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Genesis

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I.  God's creation—1:1-2:25A.  God's desire and purpose—1:1-2:3
1.  God's original creation—1:1
2.  Judgment and corruption—1:2a
3.  God's restoration and further creation—1:2b-2:3
a.  The Spirit, the word, and the light coming, the first day—1:2b-5b.  The waters under the expanse separated from the waters above the expanse, the second day—1:6-8c.  The earth separated from the seas and the plant life generated, the third day—1:9-13d.  The light-bearers appearing, the fourth day—1:14-19e.  The living creatures in the water and in the air generated, the fifth day—1:20-23f.  The living creatures on the earth generated, the sixth day—1:24-31(1)  The animals of the earth—vv. 24-25(2)  Man—vv. 26-28(a)  The conference of the Godhead—v. 26(b)  Created by God male and female—v. 27(c)  Blessed by God to be fruitful—v. 28(3)  Man and all other living creatures satisfied by God's provision—vv. 29-30(4)  Everything being very good to God—v. 31g.  God resting in satisfaction, the seventh day—2:1-3B.  God's procedures to fulfill His purpose—2:4-25
1.  The background—no rain from heaven, no man on the ground, no life in the field, only a mist from the earth—vv. 4-6
2.  The first step—creating man as a vessel to contain God as life—v. 7
3.  The second step—having man receive God as life—vv. 8-17
a.  Placing man in front of the tree of life—vv. 8-9b.  Putting man in the garden with its river—vv. 10-15c.  Allowing man to have free choice—vv. 16-17
4.  The third step—working God into man as life to be His complement—vv. 18-25
a.  Man, typifying God, needing to have a complement—vv. 18-20b.  Man gaining a complement in and by life—vv. 21-25II.  Man's fall through Satan's corruption—3:1-11:32A.  The first fall—from God's presence to man's conscience—3:1-24
1.  The serpent's (Satan's) temptation and man's first fall—vv. 1-7
2.  God dealing with man's first fall—vv. 8-24
a.  Seeking man—vv. 8-13b.  Judging the serpent—v. 14c.  The promise regarding the seed of the woman—v. 15d.  Disciplining man through suffering—16-19e.  Redemption anticipated—vv. 20-21f.  Closing the way to the tree of life—vv. 22-24B.  The second fall—from man's conscience to others' control—4:1-26
1.  The background—vv. 1-2
2.  Man's presumption, anger, murder, lying, and arrogance—vv. 3-9
3.  God's dealing with man's second fall—cursing man and making him a fugitive and a wanderer—vv. 10-15
4.  Man producing a culture without God—vv. 16-24
5.  The way to escape man's second fall—man realizing his fragility and calling on the name of Jehovah—vv. 25-26
C.  The generations of the saved revealing the ultimate issue of man's fall and the way to escape it—5:1-32
1.  The ultimate issue of man's fall—death—vv. 1-21, 25-27
2.  The way to escape death—walking with God—vv. 22-24
3.  The family of salvation finding comfort and rest—vv. 28-32
D.  The third fall—from others' control to human government—6:1-8:3
1.  The evil spirits mingling with man and man becoming flesh—6:1-4
2.  God dealing with man's third fall—blotting out man from the earth—6:5-7
3.  The way of salvation from the third fall—6:8-8:3
a.  Walking with God—6:8-10b.  Building the ark—6:11-7:16(1)  Receiving the revelation—6:11-21(2)  Preparing the ark—6:22(3)  Entering the ark and being shut in the ark by Jehovah—7:1-16c.  Saved through water—7:17-8:3E.  Life in resurrection—8:4-10:32
1.  The ark resting upon the mountains, signifying resurrection with Christ—8:4-5
