Exposition of Genesis 1-11

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Exposition of Genesis 1-11

• The Genealogy from Adam to Noah
• Gen 51-32

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The Overall Structure of Genesis

• Key Word tdol.AT, The generations of...
• the Heavens and the Earth (24 426)
• Adam (51 68)
• Noah (69 927)
• Sons of Noah (101 1110)
• Shem (1110-26)
• Terah (1127 2511)
• Ishmael (2512-18)
• Isaac (2519 3529)
• Esau (361 371)
• Jacob (372 5014)

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The Overall Structure of Genesis

• Key Word tdol.AT, The generations of...
• the Heavens and the Earth (24 426)
• Adam (51 68)
• Noah (69 927)
• Sons of Noah (101 1110)
• Shem (1110-26)
• Terah (1127 2511)
• Ishmael (2512-18)
• Isaac (2519 3529)
• Esau (361 371)
• Jacob (372 5014)

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Pattern of the Genealogy in Gen 5

• Vv. 1-3 open the account.
• Vv. 1-2 recapitulate the creation account.
• V. 3 makes clear that just as the first man and
  woman were made in the image and likeness of God,
  so their descendants are as well.
• A list of 10 generations, each with this pattern
• When a had lived x years, he became the father of
  b a lived y years after the birth of b and had
  other sons and daughters. So all the days of a
  were x y years, and he died.
• The genealogy traces the line from Adam to Noah
  and his sons, preparing the way for the flood
  account to follow.
• The line of Noah will be picked up after the
  flood and traced down to Abraham (Gen 10-11).

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Some Interesting Highlights

• Mahalalel means praise of God.
• And Enoch walked with God, and was not, for God
  took him (524).
• Different from the way the others are described.
• Head of the seventh generation from Adam (Jude
  14).
• Walking with God means living according to His
  ways.
• Rather than and he died, the text says God
  took him. Same verb used later with Elijah (2
  Kings 23).
• The account closes with a note of hope in the
  birth of Noah (528-32) his name means rest.
• Note the allusion back to 317.

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Taken from the International Inductive Study
Bible, p. 10
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Building a Biblical Chronology
Solomon begins to build temple in 4th year of his
reign, 480 years after exodus (1 Kings 61).
Jacob stands before Pharaoh at age of 130 (Gen
479).
Assyrian eponym lists record a solar eclipse that
can be astronomically fixed to this date.
Israels exodus from Egypt after 430 year
sojourn (Exodus 1240-41)
Solomons reign begins
Solomons death
1446 BC
1876 BC
June 15, 763 BC
931 BC
971 BC
966 BC
2238 years from Creation
The reigns of the kings in this list can be tied
to this date. Battles with Israel and Judah help
establish their kings reigns also.
4114 years from Creation to Christ
2011 years from Christ to present 6125 years
for age of earth
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The FloodPart I

• Gen 61-12