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"To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to remain a child always," claimed the Roman orator Cicero. Perhaps that's why Genesis is one of the most loved and hated books ever written.
Genesis - the name is simply the Greek word for "Origins" - is the God-inspired history of the world from its inception, and right from the outset it was always controversial.
God inspired the Bible for a reason. He wants you read it and let it change your life.
If you are willing to take this challenge seriously, then you will love Phil Moore's devotional commentaries. Their bite-sized chapters are punchy and relevant, yet crammed with fascinating scholarship.
Welcome to a new way of reading the Bible. Welcome to the Straight to the Heart series.
CONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 11
Introduction: It All Begins with God 13
PART ONE: PRIMEVAL HISTORY (Creation to c.2100 bc)
Creator God 19
Cat's Eyes 25
God's Day Off 29
Two Trees 33
The Line 37
The Fall and the Curse 41
God's Bloodbath 47
Sin is Not Your Friend 51
What Moses Did and Didn't Say 55
The Family of God 59
The Flood 63
Antediluvian Missionary Secrets 67
First Things First 71
Heroes and Zeroes 75
The Disunited Nations 79
PART TWO: PATRIARCHAL HISTORY (c.2100 bc to c.1805 bc)
Abraham: God's Nomad 85
Name-Calling 89
Pay Cheque 93
Melchizedek 97
What Happened with the Maid 101
God's Past Tense 105
Eight Thousand Square Miles 111
While You Are Waiting 115
Destined to Rule 119
Judgment Day 123
Lot's Big Mistake 127
Achilles' Heel 131
Listen Without Prejudice 135
Isaac: God's Promised Heir 139
The Test 143
A Field and a Cave 147
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told 151
Instant Soup 157
Warts and All 161
Jacob: God's Wrestler 165
Stairway to Heaven 169
Flies Love Filth 173
Superstition 177
The Good Shepherd 183
How to Backslide in Four Easy Steps 187
The Curse 191
Wrestling with God 195
Jacob's New Start 199
Rape and Retribution 203
God of the Nations 207
Joseph: God's Saviour 211
Boomerang 215
Accidentally Fruitful 219
Missionary Lesson One: God's Walk 223
Missionary Lesson Two: God's Perseverance 227
Missionary Lesson Three: God's Perspective 233
Missionary Lesson Four: God's Vindication 237
Missionary Lesson Five: God's Message 241
Better Than Freedom 245
Disappointment and Regret 249
Live Looking Forwards 255
The Moral of the Story 259
The Mummy 263
Conclusion: It All Begins with God 267