2.  The raven being sent forth, signifying the fleshly ones going back to the world judged by God—8:6-7
3.  The dove being sent forth, signifying the spiritual ones staying with the church and caring for life in the Spirit—8:8-12
4.  Going forth from the ark in resurrection—8:13-19
5.  Making burnt offerings to Jehovah on an altar, signifying the offering of Christ to God through the cross—8:20-22
6.  Fulfilling God's purpose to express and represent Him—9:1-7
7.  Living under God's covenant—9:8-17
a.  No more judgment through death's waters—vv. 8-11b.  The rainbow as the sign of God's faithfulness in keeping His covenant—vv. 12-17
8.  The failure of the leader and deputy authority—9:18-29
a.  Caused by the success of his work—vv. 18-21b.  Ham exposing the failure, and Shem and Japheth covering the failure—vv. 22-24c.  Ham's son receiving the curse, and Shem and Japheth receiving the blessing—vv. 25-29
9.  The nations issuing forth with Babel as the consummation—10:1-32
F.  The fourth fall—from human government to rebellion under Satan's instigation—11:1-9
1.  Building a city and a tower to rebel against God, to renounce God, and to make a name for themselves—vv. 1-4
2.  God dealing with man's fourth fall—scattering them in living and confounding them in language—vv. 5-9
G.  The generations from man's salvation through water to Jehovah's calling—11:10-32III.  Jehovah's calling—12:1-50:26A.  The first aspect—the experience of Abraham—12:1-25:18
1.  God's calling—12:1-7a
2.  Living by faith—12:7b-14:24
a.  A life of the altar and the tent—12:7b-8b.  The trial of the called—12:9-13:18(1)  Famine—12:9-13:4(2)  The brother's striving—13:5-18c.  The victory of the called—14:1-24(1)  The brother being captured—vv. 1-12(2)  Fighting for the brother—vv. 13-17(3)  Ministered to by Melchizedek—vv. 18-20(4)  Overcoming the temptation of earthly substance—vv. 21-24
3.  Knowing grace for the fulfillment of God's purpose—15:1-17:27
a.  God's covenant with Abraham—15:1-21(1)  Concerning the seed—vv. 1-6(2)  Concerning the land—vv. 7-21b.  The two women—an allegory—16:1-16c.  God's covenant confirmed with circumcision—17:1-14d.  The birth of Isaac promised—17:15-27
4.  Living in fellowship with God—18:1-24:67
a.  Communion with God on the human level—18:1-22b.  A glorious intercession—18:23-33c.  The negative record of Lot—19:1-38(1)  A defeated righteous man and a pillar of salt—vv. 1-29(2)  The seed by incest—vv. 30-38d.  A hidden weakness and a shameful intercession—20:1-18e.  The birth and growth of Isaac—21:1-8f.  Hagar and Ishmael cast out—21:9-14g.  Two wells—two sources of living—21:15-34h.  The offering up of Isaac—22:1-24i.  The death and burial of Sarah—23:1-20j.  The marriage of Isaac—24:1-67
5.  Having no maturity in life—25:1-18
B.  The second aspect—the experience of Isaac—25:19-21, 27-28; 26:1-27:4, 27b-41; 28:6-9
1.  Gaining twin sons—25:19-21
2.  Living in the natural life like Jacob—25:27-28; 28:6-9
3.  Inheriting the promise given to his father—26:1-5
4.  Having natural weakness like Abraham—26:6-11
5.  Reaping a hundredfold and becoming great—26:12-14
6.  Finding wells in many places—26:15-22
7.  God confirming His promise to him at Beer-sheba, the unique place of God's appearing for the fulfillment of His purpose—26:23-35
8.  Not having much maturity in life—27:1-4, 27b-41
C.  The third aspect—the experience of Jacob (with Joseph)—25:22-26, 29-34; 27:5-27a; 27:42-28:5; 28:10-50:26
1.  Being dealt with—25:22-26, 29-34; 27:5-27a; 27:42-28:5; 28:10-32:21
