 0hich has been used as a 1uarry
fro" 0hich to ta!e bric!s. When standing it consisted of a nu"ber of successive 'latfor"s one on to' of
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another, each s"aller than the one belo0, a sanctuary to Mardu! on the to'. *his Mardu! *e"'le has been
identified by archeologists as "ore li!ely the actual site of the to0er of Babel and it is in the center of
Babylon.
55. The History of Shem (Genesis 11:10-32)
l. ;ro" She" to *erah .Gen. ##+#B@G&/.
,*hese are the generations of She". . ., .Gen. ##+#B/+ *his is the sixth docu"ent co"'osing the boo! of
Genesis. 5n Gen.#B+G#@)# She">s descendants are na"ed. Here the #ine is carried straight fro" She" to
4braha", covering ten .#B/ generations or AGH years. She" "ay hi"self have recorded this entire genealogy,
for his life s'anned the 'eriod covered by it.
4ge at SonNs Birth
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Methuselah>s life overla''ed 7oah by BBB yrs.E She" by ($ yrs.
*here 0ere #G% yrs. bet0een death of 4da" and birth of 7oah.
7oah lived )&B yrs. after ;loodE died G yrs. before birth of 4braha".
She" lived fro" ($ yrs. before ;lood till &BG yrs. after ;lood.
She" lived till H& yrs. after 4braha" entered Canaan.
4da" alive at birth of great@great@great@great grandchildren.
7oah lived to (th generation of his o0n descendants.
5n colu"n above, all but 9eleg and 7ahor, alive at birth of 4braha".
5n such a 'eriod of longevity, 'o'ulation increased very ra'idly.
Before ;lood they lived to great age. *hen, a gradual reduction.
@Courtesy of H. H. Halley.
G. *he generations of *erah .Gen. ##+G%@)G/.
,When *erah had lived seventy years. . . father of 4braha", .Gen.##+G%/+ Since *erah 0as GB& years old
0hen he died in Haran, and 4braha" 0as H& at the ti"e, *erah 0as #)B years 0hen 4braha" 0as born. Haran
0as evidently the first@born, for 7ahor "arried Milcah the daughter of his brother Haran, 0ho bore to hi"
Bethuel, the father of 3ebe!ah .Gen. GG+GG, G)/. 4bra" "arried Sarai, his half@sister .Gen.GB+#G/ 0ho ,0as
barren, .verse )B/. 4bra" "eans ,the exalted father., Sari "eans ,9rincess.,
,:r of the Chaldees, .Gen.##+G$/+ *his is the city of :ru in southern Babylonia on the right ban! of the
-u'hrates, #G& "iles fro" Babylon. 5t 0as once a sea'ort on the 9ersian gulf, at the "outh of the -u'hrates
river, #G "iles fro" -ridu, traditional site of the Garden of -den. 5t 0as a 're@flood cityE destroyed by the
floodE and rebuilt. -cli'sed by Babylon about the ti"e of 4bra", it 0as a "agnificent city, a center of
"anufacture, far"ing, and shi''ing.
*he 3uins of :r, a nu"ber of cities, one u'on another, 4braha">s city near the botto", consist of a tall
"ound surrounded by lo0er subsidiary "ounds, covering an area about G "iles long north0est and southeast,
and about iT= "ile 0ide. 3e"nants of a surrounding 0all, H( ft. thic!, $B ft. high, have been traced for G 
"iles. *he Sacred 4rea, occu'ied by *e"'les and 9alaces, 0as surrounded by an inner 0all, ABB yards long,
GBB yards 0ide.
*he :niversity Museu" of 9ennsylvania and the British Museu", in a Joint -x'edition, under leadershi' of
C. L. Woolley, for #G seasons, #(GG@)A, each season lasting A or & 0inter "onths, 0ith so"e GBB 0or!"en
each session, 1uite thoroughly ex'lored the secrets of these ruins.
*he Siggurat, or *e"'le@*o0er, 'atterned after the *o0er of Babel, is no0 the tallest "ound, and in
4braha">s day 0as the "ost cons'icuous building in the city. 5t 0as last re@built, by 7abonidus, in the %th
century B C, on the ruins of the *e"'le that had stood in 4braha">s ti"e, 0hich itself, in turn, had been re@
built over the foundation .0hich still re"ain/ of one that had stood there in 're@historic ti"es. *he *o0er,
as 4braha" sa0 it, 0as s1uare, terraced, built of solid bric!, the successive terraces 'lanted 0ith trees and
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shrubberyE at the to' a sanctuary to the Moon@God.
*he *e"'les. *he t0o "ain *e"'les 0ere those of the Moon@God, 7annar, and the Moon@Goddess, 7ingalE
in their glory in 4braha">s dayE a vast co"'lex of shrines, s"all roo"s, living 1uarters for the 'riests,
'riestesses, and attendants, deities 4braha">s father 0orshi''ed.
*he 3oyal *o"bs. 2ne of the "ost a"a=ing discoveries 0as the rich treasures of the to"bs of Iueen
Shubad, Mes@!ala"@dug, and an unna"ed ing, in the lo0er levels of the Ce"etery, of a ti"e about "id0ay
bet0een 4braha" and the ;lood. With the bones of the Iueen 0ere found a golden cro0n, head@ dress, a great
'rofusion of beads, nec!laces, and orna"ents of gold, silver, and se"i@'recious stones, cu's, 'lates, saucers,
toilet boxes, 'aint cu's, a golden har'E the bones of AB court servants 0ho had been sacrificed at the burial of
the Iueen, 0ith an endless variety of co''er, bron=e, stone and flint i"'le"ents, to serve the Iueen in the
next 0orldE the re"ains of a chariot 0ith the bones of the ani"als that dre0 it. *hese "ay no0 be seen in the
:niversity Museu" a 9hiladel'hia. *hey bear 0itness to a very high degree of s!ill, thus early and also to the
'ractice of hu"an sacrifice, and belief in a future life.
4 3esidence Section, of 4braha"Ns ti"e, 0as uncovered, ho"es, sho's, schools, and cha'els, 0ith
thousands of tablets, business docu"ents, contracts, recei'ts, hy"ns, liturgies, etc. *he very streets on 0hich
4braha" 0al!ed "ay no0 be seen. *he houses 0ere built of bric!, t0o@story, flush 0ith the street, court on
inside. @H. H. Halley.
,*hey 0ent forth 0ith the" fro" :r. . . unto Haran, .Gen. ##+)G/+ 4bra" had already been called of the
Lord .Gen. #G+#E #H+HE 7eh. (+HE 4cts H+G@AE Heb. ##+$/. 4bra" had to bury his father before he obeyed
God fully. So"eti"es only a death can "a!e us tender and teachable and on fire for GodC *erah 0as a half@
0ay "an. 4bra" ado'ts a si"'le faith as the 27- L4W 2; L5;-C
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#. What is the "ain thought of Genesis #B and ##J
G. Ho0 "any sons did Ja'heth have .Gen. #B+G/, and can you tell 0here they finally settled .Gen.#B+&/J
). Ho0 "any sons of Ha" are listed .Gen.#B+%/J
A. 2f 0hich of Ha">s sons is further 'osterity given .Gen.#B+H, #), #&/, and 0here did they finally settleJ
&. What is the "eaning of 7i"rod, and 0hat cities did he found .Gen.#B+$@#B/J
%. Where 0as the land of Shinar, and 0here is 4ssyria .Gen.#B+#B,##/J
H. ;ro" 0ho" 0ere the 9hilistines descended .Gen. #B+#A/J
$. What countries 0ere the first ho"es of the Ha"ites .Gen.#B+#B,##,#(/J
(. What is the "eaning of ,the children of -ber, .Gen.#B+G#/J
#B. Ho0 "any sons did She" have .Gen. #B+G#, GG/J
##. What is the "eaning of the ,dividing, of the earth in the days of 9eleg .Gen. #B+G&, )GE ##+$, (/J Who
actually divided these "en .8eut. )G+$E 4cts #H+G%/J
#G. What is recorded of "an>s unity .Gen.##+#/J
#). Had the ar! rested east0ard or 0est0ard fro" Shinar .Gen.##+G/J
#A. What 0as 0rong in the 'ur'ose of the city and to0er .Gen.##+A,&E (+#,H/J
#&. 8o you thin! that 'robably 7i"rod 'lanned to ,to', the to0er 0ith the signs of the Sodiac, thus
0orshi''ing 0hat God intended to be ,signs, .Gen. #+#AE 3o". #+#$@G&/J Why do "en ever turn to
0orshi' the *H57G C3-4*-8, rather than the C3-4*23 of ,things,J
#%. Ho0 can a true :75*-8 74*527S and a :75*-8 CH:3CH 2; CH35S* ever co"e .4cts G+%@##,A#@
AHE -'h.A+A@%E John #B+#%E #H@GB,G#/J
#H. What 0as God>s Kudg"ent on 7i"rod>s 'lan .Gen.##+$,(E #+G$E (+#/J
#$. What caused 7i"rod to leave Babel and go to 4ssyria .Gen. ##+(E #B+#B,##/J
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GB. 5f *erah 0as a ,half@0ay "an,, 0hy do you thin! 4bra" left :r in the first 'lace and 0hat evidently
beca"e his one la0 of life .Gen.##+)GE #G+#E #H+HE 7eh.(+HE 4cts H+G@AE Heb.##+$/J
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson ( 9age #
Genesis #G Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis #G+#@)
Me"ory ?erse+
,7o0 the Lord had said unto 4bra", Get thee out of thy country, and fro" thy !indred, and fro" thy father>s
house, unto a land that 5 0ill she0 thee+ 4nd 5 0ill "a!e of thee a great nation, and 5 0ill bless thee, and "a!e
thy na"e greatE and thou shalt be a blessing+ 4nd 5 0ill bless the" that bless thee, and curse hi" that curseth
thee+ and in thee shall all fa"ilies of the earth be blessed, .Genesis #G+#@)/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis #G+#@(.
ABRAM: THE PROMISED MESSIAH
Genesis #G begins the actual historic "ove"ent to0ard the co"ing of the 3edee"er. 2ne "an 0as called to
the reali=ation of the *3:- 9357C59L- 2; L5;-. *he life of 4bra", fro" his call to his death, consists of
four stages+
#. His call and re"oval to Canaan .Gen. #G@#A/.
G. *he 'ro"ise of a lineal heir and the conclusion of a covenant .Gen. #&@#%/.
). *he establish"ent of the covenant, acco"'anied 0ith a change in his na"e .Gen. #H@G#/.
A. *he te"'tation of 4bra" to attest and 'erfect his life of faith .Gen. GG@G&+llK.
The Story of Redemption
Here starts the story of 3ede"'tion. 5t had been hinted at in the Garden of -den .Gen. )+#&/. 7o0, GBBB
years after the Creation and ;all of Man. ABB years after the ;lood, in a 0orld la'sed into idolatry, God calls
4bra" to beco"e the ;2:78-3 2; 4 M2?-M-7* H4?57G ;23 5*S 2BJ-C* *H- 3-CL4M4*527
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0orshi''ed ,"any gods and goddesses. . . of fire, the sun, "oon, stars, and various forces of nature.F 7i"rod,
builder of Babylon Gen. #B+#B/ and the *o0er of Babel .Gen. #B+##, G&/ 0as "ade the chief Babylonia deity,
0ith the co""on na"e of Mardu!. Later he beca"e identified 0ith Bel. Sha"ash 0as the na"e of the sun@
god. Sin, the "oon@god, 0as the 'rinci'al deity of :r, 4bra">s city. ,Sin>s 0ife 0as called 7ingal, the "oon@
goddess. 7ina 0as one of her na"es, fro" 0hich the city of 7inevah 0as na"ed. Her co""onest na"e in
Babylonia 0as 5shtar. She 0as the deification of the sex 'assionE her 0orshi' re1uired licentiousnessE sacred
'rostitution in connection 0ith her sanctuaries 0as a universal custo" a"ong the 0o"en of Babylonia. 5n
connection 0ith her te"'les 0ere char"ing retreats or cha"bers 0here
her 'riestesses entertained "ale 0orshi''ers in disgraceful cere"onies. 5n addition to these 'rostitute
'riestesses, every "aid, 0ife or 0ido0 had to officiate at least once in her lifeti"e in these rites., Such 0as
the idolatry of 4bra">s father, *erah.
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I. Abram The Faithful (Genesis 12:1-9)
#. 4bra">s call .Gen. #G+#@A/.
,7o0 the Lord had said. . ., .Gen. #G+#/+ *he 0ord of Jehovah by 0hich 4bra" 0as called, contained a
co""and and a 'ro"ise. God gave a total of nine .(/ a''earances and 0ords fro" heaven to 4bra" .Gen.
