THE BOOK OF GENESIS

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

INTRODUCTION

A. Title

1. Hebrew: Bereishit

2. Greek: Geneseos

3. English: Genesis

B. Author

C. Theme

D. Structure

1. The Two Divisions

2. The Toldot

3. The Geographical Structure

E. The Nature of Genesis

F. Genesis: The Book of Origins

G. First Mentions

H. The Purposes of Genesis

I. Parallel Documents

J. Quotations and References of Genesis

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 K. Genesis and Revelation

L. Genesis and Science

M. Genesis and Systematic Theology

1. Bibliology

2. Theology Proper

3. Christology

4. Pneumatology

5. Angelology Proper

6. Satanology

7. Demonology

8. Anthropology

9. Hamartiology

10. Soteriology

11. Israelology

12. Ecclesiology

13. Eschatology

a. Personal Eschatology

b. General Eschatology

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 I. THE PROLOGUE: THE CREATION OF THE WORLD - 1:1 - 2:3

Introduction

1. The Views of Genesis 1:1-3

2. Other Creation Passages

3. The Number Seven

A. The Creation of the Cosmos - 1:1

B. The Chaos - 1:2

C. The First Day - 1:3-5

D. The Second Day - 1:6-8

E. The Third Day - 1:9-13

F. The Fourth Day - 1:14-19

G. The Fifth Day - 1:20-23

H. The Sixth Day - 1:24-31

I. The Seventh Day - 2:1-3

II. THE TOLDOT OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH - 2:4 - 4:26

A. Introduction - 2:4

B. Man in the Garden of Eden - 2:5-25

1. The Creation of Man - 2:5-7

2. The Garden of Eden - 2:8-14

3. The Edenic Covenant - 2:15-17

4. The Creation of the Woman - 2:18-25

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 C. The Fall of Man - 3:1-24

1. The Temptation - 3:1-5

2. The Fall - 3:6

3. Spiritual Death - 3:7-8

4. The Divine Confrontation - 3:9-13

5. The Adamic Covenant - 3:14-19

6. The Results of the Fall - 3:20-24

D. Cain and Abel - 4:1-26

1. The Murder of Abel - 4:1-15

2. The Line of Cain - 4:16-24

3. Seth - 4:25-26

III. THE TOLDOT OF ADAM - 5:1 - 6:8

A. Introduction - 5:1-2

B. The Genealogy of the Seed Line - 5:3-32

1. Adam - 5:3-5

2. Seth - 5:6-8

3. Enosh - 5:9-11

4. Kenan - 5:12-14

5. Mahalalel - 5:15-17

6. Jared - 5:18-20

7. Enoch - 5:21-24

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 8. Methuselah - 5:25-27

9. Lamech - 5:28-31

10. Noah - 5:32

C. The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men - 6:1-8

1. The Intermarriage - 6:1-4

2. The Divine Response - 6:5-8

IV. THE TOLDOT OF NOAH - 6:9 - 9:29

A. The Situation Before the Flood - 6:9-12

B. The Commission to Noah - 6:13-22

C. The Command to Enter the Ark - 7:1-5

D. The Entry Into the Ark - 7:6-9

E. The Rain - 7:10-16

F. The Flood - 7:17-24

G. The Flood Waters Recede - 8:1-14

1. The Gradual Decrease of Water - 8:1-5

2. The Emergence of Dry Land - 8:6-14

H. The Disembarkation - 8:15-19

1. The Command - 8:15-17

2. The Obedience - 8:18-19

I. The Offering and the Promise - 8:20-22

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 J. The Noahic Covenant - 9:1-17

1. The Provisions of the Covenant - 9:1-7

2. The Token of the Covenant - 9:8-17

K. The Three Sons and the New Beginning - 9:18-19

L. The Curse of Canaan - 9:20-27

M. The Death of Noah - 9:28-29

V. THE TOLDOT OF THE SONS OF NOAH - 10:1 - 11:9

A. The Tablet of Nations - 10:1-32

1. Introduction - 10:1

2. The Line of Japheth - 10:2-5

3. The Line of Ham - 10:6-20

4. The Line of Shem - 10:21-31

5. Conclusion - 10:32

B. The Tower of Babel - 11:1-9

1. The Rebellion of Man - 11:1-4

2. The Judgment of God - 11:5-9

VI. THE TOLDOT OF SHEM - 11:10-26

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 VII. THE TOLDOT OF TERAH - 11:27 - 25:11

A. The Story of Terah - 11:27-32

B. The Abrahamic Covenant - 12:1-3

C. The Journey to the Land - 12:4-9

D. The Sojourn in Egypt - 12:10-20

E. The Separation from Lot - 13:1-18

1. The Separation - 13:1-13

2. The Abrahamic Covenant - 13:14-17

3. The Sojourn to Hebron - 13:18

F. The War of the Kings - 14:1-24

1. The War - 14:1-12

2. The Rescue of Lot - 14:13-16

3. Abram and the Two Kings - 14:17-24

G. The Sealing of the Abrahamic Covenant - 15:1-21

1. The Covenantal Promise - 15:1-6

2. The Covenantal Ritual - 15:7-21

H. The Birth of Ishmael - 16:1-16

1. Sarai and Hagar - 16:1-6

2. Hagar and The Angel of Jehovah - 16:7-14

3. The Birth - 16:15-16

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 I. The Token of the Abrahamic Covenant - 17:1-27

