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the woman and her child (Rev 12:1 – 17). The serpent is ultimately defeated and is explicitly identified
as Satan in the NT (Rev 20:2). The first Eden had an abundance of water and a tree of life that gave
life to those who ate its fruit (Gen 2:10 – 14; 3:22). The new Eden of the restored world, the new Jerusa-
lem, will have the river of the water of life with the tree of life growing on both sides of the river. The
leaves of the tree will heal the nations (Rev 22:1 – 3). The curse of the ground (Gen 3:17) will no longer
be present (Rev 22:3). Instead, the bounty of the Garden of Eden will return.
A final focus of Genesis in the NT appears in John 1:1 – 4, which consciously imitates the opening
verses of Genesis. Theses verses refer to the Word, or Christ, who was present at the beginning and
involved in the creation of the world. This parallels Gen 1:1 and identifies Jesus Christ with God and
the Creator of the world. The light was present in Christ (John 1:4 – 5), parallel to the creation of light
in Gen 1:3. Finally, the Gospel of John emphasizes life (see notes on John 1:1 – 18; 1:4), modeling one of
the great themes of Gen 1, God’s creation of abundant life and his blessing of that life.
OUTLINE
I. The Primeval History (1:1 — 11:26)
A. In the Beginning (1:1 — 2:3)
B. Adam and Eve (2:4 – 25)
C. The Fall (3:1 – 24)
D. Cain and Abel (4:1 – 26)
E. From Adam to Noah (5:1 – 32)
F. Wickedness in the World (6:1 – 8)
G. Noah and the Flood (6:9 — 8:22)
H. God’s Covenant With Noah (9:1 – 17)
I. The Sons of Noah (9:18 – 29)
J. The Table of Nations (10:1 – 32)
K. The Tower of Babel (11:1 – 9)
L. From Shem to Abram (11:10 – 26)
II. The Family of Abraham (11:27 — 25:18)
A. Abram’s Family (11:27 – 32)
B. The Call of Abram (12:1 – 9)
C. Abram in Egypt (12:10 – 20)
D. Abram and Lot Separate (13:1 – 18)
E. Abram Rescues Lot (14:1 – 24)
F. The Lord’s Covenant With Abram (15:1 – 21)
G. Hagar and Ishmael (16:1 – 16)
H. The Covenant of Circumcision (17:1 – 27)
I. The Three Visitors (18:1 – 15)
J. Abraham Pleads for Sodom (18:16 – 33)
K. Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed (19:1 – 29)
L. Lot and His Daughters (19:30 – 38)
M. Abraham and Abimelek (20:1 – 18)
N. The Birth of Isaac (21:1 – 7)
O. Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away (21:8 – 21)
P. The Treaty at Beersheba (21:22 – 34)
Q. Abraham Tested (22:1 – 19)
R. Nahor’s Sons (22:20 – 24)
S. The Death of Sarah (23:1 – 20)
T. Isaac and Rebekah (24:1 – 67)
U. The Death of Abraham (25:1 – 11)
V. Ishmael’s Sons (25:12 – 18)
III. The Family of Isaac (25:19 — 36:43)
A. Jacob and Esau (25:19 – 34)
B. Isaac and Abimelek (26:1 – 33)
C. Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing (26:34 — 28:9)
D. Jacob’s Dream at Bethel (28:10 – 22)
E. Jacob Arrives in Paddan Aram (29:1 – 14)
F. Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel (29:15 – 30)
G. Jacob’s Children (29:31 — 30:24)
H. Jacob’s Flocks Increase (30:25 – 43)
I. Jacob Flees From Laban (31:1 – 21)
J. Laban Pursues Jacob (31:22 – 55)