#G+#E #)+#AE G#+#GE GG+#E #&+#E #G+HE #H+#E #$+#E 4Cts H+G/. ,;aith co"eth by hearing, .3o". #B+#H/. So,
4bra" 7-W 4B2:* G28 .Heb. ##+$/ by 853-C* 3-?-L4*527, and by the fact that he could have
tal!ed 0ith 7oah and She" about the *3:- G28.
,4bra". . .,+ ;ro" Gen. ##+G%, )GE #G+A and 4cts J+A 0e conclude that 4bra" 0as born 0hen his father,
*erah, 0as #)B years old. He is ;53S* 74M-8 .Gen. ##+G%, GH/ because he is the M2S* 5M923*47* 2;
*H- S27S 2; *-34H. 4bra" 0as H& years old 0hen he entered Canaan .Gen. #G+A/.
,Get thee out of thy country. . .,+ ;ro" :r to Haran 0as about %BB "iles north0est. ;ro" Haran to Canaan
0as ABB "iles south0est. 5t is hard to leave one>s native land, and ,thy !indred, and fro" thy father>s
house., 4bra",s father 0as an idolator .Josh. GA+G/. God ,C4LL-8 H5M, .4B34M/ 4L27-, and blessed
hi", and increased hi", Isa. &#+G+ 3o". A+), #), #AE .&+#E Gal. )+H/. 4bra" 0as the ;35-78 2; G28
.Ja"es G+G)E Jno. #&+#A/.
,Get. . unto a land. . . 5 0ill sho0 thee,+ God does not na"e the land. 4bra" !ne0 that he should bend his
ste's to0ard Canaan, but God 3-?-4L-8 *H4* C47447 W4S *H- L478 4;*-3 4B34M
4335?-8 *H-3- .Gen. #G+H/C *his is ;45*H 57 4C*527. *he glory of hu"an history is in its 'ioneers.
Webster defines a 'ioneer as ,one 0ho goes before, as into the 0ilderness, 're'aring the 0ay for others to
follo0., 4bra" 0as a "an of 84357G@@a daring that ca"e fro" the highest source @@GodC
,5 0ill "a!e of thee a great nation. . ., .Gen. #G+G/+ God blesses 4bra" for renouncing and denying all
natural ties. He gave hi" a great 'ro"ise that He 0ould "a!e hi" great in nu"bers, but "oreE greatness
in every sense of the 0ord. ,5 0ill bless thee + *his is a 'ersonal 'ro"ise. 4 ,"an is blessed 0hen due to the
gracious 0or!ing of God all goes 0ell 0ith hi", .Gen. )(+&/. 4bra" enKoyed this blessing to the full.
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,5 0ill. . . "a!e thy na"e great,+ 4bra" 'ersonally 0as to beco"e fa"ous. 7ote the exaltation of his na"e,
and he 0as elevated to honour and glory. He beca"e the ,father of a "ultitude, .Gen. #J+&/. He 0as
a ,'rince of God, .Gen. G)+%/, a "an in God>s confidence .Gen. #$+#J@#(/E a 'ro'het .Gen. GB+H/, a servant of
God .9sa. #B&+%/, and a friend of God .Gen. GB+H/.
,4nd thou shalt be a blessing,+ God "ade 4bra" to be a blessing as 4bra" "et his "oral res'onsibilities.
,5 0ill bless the" that bless thee. . ., .Gen. #G+)/+ God 0ill bless those 0ho ta!e the 'ro'er attitude and action
to0ard 4bra", God>s servant. 5t is dangerous to 'ersecute God>s "an or 'eo'le .Matt. G&+AB, A&E 4cts GG+H/.
,5 0ill. . . curse hi" that curseth thee,+ 4bra" is doing God>s 0ill. *o curse 4bra" is e1ual to cursing God,
hence the 'ro"ise.
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,5n thee shall all fa"ilies of the earth be blessed,+ *his 0ord reaches bac! to the divided ,fa"ilies, .Gen.
#B+&, GB, )#/@divided by their sins as 0ell as the curse of Gen. )+#H. *he blessing -<*-78S *2 4LL
;4M5L5-S 2; *H- -43*H. *his includes you and "e. *his is a Messianic 'ro'hecy, and hence the Messiah
is to co"e through 4bra". Jesus 0as of ,the seed of the 0o"an,, -ve .Gen. )+#&/@@ i"'lying the ?irgin Birth.
Jesus is ,the seed of 4bra",@a s'iritual !ingdo". He is to be the ,seed of 8avid, .3o". #+)E 55 *i". G+$/@@the
Messiah is the 57G 2; 57GS .5 *i". %+#&/.
,So 4bra" de'arted. . ., .Gen. #G+A/+ ,By faith he. . . obeyed, .Heb. ##+$/. 5t ta!es faith for a "iddle@aged
"an, he 0as H& and about "iddle@aged by the standards of that ti"e, to act as 4bra" did.
G. 4bra">s Kourney .Gen. #G+&@(/.
,4nd 4bra" too! Sarai. . . and Lot, .Gen. #G+&/+ 4bra" 0as a very rich "an Kudging by his chattels and
retinue .Gen. #A+#A/. ,*hey 0ent forth to go into the land of Canaan., See Gen. #B+#$ #(E #)+H. Lot 0as the
son of Haran, 4bra">s brother, hence 4bra">s ne'he0. ;aith 0as acting no0. Canaan 0as about ABB "iles
south0est fro" Haran.
,4bra" 'assed. . . unto. . . Siche", .Gen. #G+%/+ 2r, Sheche". 4bra">s first sto''ing 'lace in Canaan. 5t
0as bet0een Mt. -bal and Mt. Geri=i", the center of the land. 5t is the 'resent 7ablus. ,*he Canaanite 0as
then in the land, "a!es it evident that the region, if not the city, 0as already in 'ossession of the aboriginal
race.
,*he Lord a''eared. . . 5 give this land, .Gen. #G+H/+ ;aith con1uered in s'ite of a''earances as 4bra"
'itched his tent, a sign of 'ossession, and ,builded. . . an altar,, a sy"bol of allegiance to God. 6ou can trace
4bra" by his erection of altars. God a''ears to hi" after his obedience .verse A/. Canaan is s'ecifically
na"ed as the land 0hich God 0ill give 4bra" and his ,seed., ,*he soul of the 'atriarchal religion 0as
sacrifice., 5t is central in the gos'el, too .John #+G(E 5 9et. #+#$, #(/.
,He re"oved. . . Bethel. . . altar, .Gen. #G+$/+ Bethel "eans ,House of God, .Gen. G$+#(/. 5t 0as t0elve
.#G/ "iles north of Jerusale". ,4i,+ "eans ,hea' of stones., 4nother altar is built.
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,4bra" Kourneyed, going on. . . south, .Gen. #G+(/+ 4bra" 'ulled u' sta!es again, and 'roceeded slo0ly to
the 7egeb, that is, the southern district of Canaan consisting of the deserts of Shur, Sin and 9aran, the
"ountainous country of -do" or 5du"ea, and 'art of 4rabia 9atrea. *he 7egeb, rendered ,the south, in our
ing Ja"es ?ersion "eans literally the ,dry or 'arched land., ;loc!s could be tended on it.
II. Abram the Faithless (Genesis 12:10-20)
#. ;a"ine in the land .Gen. #G+lBa/.
,*here 0as a fa"ine in the land. . ., .Gen. #G+lBa/+ 4 sore fa"ine in Canaan caused 4bra" to Kourney on
through 7egeb, ,the south, land into -gy't. *he 7ile overflo0 !e't the fa"ine a0ay fro" -gy't@they
had good cro's. 2nce "ore 0e confront hu"an failure in 4bra">s deflection fro" the life of faith. He
atte"'ts to secure his o0n safety by going into -gy't.
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G. 4bra" and Sarai in -gy't .Gen. lG+lBb@#H/.
#/ *heir 'lot .Gen. lG+lBb@#)/.
,*hou art a fair 0o"an. . . > .Gen. #G+##/+ 4bra" feared the -gy'tians 0ould ,!ill, hi" for his beautiful
0ife .verse #G/, hence the 'lot to 'ass off his 0ife as his ,sister, .verse #)/. She 0as his half@sister .Gen.
GB+#G/. Marriage bet0een relatives 0as co""on in the nearly ages, till the gro0th of fa"ilies offered a 0ider
selection for one>s "ate.
G/ *he failure of their 'lot .Gen. #G+#A@#%/.
,*he 0o"an 0as ta!en into 9haraoh>s house. . ., .Gen. #G+#&/+ 5t is a startling 'icture of the chosen "other
of the 932M5S-8 S--8 57 *H- H43-M 2; 9H4342H. -ven though 4bra" failed, God>s 'ur'ose in
hi" 0ould not fail. We are convinced that ,behind the di" un!no0n, Standeth God 0ithin the shado0
!ee'ing 0atch above his o0n., @@,5a"es 3ussell 5.o0ell, ,*he 9resent Crisis,, st. vii.
)/ *he 'lagues on 9haraoh .Gen. #G+#H/.
,*he Lord 'lagued 9haraoh. . . because of Sarai, .Gen. #G+#H/+ 9haraoh treated 4bra" 0ell for Sarai>s sa!e
.verse #%/. God sent 'lagues on 9haraohE Sarai 0as saved fro" dishonor.
). 4bra" and Sarai .Gen. #G+#$RGB/.
,Why didst thou not tell "e. . .J, .Gen. #G+#$/+ 5t is a hu"bling thing 0hen a "an of faith 0ho stands for
the 'rinci'le and 'ur'ose of God is rebu!ed by so"eone outside the covenant for lac! of loyalty to truth.
*his is exactly 0hat 9haraoh did to 4bra" .verses #(@GB/ as ,they sent hi" a0ay, and his 0ife, and all that he
had.,
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l. With 0hat "an is Genesis #G chiefly occu'iedJ
G. 5nto 0hat four stages "ay 4bra">s life be dividedJ
). Where did 4bra" s'end his early life .Gen.##+)#/J
A. ;ro" 0hich of 7oah>s sons did 4bra" descend .Gen.##+#B@G%/J
&. Why did 4bra" leave Slr of the Chaldees .4cts H+G@A+ Heb.##+$/J
%. What 0ere the na"es of his father, his grand"other, and his brothers .Gen.##+GA@G%/J
H. 8id his ancestors 0orshi' idols or Jehovah .Joshua GA+G/J
$. What 0ere the Lords co""ands to 4bra" .Gen.#G+#/J Ho0 "any a''earances and 0ords fro" heaven
fro" Jehovah to 4bra"J
(. What 0ere the Lord>s 'ro"ises to 4bra" .Gen.#G+G,)/J
#B. Ho0 long did 4bra" tarry in Haran, and 0ith 0hat results .Gen.#G+AE ##+)G,G%/J
##. 8id 4bra" obey God i"'licitly .Gen. #G+&, #BE ##+)#/J
#G. Where 0as his first ca"' and altar in Canaan, and 0hat did God 'ro"ise hi" there .Gen.#G+%,H/J
#). Where 0as his second ca"' and altar .Gen.#G+$/J
#A. 5n 0hat 0ay did 4bra" sho0 lac! of faith because of the fa"ine .Gen.#G+#B@#G/J
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.Gen.#G+#, #)/J
#%. What lesson do you dra0 fro" the fact that neither 4bra">s altar nor 'rayers 0ere "entioned 0hile he
0as in -gy't .5 *hess.&+#HE 5 *i".G+$/J
#H. Ho0 did God intervene and 0ith 0hat results .Gen.#G+#Hff/J
#$. Which should be e"'hasi=ed "ore, 4bra">s faith or God>s faithfulness .9sa.#)B+)E La".)+GG,G)/J
#(. What encourage"ent do you find in the fact that not one of God>s 'ro"ises to 4bra" failed .55 9et. #+AE 55
Cor. #+GBE 7u". G)+#(E 3o".A+G#/J
G#. What 7e0 *esta"ent truth do you find 'ictured in the no"adic life of 4bra" .5 9et.G+##E Heb.##+#)/J
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson #B 9age #
Genesis #).#A Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis #)+$E 9roverbs )+&,%
Me"ory ?erses+
,4nd 4bra" said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, 5 'ray thee, bet0een "e and thee, and bet0een "y
herd"en and thy herd"enE for 0e be brethren, .Genesis #)+$/.
,*rust in the Lord 0ith all thine heartE and lean not unto thine o0n understanding 5n all thy 0ays
ac!no0ledge hi", and he shall direct thy 'aths, .9roverbs )+&, %/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis #)+&@#).
ABRAM--LOT'S CHOICE
Last 0ee! :ncle 4bra" "ade a bad choice .Gen. #G+(@GB/. *oday 0e study ,7e'he0 Lot>s Choice,
0hich finally led to an ato"ic chain ex'losion 0hich still reverberates .Gen. ##+GHE Lu!e #H+)G/. *he
bac!sliding of these "en, uncle and ne'he0, is of an entirely different nature. *he devil seldo" te"'ts "en in
the sa"e "anner, or even the sa"e "en in the sa"e "anner, or even the sa"e "an in the sa"e 0ay t0ice.
