Introduction to Genesis

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Genesis, as the name of the first book of the Bible indicates, is about beginnings. What did God begin in the beginning? More than you think, and it all has to do with what Messiah would do, is doing and will do.

Food for thought from the recorded discussion

Analyze the Hebrew words in the first sentence of the Bible:

• How many words are there in this sentence?
• What does the number seven mean in the Bible?
• God has a pattern He works in. Is it an easy or difficult pattern to find?
• How many letters form the root of a Hebrew word?
• What is the first Hebrew word in the Bible?
• What does bereshit  mean?
• Is it a masculine or a feminine word?
• Does Hebrew have any “neuter” or genderless words?
• What does rosh  mean?
• How does this help us understand the apostle Paul’s words that a man is the “head” of a woman and Messiah is the “head” of a man?
• How is Hebrew patterned differently than English?

The first verse of the Bible is not an introduction. It’s a statement of fact.

What created things are not mentioned in Genesis 1?

Why do we exist?

• God didn’t create something out of nothing. He created the universe through His Word.
• Can anything exist without God’s permission?

Speaker: Richard Agee.