The Open Word

In Genesis 14, we are introduced to Melchizedek, one of the more mysterious figures in the Old Testament. He blessed Abraham upon his return from rescuing Lot, and later he is seen as a type of Christ's priesthood in Psalm 110, and Hebrews 5 and 7.

In this session, we examine Genesis 12–13 in which we find the account of Abraham's journey to Canaan, his sojourn in Egypt, his return to the land, and his separation from Lot.

Starting in Genesis 11:27, the focus shifts from humanity in general to Abraham. After a brief introduction on the family tree of Abraham, Genesis 12 begins with his call while in Ur of the Chaldees in which Yahweh tells him to leave his father's homeland and go to a "land which I will show you." This general description of an undefined land will become more and more defined in subsequent chapters of Genesis, but Abraham's initial response of faith is what is in view, and which makes him the model of faith throughout the Bible.

Genesis 11:10–26 records the generations from Shem to the time of Abraham. What is interesting to observe is that Shem was alive during a significant time of Abraham's life. This would have allowed Abraham to have known Shem and been familiar with life before the flood.

We now turn our attention to Genesis 11, in which we find the account of the Tower of Babel. This occurred about four generations from Noah, when humanity most likely numbered between one and two thousand people. Instead of spreading out over the earth, humanity decided to stay together until God scattered them by confusing the languages. Also, Genesis 11 contains the generations from Noah to Abraham, setting up Genesis 12 in which God calls Abraham.

We examine Genesis 10 which lists the various nations and people groups that descended from Noah. These nations and people groups are seen throughout the Old Testament, and it is interesting and instructive to see how humanity spread out after the flood.

We now come to Genesis 9 and the end of the flood. Disembarking from the ark, Noah and his family were faced with a completely new world, unlike the one that existed just a little over a year earlier. Everything they knew, and everyone they knew, no longer existed, and now it was time for them to repopulate the world.

We continue our discussion of the global, universal flood as recorded in Genesis 7-9.

We continue our study on the Global Genesis Flood. There are a lot of evangelicals who deny there was a universal, global flood, instead seeing it a local flood only. In this study, we will continue to make the case that the flood of Genesis 6–9 was a global deluge, the effects of which are seen today.

We begin a multi-session study on the Global Genesis Flood. There are a lot of evangelicals who deny there was a universal, global flood, instead seeing it a local flood only. In this study, we will make the case that the flood of Genesis 6–9 was a global deluge, the effects of which are seen today.