you know those parts of the bible you never read… genesis 5
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Genealogies show us…The primary structure of the
Bible is STORY
Law
Philosophy
Poetry
One-liners
Prophecy
Genealogies show us…Adam/Eve—Offspring to defeat evil
Abraham—Offspring to bless nations
David—Offspring to be forever King
PROMISE
PROMISE
PROMISE
Genealogies show us…We are not on a historical island
“Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it”
Genealogies show us… The point of the Story is Jesus
Eve: Promised One
Cain
Ishmael
Esau
Seth—Noah—Abraham Isaac Jacob
(Gen. 5/10) (Gen. 25) (Gen. 36)
Genealogies show us… The point of the Story is Jesus
Adam/Eve: Promised One
Seth-Noah (Gen. 5)
Noah-Abraham: Blessing to all Nations(Gen. 10-11)
David-Jehoiachin (1-2 Kings)
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob(Gen. 12-36)
Perez-Boaz-David: King(Ruth 4)
Jacob-Judah-Perez (Genesis 38 )
Jehoiachin-Zerubbabel(1Chron. 3)
Abraham-Zerubbabel-Jesus: Messiah(Matthew 1)
Genealogies show us… This is a Living Story
“Therefore, since you are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders us and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author
and perfecter of our faith.”
Hebrews 12:1-2