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Lessons and
Bible Studies on the Book of Genesis from the church of Christ |
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In The Beginning
(Genesis 1:1–2)
Genesis 1:1–2 declares, “In the beginning God created the heavens
and the earth… and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of
the waters.” These opening words ground all Scripture and anchor our
faith in the sovereign God who made and sustains everything.
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The Creation
Account of Genesis
(Genesis 1:1-5)
Genesis 1:1 sets the foundation for all Scripture and for our faith.
God “in the beginning” created the heavens and the earth, and
Genesis 1–2 records His orderly work with clarity and purpose
(Genesis 1:1–5).
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Creation Days 1
Through 6
Genesis 1:1–31
Genesis 1:1–31 reveals God’s ordered work across six days, preparing
an inhabited world and crowning it with mankind made in His image.
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Creation
Day Six
Genesis
1:24–31
Genesis 1:24–31 records the sixth day when God filled the land with
living creatures and then crowned creation by making mankind in His
image, blessing humanity with purpose, dominion, and provision.
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Genesis 2:1–6 shows the seventh day completed, the week blessed, and
the earth prepared so that man may live and serve God. The text
centers our attention on humanity within God’s finished creation.
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And God Formed
Man
(Genesis
2:7–17)
Genesis 2:7–17 reveals God’s intentional design: He formed man from
dust, breathed life into him, placed him in Eden, gave meaningful
work, and set holy boundaries through the two trees.
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And God Formed Eve
(Genesis
2:18–25)
In Genesis 2:18–25, we find one of the most beautiful and
foundational accounts in all of Scripture—the creation of woman and
the institution of marriage. Here we learn of God’s wisdom, love,
and purpose in forming Eve from Adam’s rib, creating the perfect
companion and completing His design for humanity.
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Sin Enters the
World
(Genesis
3:1–8)
Genesis 3:1–8 shows how temptation approached, doubt arose, desire
was enticed, and sin entered a world that had been wholly good. This
account reveals our enemy’s tactics and our need for God’s grace in
Christ.
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God Confronts
Adam’s Sin
(Genesis
3:8–15)
Genesis 3:8–15 records the Lord’s confrontation of Adam after sin
entered the garden, revealing personal accountability, the reality
of guilt and shame, and the first promise of redemption through the
woman’s Seed.
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Genesis 4:1–12 records the first brothers, the first offerings, the
first warning, and the first murder. From their choices we learn how
God views worship, authority, repentance, and justice, and how faith
still speaks (Hebrews 11:4).
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Genealogies of
Genesis
(Genesis 5:1–32)
Genesis 5:1–32 records the line from Adam to Noah. In these names
and years God teaches the dignity of His image, the certainty of
death, the beauty of walking with Him, and the hope He provides.
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Before the Flood: The Days of
Noah
(Genesis 6:1–8)
Genesis 6 shows why judgment came. As humanity multiplied,
corruption spread. God strove with mankind through Noah, a preacher
of righteousness, yet evil filled every thought. This passage
explains the flood and warns our generation.
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Noah Builds the Ark
In a corrupt and violent world, Noah found grace because
he walked faithfully with God. This sermon from Genesis 6:8–22 examines
Noah’s obedience in building the ark, God’s covenant of salvation
through water, and the lasting lesson that faith and obedience remain
the pathway to divine grace and deliverance.
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After the Flood:
God’s Four Changes
(Genesis
9:1–7)
After the flood, God blessed Noah and set four world-shaping
directives: animal dread of man, permission to eat flesh without
blood, the sanctity of life in God’s image, and accountability for
murder. These verses explain our world and call us to faithful
obedience.
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Genesis 11:1–9
records the building of the tower at Babel and God’s response. This
account reveals humanity’s pride, God’s purpose for the nations, and
the divine origin of languages.
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