1. The Provisions of the Covenant - 17:1-8

2. The Token: Circumcision - 17:9-14

3. The Role of Sarah - 17:15-21

4. The Obedience of Abraham - 17:22-27

J. The Overthrow of the Cities of the Plain - 18:1 - 19:38

1. The Visitation - 18:1-15

a. The Hosting - 18:1-8

b. The Promise of Isaac - 18:9-15

2. The Prophecy of Sodom's Destruction - 18:16-33

a. The Doom of Sodom - 18:16-21

b. Abraham's Intercession - 18:22-33

3. The Destruction of the Cities - 19:1-29

a. The Angels in Sodom - 19:1-11

b. The Rescue of Lot - 19:12-22

c. The Destruction - 19:23-29

4. The Sin of Lot and the Origin of Moab and Ammon - 19:30-38

K. The Abimelech Incident - 20:1-18

1. The Background - 20:1-2

2. Abimelech and God - 20:3-8

3. Abimelech and Abraham - 20:9-15

4. Abimelech and Sarah - 20:16

5. The Removal of the Curse - 20:17-18

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 L. The Birth of Isaac - 21:1-7

M. The Expulsion of Ishmael - 21:8-21

N. The Covenant of Beersheba - 21:22-34

O. The Offering of Isaac - 22:1-19

1. The Testing of Abraham - 22:1-8

2. The Offering of Isaac - 22:9-10

3. The Divine Substitutionary Provision - 22:11-14

4. The Abrahamic Covenant - 22:15-18

5. The Return to Beersheba - 22:19

P. The Family of Nahor - 22:20-24

Q. The Burial of Sarah - 23:1-20

1. The Death of Sarah - 23:1-2

2. The Cave of Machpelah - 23:3-18

3. The Burial - 23:19-20

R. A Wife for Isaac - 24:1-67

1. Abraham: Admonition to the Servant - 24:1-9

2. The Servants Prayer - 24:10-14

3. The Servant and Rebekah - 24:15-27

4. The Servant and Laban - 24:28-49

a. The Servant in the House - 24:28-33

b. The Telling of the Story - 24:34-49

5. The Betrothal of Isaac and Rebekah - 24:50-60

6. The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah - 24:61-67

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 S. Abraham and Keturah - 25:1-6

T. The Death of Abraham - 25:7-11

VIII. THE TOLDOT OF ISHMAEL - 25:12-18

A. The Sons of Ishmael - 25:12-16

B. The Death of Ishmael - 25:17

C. The Territory of Ishmael - 25:18

IX. THE TOLDOT OF ISAAC - 25:19 - 35:29

A. The Birth of Esau and Jacob - 25:19-26

B. The Selling of the Birthright - 25:27-34

C. The Reconfirmation of the Abrahamic Covenant - 26:1-5

D. Isaac and Abimelech - 26:6-11

E. The Struggle for the Wells - 26:12-22

F. The Sojourn to Beersheba - 26:23-25

G. The Covenant with Abimelech - 26:26-33

H. The Wives of Esau - 26:34-35

I. The Patriarchal Blessing - 27:1-40

1. Isaac's Intent - 27:1-4

2. The Conspiracy - 27:5-17

3. The Deception and the Blessing of Jacob - 27:18-29

4. The Blessing of Esau - 27:30-40

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 J. The Flight to Haran - 27:41 - 28:22

1. The Cause - 27:41-45

2. The Flight - 27:46 - 28:5

3. The Third Wife of Esau - 28:6-9

4. The Reconfirmation of the Abrahamic Covenant - 28:10-22

K. Jacob in Haran - 29:1 - 30:43

1. Jacob's Arrival - 29:1-14

2. Jacob's Marriage - 29:15-30

3. The Sons of Jacob - 29:31 - 30:24

a. The Children of Leah - 29:31-35

b. The Children of Bilhah - 30:1-8

c. The Children of Zilpah - 30:9-13

d. The Children of Leah - 30:14-21

e. The Children of Rachel - 30:22-24

4. Jacob's Contract with Laban - 30:25-36

5. Jacob's Enrichment - 30:37-43

L. Jacob's Flight from Haran - 31:1-55

1. The Flight - 31:1-21

2. The Pursuit by Laban - 31:22-42

3. The Covenant of Galeed - 31:43-55

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 M. Jacob and Esau - 32:1 - 33:17

