Introduction to the Book of Genesis – Commentary and Explanation Bible Stud
Introduction to the Book of Genesis – Commentary and Explanation Bible Study Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash The book of Genesis is like a doorway, the first step into the story of the Bible. Without it, the rest of Scripture feels half told. Genesis is the beginning, both in time and in theme. It is not just about how the world came to be, but also why the world is the way it is now. People who read it sometimes get stuck only on the creation story, but Genesis is much more wide and deep than only the first chapter. It carries the foundations of faith, the start of humanity, the first promises of God, and the first brokenness of human sin. If you are doing Bible study and want to dig deeper, Genesis can feel both easy and difficult. Easy, because the stories are written so simple and human that anyone can picture them. Difficult, because behind the stories lies mysteries and meaning that stretch across the whole Bible. In this post, I want to write a full commentary and explanatio...