The book of origins

Genesis simply explained

Philip H. Eveson

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First Published 2001

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data available

ISBN 13 978 085234 484 2

ISBN 0 85234 484 8

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the British usage edition of the New King James Version, published under the title The Revised Authorised Version. Copyright © Samuel Bagster & Sons Ltd, London. 1982. All rights reserved.

To Kensit Evangelical Church,

Finchley, London

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part 1: The prologue (1:1–2:3)

1. The origin of the universe and of life (1:1–25)

2. The origin of human beings (1:26–31)

3. The origin of the holy day (2:1–3)

Part 2: What heaven and earth produced (2:4–4:26)

4. The original garden (2:4–17)

5. The original couple (2:7, 18–25)

6. The origin of human sin (3:1–24)

7. The origin of distress and death (3:9–24)

8. The origin of human worship and culture (4:1–26)

Part 3: What Adam produced (5:1–6:8)

9. The original register of births and deaths (5:1–32)

10. The origin of the Flood (6:1–8)

Part 4: What Noah produced (6:9–9:29)

11. Judgement and grace (6:9–22)

12. The great Flood (7:1–8:19)

13. A new beginning (8:20–9:17)

14. Canaan cursed (9:18–29)

Part 5: What Noah’s sons produced (10:1–11:9)

15. The origin of nations (10:1–32)

16. The origin of languages (11:1–9)

Part 6: What Shem produced (11:10–26)

17. Semitic origins (11:10–26)

Part 7: What Terah produced (11:27–25:11)

18. The origin of the holy nation (11:27–12:9)

19. The land of promise (12:10–13:18)

20. War and peace (14:1–24)

21. Justification by faith alone (15:1–21)

22. Hagar’s son (16:1–16)

23. Sarah’s son and the covenant sign (17:1–27)

24. Sodom and salvation (18:1–19:38)

25. The child of promise (20:1–22:24)

26. Weddings and funerals (23:1–25:11)

Part 8: What Ishmael produced (25:12–18)

27. Arab origins (25:12–18)

Part 9: What Isaac produced (25:19–35:29)

28. The origins of Israel and Edom (25:19–28:9)

29. The origin of Bethel (28:10–22)

30. Jacob’s exile (29:1–30:43)

31. Jacob’s return (31:1–33:20)

32. The children of Jacob (34:1–35:29)

Part 10: What Esau produced (36:1–37:1)

33. The Edomites (36:1–37:1)

Part 11: What Jacob produced (37:2–50:26)

34. Jewish origins (37:2–38:30)

35. God’s strange providences (39:1–40:23)

36. From the pit to the palace (41:1–57)

37. Joseph’s dreams come true (42:1–45:28)

38. Israel in Egypt (46:1–47:31)

39. Blessings and prophecies (48:1–49:28)

40. Dying ...