the story week 1
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OVERVIEWGENESIS 1-8
Book of Genesis• Author: Moses• Date: Creation – 1850 BC• Part of the Pentateuch (or
Torah)• “In the beginning”
Key Characters• Adam• Abraham• Isaac• Jacob (Israel)• Joseph
Key Divisions• Genesis 1-11
Creation through the flood
• Genesis 12-36Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
• Genesis 37-50Joseph and Egypt
Genesis 1-8• The creation of all things
(Genesis 1-2)• The Tragic Fall (Genesis 3-4)• The Descendants of Adam &
Eve (Genesis 5)• The Great Flood (Genesis 6-9)
Cain’s Root Problem?Cain was outwardly seeking God (religious), but inwardly he was
callous toward God (unredeemed).
• Cain was sinful• Cain was wicked• Cain was rebellious• Can was unrepentant
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