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*he 8evil is a 8eceiver .John $+AAE 3ev. GB+#B/. Cha'ters #) and #A "ight be called ,4bra">s *roubles on
4ccount of Lot., Lot 0as a L2* 2; *32:BL-. 7ote+
I. The Separation from Lot (Genesis 13:1-13)
l. 4bra">s return fro" -gy't .Gen. #)+#@A/.
,4bra" 0ent u' out of -gy't. . ., .Gen. #)+#/+ 4bra" returned fro" -gy't to the south of Canaan 0ith
his 0ife and 'ro'erty uninKured through the gracious 'rotection of God. ,Went u', is the correct ex'ression
used for going u' fro" the land of -gy't 0hich lay on a lo0er level than "ountainous 9alestine. *he route
0as "ostly north0ard.
,Went u'. . . into the south,+ 3ather, ,into the South@country,, the na"e of the 7egeb, al0ays so called
fro" the stand'oint of Central 9alestine. 5n Gen. #G+#B ,4bra" W-7* 82W7,E B4C *2 G28 is :9. *his
is no idle 'lay on 0ords. 5t is the inevitable trend, Kust as H-LL is al0ays 82W7, and H-4?-7 is al0ays
:9. *he devil leads 82W7W438E God leads :9W438. Man chooses his course, Kust as did 4bra" and Lot.
,4nd 4bra" 0as very rich. . . > .Gen. #)+G/+ 4bra" 0as rich in cattle, silver, and gold. 5t is not al0ays a
sin to be rich. 3iches are often a snare .5 *i". %+(E 9rov. G)+AE L!. %+GAE #G+GB@G#/. 5t is a rare "an 0ho is
both rich "aterially and s'iritually .5l Cor. $+(E 55 Chron. )G+GHE 5 ings )+##@#)/. We "ust not choose
"aterial things at the ex'ense of the s'iritual .Ja"es G+&E 3ev. )+#H/. Sarai brought Hagar fro" -gy't. 4bra"
brought riches. Both Hagar and the riches brought trouble to 4bra" and Sarai.
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,4nd he 0ent. . . even to Bethel, .Gen. #)+)/+ See Gen. #G+$. 4bra" had to start all over, as does every
bac!slider. *han! God for the Christian>s ,L478 2; B-G57757G 4G457,C 4bra" 0ent bac! to ,*he
9lace of the 4ltar., 5t is not stated that he erected a second altar .verse A/. He did re@affir" his unsha!able faith
in the Lord .3ev. G+&E 9sa. )H+G)/. 9ublic 0orshi' is an essential for us all. 5n 0orshi' is seen the ?5C*236
2; ;45*H 2?-3 ;45L:3-.
G. Se'aration fro" Lot .Gen. #)+&@#)/.
,*here 0as a strife bet0een the herds"en. . . > .Gen. #)+H/+ Lot 0as rich because he 0as 0ith 4bra" .verse
&/. *he land did not furnish s'ace enough for the nu"erous herds to gra=e .verse %/. Great 'ossessions bring
great 'roble"s. 4 blessing often beco"es a source of strife .5 *i". %+#B/. *here 0as not enough gra=ing roo"
for the herds of 4bra" and Lot 0ithout tres'assing on the ,Canaanite and the 9eri==ite,, the ,original settlers,
of the land. See Gen. #G+%, H. While 4bra" 0as accu"ulating
riches in -gy't these settlers 0ere 'ossessing the land. *he herds"en 1uarreled. 5t 0as the crisis that brought
about the se'aration of 4bra" and Lot. *he real reason for the se'aration is to be found in the 85;;-357G
9357C59L-S G2?-3757G *H- L5?-S 2; *H- *W2 M-7. 4bra" 0as follo0ing GodE Lot 0as
follo0ing 4bra", and 0ithout any direct co""union 0ith God see"s to have clouded his vision and lo0ered
his ideals.
,4bra". . . Let there be no strife. . . 0e be brethren, .Gen. #)+$/+ 4bra" 'ro'osed to Lot that they should
se'arate. He sees dangerE he acts to avert itE he 0as a 'eace"a!er .Matt. &+(/. His 'lea for 'eace 0as+ ,We be
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brethren., *he 0orld is too big for 1uarreling, bic!ering and strife bet0een brethren. 5f 'ersons si"'ly cannot
or do not 0ant to get along 0ith each other, it is best that they follo0 4bra">s advice. ,7othing is gained by
atte"'ting to force the issue or by discussing the 'oint till a solution is reached.,
,Se'arate thyself. . . if thou 0ilt. . . left. . . right, .Gen. #)+(/+ Lot is invited to ,loo!, choose, de'art, by
:ncle 4bra", 0ho added, ,5 0ill G2 57 *H- 2992S5*- 853-C*527.,
When 9aul and Barnabas could not agree on "ethods, rather than carry on a running 1uarrel they agreed to
0or! in different 'laces .4cts#&+)%@A#/.
4 "e"ber 0as habitually co"'laining to a cou'le of deacons about the 'reacher. ,He doesn>t do thisE he
doesn>t do that. 7o0 9reacher Bla=e does it J:S* 35GH*., *he deacons said+ ,Brother, 0e love our 'reacher.
6ou love 9reacher Bla=e. Here is your letter. G2 WH-3- 62:>LL B- H4996, 478 W->LL B- H4996C,
8o you thin! an honest a''lication of this 'rinci'le of 0or!ing WH-3- 62: C47 B- H4995-S* 0ould
S2L?- M2S* 932BL-MS 57 -?-36 CH:3CH .-'h. A+#@%/J Life is too short to 0or! 0here you>re
"iserable every ti"e you loo! at the 'reacher or 8eacon JonesC 5f one cannot agree to 0or! 0ith the "aKority
he should ,se'arate, hi"self 82:BL- I:5C. 9ersonal health, 'eace in the 0or!, and the right attitude to
sho0 to the 0orld 8-M478 5*.
,Lot lifted u' his eyes. . . chose, .Gen. #)+#B, ##/+ 4bra" is seen in direct contrast to Lot in every 0ay.
Lot chose for hi"self. God chose for 4bra". Lot chase by sight .verse #B/. 4bra", by faith, CH2S- 72* *2
CH22S-. Lot, having chosen, 2B*457-8E yet he did not truly 92SS-SSC
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7ote the ste's in bac!sliding+ 3iches .verse &/, strife .verse H/, 0rong choice .verse ##/, 'itched to0ard
Sodo" .verse #G/, ,d0elt in Sodo", .Gen.#A+#G/, and ,Lot sat in the gate of Sodo", .Gen. #(+#/.
,4bra" d0elt in the land oP Canaan. . ., .Gen. #)+#G/+ *his 0as the ,'ro"ised, land .Gen. #G+H/. Lot
'itched to0ard Sodo". He 0as 0al!ing B6 S5GH* .55 Cor. &+H/. *he 'lace of his choice 0as ,as the
garden of the Lord,, verse #B/, and li!e -den it beca"e a 'lace of sin UGen. )+%E 5 John. G+#%/.
,Men of Sodo". . . 0ic!ed. . . sinners before the Lord, UGen. #)+#)/+ 5t see"ed to "atter little to Lot
0here he reared his children, Kust so he could "a!e a lot of "oney. His choice e"braced "aterial fruitfulness,
but s'iritual barrennessE social o''ortunities, but i""oral neighborsE geogra'hical beauty, but licentious
at"os'here.
II. A Solemn Promise Renewed (Genesis 13:14-18)
,4fter that Lot 0as se'arated. . ., .Gen. #)+#A/+ 4bra" 0as no0 free of his !indred for the first ti"e
.Gen. #G+#, H/.
,Lift u' no0 thine eyes,+ Co"'are 4bra">s loo!ing 0ith Lot>s loo!ing in verses #B and ##. 4bra"
loo!ed by the Lord>s Co""and. 7ote other ,loo!s, .Gen #&+&E #$+GE GG+A,#)/. God 'ro"ises ,4LL *fi-
L478. . . to thee 0ill 5 give it, .verse #&/. 4bra" beco"es ,92SS-SS23, 57 H5S S--8. Such 'ossession is
none the less real. 4bra", trusting God, received fro" God the *5*L- 8--8S *2 4LL *H- L478,
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including that 0hich Lot had chosen for hi"self. ,;orever,, or for a long ti"e. *he Hebre0 0ord is ,ola",@for
the age. *ruly 4bra" had ,chosen that good 'art, 0hich shall not be ta!en a0ay fro" hi", .L!. #B+AG/.
,2la", "ay "ean actual eternity, or it "ay i"'ly no "ore than for the rest of a "an>s lifeti"e .-x. G#+%/.
,5 0ill "a!e thy seed as the dust of the earth. . ., .Gen. #)+#%/+ See Gen. G$+#AE 7u". G)+#BE 55 Chron.
#+(. What a challenge to the faith of a childless old "an. 4bra">s faith did not stagger.
,4bra" re"oved his tent. . . d0elt. . . in Hebron, .Gen. #)+#$/+ 4fter ,tenting,, or 0andering through the
land, 4bra" ca"e to Hebron 0here he settled do0n. Hebron "eans ,co""unityE allianceE fello0shi'., 5t
0as about t0enty .GB/ "iles fro" Jerusale" and Beersheba. 5t beca"e a city of refuge .Josh. GB+HE H Sa".
&+#@&/. ,Ma"re, 0as in the regionof Hebron. We visited the ,2a!s of Ma"re, this su""er.

,4bra". . . built an altar,+ -ach ti"e 4bra" 'itches his tent he builds an altar. *he S*3-7G*H 2; ;45*H
5S S--7. 8e'endent on the 'ro"ise of a seed to be li!e the dust of the earth, 0hich at that ti"e
a''eared to be contrary to all the 'robabilities of nature, 4bra" *22 92SS-SS527 2; *H- L478 B6
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III. A Striking Victory for Abram (Genesis 14:1-24)
#. *he 0ar of the !ings .Gen. #A+#@##/.
,5n the days of 4"ra'hel !ing of Shinar. . ., .Gen. #A+#/+ 4"ra'hel is co""only identified 0ith Ha""urabi,
the sixth !ing of the fa"ous ;irst 8ynasty of Babylon. *he discovery of his celebrated Code of La0s is a
voice fro" the dust of 4bra">s 0orld.
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Hammurabi's Code
*his Code 0as one of the "ost i"'ortant archaeological discoveries Ha""urabi, !ing of Babylon, about GBBB
B C, 0as a conte"'orary of 4bra". He is co""only identified by 4ssyriologists 0ith ,4"ra'hel, of Gen #A,
one of the !ings 4bra" 'ursued to rescue Lot. He had his scribes collect and codify the la0s of his !ingdo"E
and had these engraved on stones to be set u' in the 'rinci'al cities. 2ne of these, 0hich had been set u' in
Babylon, 0as found, #(BG, in the ruins of Susa by a *rench ex'edition under M. J. de Morgan. 5t is no0 in the
Louvre Museu" in 9aris. 5t is a finely 'olished bloc! of hard blac! diorite stone $ ft. high, G ft. 0ide, ##T= ft.
thic!, so"e0hat oval in sha'e, beautifully cut, on all four sides, in cuneifor" 0riting of Se"itic Babylonian
language. 5t has about ABBB lines, e1ual in subKect "atter to the si=e of the average Bible boo!E the longest
cuneifor" tablet yet discovered. 5t re'resents Ha""urabi as receiving la0s fro" the sun@god Sha"ash+ la0s
dealing 0ith the Worshi' of Gods, ad"inistration of Justice, *axes, Wages, 5nterest, Moneylending, 9ro'erty,
8is'utes, Marriage, 9artnershi', 9ublic Wor!s, Canal Building, Care of Canals, 3egulations regarding
9assenger and ;reight Service by Canal and Caravan, 5nternational Co""erce, and "any other subKects. Here
is a boo!, 0ritten on stone, not a co'y, but the original autogra'h boo! itself, "ade in 4bra">s day, still in
existence, bearing testi"ony, not only to a 0ell@develo'ed syste" of Kuris'rudence, but also to the fact that as
early as 4bra">s ti"e literary s!ill had reached a re"ar!ably advanced stage.
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Libraries In Abram's Day
5n :r, 4tara">s o0n city, in Lagash, 7i''ur, Si''ar, indeed in every i"'ortant city in Babylonia, in
connection 0ith schools and te"'les, there 0ere libraries 0ith thousands of boo!sE 8ictionaries, Gra""ars,
3eference Wor!s, -ncyclo'edias, 2fficial 4nnals, 0or!s on Mathe"atics, 4strono"y, Geogra'hv, 3eligion,
and 9olitics. 5t 0as a 'eriod of great literary activityE 'roduced "any of the "aster'ieces 0hich 4ssurbani'al
had his scribes co'y far his great library in 7inevah.
