Genesis Breakdown

First Book of the Bible

Author: Moses

Where: Egypt and Canaan

Written: 1446 BC - 1406 BC 

Time period covered: 4004 BC to 1805 BC

Genesis 1:1-31         Creation

Genesis 2:1- 25         Creation of Man and Woman

Genesis 3:1-24         The Fall of Man

Genesis 4:1-26         Cain and Abel

Genesis 5:1-32         From Adam to Noah

Genesis 6:1-8:22         The Flood

Genesis 9:1-17         God's Covenant with Noah

Genesis 9:18-29         The Sons of Noah

Genesis 10:1                    The Table of Nations

Genesis 10:2-5         The Japhethites (Sons of Japheth)

Genesis 10:6-20         The Hamites (Sons of Ham)

Genesis 10:21-32         The Semites (Sons of Shem)

Genesis 11:1-9         Tower of Babel

Genesis 11:10-32         From Shem to Abram

Genesis 12:1-9         The call of Abram

Genesis 12:10-20         Abram in Egypt

Genesis 13:1-18         Abram and Lot Separate

Genesis 14:1-24         Abram Rescues Lot

Genesis 15:1-21         God's Covenant with Abram

Genesis 16:1-16         Hagar and Ishmael

Genesis 17:1-27         The Covenant of Circumcision

Genesis 18:1-15         The Three Visitors

Genesis 18:16-33         Abraham Pleads for Sodom

Genesis 19:1-29         Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

Genesis 19:30-38         Lot and his daughters

Genesis 20:1-18         Abraham and Abimelech

Genesis 21:1-7         The Birth of Isaac

Genesis 21:8-21         Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away

Genesis 21:22-34         The Treaty at Beersheba

Genesis 22:1-19         Abraham Tested

Genesis 22:20-24         Nahor's Son

Genesis 23:1-20         The Death of Sarah

Genesis 24:1-66         Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 25:1-11         The Death of Abraham

Genesis 25:12-18         Ishmael's Sons

Genesis 25:19-34         Jacob and Esau

Genesis 26:1-35         Isaac and Abimelech

Genesis 27:1-28:9         Jacob gets Isaac's Blessing

Genesis 28:10-22         Jacob's Dream at Bethel

Genesis 29:1-14         Jacob Arrives in Paddan Aram

Genesis 29:15-30         Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

Genesis 29:31-30:1:24 Jacob's Children

Genesis 30:25-43         Jacob's Flocks Increase

Genesis 31:1-21         Jacob Flees From Laban

Genesis 31:22-55         Laban Pursues Jacob

Genesis 32:1-21         Jacob Prepares ot Meet Esau

Genesis 32:22-32         Jacob Wrestles with God

Genesis 33:1-20         Jacob Meets Esau

Genesis 34:1-31         Dinah and the Shechemites

Genesis 35:1-15         Jacob Returns to Bethel

Genesis 35:16-29         The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac

Genesis 36:1-30         Esau's Descendants

Genesis 36:31-43         The Rulers of Edom

Genesis 37:1-11         Joseph's Dreams

Genesis 37:12-36         Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Genesis 38:1-30         Judah and Tamar

Genesis 39:1-23         Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Genesis 40:1-23         The Cupbearer and the Baker

Genesis 41:1-40         Pharaoh's Dreams

Genesis 41:41-57         Joseph in Charge of Egypt

Genesis 42:1-38         Joseph's Brothers go to Egypt

Genesis 43:1-34         The Second Journey of Egypt

Genesis 44:1-34         A Silver Cup in a Sack

Genesis 45:1-28         Joseph Makes Himself Known

Genesis 46:1-47:12     Jacob goes to Egypt

Genesis 47:13-31         Joseph and the Famine

Genesis 48:1-22         Manasseh and Ephraim

Genesis 49:1-50:14         Jacob Blesses his Sons

Genesis 50:15-21         Joseph Reassures his Brothers

Genesis 50:22-26         The Death of Joseph

Day 17 - Girls Devo

Day 17

WORD: Again

Female characters:

Rebekah

Reading:

Genesis 26:7-11

When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.” When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah. So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, “She is really your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac answered him, “Because I thought I might lose my life on account of her.” Then Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.” So Abimelech gave orders to all the people: “Anyone who molests this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”

Additional Reading:

Proverbs 29:23-27

A man’s pride brings him low,

but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.

