Outline 1. God and the World ( 1:1–10:32 ) a. The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth ( 1:1–2:3 ) b. Human Sin and the Ruin of God’s World ( 2:4–5:32 ) i. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden ( 2:4–25 ) ii. The Fall of Man ( 3:1–24 ) iii. The Descendants of Adam ( 4:1–5:32 ) c. The Universal Flood ( 6:1–9:29 ) i. Corruption on the Earth ( 6:1–7 ) ii. The Call of Noah ( 6:8–7:9 ) iii. The Flood ( 7:10–8:19 ) iv. The Noahic Covenant ( 8:20–9:17 ) v. The Descendants of Noah ( 9:18–29 ) d. The Table of Nations ( 10:1–32 ) 2. God and the Nation of Israel ( 11:1–50:26 ) a. The Tower of Babel ( 11:1–9 ) b. Abraham ( 11:10–25:11 ) i. The Genealogy of Abram ( 11:10–32 ) ii. The Call of Abram ( 12:1–9 ) iii. Abram and Sarai in Egypt ( 12:10–20 ) iv. Abram and Lot ( 13:1–18 ) v. War of the Four Kings vs. the Five Kings ( 14:1–16 ) vi. Melchizedek Blesses Abram ( 14:17–24 ) vii. The Covenant Between the Parts ( 15:1–21 ) viii. Hagar and Ishmael ( 16:1–16 ) ix. The Covenant of Circumcision ( 17:1–27 ) x. The Three Visitors ( 18:1–15 ) xi. Sodom and Gomorrah ( 18:16–19:38 ) xii. Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech ( 20:1–18 ) xiii. Isaac ( 21:1–34 ) 1. The Birth of Isaac ( 21:1–8 ) 2. The Casting Out of Hagar and Ishmael ( 21:9–21 ) 3. The Covenant at Beersheba ( 21:22–34 ) xiv. The Binding of Isaac ( 22:1–19 ) xv. The Genealogy of Rebekah ( 22:20–24 ) xvi. The Death and Burial of Sarah ( 23:1–20 ) xvii. Isaac and Rebekah ( 24:1–67 ) 1. Abraham Sends His Servant ( 24:1–14 ) 2. Rebekah is Chosen ( 24:15–61 ) 3. Isaac Marries Rebekah ( 24:62–67 ) xviii. Abraham and Keturah ( 25:1–6 ) xix. The Death and Burial of Abraham ( 25:7–11 ) c. The Descendants of Ishmael ( 25:12–18 ) d. Isaac ( 25:19–26:35 ) i. Jacob and Esau ( 25:19–34 ) 1. Birth of Jacob and Esau ( 24:19–28 ) 2. Esau Sells His Birthright ( 24:29–34 ) ii. God’s Promise to Isaac ( 26:1–35 ) 1. Isaac and Abimelech ( 26:1–11 ) 2. The Three Wells ( 26:12–25 ) 3. The Covenant at Beersheba ( 26:26–33 ) 4. Esau’s Wives ( 26:34–35 ) e. Jacob ( 27:1–35:29 ) i. The Deception for the Blessing ( 27:1–40 ) ii. Jacob and Laban ( 27:41–31:55 ) 1. Jacob sent to Laban ( 27:41–28:9 ) 2. Jacob’s Ladder ( 28:10–22 ) 3. Jacob, Rachel, and Leah ( 29:1–30 ) 4. Eleven Sons of Jacob ( 29:31–30:24 ) 5. Six More Years for Laban’s Flocks ( 30:25–43 ) 6. Jacob Leaves Laban ( 31:1–55 ) a. Jacob Flees ( 31:1–21 ) b. Laban Pursues ( 31:22–42 ) c. Jacob’s Covenant with Laban ( 31:43–55 ) iii. Jacob Wrestles with God ( 32:1–32 ) iv. Jacob’s Reunion with Esau ( 33:1–17 ) v. Jacob at Shechem ( 33:18–34:31 ) 1. The Purchase of Land ( 33:18–20 ) 2. The Defiling of Dinah ( 34:1–12 ) 3. The Revenge of Dinah’s Brothers ( 34:13–31 ) vi. Jacob Returns to Bethel ( 35:1–15 ) vii. Benjamin Born, Rachel Dies ( 35:16–26 ) viii. The Death and Burial of Isaac ( 35:27–29 ) f. The Descendants of Esau ( 36:1–43 ) g. Joseph ( 37:1–50:26 ) i. Joseph’s Dreams ( 37:1–11 ) ii. Joseph Sold into Egypt ( 37:12–36 ) iii. Judah and Tamar ( 38:1–30 ) iv. Joseph in Egypt ( 39:1–41:57 ) 1. Joseph and Potiphar ( 39:1–23 ) 2. Joseph in Prison ( 40:1–23 ) 3. Pharaoh’s Dreams ( 41:1–36 ) 4. Joseph Made Second-in-Command ( 41:37–57 ) v. Joseph’s Reunion with His Brothers ( 42:1–45:28 ) 1. The Brothers Go Down to Egypt ( 42:1–38 ) 2. Benjamin Goes Down to Egypt ( 43:1–44:17 ) 3. Judah Pleads for Benjamin ( 44:18–34 ) 4. Joseph Reveals His Identity ( 45:1–15 ) 5. Joseph Sends for Jacob ( 45:16–28 ) vi. The Nation of Israel Goes Down to Egypt ( 46:1–50:26 ) 1. Jacob Goes Down to Egypt ( 46:1–27 ) 2. Israel Settles in Goshen ( 46:28–47:31 ) 3. Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh ( 48:1–22 ) 4. Jacob Blesses His Sons ( 49:1–28 ) 5. The Death and Burial of Jacob ( 49:29–50:14 ) 6. The Death of Joseph ( 50:15–26 ) |