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Introduction to the first book of Moses,
called Genesis.

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We would have many more questions than we
do about our world and who we are if it

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were not for the first book of the Bible,
the book of Genesis.

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The title, Genesis, means beginning.

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And the opening words to this,
the greatest story ever told, tell us

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that, in the beginning, God created all
things.

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He not only created all things,
but from these ancient texts, we can

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listen to Him interacting with all He
made.

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Genesis records many beginnings.

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The beginning of the world, of family,
of sin and evil, of languages,

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and of the nations.

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Genesis begins the great salvation story
of God's purpose and plan for His

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creation.

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Notice how God chooses one man named
Abraham to become one chosen nation,

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Israel, that would be a light of salvation
for all peoples.

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Moses was the human author of Genesis,
but God directed His words.

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Since Moses lived centuries after the
events of Genesis, we can also assume that

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the core of the material came to him from
oral tradition, the stories of the

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patriarchs passed down through the
generations.

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Notice how God intended the first eleven
chapters to be a crucial summary of the

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origin of the world and its peoples.

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The rest of the story of Genesis tells
about the lives of several major

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characters, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
and Joseph.

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It also introduces us to the way God
pursues and enters into covenants or

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promises with His chosen people,
pledging His loyal love for them,

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which serves to benefit all peoples.