When 4bra" visited -gy't there 0ere "illions of 5nscri'tions on Stone Monu"ents, 9a'yrus, and Leather.
5n Canaan, near Hebron, city of 4braha", 0as a to0n called ,iriath@Se'her,, 0hich "eans ,scribeto0n,,
indicating a 'eo'le of Literary *astes.
A School of Abram`s Day
5n :r, in the stratu" of 4bra">s ti"e 0as uncovered by Woolley 0ith #&B school -xercise *ablets, 0ith
Mathe"atical, Medical, Historical texts, and one large tablet in 'arallel colu"ns 0ith a Co"'lete ConKugation
of a Su"erian verb and its e1uivalent in Se"itic. 4bra" "ay have attended this school.
Abram and the Sacred Writings
Beyond doubt 4bra" "ust have received fro" She" the Story of tale Creation and ;all of Man, and of the
;lood. He hi"self had a direct Call fro" God to beco"e ;ounder of a 7ation through 0hich one day the
0hole race 0ould be blessed. He lived in a society of Culture, Boo!s, and Libraries. 4bra" 0as a "an of
conviction and leadershi'. He surely "ust have "ade Careful and 4ccurate Co'ies of 4ccounts and 3ecords
0hich he had received fro" his ancestorsE to 0hich he added the story of his o0n life and God>s 'ro"ises to
hi"E on Clay *ablets, in the cuneifor" 5anguage, to be handed on for the 4nnals of the 7ation 0hich he 0as
founding. @H. H. Halley.
*he first 0orldly !ingdo" in Shinar 0as founded by 7i"rod .Gen. #B+#B/, a !ingdo" 0hich still existed
under 4"ra'hel .Gen. ##+GE 5sa. ##+##E 8an.#+GE Sech. &+##/. -la" 'ossessed the su're"acy in inner 4sia
.Gen. #B+GGE 5sa. 5#+##E G#+GE GG+%E 4cts G+(/.
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,7ations,+ Barbarian tribes of the urish "ountains.
*hese four !ings fro" 9ersia in the east, "ade 0ar 0ith five !ings of Canaan .verse G/ because ,they
rebelled, .verse A/.
,Chedorlao"er. . . s"ote the 3e'hai", .Gen. #A+&/+ *hese 0ere branches of the 7e'hili", ,the long@
stretched,,> or giants. *hey "ay have descended fro" Ha". *he 3e'hai"s, the Su=i"s and the -"i"s
"ean ,strong,, ,gigantic,, and ,terrible., *he battle 0ent against the !ings of Canaan .verses %@lBaE (+G%/.
-ven Sodo" and Go"orrah 0ere sac!ed .Gen. #A+#Bb, ##/.
G. *he ca'tivity of Lot .Gen. #A+#G/.
,4nd they too! Lot. . ., .Gen. #A+#G/+ Chedorlao"er .verse (/, the ,3avager of the West,, too! Lot and all
his riches, and 'robably too! the route through the valley of the Jordan u' to 8a"ascus. Lot had chosen
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the possessions of Sodo", and its privileges. 7o0 he shared Sodo">s perils.
). *he deliverance of Lot .Gen. #A+#)@#%/.
,When 4bra" heard. . .he ar"ed. . . servants, .Gen. #A+#A/+ 4bra" is a seasoned fighter. His strategy 0ins
fully at 8an in Gilead. 4bra" had eighteen .#$/ "ore "en than Gideon>s )BB .Judges H+H/. By a "idnight
sur'rise attac!, 4bra" under God disco"fited the four fa"ous Babylonian !ings. 4r"ies then 0ere s"all. *he
!ings 0ere tribal 'rinces. See 9sal" #B&+$@#& for the 8ivine assistance.
A. 4bra">s ste0ardshi' .Gen. #A+#H@GA/.
#/ *he !ing of Sodo" "eets 4bra" .Gen. #A@#H/.
G/ *he !ing of Sale" and 4bra" .Gen. #A+#$@G(/.
,Melchi=ede! !ing of Sale" brought forth bread. . ., .Gen. #A+#$/+ *his fa"ous !ing@'riest of Jerusale"
refreshes 4bra", blesses 4bra" .verse E(/, and God .verse GBa/. 4bra" ,G4?- H5M *5*H-S 2; 4LL,
.Gen. #A+GBb/. *his is the first occurrence in the Bible of the *5*H-, or tenth. See 9sal" ##B+AE Hebre0s &+%,
#BE %+#BE H+#@) for references to Melchi=ede!, ,'riest of the "ost high God.,
)/ *he !ing of Sodo" and 4bra" .Gen. #A+G#@GA/.
,5 0ill not ta!e. . . a thread, .Gen. #A+G)/+ *he !ing of Sodo">s 'lan .verses G#, GG/ for the division of
s'oils is reKected by 4bra". He agrees to ta!e only ,that 0hich the young "en have eaten, .verse GA/.
4bra" did this because ,5 have lifted u' "ind hand unto the Lord,, or s0orn or 'ro"ised, that he 0ould ta!e
nothing of the ing of Sodo" 0ho "ight then say+ ,5 have "ade 4bra" rich., 4 right attitude to0ard God
creates a right attitude to0ard all "en. 4bra" 0as eager to hel' Lot, recogni=ed the su're"acy of
Melchi=ede!, and sa0 the danger of receiving gifts fro" the ing of Sodo".
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#. Where did 4bra" enca"' 0hen he returned to Canaan fro" -gy't .Gen. #)+), AE #G+$/J
G. What evidence is found in Gen.#)+G that God 0as beginning to fulfill the 'ro"ise "ade to 4bra"
.Gen.#G+G/J
). Why 0as Bethel an i"'ortant 'lace in the life of 4bra" .Gen.#)+), AE #G+$/J
A. 8id 4bra" follo0 the direct 0ill of God in bringing Lot fro" :r of Chaldees .Gen.#G+#/J
&. What caused ,a strife bet0een the herds"en, of 4bra" and Lot .Gen.#)+&@$/J
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lessons can 0e today learn fro" Gen.#)+H@( .55 Cor.%+#HE 55 *i".G+GB,G#E 5 9et.&+&E -'h.&+G#/J
H. What choice did Lot "a!e, and can you trace the ste's of his bac!sliding .Gen.#)+#B,##,&,H,#GE #A+#GE
#(+#/J
$. What 0as the "oral condition of Sodo" and Go"orrah .Gen.#)+#)E 55 9et+ G+A@$E Jude H/J
(. Where did 4bra" d0ell after he had ,0al!ed, through the land .Gen.#)+#G/, 0hat did God co""and hi"
to do .Gen.#)+#A/, and 0hat 'ro"ise did God ex'lain to hi" .Gen.#)+#&@#$/J
#B. Where did 4bra" build his first three altars after his call .Gen.#G+%@$E #)+#$/J
##. What do 0e !no0 of 4"ra'hel 0ho 0as one of four !ings that led in a ca"'aign against the !ing of
Sodo" and his confederates .Gen.#A+#@&/J What ha''ened to Lot .Gen.#A+H@#G/J
#G. What did 4bra" do 0hen he heard of Lots> ca'ture .Gen.#A+#)@#%/J
#). Whence the na"e Hebre0 .Gen.#A+#)E #B+G#/J
#A. Who" did 4bra" "eet on his return ,fro" the slaughter of Chedorlao"er, .Gen.#A+#H,#$/J
#&. Who gave 4bra" the victory over the Babylonian !ings .9sa.#B&+$@#&/J
#%. Who 0as Melchi=ede!, and in 0hat 0ay does he ty'ify Christ .Heb. %+GB@H+G$/J
#H. What na"e 0as God revealed to 4bra" .Gen. #A+#$E L!. #+)G, )&E 4cts #%+#H/J
#$. Ho0 did 4bra" "eet the te"'tation of Gen.#A+G#.5 *i".%+#H,#$E -x. G)+$E Judges H+GE 5 *hess.G+(/J
#(. 8id 4bra" sho0 de'endence on the !ing of Sale" .Gen.#A+#$@GB/J
GB. 8id 4bra" sho0 de'endence on or inde'endence of the !ing of Sodo" .Gen.#A+GG,G)/, and 0hy the
difference .-'h.%+#BE 5 Chron.G(+#G/J
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
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Genesis #&@#H Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis #&+%E #H+&
Me"ory ?erses+
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,7either shall thy na"e any "ore be called 4bra" but thy na"e shall be 4braha"E for a father of
"any nations have 5 "ade thee, .Genesis #H+&/
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis #H+#@&, #G+GG
GOD'S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM
,4fter these things, .#&+#/+ 2ne blessing follo0s another. 7ote that
.#/ 4bra" is generous 0ith Lot .Gen.#)+$ff/, and rescues hi" by the grace of God .Gen.#A+#G@#%/.
.G/ 4bra" honors Melchi=ede! as his su'erior, as the anointed and a''ointed 'riest and !ing ,of the
"ost high God, .Gen. #A+#$/. 5n recognition of this he 946S *H- *5*fi- to Melchi=ede!. ,*ithes of all,+
By this act 4bra" ex'ressed his gratitude to God WH2 4L27- H48 932S9-3-8 his venture. ,4LL *H-
*5*H-. . . 5S *H- L238>S+ 5* 5S H2L6 :7*2 *H- L238, .Lev. GH+)B/. *his 'rinci'le is -*-374L and
does not change 0ith the dis'ensations. ,932?- M-, .Mal. )+#B/ is God>s 843- to all His 'eo'le, then or
no0C *ry it and see if God 0ill !ee' His 'ro"ise 0ith you .5 Sa".G+)BE 5 Cor. #B+G%/.

.)/ 4bra" refuses to ta!e that 0hich belongs to the ing of Sodo" .#A+G#@GA/.
5n this fourth direct a''earance of Jehovah to 4bra", a 7-W 932M5S- is given, an -7L43G-8
BL-SS57G in the change of na"esE and the covenant of circu"cision is instituted as a "ar! of God>s nation.
I. The Covenant Proposed (Genesis 15:1-21)
#. 8efinite 'ro"ise of a son .Gen. #&+#@%/.
,4fter these things. . . ;ear not. . . 5 a" thy shield, .Gen. #&+#/ *his introduces a ne0 revelation oP the
Lord to 4bra" ,in a vision,, that is, neither by a direct internal address, nor by a "anifestation of Hi"self as
fell on the out0ard senses, not in a drea" by night, but in a state of ecstasy by a s'iritual intuition in the day@
ti"e. *he vision e"braces the entire cha'ter.
God tells 4bra" ,;ear not., 4bra" had "ade strong nations in the north his bitter ene"ies .Gen. #A+#A@#%/.
He has no son, and God had 'ro"ised ,his seed, the land of Canaan. God !ne0 4bra">s heart. ,5 a" thy
shield. . . re0ard,+ God 0ill be 4bra">s shield fro" danger. God 0ill 'rotect hi" .-'h. %+#%/ ;32M
4LL 847G-3. God does re0ard those 0ho honor Hi" .5 *hess. #+)E 9sa. &$+##/. 4bra" lost nothing by
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refusing the re0ard of the !ing of Sodo".
,5 go childless. . ., .Gen #&+G/+ 4bra" felt that 'ossessions, 0ealth and 'o0er 0ere of no avail, since he 0as
,S*3599-8, of children. -lie=er of 8a"ascus, "eaning ,God of hel',, 0as next in line as heir of 4bra"
.verse )/ under the Code of Ha""urabi. 5t is heartbrea!ing to desire children, and be unable to have the".
,2ut of thine bo0els shall be thine heir, .Gen. #&+A/+ God assures 4bra" that fro" his o0n ,generative
organs, shall co"e ,thine heir., God bids hi" loo! at the stars for a lesson .verse &/. 4bout )BBB stars are
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visible to the unaided eye, but see 9sa. #AH.A. God "eans that 4bra" shall have an uncounted "ultitude of
descendants. 4bra" couldn>t count the stars, but God couldC
,4nd he believed in the Lord. . . counted. . . for righteousness, .Gen. #&+%/+ 4bra" ,stayed hi"self u'on the
Lord., His faith had "oved to a higher level. He believed that though he 0as as ,G228 4S 8-48,
.Heb. ##+#G/, and Sarai 0as 94S* *H- 4G- 2; CH5L8@B-4357G that G28 C2:L8 478 W2:L8
;:L;5LL H5S 932M5S- *2 H5M. 3ead 3o". A+#@&E Gal. )+%@(E Ja"es G+G#@GA. Genesis #G+)b e"braced
one 0ho 0ould bring salvation ,to all ;4M5L5-S 2; *H- -43*H., 4bra" believed that God 0ould send
this Saviour for his o0n good as 0ell as for the WH2L- W23L8. He did not have all the details, 6-*
4B34M B-L5-?-8 *H4* G28 W2:L8 B357G 5* *2 94SS. 5saac 0as the i""ediate, and
Jesus the :L*5M4*- ;:L;5LLM-7*. God ,counted it to hi" for righteousness.,
G. *he 'ro"ise of Canaan rene0ed .Gen. #&+H@##/.
,5. . . give thee this land, .Gen. #&+H/+ 4s God brought hi" fro" :r .Gen. ##+G$E #G+#B/, so God 0ill give
hi" the land. Ho0 shall 5 !no0 that 5 shall inherit itJ, as!s 4bra". 5n res'onse to 4bra">s re1uest, God gave
hi" a sign. 5t 0as given in connection 0ith sacrifice .verse (/, 0hich 4bra" 'ro"'tly 're'ared .verse #B/,
and 'atiently 0aits for further instructions .verse ##/.
