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    Genesis 1-25: Part 1: Creation, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
    Genesis 1-25: Part 1: Creation, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
    Genesis 1-25: Part 1: Creation, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
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    Genesis 1-25: Part 1: Creation, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob

    By Charles E. Hummel and Anne Hummel

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    Do you struggle to know and follow God's call for you in the world? In this fourteen session LifeGuide® Bible Study on Genesis tells us that even the giants of faith—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph—struggled to obey their Creator. But Genesis also reveals the amazing truth that the God who called a world and a nation into being also calls each of us to serve him.For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions—making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies. PDF download with a single-user license; available from InterVarsity Press and other resellers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIVP Bible Studies
    Release dateOct 18, 2011
    ISBN9780830862252
    Genesis 1-25: Part 1: Creation, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
    Author

    Charles E. Hummel

    Before his passing in August 2004, Charles Hummel was formerly director of faculty ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and president of Barrington College in Rhode Island. He was the author of fifteen books and Bible studies, including The Galileo Connection, Fire in the Fireplace, Genesis (in the LifeGuide Bible Study Series), and the bestselling booklet, Tyranny of the Urgent.

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      Genesis 1-25 - Charles E. Hummel

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      Genesis

      God’s Creative Call

      26 STUDIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS

      CHARLES HUMMEL

      AND ANNE HUMMEL

      Contents

      GETTING THE MOST OUT OF GENESIS

      PART 1: CREATION & PRIMEVAL HISTORY

      GENESIS 1—11

      Leader’s Notes

      What Should We Study Next?

      About the Authors

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      Getting the Most Out of Genesis

      We all look back and wonder about beginnings. Children are fascinated with stories of their birth and babyhood. Families trace their genealogies. Nations write histories. Pressures of the present and hopes for the future take on new meaning when we know more about how it all began.

      Genesis is a book of beginnings: the origin of the universe, birth of the human race, founding of the Hebrew nation. Yet this book is more than a record of origins. It lays the foundation for great themes prominent in the Old and New Testaments.

      Here we learn about God, humanity and nature in their mutual relationships. The Creator and Controller of the universe reveals himself as the Lord and Judge of history, which has a purpose and goal. Doctrines of covenant, grace and redemption permeate the story of God’s actions to overcome the consequences of sin and evil. All trace their origins to this remarkable book.

      We should not be surprised that Genesis, more than any other part of the Bible, has been the scene of historical, literary, theological and scientific battles. Some of these conflicts have made their way out of church and seminary into our schools and courts. Since much controversy is fueled by misinformation and secondhand opinion, we need to find out for ourselves what the biblical text teaches and, equally important, what it does not teach.

      The purpose of this guide is to help you learn the meaning of Genesis for those who first heard it, then for us today. You may be surprised to discover how clear it is when we let the author tell the message in his own way—without importing questions he never intended to ask, much less answer.

      Much of Genesis consists of stories—the history of individuals, families, tribes and nations. You will find that some of their experiences mirror your own, reflecting the way God wants to lead you into new ways of knowing and serving him. We wish you well in your search.

      Historical Context

      Genesis is the first of five books called the Pentateuch. The New Testament attributes these writings to Moses. During the last century critics have questioned the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch. Nevertheless, a strong case can be made for the traditional view that Moses wrote most of the Pentateuch, even though he may have used existing sources for Genesis. At any rate, we will assume that the message of Genesis was given to Israel during the years in the wilderness around 1250 B.C. Therefore, we need to know something of Israel’s cultural and religious situation in order to understand what the author intends to teach.

      For about 400 years the Hebrews had languished in Egypt far from the land promised to Abraham. Those centuries took a spiritual as well as a physical toll. The Hebrews had no scriptures, only some oral patriarchal traditions. Except for a few midwives, the fear of the Lord had been supplanted by cultic worship of the gods of other nations. Even after they were delivered from slavery and led toward Canaan, the people apparently had little knowledge of the God of their forefather Abraham.

      When the Hebrews arrived at Mount Sinai, their worldview and lifestyle differed little from that of neighboring nations. Their culture was essentially

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