The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy;

he is put under oath and dare not testify.

Fear of man will prove to be a snare,

but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

Many seek an audience with a ruler,

but it is from the Lord that man gets justice.

The righteous detest the dishonest;

the wicked detest the upright. 

Observations:

Yes, you read this right Isaac and Rebekah did the same thing as Abraham and Sarah. Isaac said that he was Rebekah sister to get out of being possibly killed.  Then when he thought Abimelech was not looking he caress his wife thinking they were all alone, but Abimelech saw it.  We do not know if this was the first time they hid away and thought no one would see them but just like all sins they will be found out.  Sin is sin and it cannot be hidden.  Even if it is not something the whole world finds out. Also remember God always knows there is no hiding it from him.  God is always there.  And once again God protected the wife Rebekah in that no men of the city pursued her.   Fear of man will always give you trouble, but the Lord he will protect you. 

Ponder this:

What sin are you trying to hid? Do you have unconfessed sins?  What are you waiting for good will forgive you. Are you trusting God or man?  

Just for fun:

Take a moment and just reflect on your life.

Day 11: Girls Devo

Day 11 - Genesis 24:39-44

WORD: Drink

Female characters 

Rebekah

Genesis 24:39-44

I said to my master, ‘Suppose the woman does not follow me.’ He said to me, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father’s house; then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’ “So I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful; behold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar”; and she will say to me, “You drink, and I will draw for your camels also”; let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’

Additional Reading:

Genesis 24:45-51

“Before I finished praying in my heart, Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’ “She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too.’ So I drank, and she watered the camels also.“I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ “She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ “Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms, and I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son. Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn.” Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the Lord; we can say nothing to you one way or the other. Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has directed.”

Observations

So Sarah had Isaac just as God had said she would.  She died and Abraham wanted to make sure Isaac had the proper wife.  He made an oath with his servant to find him a wife for his land.  Oh of this would not be acceptable here in the USA in 2019.  I find it interesting that Rebekah so quickly lowered her jar and offered to water his camels too.  Rebekah was to be part of the line of Jesus.  The promise was give to Abraham and Sarah but also to their generations to follow.  

Ponder this

Are you quick to do what the Lord is asking?  Are you in tune enough to know what the Lord is asking you to do?  Do you trust the Lord to do what he says he will?  Do you have enough patience to wait on the Lord?  

Just for fun

Use a facial mask

Day 10: Girls Devo

Day 10 - Genesis 24:1-9

WORD: Promise

Female characters 

Sarah

Genesis 24:1-9

Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way. Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, “Please place your hand under my thigh, and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live, but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?” Then Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there! The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give this land,’ He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there. But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this my oath; only do not take my son back there.” So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

Additional Reading:

Genesis 17:16-22

I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!”Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.” When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

Observations

I am telling people that I know that God has a good sense of humor.  He has shown me this sense of humor many times.  If God gives a promise he will do it.  Abraham was old but God made Sarah and him a promise that they would be the father and mother of nations.  Abraham and Sarah did not trust the Lord and his promise and took things in their own hands and Ishmael was born to his maidservant.  When he and Sarah waited Isaac was born when humanly it did not seem possible.  Sarah was blessed greatly.  Sarah did have a son, Isaac. Sarah was the mother of nations.  King including Jesus did come from her.  

Ponder this

Are you standing on God's promises?  Are you trust in Him or are you taking things into you own hands?  Are you letting the world tell you the way things should be?  When was the last time you show something happen in your life that only God could explain?

Just for fun

Get all dressed up for no reason

Day 8: Girls Devo

Day 8 - Genesis 20:1-8

WORD: Second

Female characters
Sarai / Sarah

Genesis 20:1-8

Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.” Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless? Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.” Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. Now therefore, restore the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.” So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened.

Additional Reading:

Genesis 17:15-21

Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before You!” But God said, “No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year.”

Observations 

Yes, you read this right they did it again. And once again God protected Sarah. One difference is their names, otherwise the story is the same. God changed both Abraham and Sarah name as part of the promise to Abraham and Sarah. God was to bless Sarah with a son and she was to be the mother of nations. She was to be of the line of Jesus.  

Ponder this

How have you changed?  Your name, job, church?  Why did you make these changes?  Are you moving forward or just setting still.  Is God prompting you to change?  What is keeping you from moving? 

Just for fun

Do some journaling