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How do the major themes of Genesis lay the foundation for the rest of the Bible?
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God created everything (ch.1)
God interacts with us (ch.2 and 3)
God punishes disobedience (ch.3 and 6)
God protects the righteous (ch.6 and 20)
God confers prophecy to exceptionally righteous individuals (12:1-2)
God's promises often require patience (since the Promised Land [ch.15] was actually given several centuries later)
God tests us (ch.22)
Also in Genesis are:
The lives of Adam and Eve (ch.2-3), Cain (ch.4), Noah (ch.6-9), Abraham (Ch.12-25), Isaac (ch.26), Jacob (ch.27-35 and 46-50), and Joseph (ch.37-50).
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∙ 8y agoGod exists (ch.1)
God created everything (ch.1)
God interacts with human beings (ch.2 and 3)
God punishes disobedience and wickedness (ch.3 and 6)
God protects the righteous (ch.6 and 20)
God rewards the righteous (12:2)
God confers prophecy and has spoken to exceptionally righteous individuals (12:1-2)
God may establish a covenant with a righteous individual (ch.15 and 17)
God's promises often require patience (since the Promised Land [ch.15] was actually given several centuries later)
God knows what will happen (6:17, 16:11, 17:19-20)
God hears our prayers (ch.18 and 20)
God tests us (ch.22)
Also in Genesis are:
The lives of Adam and Eve (ch.2-3), Cain (ch.4), Noah (ch.6-9), Abraham (Ch.12-25), Isaac (ch.26), Jacob (ch.27-35 and 46-50), and Joseph (ch.37-50).
The above are just a few examples.
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∙ 8y agoThe major themes in Genesis include the creation account but also the rebellion of creation that started with the angel now known as the devil. It also includes the first prophecy regarding the messiah and the way God will eventually end the rebellion. It also includes God's promise to Abraham, regarding his offspring, which meant the redemption of mankind would come through Abraham's line. God also declares his name to Moses in Genesis.
Genesis 3:5 (Satan is talking to Eve here, and telling her that if she eats from the tree of the knowledge of good and bad that she could be like God, knowing good and bad for herself, and thus not having to listen to God) "At this the serpent said to the woman: You certainly will not die. For God knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad."
Genesis 3:15 (God's first prophecy in The Bible regarding the way he will end this rebellion through a promised offspring or seed, which is considered the promised messiah, or savior. God is addressing the devil here) "And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring. He will crush your head, and you will strike him in the heel."
Genesis 22:18 (God is making a covenant with Abraham that all nations with bless themselves on account of his offspring) "And by means of your offspring all nations of the earth will obtain a blessing for themselves because you have listened to my voice." (The Apostle Paul identified this offspring as Jesus at Galatians 3:15,16)
Exodus 6:3 (God talking to Moses, from KJV) "And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them."
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What are the three principal subjects of Genesis 1-11?
The three principal subjects of Genesis 1-11 are the creation of the world and the universe, the origin of humanity and their fall from grace, and the narrative of Noah's Ark and the Great Flood. These chapters lay the foundation for major theological themes in the Bible, such as God as the creator, the relationship between God and humanity, and the consequences of disobedience.
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I am not sure what you are trying to get at here. There are 100s of moral lessons in Genesis. The foundations of every major teaching in the bible is found in the first 11 chapters of Genesis. So if you throw out the book of Genesis then you might as well get rid of the whole Bible.
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