He 0hoM. ,*hro0s hi"self on God, and un'er'lexed @@@ See!ing shall find hi".,
@Bro0ning, ,4 Gra""arian>s ;uneral.,
). *he covenant 'ro'osed .Gen. #&+#G@G#/.
,4 dee' slee' fell u'on 4bra". . ., .Gen. #&+#G/+ *his 0as divinely i"'osed .Gen. G+G#/, and 0as a 'art of
the vision God gave 4bra". ,4 horror of great dar!ness fell u'on hi".,
,*hy seed. . stranger in a land that is not theirs. . . serve the", .Gen. #&+#)/+ Here God foretells the
bondage in -gy'tE of the ,sun going do0n., *he affliction of ABB years is to be counted fro" 5saacNs birth. *he
A)B years .Gal. )+#H be in 0ith 4bra" s call in :r. ;ollo0ing a B35GH* 932M5S- is a 843 95C*:3-
2; *H- ;:*:3- but God 0ill DKudgeF .verse #A/ their o''ressors, and deliverance .verse #%/ shall co"e ,in
the fourth generation., Here generation covers #BB years according to the co"'utation of the ti"e.
,*hou shalt go to thy fathers in 'eace. . . > .Gen. #&+#&/+ *his is "ore than being buried 0ith one>s
ancestors. 5t is a clear belief in eternal life in the age of 4bra"C 4bra" died at #H& .Gen. G&+H, $/. *he
,s"o!ing furnace, and ,burning la"', .verse #H/ 'robably re'resent the guiding and sustaining 'o0er of
the Lord. God gave 5srael "anna for food, and the She!inah or 'illar of fire to guide the" .-x. #%+A, #&E
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*he Bible and the Church today are visible 'roofs of God>s 'resence and 'o0er to guide today.
,*he Lord "ade a covenant 0ith 4bra". . ., .Gen. #&+#$/+ ,*his land, of Canaan extended fro" ,the river of
-gy't,, the 7ile, to the ,great river,, the -u'hrates. *0ice in 5srael>s history this area 0as an actual
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'ossession+ 5n Solo"on>s reign .5 ings $+%&/, and in Jereboa" 55>s reign .55 ings #A+G&/. *he 0estern
boundary 0as the Mediterranean, and the eastern boundary the 4rabian desert.
,*he enites. . ., .Gen. #&+#(@G#/+ *he ten nations "ay vary. *hree "aybe re'resentative of the" all .-x.
G)+G$/, or five .-x. )+#H/, or usually seven .Josh. GA+##/.
555. The Birth of Ishmael (Genesis 16:1-16)
#. Sarai doubts God .Gen. #%+#, G/.
,7o0 Sarai. . . bare hi" no children, .Gen.#%+#/+ God had 'ro"ised a sonE no son had been born .Gen.
#&+A/. 4bra" 0as about $& years oldE Sarai H&. Genesis #& "a!es it evident that the 9357C59L- 2; ;45*H
5S *H- *3:- 9H5L2S29H6 2; L5;-. ;aith builds on GodE faith is satisfied W5*H G28. ;aith beco"es
the source of all righteousness. ;aith therefore is the highest activity of reason.
,4nd Sarai. . . Go in unto "y "aid, .Gen. #%+G/+ Here 0e have the second 8-;L-C*527 ;32M
;45*H 57 *H- C278:C* 2; 4B34M. *H- ;45L:3- 2; ;45*H consisted in 4bra">s atte"'ting, at
Sarai>s invitation, to further the 'ur'ose of God by hu"an cleverness. *he seed 0as 'ro"isedE on the hu"an
level there 0as no li!elihood of the 'ro"ise being fulfilled.
G. Hagar des'ises Sarai .Gen. #%+)@%/.
,Sarai . . . gave her to 4bra", .Gen. #%+)/+ *hrough Hagar, derivation uncertain, Sarai deter"ines to
beco"e a "other by 'roxy, a not unco""on 'ractice in the -ast. Sarai 0ould 'ro"'tly ado't the child
as her o0n. 7o stig"a 0as attached to having the slave bear a child for the "aster. 4bra" sho0ed a 5.4C
2; ;45*H and C2MM27 S-7S- in agreeing to Sarai>s 'lan .verses ), A/. Hagar ,des'ised, her "istress
.verse &/, and Sarai BL4M-S H-3 H:SB478 .verses &, %/ 0hen the Kealousy, envy and anger of 'olyga"y
began to gro0 in this fa"ily. ,*hy "aid is in thy hand..., .Gen.#%+%/+ 4bra" gave Sarai full
'o0er to act as "istress to0ard her "aid. Hagar fled. Sarai and 4bra" rea'ed nothing but grief and vexation,
and a''arently lost the "aid through their self@concerted sche"e.
G. God shields 5sh"ael .Gen.#%+H@#%/.
,*he angel of the Lord found her..., .Gen.#%+H/+ Hagar no doubt intended to esca'e to -gy't by a road
used fro" ti"e i""e"orial, that ran fro" Hebron 'ast Beersheba ,by the 0ay of Shur,, the 'resent
Jifar .-x. #&+GG/. *here the angel of the Lord found her by a 0ell, and directed her to ,3eturn to thy "istress,
.verses $, (/. Ho0 tender is God to0ard Hagar, the 0ronged one, and 'ro"ises to "ulti'ly ,thy seed
exceedingly, .verse #B/ through 5sh"ael, God 0ill hear .verse ##/. ,He 0ill be a 0ild "an, .verse #G/@his
status is "ade 'lain.
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,*hou God seest "e. . ., .Gen. #%+#)/+ Hagar could not hide fro" God. 7or can 0e. She recogni=ed His
'resence, and na"ed the 0ell ,Beer@lahai@roi,, ,the 0ell of hi" that liveth and seeth "e, or the 0ell
of the vision of life., She returns to her "istress. She bears a son .verse #&/, 0hen 4bra" 0as eighty@six
.verse #%/.
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III. The Covenant Established (Genesis 17:127)
#. Circu"cis" a''ointed .Gen. #H+#@#A/.

#/ *he God of the covenant .Gen. #H+#/.
,5 a" the 4l"ighty God .. ., .Gen. #H+#/+ 4bra" is no0 ninety@nine .((/ years old. *he Lord a''ears to hi"
for the ;5;*H 499-4347C-, and a divine covenant 0as "ade. -l Shaddai+ -# "eans ,God the Strong
2ne., Shaddai+ ,2ne Who 7ourishes., God is the 4LL@S:;;5C5-7* 27- 0ho 0ill fulfill the 'ro"ise "ade
to 4bra".
G/ *he sti'ulation of the covenant .Gen. #H+G@$/.
,*hy na"e shall be ,4braha" . . ., .Gen. #H+&/+ 4bra" "eans ,High ;ather., God changes his na"e to
4B34H4M, ,*he ;ather of a Multitude., *hrough Christ 0e are ,4braha">s seed, .Gal. )+G(/, and hence
the fulfill"ent of *H5S 932M5S- 2; G28 to 4braha" .verses %@$/.
)/ *he sign of the covenant .Gen. #H+(@#A/.
,*his is "y covenant. . . -very "an child. . . circu"cised,. Gen. #H+#B/+ *he sy"bol of circu"cision 0as
a''ointed. *he rite 0as the S5G7 2; 4 S9535*:4L 3-L4*527SH59. 5t 0as not ca'ricious and cruel,
but hygienic and beneficent. Medical science has set its seal on the value of the rite.
-very "an child should be circu"cised on the eighth day .verses#5, #G/. See 8eut. )B+%E 3o". G+G&E 5 Cor.
H+#(E Gal. %+#&E Col. G+#AE 3o". A+(@#GE )+)B.
G. *he 'ro"ise of a son by Sarai .Gen. #H+#&@GH/.
,7ot call her na"e Sarai, but Sarah shall her na"e be, .Gen. #H+#&/+ Sarai is ,'rincely,, and Sarah "eans
,9rincess., *he added letter of ,h, is the ;5;*H of the Hebre0 al'habet, and ;5?- .&/ is the grace nu"ber.
4bra" laughed W5*H GL-- .verses #% and #H/ as he heard the good ne0s. He ex'resses a 0ish that 5sh"ael,
too, ,live before thee, .verse #$/.
,*hy 0ife shall bear thee a son. . . 5saac, .Gen.#H+#(/+ God 'ro"ises that 5sh"ael shall be fruitful .verse
GB/, but that ,Sarah thy 0ife shall bear thee a sonC, God re"inded 4braha" that ,Sarah shall bear unto
thee at this set ti"e in the next year, .verse G#/ a son, 5snac, ,Laughter,, that is ,Moc!ery., God reaffir"s His
'ur'ose, although God is ever 'atient 0ith us 0hen the heart clings in affection to so"e "ethod 0hich
is not God>s o0n. God never allo0s the M47 2; ;45*H to have his o0n 0ay. *here is a !indness 0hich
0ould be cruel@@an a''arent cruelty 0hich is of the essence of !indness.
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#. Who 0as 4bra">s shield and re0ard .Gen. #&+#E #A+G)/J
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). *hrough 0ho" does God 'ro"ise 4bra" an heir .Gen.#&+),A/J
A. What is the difference bet0een the ,S--8, of Genesis #)+#% and that of Genesis #&+&.Co"'are John
(+)H@)( 0ith Gal.)+H/J
&. What 0as it in 4bra" that God ,counted... for righteousness, .Gen.#&+%/J
%. What 'ro"ise did God rene0 to 4bra" .Gen.#&+H/, and 0hat sign did God give hi" .Gen.#&+O##@#H/J
H. What is the "eaning of Genesis #&+#&J
$. When 0as the land 'ro"ised to 4braha" actually in the 'ossession of 5srael .Gen.#&+#$@G#/J
(. What sad fact is recorded of Sarai and 4bra" in Genesis #%+#J
#B. What 0rong "ethod did Sarai 'ro'ose in Genesis #%+G,)J
##. What evil of 'olyga"y is sho0n .Gen. #%+A/ and 0ho" does Sarai bla"e .Gen. #%+&/, and
0hat does 4bra" 'ro'ose .Gen. #%+%/J
#G. Could Hagar hide fro" GodJ What great lesson did she learn 0hen she fled fro" Sarai
.Gen.#%+H@#%/J
#). Ho0 old 0as 4bra" 0hen God a''eared to hi" for the fifth ti"e .Gen.#H+#/J
14. By 0hat na"e does God reveal Hi"self .Gen.#H+#/, and 0hat is its "eaningJ
15. When 0as 4bra">s na"e changed to 4braha" .Gen.#H+G@$/J
16. What sign of the covenant did God no0 give .Gen.#H+#B@#G/J
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18. *o 0hat 0as Sarai changed .Gen.#H+#&/ and 0hat is the "eaning of both na"esJ
19. What 'rayer did 4bra" offer for 5sh"ael, and 0hat did God 'ro"ise concerning hi"
.Gen.#H+#$,#(/J
20. Who na"ed the heir of 4braha" and Sarah .Gen.#(+#(,G#/J
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson #G 9age #
Genesis #$ Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis #$+)GE GB+##E 5 John G+#&
Me"ory ?erses+
,4nd he said,2h let not the Lord be angry, and 5 0ill s'ea! yet but this once+ 9eradventure ten shall be
found there. 4nd he said, 5 0ill not destroy it for ten>s sa!e, .Gen.#$+)G/.
,Love not the 0orld, neither the things that are in the 0orld. 5f any "an love the 0orld, the love of the
;ather is not in hi", .5 John G+#&/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis #(+#A@GA.
ABRAHAM'S FAITH AND FAILURE

*he account of the S5<*H .%th/ a''earance of God to 4braha" is given in Genesis #$.
*oday 0e study the second M4SS 8-S*3:C*527 of 0hich 0e have a record the destruction of ,all
flesh, .Gen. H+G#/ in the ;L228, and 72W S282M, a 0ic!ed city, B6 ;53-. Both destructions resulted
fro" M4SS S57 .Gen. %+&E #$+GB/.
