Week 18: Genesis Part 16

Joseph The final part of Genesis concerns a story which is familiar to many, the story of Joseph. It is a story that appeals to children as well as adults, a “goody wins over the baddy” story. It has even been made into a musical, although the popular...

Week 17: Genesis Part 15

Abraham Let us look at those three men in greater detail. God made a promise to Abraham on which Christians still rely. God began creation with one man and he began redemption with one man. We are told that God made a covenant with Abraham, a theme which continues...

Week 16: Genesis Part 14

WHY DID GOD CHOOSE THE JEWS? What is different about these stories, however, is that God talks with the people in them and they talk to him. So we find that the God of the entire universe makes a special friend called Abraham. Indeed, God calls him “Abraham my...

Week 15: Genesis Part 13

JUSTICE AND MERCY Two themes predominate in these chapters: from the Fall of Adam onwards we see both human pride and God’s response of justice and mercy. He showed justice to Adam and Eve in banishing them from the garden and telling them that they would one...

Week 14: Genesis Part 12

THE RESULTS OF THE FALL Chapter 3 is usually referred to as “the Fall”, when man fell from the beautiful state described in Chapter 2. It could all have been so different. If Adam had not tried to blame Eve, or even God, but had responded in repentance,...