Genesis - Introduction
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One of the most important concepts introduced in Genesis is that of the COVENANT (Genesis 12:1–3; 17:1–8). The theme of the covenant appears in almost every book of the Old Testament, reaching its fulfillment in the New Testament (Jeremiah 31:31–34; Hebrews 8:7–13). God established His covenant with ABRAHAM in order to restore to the human race the blessings it lost through the original sin of Adam.
Genesis reveals a single all-powerful, all-knowing Creator God, who speaks and acts in history and in everyday life and who controls everything on earth and in the universe. Christians are not surprised when they read about this God in Genesis; but when people from animistic and polytheistic backgrounds learn about this God they are astonished. They have never known of a God like this. It is fitting, then, that with the book of Genesis we begin our journey through the Old Testament, the story of God, which will culminate in the arrival of God’s one and only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.