I. The Lord Visits Abraham nt Hebron (Genesis 18:1-33)
l. *he 'ro"ise of a son rene0ed .Gen. #$+#@#&/.
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,4nd the Lord a''eared. . ., .Gen. #$+#/+ *his is the sixth .%th/ recorded a''earance. 7ot only one but
*H3-- divine beings a''ear to 4braha", and in the for" of "en .verse G/. *his 0as the Lord and t0o
angels .Gen. #$+#%, $$E #(+#, #A/. 4braha" observes 2riental courtesy 'lus. 5t 0as not the last ti"e that a
G-7-32:S S9535* has found that he has ,entertained angels una0are, .Heb. #)+G/. Here 0e see 4braha"
at his best. He is gro0ing in grace as ,-xalted ;ather,, then as ,*he ;ather of Multitudes,, no0 as ,the
;35-78 2; G28, .55 Chron. GB+HE 5sa. A#+$E Ja"es G+G)/.
*he a''earance 0as "ade at ,the oa!s of Ma"re,, a large grove near Hebron.
,Wash your feet. . . rest yourselves, .Gen. #$+A/+ *he first offering of hos'itality. 4 lavish feast is
're'ared to ,brace your hearts, .verses &@$/. Here ,M6 L238, .verse )/
#. ?isited 4braha" and 4braha" 'rovided for Hi".
G. God besto0ed on 4braha" and 4braha" received fro" Hi".
). God co""unicated to 4braha" and 4braha" ans0ered 0ith the state"ent of a difficulty.
). God listened to 4braha" and 4braha" interceded 0ith Hi".
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G/ 9ro"ise of a son to Sarah rene0ed .Gen. #$+(@#&/.
,Where is Sarah thy 0ifeJ, .Gen. #$+(/+ 2ur Lord !ne0 0here Sarah 0as, but an i"'ortant
announce"ent is to be "ade. Sarah, of course, 0as 0here all 2riental 0ives 0ould be+ B-H578 *H-
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,5 0ill certainly return. . . Sarah thy 0ife SH4LL H4?- 4 S27, .Gen. #$+#B/+ Sarah heard the
announce"ent at the door of the tent. *he ,tent door, 0as ,behind hi", .Jehovah/, so that she could
not be seen by Hi" as she stood at the door. *he fulfill"ent of this 'ro"ise see"ed 5M92SS5BL- *2
H-3 because of 4braha">s extre"e age, and the fact that her o0n W2MB H48 L2S* *H- 92W-3
2; C27C-9*527 .verse ##/. 3ead Gen. #G+HE #)+#%E #&+AE #H+#(.
,Sarah laughed. . . "y Lord. . ., .Gen. #$+#G/+ *his is the ,laugh, of scorn, an outburst of unbelief.
She actually laughed ,to herself, or ,0ithin her "idst,@a Hebre0 idio" for the reflexive 'ronoun.
*here are various !inds of laughter. *here is the ha''y laughter li!e that of carefree
children in their 'lay .Sech. $+&/. *here is the laughter that co"es fro" seeing the little absurdities of
life, es'ecially our o0n. :n0holeso"e laughter is careless, and coarse, and "iserable and has nothing
to 0ar" the heart .-ccl. H+%/. *here is the laughter of unbelief. See Gen.#H+#H. *he 'ro"ise of a son
see"ed to Sarah to be absurd. Why should she be so si"'le@"inded as to believe GodJ ,6ou can>t fool
"e,, 0as her attitude. *hen, there is the laughter of deliberate evil. 3e"e"ber the
'icture of Hitler, dancing the de"onic Kig, and laughing, in the ;orest of Co"'iegne on the day of the
surrender of ;ranceJ When "en reKoice in evil they shall so"e day hear the "ost a0ful laughter of the
Bible .9sa. G+A/C
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,5s anything too hard for the LordJ. . . Sarah. . . son, .Gen. #$+#A/+ 5"agine Sarah>s astonish"ent
0hen her S-C3-* *H2:GH*S 478 M2*5?-S W-3- 3-?-4L-8 .verse #)/. *he Lord then
re'eats His 'ro"ise of a son. 4braha" ,staggered not at the 'ro"ise, .3o". A+GBE Gen. #(+#H/.
,Sarah denied, .verse #&/ laughing, and added the sin of lying to her unbelief. See Lu!e #+)B, )H.
G. Warning regarding Sodo" and Go"orrah .Gen. #$+#%@GG/.
,*he "en. . . loo!ed to0ard Sodo", .Gen. #$+#%/+ Lot ,loo!ed, to0ard Sodo", but for a different
'ur'ose .Gen. #)+#B/. 4braha" ,0ent 0ith the",, a short escort "ission, 0hich 0as an 2riental
custo" .9rov.#)+GB/.
,*he Lord said, Shall 5 hide fro" 4braha". . ., .Gen. #$+#H/+ *he Lord treats 4braha" as a trusted
friend. Jehovah no0 co""unicated to 4braha" His 'ur'ose concerning the cities of the 'lain and His
reasons for "a!ing this co""unication 0ere stated. 4braha" 0as the de'ository
of blessing to the nations .verse #$/. 5t 0as fitting that ,his children, should !no0 the "eaning of the
destruction of Sodo". *he destruction of Sodo" 0ould be a 9-3M47-7* M-M2354L *2
5S34-L that God can not 'er"it 0illful 0ic!edness to go un'unished.
,*he cry of Sodo" and Go"orrah. . . their sin is very grievous, .Gen. #$+GB/+ *he ,cry, is the
a''eal for vengeance or 'unish"ent 0hich ascends to heaven .Gen. A+#B/. *hese cess'ools of
ini1uity 0ere only a fe0 "iles fro" Hebron, the ho"e of 4braha", and fro" Jerusale", the ho"e of
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Melchi=ede!. *hey 0ere so vile, they s"elt to high heavenC 5t had been only ABB years since the ;lood,
al"ost 0ithin the "e"ory of "en then living. Men had forgotten the lesson of that cataclys"ic
destruction of the race. Ho0 often 0e all forget the lessons God 0ould teach usC
A. *he intercession of 4braha" .Gen. #$+G)@))/.
#/ *he 'lea of 4braha" .Gen. #$+G)@G&/.
,Wilt thou also destroy the righteous 0ith the 0ic!edJ, .Gen. #$+G)/+ 4braha" found Hi"self
confronted 0ith a difficulty 0hich had to do 0ith the strict Kustice of God. ,Shall not the Judge of all
the earth do rightJ, .verse G&/. 4braha" is interested in all ,righteous, "en, for 0ho" alone he 'leads
.verse GA/. 4s 4braha" ,stood yet before the Lord, .verse GG/, he 'leaded that God ,s'are the 'lace
;23 *H- ;5;*6 35GH*-2:S that are therein.,
G/ *he gracious re'ly of the Lord .Gen. #$+G%/.
,5f 5 find ;5;*6 35GH*-2:S 0ithin the city. . ., .Gen. #$+G%/+ *he intercession of 4braha" 0ith
God on behalf of the cities, in the interest of the righteous, is a W278-3;:L 3-?-L4*527 2;
*H- 94*5-7C- 2; G28. He 0ill ever listen to honest intercession, though God !no0s His
0ays are better than the fears that 'ro"'t our 'rayersC
)/ *he result of investigation .Gen. #$+GH@))/.
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is,, as 8elit=sch observes, ,the essence of true 'rayer., See Lu!e ##+$ on the sha"elessness of faith
0hich 'ersists until grace in "ercy "eets the 'rayer of faith.
,5 0ill not destray it for ten>s sa!e, .Gen. #$+)G/+ 4braha" "a!es six 'leas .verses GA, G$, G(, )B,
)#, )G/. He advances his B2L8 57*-3C-SS527, but he cannot find -?-7 *-7 35GH*-2:S M-7
57 4 WH2L- C5*6. He believes that God 0ill ;578 4 W46 to S4?- ,35GH*-2:S, L2*. *his is
,5ntercessory 9rayer 4t 5ts BestC,
Belief in God and in the "oral goodness that "ay be so"e0here in every co""unity is the
47*582*- *2 M234L 9-SS5M5SM 478 8-;-4*. Listen to 4lbert Sch0eit=er+
,Ho0ever "uch concerned 5 0as at the 'roble" of the "isery in the 0orld, 5 never let "yself get
lost in broodings over itE 5 al0ays held fir"ly to the thought that each one of us can 82 4 L5**L- *2
B357G S2M- 923*527 2; 5* *2 47 -78. . . Because 5 H4?- C27;58-7C- 57 *H- 92W-3
2; *3:*H and the S9535*, 5 B-L5-?- 57 *H- ;:*:3- 2; M47578., @2:* 2; M6 L5;-
478 *H2:GH*, ''. G$B@G$#.
II The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:1-38)
#. *0o angels entertained by Lot .Gen. #(+#@##/.
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,*here ca"e t0o angels to Sodo" at even. . . Lot, .Gen. #(+#/+ Sodo" or :S82M is the na"e
of the "ountain at the south0est corner of the 8ead Sea 0here 0e visited this su""er. 4ncient 0riters
in general thin! Sodo" and Go"orrah 0ere buried beneath the 0aters of the 8ead
Sea at the southern end.
The Dead Sea
*he 8ead Sea is about AB "iles long by #B "iles 0ide. *he north end is very dee', in so"e 'laces
#BBB ft. *he south third is no0here dee'er than #& ft. and in "ost 'laces less than #B ft. *he 0ater
level is higher no0 than in 4braha">s ti"e, because of silting u' by the Jordan and other strea"s, 0ith
no outlet. What is no0 the south third of the 8ead Sea 0as then a 'lain.
43CH4-2L2G5C4L 72*-+ 5n #(GA, 8rs. W. ;. 4lbright and M. G.yle, directing a Koint
-x'edition of the 4"erican Schools and <enia Se"inary, found, at the southeast corner of the 8ead
Sea, five 2ases, "ade by fresh 0ater strea"s, and, centrally located to the", on a 'lain &BB ft. above
the level of the 8ead Sea, at a 'lace called Bab@ed@8ra, the re"ains of a great fortified enclosure,
evidently a ,high 'lace, for religious festivals. *here 0ere great 1uantities of 'otsherds, flints, and
other re"ains of a 'eriod dating bet0een G&BB B C and GBBB B CE and evidence that the 'o'ulation
ended abru'tly about GBBB B C. *his evidence that the region >0as densely 'o'ulated and 'ros'erous
indicates that it "ust have been very fertile, ,li!e the garden of God., *hat the 'o'ulation ceased
abru'tly, and that it has been a region of un"ixed desolation ever since, see"s to@
indicate that the district 0as destroyed by so"e great cataclys" 0hich changed the soil and cli"ate.
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*he o'inion of 4lbright and yle, and "ost archaeologists, is that Sodo" and Go"orrah 0ere
located on these oases, further do0n the strea"s, and that the site is no0 covered by the 8ead Sea.
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,Lot sat in the gate of Sodo". . ., .Gen. #(+#/+ Lot had attained a 'osition of e"inence in Sodo".
*he 'hrase ,sitting in the gate, indicates that. Lot 0as resting and 0atching the 'eo'le. *he ,t0o
angels, of Gen. #$+GG 0ere graciously received by Lot .Gen. #(+G, )/. Lot 0as doubtless a
city Kudge .verse (E 3uth A+#, G/. Lot 0as 72W 57 S282ME and Sodo" W4S 57 H5M *22 M:CH
.Gen. #)+##, #G/. Why 0ill ,righteous, "en continue to be ,?-<-8, by evilJ Why 72* C233-C*
*H- -?5L, 23 ;23S4- *f -?55. .55 9et. G+%@#B/. 
,Where are the "en. . .J, .Gen.#(+&/+ ,Sodo"y, co"es fro" the vile "en of Sodo". Here is sinful
lust full blo0n .3o". #+G#@)G/. Lot "a!es a courageous, but to us as Christians a craven, 'lea .verses
%@(/ 0hich fails. Wic!ed "en li!e these had ,5LL-8, -?-36 ;57- 5M9:LS- W5*H57
*H-M. *he angels 'ulled Lot into the house, shut the door, and ,s"ote the". . . 0ith blindness,
.verses #B, ##/.
G. Lot is rescued and the cities destroyed .Gen. #(+#G@G(/.
,*he "en. . . 0e 0ill destroy this 'lace, .Gen. #(+#G, #)/+ Lot is 0arned to esca'e before the city is
destroyed.
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,Lot 0ent out, and s'a!e unto his sons@in@la0. . . he see"ed as one that "oc!ed, .Gen. #(+#A/+ 5f Lot
had "arried daughters, he 0ould undoubtedly have called on the" to esca'e along 0ith their
husbands, his sons@in@la0. Lot finds to his horror that his influence is dead. *he t0o angels guide hi"
.verses #&@#H/, grant his 'lea .#$@GG/, and enable hi" to enter Soar .verse G)/.
