Creator ProviderForgiver
The Theme of the
Book of Genesis
Tragedy Murder
RapeWorldwide
Destruction
Why was GenesisWritten?
Cosmic PowerLove stories
Genesis gathers together divinely
inspired stories that help us
understand what the Israelites
believed to be God’s nature and purpose.
Creator God is the maker of all things.
Forgiver God restores our relationship with Him after destroying the mess we made of His creation.
Provider
God gives us what we
need to sustain life, and
provides us with the gift
of free will.
Can you recognize the
Creator
Provider and
Forgiver in the Genesis
stories?
The First Story of
CreationGn 1:1 – 2:4
The Second Story of
CreationGn 3:1-24
Cain and
AbelGn 4:9 -16
The Tower of
BabelGn 11:1-9
The Great FloodGn 6:1 – 9:17
The
Descendants of
Noah after the
Flood
Gn 11:10 - 26
Sarah and
Hagar give birth to
Abraham’s sons, Isaac
and IshmaelGn 16:1 - 16
Sodom and
GomorrahGn 19:1-29
Isaac and Rebecca’s Twin Sons-
Jacob and Esau
Gn 25:19 -27:45
Jacob’s Favorite
Son, JosephGn 37:1-45:28