Genesis 1
Book of generations of heavens and earth—divine poem of creation—God’s creative work
Preview: Genesis only for now. The remaining sixty-five books are not yet published. This is Dr. McGee’s outline span covering Genesis 1. His Genesis outline runs to ten spans across the book’s fifty chapters.
About this book
WRITER: Moses NAME: The name Genesis is taken from the Septuagint. The Septuagint (LXX) is a Greek translation made of the Old Testament in Alexandria at the order of Ptolemy Philadelphus about 285-247 b.c. Josephus tells us that this translation was made by 72 priests (hence its name) in 72 days. Six priests were from each of the 12 tribes. Christ and Paul quoted from this translation of the Old Testament. It is older than any of the Hebrew texts extant today. Genesis is the book of beginnings and the families—the beginning of creation, man, woman, Sabbath, marriage, family, work, sin, murder, sacrifice, races, languages, culture, civilization, and redemption. Genesis T H E S E E D P LOT O F T H E B I B LE Genesis means “origin,” “source,” “birth.” The meaning closest to that of the original is “birth.” It is derived from the Greek verb gennao, which means “to beget” or “give birth to.” Genesis is the book of beginnings and sources, but more particularly it is the book of births—this is often overlooked. It is the book of generations. According to this understanding of Genesis, it falls into two natural divisions: • Genesis 2:4—The Book of the Birth of Heaven and the Earth (from Septuagint) • Genesis 5:1—The Book of the Birth of Men Simply stated, the book of Genesis is the record of the “family tree” of the Jews. It is the genealogy of heaven, earth, and man. Even the new birth is suggested in Genesis 3:15, where is the first mention of a Redeemer.
Notes & Outlines by Dr. J. Vernon McGee, provided by THRU the BIBLE. Explore more at TTB.org.
The chapter
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
First eight verses shown; this is a hero-and-tab proof, not the full reader.
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