a.  Being chosen to be born second—25:22-26b.  Being forced to leave the loving mother and the father's home—25:29-34; 27:5-27a; 27:42-28:5(1)  Supplanting the birthright—25:29-34(2)  Supplanting the father's blessing—27:5-27a(3)  Being instructed by his mother to go away—27:42-46(4)  Being blessed and sent away by his father—28:1-5c.  The dream at Bethel—28:10-22d.  Being led in God's sovereignty to meet Rachel and Laban—29:1-14e.  Being cheated by Laban to marry Laban's two daughters—29:15-30f.  The competition, envy, and wrestling between Jacob's wives in bearing children—29:31-30:24g.  Being squeezed by Laban and tricking him, but being blessed by God—30:25-31:16h.  Fleeing from Laban and being pursued by him—31:17-55i.  Fearing Esau—32:1-21
2.  Being broken—32:22-34:31
a.  Wrestling with God—32:22-32b.  Being welcomed by Esau—33:1-16c.  Returning to Canaan but only to Shechem—33:17-20d.  Still needing the dealing in his circumstances—34:1-31
3.  Being transformed—35:1-29
a.  Being reminded by God at Bethel—vv. 1-15b.  Deeper and more personal dealings—vv. 16-26(1)  The death of Rachel—vv. 16-20(2)  The birthright being changed through the defilement of Jacob's concubine—vv. 21-26c.  Entering into full fellowship—v. 27d.  Released from the tie with his father—vv. 28-29(The descendents of Esau—36:1-43)
4.  Being matured—37:1-2a, 32-36; 42:1-5; 42:29-43:14; 45:25-47:10; 47:28-50:13
a.  The process of maturity—dealings in the last stage—37:1-2a, 32-36; 42:1-5; 42:29-43:14(1)  Being robbed of the treasure of his heart (Joseph) under God's sovereign hand—37:1-2a, 32-36(2)  Being stricken with famine and forced to send his sons to Egypt to buy grain—42:1-5(3)  Having his second son, Simeon, detained in Egypt—42:29-38(4)  Being stricken with severe famine and sending his youngest son, Benjamin—43:1-14b.  The manifestation of maturity—45:25-47:10; 47:28-50:13(1)  Assigning no blame at hearing that Joseph was still alive—45:25-28(2)  Offering sacrifices to God at Beer-sheba—46:1-4(3)  Meeting Joseph again—46:5-34(4)  Blessing people all the time—47:1-10; 47:28-49:28(a)  Blessing Pharaoh—47:1-10(b)  Blessing Joseph's sons—47:28-48:22(c)  Blessing his own sons—49:1-28(5)  Departing in an excellent way—49:29-50:13
5.  The reigning aspect of the matured Israel as seen in Joseph—37:2b-31; 38:1-41:57; 42:6-28; 43:15-45:24; 47:11-27; 50:14-26
a.  Being a shepherd and the father's beloved—37:2b-4b.  Viewing his people as sheaves of life and as the sun, the moon, and the stars of light—37:5-11c.  Ministering to his brothers according to the father's will—37:12-17d.  Living as a sheaf of life—37:18-31e.  Living as a star of light—38:1-39:12(1)  His brother Judah indulging in lust—38:1-30(2)  Overcoming lust and shining in darkness—39:1-12f.  Being delivered into the prison of death—39:13-41:13g.  Being resurrected from the prison of death—41:14-39h.  Being enthroned with authority and receiving glory and gifts—41:40-44i.  Becoming the savior of the world, the sustainer of life (the revealer of secrets)—41:45-46j.  Supplying people with food—41:47-57k.  Being recognized by the children of Israel—42:6-28; 43:15-45:24(1)  Being wise in dealing with his brothers and showing them love—42:6-28(2)  Testing his brothers further—43:15-44:34(3)  Revealing his exaltation and glory to his repentant brothers—45:1-15(4)  His brothers participating in the enjoyment of his reign—45:16-24l.  Reigning—47:11-27; 50:14-26Outline of Genesis
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