Focus
Original History
Patriarch’s History
1-2
3-5
6-9
10-11
12-24
25-26
27-36
37-50
Creation
Corruption
Flood
Division
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Chapter
Structure
Alternating Structure
Concentric Structure
• 1:1-2:3 Introduction
• 2:4-4:26 Heaven and earth
• 5:1-6:8 Adam’s genealogy
• 6:9-9:29 Noah’s genealogy
Literary
Structure
• 10:1-11:9 The sons of Noah’s genealogy
• 11:10-26 Shem’s genealogy
• 11:27-25:11 Terah’s genealogy
• 25:12-18 Ishmael’s genealogy
• 25:19-35:29 Isaac’s genealogy
• 36:1-37:1 Esau’s genealogy
• 37:2-50:26 Jacob’s genealogy
Alternating structure
A. Creation – Start (1:1-2:3)
a. Flood – Renewal (6:9-9:19)
B. A sin of Adam – Naked (2:4-3:24)
b. A sin of Noah – Naked (9:20-29)
C. Righteous Abel (4:1-16)
c. Righteous Japheth (10:1-5)
D. Sinful Cain (4:17-26)
d. Sinful Ham (10:6-20)
E. Chosen Seth – Ten generations
from Adam to Noah (5:1-32)
e. Chosen Shem – Ten generations
from Noah to Terah (10:21-32)
F. Corruption (6:1-4)
f. Corruption : Babel (11:1-9)
G. Noah (6:5-8)
g. Abraham (11:27-32)
Concentric structure
Abraham’s Story
A. Terah’s genealogy (11:27-32)
B. Promise on a son (12:1-9)
C. Abraham’s cheating Sarah is his sister (12:10-20)
D. Lot settled in Sodom (13:1-18)
E. Abraham’s military intervention for Sodom and Lot (14:1-24)
F. Abraham’s covenant - The Annunciation for Ishmael (15:1-16:16)
f. Abraham’s covenant - The Annunciation for Isaac (17:1-18:15)
e. Abraham’s prayer intervention for Sodom and Lot (18:16-33)
d. Lot escaped from Sodom (19:1-38)
c. Abraham’s cheating Sarah is his sister (20:1-38)
b. Birth of a son (21:1-22:19)
a. Nahol’s genealogy (22:20-24)
Concentric structure
Jacob’s Story
A. Asking God’s will, Suffering from birth, Birth of Jacob (25:19-34)
B. Rebekah in foreign country, Agreement with Gentiles (26:1-35)
C. Jacob is afraide of Esau (27:1-28:9)
D. The angels of God (28:10-22)
E. Arrived in Haran (29:1-30)
F. Jacob's wives gave birth to many babies (29:31-30:24)
f. Jacob’s livestock gave birth to many babies (30:25-43)
e. Escaping from Haran (31:1-55)
d. The angels of God (32:1-32)
c. Jacob is afraid of Esau (33:1-20)
b. Rebekah in foreign country, Agreement with Gentiles (34:1-31)
a. Achieving God’s will, Suffering from birth, Jacob becomes Israel (35:1-22)
Concentric structure
Joseph’s Story
A. Intro : Beginning of Joseph’s story (37:2-11)
B. Jacob mourning Joseph’s death (37:12-36)
C. Intermission : Juda chosen as a leader (38:1-30)
D. Joseph becomes a slave in Egypt (39:1-23)
E. Joseph becomes PM and saves Egypt (40:1-41:57)
F. Joseph’s brothers visiting Egypt (42:1-43:34)
G. Joseph tests his brothers (44:1-34)
g. Joseph reveals himself to his brothers (45:1-28)
f. Joseph’s family moves into Egypt (46:1-27)
e. Joseph got the favour of the king and saves his family (46:28-47:12)
d. Joseph enslaves Egyptians (47:13-31)
c. Intermission : Juda blessed as a leader (48:1-49:28)
b. Joseph mourining Jacob’s death (49:29-50:14)
a. Conclusion : Ending of Joseph’s story (50:15-26)
Theological subject on Genesis
•Creation of Sanctuary
•Beginning of recovery
The whole structure of the Bible
A. Universal sanctuary : Creation
B. Sanctuary on earth : Tabernacle, Temple
X. True sanctuary : Jesus Christ
b. Sanctuary on earth : Church, Christians
a. Universal sanctuary : Recreation, Recovery
Universal sanctuary
1st. Light
2nd. Space
3rd. Earth & Plants
4th. Sun, Moon, Stars
5th. Birds & Fishs
6th. Animals & Human
7th. Rest
When? X
Why? O
The meaning of universal sanctuary
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The whole universe is God’s house.
The whole universe is God’s possession.
The whole creatures have God’s attribute.
Every creature is blessed by God.
This world is the place for fellowship
between God and creatures.
Sanctuary on earth
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3.
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The garden of Eden
Noah’s ark
Abraham
Jacob
God’s Kingdom & Covenant
1-2
God’s government
God’s nation
God’s territory
Creation covenant
Adam, Eve
Eden
3-5
6-9
Rebellion
Noah covenant
10-11
Noah & his family
Ark
Rebellion
Abraham
Abraham,Isaac,Jacob,Joseph
12-50
Expansion of God’s Kingdom
Canaan
God’s Kingdom in Genesis 12-50
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3.
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Land
Big nation
Special relationship
The path of Blessing
Lessons in Genesis
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Chosen second son
Human’s weakness
Cause & Effect
God’s grace