,*he Lord rained u'on Sodo". . . Go"orrah bri"stone and fire, .Gen. #(+GA/+ 5n Gen. #A+#B 0e
read that ,the vale of Siddi" 0as full of sli"e 'its., ,Sli"e, 0as bitu"en, as'halt, 'itch, a lustrous
blac! 'etroleu" 'roduct, 0hich "elts and burns. *here are vast beds of it on both sides of the 8ead
Sea, "ore abundant at the south end, and great "asses of it at the botto". Considerable 1uantities of it
have risen to the surface during earth1ua!es.
,Bri"stone,+ yle says that under Mt. :sdo" there is a stratu" of salt #&B feet thic!E and above it a
stratu" of "arl "ingled 0ith free sulfurE and that at the 'ro'er ti"e God !indled the gases. 4 great
ex'losion shoo! the 'lace. *he salt and the sulfur 0ere thro0n into the heavens 3-8 H2*, so that 5*
858 L5*-34LL6 3457 ;53- 478 B35MS*27- ;32M H-4?-7. God did this to refresh "en>s
"e"ories, to 0arn of the 0rath that is in store for 0ic!ed "en, and to serve as a to!en of the earth>s
final doo" in a holocaust of fire .55 9et. G+&, %E )+H, #B/.
Jesus li!ened the ti"e of His 3-*:37 to the days of Sodo" .Lu!e 5H+G%@)G/E as He did also to the
days of the ;L228. Both 0ere 'eriods of uns'ea!able 0ic!edness.
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*oday, on a scale never before !no0n in history, 0ith greed, brutality, beastliness, and cri"inal
instincts, in de"ons in the high 'laces of earth, it does not re1uire "uch i"agination to see the end
to0ard 0hich 0e are heading, ho0ever "uch good "en and states"en "ay try to avert it. :nless
there co"es a 0orld@"ove"ent of 3e'entance, the 8ay of 8oo" "ay not be far off.
5t is *:37 23 B:37C 3-9-7*47C-, or 3:57, "ust co"e. ,*he 0ages of sin is death, .3o".
%+G)/. God ,overthre0 those cities, .verse G&/.
,But his 0ife loo!ed bac!. . . 'illar of salt, .Gen. #(+G%/+ 3egrets "ay be ruinous. Lot>s 0ife, too
reluctant to leave the city of Sodo", 0as encrusted in salt. ,3e"e"ber Lot>s 0ife, .Lu!e #H+)G/. 2ur
guide 'ointed out a 'illar at the south end of the 8ead Sea 0hich he called ,Lot>s WifeC,
-verything about the region see"s to dovetail exactly 0ith the Biblical story of Sodo" and Go"orrah.
). Lot>s daughters co""it incest .Gen. #(+)B@)$/.
,*he firstborn bare a son. . . Moab, .Gen #(+)H/+ Lot>s daughters had so little feeling of sha"e in
connection 0ith their conduct, that they gave na"es to the sons they bare, 0hich have i""ortali=ed
their 'aternity. Moab "eans ,;ro" a father,, or ,;ro" "y father.,
,*he younger. . . bare a son. . . Ben@a""i, .Gen. #(+)$/+ *he na"e "eans ,Son of "y !indred,, a
veiled allusion to Lot>s 'aternity. *he child is the son of her nearest relative.
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III. Abraham in Gerar (Genesis 20:1-18)
l. Sarah is ta!en by 4bi"lech .Gen. GB+#@$/.
,4braha" Kourneyed. . . soKourned in Gerar, .Gen. GB+#/+ 4fter the destruction of Sodo" and
Go"orrah, 4braha" re"oved fro" the grove of Sa"re at Hebron to the south country in search of
better 'asture. Here he d0elt bet0een adesh .Gen. #A+H/ and Shur .Gen. #%+H/, and re"ained@@
for so"e ti"e in Gerar, a 9hilistine city, about forty .AB/ "iles 0est of Hebron, near the Mediterranean
Sea coast.
,2f Sarah his 0ife, she is "y sister, .Gen. GB+G/+ 2nce again 0e face 4braha">s deflection fro"
faith. 4n old fear recurred, and a for"er failure 0as re'eated .Gen. #G+#B@GB/. Sarah "ust have been
very beautiful to attract the attention of !ings, es'ecially for her age. 5saac and 3ebe!ah
had a si"ilar ex'erience 0ith a later 4bi"elech in this sa"e city .Gen. G%/. God saved the day for
Sarah .verses G@$/.
G. 4braha" is rebu!ed for deceiving 4bi"elech .Gen. GB+(@#$/.
,What hast thou done. . . .Gen. GB+(/+ *he very "an 0ho stood as a 0itness for Jehovah 0as seen
by the heathen 'racticing deceit. 4braha" suffered the degradation of being C-7S:3-8 B6
4B5M-L-CH the heathen !ingC 5t is hard to see ho0 this ,;riend of God, can re'eat a deliberate
lie again .Gen. #G+#B@GB/, but before 0e cast the first stone of re'roach 0e "ight as!+ ,Have 5 ever
co""itted the S4M- S57 *W5C-J, 5f not, go on and flay 4braha". 5f so, be silent and as! God to
!ee' you fro" yielding to the sin fro" no0 onC
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l. Which a''earance of Jehovah to 4braha" is given in Genesis #$J 4nd 0here 0as heJ
G. Who 0ere the three "en .Gen. #$+G, ), #B, #), GBE #(+#/J
). What 'ro"ise did the Lord rene0 to 4braha" .Gen #$+(@#&/J
A. 8o you thin! Sarah>s laugh of Gen. #$+#G 0as one of Koyous confidence or cynical doubt .Gen. #$+#A, #&/J
&. Where had the three "essengers started .Gen. #$+#%/J
%. Li!e 4braha" are you !no0n as one 0ho ,co""ands, your children .Gen. #$+#(/ or do they ,co""and,
you .-'h. %+#@A/J
H. Why did God tell 4braha" 0hat he 'ro'osed to do to Sodo" and Go"orrah .Gen. #$+#%@GG/JE 9sa.
G&+#A/.
$. Ho0 "any 'leas did 4braha" "a!e for Sodo" .Gen. #$+G)@))/, and 0hy had the ,cry of Sodo", gone u'
to God .Gen. #$+GBE A+#B/J
(. Who visited Lot in Sodo" .Gen. #(+#aE #$+GG/J
#B. Where did the visitors find Lot .Gen. l(+lb, (E #)+##, #G/J
##. Ho0 did Lot receive the "essengers .Gen.#(+#@)/J
#G. Ho0 did the "en of the city receive the" .Gen.#(+A@(/J What a0ful ter" describes Sodo" even todayJ
#). What effect did Lot>s 0arning have u'on his fa"ily .Gen. #(+#AE 5 *i".A+#%E 5 Cor.$+##@#)/J
#A. What 0as the fate of Sodo" 0hose cu' of ini1uity had run over .Gen.#$+GA, G&/J What fate overtoo!
Lot>s 0ife .Gen.#(+G%/J
#&. What t0o things did God do 0hen He destroyed the cities of the 'lain .Gen.#(+G(E -=e!.#A+A,GB/J
#%. What 0ere the do0n0ard ste's in Lot>s bac!sliding .Gen.#)+#B@#GE#(+#, ))/, and 0hat t0o nations,
ene"ies of 5srael, are the result of the sin of Lot and his t0o daughters .Gen.#(+)H,)$/J
#H. Why 0as it a sin for 4braha" to go do0n to Gerar .Gen.GB+#E #G+#B@GBE G%+G,)/J
#$. Ho0 did God intervene .Gen.GB+)@##/J
#(. 5s the believer res'onsible for his sins only insofar as they affect hi"self and God .-x.GB+&E 5 Cor.$+#B@
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WHOLE BIBLE STUDY COURSE
Year I First Quarter
Lesson #) 9age #
Genesis G#@G) Me"ory ?erses+ Genesis G#+&+ GG+$
Me"ory ?erses+
,4nd 4braha" 0as an hundred years old, 0hen his son 5saac 0as born unto hi", .Gen. G#+&/.
,4nd 4braha" said, My son, God 0ill 'rovide hi"self a la"b for a burnt@offering+ so they 0ent both
of the" together, .Gen. GG+$/.
9ublic 3eading+ Genesis GG+#@#G.
ISAAC'S BIRTH AND ABRAHAM'S TESTING
God so"eti"es tests us by letting us ,0ait, on His 'ro"ises. *his fact beco"es crystal clear as 0e consider..
I. The Birth of Isaac (Genesis 21:134)
#. 5saac>s birth .Gen. G#+#@$/.
,4nd the Lord visited &arah as he said. . ., .Gen. G#+#/+ *0enty@five years had 'assed since God had
'ro"ised 4braha" an heir. 5n Gen. #G+) an heir is not s'ecified, but clearly i"'lied. 5n Gen. #)+#A@#% an heir
is definitely 'ro"ised. 5n Gen.#H+#@$ the 'ro"ise is enlarged. 5n Gen.#H+#&@#( 5saac is na"ed before he is
born, as the son definitely 'ro"ised to 4braha". 5n Gen. #(+(@#A God said+ ,S434H SH4LL H4?- 4 S27.,
7o0 the Lord ,visited Sarah as H- H48 S458. . ., *he verb i"'lies that God co"es and leaves a sonC 4t
every crisis in 4braha">s life God re'eated the 'ro"ise, and ;574LL6 B32:GH* 5* *2 94SS. When God
'ro"ises, He 0ill bring it to 'ass.
,;or Sarah conceived. ., .Gen. G#+G/+ *he conce'tion 0as, of course, "iraculous. *he old ,age, of both
Sarah and 4braha" "ade such a conce'tion and birth unthin!ableE but it 0as 'ossible 0ith God. *he
932M5S-, 9:392S- 478 92W-3 of God 0ill be felt on schedule in every age. Let us have faith and not
,stagger, .3o". A+GB/E let us not doubt and scorn as did Sarah .Gen. #$+#G/. God>s ti"e of re0ard 0ill co"e in
ti"e. 3ead Heb. #+##, #GE 3o". A+#$@GG.
,4braha" called. . . his son. . . 5saac, .Gen. G#@)/+ God had co""anded this .Gen. #H+#(/. 5saac "eans
,laughter,, this is, ,"oc!ery., *he na"e 5saac 0as fitly chosen by Jehovah for the child in co""e"oration of
su'ernatural birth, and of the laughing Koy it occasionedC Sarah no0 laughed 0ith the laughter of reali=ation
and Koy.
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,4braha" circu"cised his son. . . > .Gen. G#+A/+ God had co""anded that this be done as the sign or
to!en of His covenant 0ith 4braha" .Gen. #H+(@#A/.
,4nd 4braha" 0as #BB years old. . . > .Gen G#+&/+ *o avoid all "isunderstanding and .recall ho0 God>s
"ercy and love gave 5saac in fulfill"ent of God>s 'ro"ise, 4braha">s age is re'eated. Sarah did not
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5sh"ael 0as born according to the natural 'rocesses of 'ro'agation 0hen 4braha" 0as $% years old .Gen.
#%+#%/. 5saac 0as born 0hen 4braha" 0as #BB years old, and Sarah (B, 0hen B2*H W-3- C27S58-3-8
,8-48, .3o". A+#(/ as far as natural child@bearing is concerned. 5sh"ael>s birth is natural, 5saac>s su'er@
natural.
,*he child gre0, and 0as 0eaned, .Gen. G#+$/+ *he 0eaning of the Je0ish child did not occur, in so"e
cases, till it 0as t0o or three years of age .55 Macc. H+GH/, and 0as celebrated 0ith festivities, and on s'ecial
occasions 0as acco"'anied 0ith the offering of sacrifice .5 Sa". #+G), GA/.
G. 5sh"ael and Hagar banished .Gen. G#+(@G#/.
,Sarah sa0 the son of Hagar. . . "oc!ing, .Gen. G#+(/+ Sarah sa0 5sh"ael "oc!ing, "a!ing ridicule
on the occasion. 5sh"ael 0as 4braha">s heir until the birth of 5saac, not according to God>s 'ur'ose and 'lan,
but according to 4braha">s idea. Ho0 5sh"ael "oc!ed 5saac is not told, but he surely "oc!ed 5saac .Gal.
A+G(/. He "ade funC *he little hel'less 5saac a father of "any nationsC 5sh"ael re'resents those born of the
fresh and 0ho are under the 'enalty of the la0. 5saac re'resents those 0ho are born of the S'irit of God and
0ho are under grace .Gal. A+#(@)B/. 5n order to be saved today you and 5 M:S* ,C4S* 2:*, the bond@
0o"an of the L4W and 4CC-9* 478 B- ;45*H;:L *2 2:3 L238 J-S:S CH35S* .John #A+%E 3ev.