1. Mahanaim - 32:1-2

2. The Message to Esau - 32:3-21

3. Peniel - 32:22-32

4. The Meeting with Esau - 33:1-17

N. Shechem - 33:18 - 34:31

1. The Arrival - 33:18-20

2. The Dinah Incident - 34:1-31

a. The Rape of Dinah - 34:1-7

b. The Negotiation for Dinah - 34:8-17

c. The Circumcision of the City - 34:18-24

d. The Slaughter of the City - 34:25-29

e. Jacob's Remonstrance - 34:30-31

O. The Return to Bethel - 35:1-15

1. The Journey to Bethel - 35:1-8

2. The Divine Appearance - 35:9-15

P. The Birth of Benjamin and the Death of Rachel - 35:16-20

Q. Migdal Eder - 35:21-22a

R. The Sons of Jacob - 35:22b-26

S. The Death of Isaac - 35:27-29

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 X. THE TOLDOT OF ESAU - 36:1 - 37:1

A. The Wives and Sons of Esau - 36:1-8

B. Esau's Sons and Grandsons - 36:9-14

C. The Chiefs of the Sons of Esau - 36:15-19

D. The Descendants of Seir the Horite - 36:20-30

E. The Kings of Edom - 36:31-39

F. The Chiefs of Esau - 36:40-43b

G. The Division of the Two Brothers - 36:43c - 37:1

XI. THE TOLDOT OF JACOB - 37:2 - 50:26

A. The Selling of Joseph - 37:2-36

1. Joseph's Coat - 37:2-4

2. Joseph's Dreams - 37:5-11

3. Joseph in the Pit - 37:12-24

4. Joseph Sold - 37:25-36

B. Judah and Tamar - 38:1-30

1. Tamar and the Sons of Judah - 38:1-11

2. Tamar and Judah - 38:12-26

3. The Twins of Judah and Tamar - 38:27-30

C. Joseph in the House of Potiphar - 39:1-18

1. The Blessing of Joseph - 39:1-6

2. Joseph and Potiphar's Wife - 39:7-18

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 D. Joseph in Prison - 39:19 - 40:23

1. The Blessing of Joseph - 39:19-23

2. The Two Dreams - 40:1-23

a. The Imprisonment - 40:1-8

b. The Dream of the Butler - 40:9-15

c. The Dream of the Baker - 40:16-19

d. The Fulfillment - 40:20-23

E. Joseph Before Pharaoh - 41:1-57

1. The Two Dreams of Pharaoh - 41:1-8

2. The Report of the Butler - 41:9-13

3. Pharaoh's Dreams Told to Joseph - 41:14-24

4. Joseph's Interpretation and Advice - 41:25-36

5. Joseph Elevation Over Egypt - 41:37-46a

6. Joseph's Activities - 41:46b-57

F. Joseph and His Brothers - 42:1 - 45:28

1. The First Trip to Egypt - 42:1-38

a. The Sending of the Sons - 42:1-5

b. The First Encounter with Joseph - 42:6-25

c. The Return of the Brothers - 42:26-38

2. The Second Trip to Egypt - 43:1 - 45:28

a. The Sending of the Sons - 43:1-14

b. The Second Encounter with Joseph - 43:15-34

c. The Arrest of Benjamin - 44:1-17

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 d. Judah's Intercession - 44:18-34

e. Joseph's Revelation - 45:1-15

f. The Invitation of Pharaoh - 45:16-20

g. The Return of the Brothers - 45:21-28

G. The Sojourn to Egypt - 46:1 - 47:12

1. The Divine Sanction - 46:1-7

2. The House of Jacob - 46:8-27

3. The Arrival of Jacob - 46:28-34

4. The Family of Jacob Before Pharaoh - 47:1-10

5. The Settlement in Goshen - 47:11-12

H. The Course of the Famine - 47:13-26

1. The First Stage - 47:13-14

2. The Second Stage - 47:15-17

3. The Third Stage - 47:18-22

4. The Fourth Stage - 47:23-26

I. Jacob in Egypt - 47:27-31

J. The Blessing on Ephraim and Manasseh - 48:1-22

1. The Occasion - 48:1-7

2. The Blessing of the Two Sons - 48:8-20

3. The Prophecy of the Return - 48:21-22

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 K. The Prophecy of Jacob's Sons - 49:1-28

1. The Call - 49:1

2. The Introduction - 49:2

3. The Blessing of the Twelve Sons - 49:3-27

a. Reuben - 49:3-4

b. Simeon and Levi - 49:5-7

c. Judah - 49:8-12

d. Zebulun - 49:13

e. Issachar - 49:14-15

f. Dan - 49:16-18

g. Gad - 49:19

h. Asher - 49:20

i. Naphtali - 49:21

j. Joseph - 49:22-26

k. Benjamin - 49:27

4. The Concluding Summary - 49:28

L. The Death and Burial of Jacob - 49:29 - 50:14

1. The Death of Jacob - 49:29 - 50:3

2. The Burial of Jacob - 50:4-14

M. The Fear of the Brothers and the Reassurance of Joseph - 50:15-21

N. The Death of Joseph - 50:22-26

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