G+lBc/. 4t first Hagar "oc!ed SarahE no0 5sh"ael "oc!s 5saac. Li!e "other, li!e son .verses #B, ##/.
,Hear!en. . . in 5saac shall thy seed be called, .Gen. G#+#G/+ God sanctions Sarah>s de"ands. Mista!es
had been "ade by 4braha", Sarah, Hagar and 5sh"ael. 5saac is the 27L6 5772C-7* 27-. He is hated and
"oc!ed, but H- 27L6 5S *H- ,H-53 2; 932M5S-., God>s covenant is involved. *he blessing of 5saac is
S9535*:4LE the blessing on 5sh"ael is "aterial .verse #)/. *he "oc!ers are sent a0ay .verse #A/, their 0ater
is gone .verse #&/, the "other leaves the fourteen year old son to die alone
.verses #%@#(E Gen. #%+#%/, B:* G28 932?"-S ;23 478 S4?-S *H-M .verse GB/. Hagar ta!es a 0ife
for 5sh"ael fro" her o0n 'eo'le .verse G#/.
). 4 covenant "ade 0ith 4bi"elech .Gen. G#+GG@)A/.
,4bi"elech. . . God is 0ith thee, .Gen. G#+GGE GB+%, H/+ 4bi"elech ad"ired and feared 4braha". He
!ne0 of 4braha">s defeat of the !ings .Gen.#A+#@#%/, of the "iraculous birth of 5saac .Gen. G#+#@$/, and the
incident regarding Hagar and 5sh"ael .Gen. G#+(@G#/. 4bi"elech 0as a descendant of Ha". He 0as
acco"'anied by 9ichol, ,the chief ca'tain of his host,, as he sought to "a!e a covenant 0ith 4braha", 0hich
is the ;53S* L-4G:- 27 3-C238 .verses GG@)A/.
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,Seven e0es. . . 0itness, .Gen. G#+G&@)B/+ 4bi"elech restored a 0ell 0hich had been dug by 4braha"
but sei=ed by the herds"en of 4bi"elech 0ithout his !no0ledge. *he seven e0es 0ere given for a 0itness,
instead of a 0ritten contract, 0hich all 0ould understand .verses G&, G(, )B/.
,4 covenant at Beersheba. . ., .Gen. G#+)G/+ Beersheba "eans ,0ell of the oath, or of seven,, a city in
the southern 'art of 9alestine, about "id0ay bet0een the Mediterranean Sea and the southern end of the
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8ead Sea. 4braha" 'lanted a grove .verse ))/ by the 0ell for shade and to "ar! the s'ot.
D4braha" called there on. . . the everlasting God, .Gen. G#+))/+ -l 2la". *he 0ord is used to ex'ress
the -*-374L 8:34*527 2; G28. He is everlasting, and the God of everlasting thingsC
II. Abraham's Great Tesfing (Genesis 22:124)
l. God>s call .Gen. GG+#, G/.
,God did te"'t 4braha". . ., .Gen. GG+#/+ ,*e"'t, "eans to ,test,E literally God 'ut 4braha" to a *-S*
2; ;45*H. *his is the S-?-7*H .Hth/ a''earance of Jehovah to 4braha". *he 'ersonal, true God tested
4braha" by de"anding, ,*a!e no0 thy son, thine only son 5saac. . . offer hi" there for a burnt offering,
.verse G/. ,God enKoined it only to forbid it., God had 'ro"ised that 5saac should be the ;4*H-3 2;
74*527S .Gen. lH+#%/. 6et no0 God co""ands that 5saac B- SL457 27 M2354H B-;23-
H- H48 476 CH55.83-7C So"eho0 4braha" believed that God W2:L8B357G H5M B4C *2 L5;-
.fieb. ##+#(/.*hree ti"es 5saac is called 4braha">s ,27L6 S27, .verses G, #G, #%/, re"inding us of God>s
,27L6 B-G2**-7 S27, .John )+#%, #$E #+#$/.
,*he land of Moriah,+ 2ne of the hills of Jerusale" on 0hich Solo"on later built the te"'le .55 Chron. )+#/.
5t 0as a three day Kourney fro" Beersheba .verse A/, or about forty@five .A&/ "iles.
G. 4braha">s res'onse .Gen. GG+)@%/.
,4braha" rose u' early in the "orning. . ., .Gen. GG+)/+ He does not delay, nor say ,5 0ill., He does
not as! ,WH-7J, He goes, and goes ,-43L6, the day follo0ing the call. He "a!es every 're'aration even
to the s'litting of 0ood .verses )@%/. *he "an 0ho believes in God is al0ays able cheerfully to obey Hi".
4braha" rested in God rather than in any blessing God besto0ed, even though that 0ere 5saac. ;aith loo!ed
beyond the sacrifice and 0as able to 2B-6 G28 .verses &, %/.
). 5saac>s 1uestion .Gen. GG+H, $/.
,5saac s'a!e. . . 0here is the la"b, .Gen. GG+H/+ 5saac 0as 'robably about sixteen .#%/ years of ageE
according to Jose'hus .4nt., i, #), G/ t0enty@five. 5saac 0as not a0are that he 0as to be offered until the act
0as in the 'rocess of being acco"'lished.
,My son, God 0ill 'rovide hi"self a la"b. . ., .Gen. GG+$/+ 4braha" felt that God .-lohi" 0ithout the
article@@God as the all@'ervading su're"e 'o0er/ 0ill 'rovide the sacrifice.
A. 8eath>s threat .Gen. GG+(, #B/.
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,4braha" stretched forth his hand. . ., .Gen. GG+#B/+ 5saac 0as a strong young "an of sixteen .or G&/, but
he does not resist his father .5sa. &)+#/. 5n his heart 4braha" ,2;;-3-8 :9 5saac, .Heb. ##+#J/.
&. Mercy>s intervention .Gen. GG+##, #G/.
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,7o0 5 !no0 that thou fearest God. . ., .Gen. GG+#G/+ 4braha">s faith is counted unto hi" for the 8--8
God calls u'on hi" to 'erfor" .3o". A+&/. By this act .God already !ne0/ 4LL M-7 S4W *H4*
4B34H4M W2:L8 L-* 72*H57G --9 H5M ;32M 2B-657G G28 .Heb. ##+#H@#(/. He !ne0 that
if God allo0ed hi" to offer 5saac and burn hi" that Gad W2:L8 345S- 5S44C ;32M *H- 8-48.
%. Love>s substitute .Gen. GG+#), #A/.
,4 ra". . . Jehovah@Kireh, .Gen. GG+#), #A/+ God did 'rovide a sacrifice instead of 5saac. *he offering of
5saac 0as a 95C*:3-@9329H-C6 2; *H- 8-4*H 2; CH35S*. 4 ;ather offering his Son. *he Son
8-48 ;23 *H3-- 846S .in 4braha">s "ind, verse A/. *here 0as a S:BS*5*:*-, an 4C*:4L
S4C35;5C-. 4nd it 0as on Mt. Moriah, the very 'lace 0here GBBB years later God>s 2W7 S27, J-S:S
CH35S*, W4S 2;;-3-8 .John )+#%E #+G(E 5 9et. #+#$, #(/. *hus it 0as a SH482W in the birth of the
Hebre0 nation of the G3478 -?-7* the nation 0as born to bring about in the ,fullness of ti"e,C
H. God>s covenant .Gen. GG+#&@GA/.
,5 0ill bless thee. . ., .Gen. G+#H/+ *his is the last ti"e the covenant bet0een God and 4braha" is
re'eated after the testing .verse #$, #(/.
,Bethuel begat 3ebe!ah. . ., .Gen. GG+G)/+ 4braha" had one son by Sarah. His brother had eight sons by
Milcah. Bethuel 0as one of 4braha">s ne'he0s. *his incident is given to trace the lineage of one 0ho"
4braha" had not seen for about fifty years.
III. Abraham's Great Sorrow (Genesis 23:1-21)
,Sarah lived #GH years. . . died, .Gen. G)+#, G/+ Sarah died at age #GH at arKath@arba, or Hebron, to
0hich they had "oved fro" Beersheba .Gen. G#+)G/. Sarah 0as ten years younger than 4braha" 0ho died at
#H& .Gen. G&+H/. 5saac 0as no0 thirty@seven .)H/, Sarah being ninety 0hen he 0as born .Gen. G#+AE #H+#H/.
,4braha" buried Sarah. . . cave of the field of Mach'elah before Ma"re, .Gen. G)+#(/+ 4braha"
'urchased a cave in 0hich to bury Sarah .verses )@#$/ for about VG&B.BB. Mach'elah "eans ,double., *he
first real estate to be o0ned in Canaan by 4braha" 0as a grave. He 0as buried here thirty@eight .)$/ years
later. 7o0 he could loo! three 0ays+ :9@to GodE 2:*@into the futureE 82W7@into the grave.
Life "eant too "uch to 4braha" to d0ell u'on the 'ast@@he 8587>* L22 B4CW438C 7or should
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G. What did 4braha" call his son, and 0hat is the "eaning of the na"e Gen.G#+)E #H+#(/J
). What t0o co""ands of God did 4braha" obey .Gen.G#+),AE #H+#B,#(/J
A. Ho0 old 0ere his 'arents 0hen 5saac 0as born .Gen.G#+&E #H+#H/J
&. Why 0as 5sh"ael "oc!ing 5saac, and 0as there any 'ossibility that 5sh"ael 0ould be co@heir 0ith 5saac
.Gen.G#+#BE #H+G#E G&+&/J
%. Ho0 did the casting out of Hagar s'ea! of the covenant of Grace setting aside the covenant of La0
.Gen.G#+(@G#E Gal.A+G(,)B/J
H. Ho0 did God sho0 His sy"'athy and 'rovidence 0hen Hagar 0as cast out .Gen.G#+#G@GB/J
$. Ho0 old 0as 5sh"ael at the ti"e of the ex'ulsion .Gen.G#+&,$E #%+%/, and 0ho" did he "arry
.Gen.G#+G#/J
(. With 0ho" did 4braha" "a!e a covenant at Beersheba .Gen.G#+GG@)A/, and 0hat 'ractical lessons for
business "en do you find in these versesJ
#B. What ne0 na"e for God 0as revealed to 4braha" .Gen.G#+))/J
##. Ho0 did God ,te"'t, or test 4braha" in this seventh a''earance .Gen. GG+#, G/J
#G. 8id 4braha" sho0 any hesitation in obeying God>s co""and .Gen.GG+)E 9sa.##(+%B/J
#). Ho0 could 4braha" say to the ,young "en, .Gen. GG+&/ ,4bide...here... 5 and the lad 0ill go... and co"e
again to you, .Heb.##+#H@#(/J
#A. What is the "eaning of Jehovah@Kireh, and 0ho is our substitute .Gen.GG+#),#AE John #+G(E Heb.#B+#BE 55
Cor.&+G#E 5 9et.G+GA/J
#&. Who is the ,angel of the Lord, .Gen.GG+##,#&@#$/J
#%. What is no0 confir"ed 0ith an oath .Gen.GG+#%@#$/J
#H. What great sorro0 did 4braha" and 5saac ex'erience .Gen.G)+#,G/J
#$. Ho0 did 4braha" sho0 his faith in God>s 'ro"ise by burying Sarah in Canaan .Gen.G)+#(E #)+#&E #&+#$@
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burying 'lace as a gift .Gen G)+#)E #A+G$E -x.G)+$/J
GB. 8o you find a 'ractical exa"'le of Christian courtesy in 4braha">s ans0er to the sons of Heth
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*he Bible is God>s revelation to "an.
*he the"e of the Bible is Christ.
He is seen u'on every 'age of Scri'ture.
5n Genesis He is the Seed of the 0o"an.
5n -xodus He is the 9assover La"b.
5n Leviticus He is the atoning Sacrifice.
5n 7u"bers He is the s"itten 3oc!.
5n 8euterono"y He is the 9ro'het.
5n Joshua He is the Ca'tain of the Lord>s host.
5n Judges He is the great 8eliverer.
5n 3uth He is the heavenly ins"an.
5n the six boo!s of ings He is the 9ro"ised ing.
5n -=ra He is the 3estorer of the *e"'le.
5n 7ehe"iah He is the 3estorer of the 7ation.
5n -sther He is the 4dvocate and 9ro'itiator.
5n Job He is "y 3edee"er.
5n 9sal"s He is "y 4ll in 4ll.
5n 9roverbs He is "y 9attern.
5n -cclesiastes He is "y Goal.
5n the Song of Solo"on He is "y Satisfier.
5n the 9ro'hets He is the co"ing 9rince of 9eace.
5n the Gos'els He is Christ co"ing to see! and save.
5n 4cts He is Christ risen.
5n the -'istles He is Christ at the ;ather>s right hand.
5n the 3evelation He is Christ returning and reigning.
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