Genesis 24

The Genesis account of creation is written with beautiful, almost lyrical, scripture. It begins with the first seven days of creation where God created the heavens and the Earth. He split the oceans and the land, as well as created all the many creatures on our planet. The message of the bible very much depends on interpretation, the wording was filled with rhythm. For example, at the end of each sentence in the beginning of chapter one, it has many phrase repeats but they sound lyrical. On day one, “God said” (Gen:1 vs.3) “it was good.” (Gen:1 vs. 4). On day two, “God said” (Gen:1 vs.6) “it was so” (Gen:1 vs. 7). These phrases repeat and overall form a kindly written scripture. In Genesis one, God’s official name is Elohim. He created the heavens and man. And made man rule over the created order of the Earth. Not only as the rulers but also as the care-takers, which hints at telling humans to protect the environment, as it is our job given by God Himself. Further on into Genesis, the story focuses more on Adam and Eve. God created Adam as a whole human being. Adam was split by God and the other equal half became Eve. The author of Genesis wants to stress the equality between man and woman. With Eve, Adam could have his other half to relationship with. The author’s focus on equality between man and woman is one of the biggest take-aways from these accounts of creation. “This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh” (Gen 2:23). Marriage allows for man and woman to

The first eleven chapters of Genesis tell a story about the beginning of the world that contain many contradictions, therefore the book of Genesis is thought to be, not the work of one author but rather the work of many. Many of the great questions of life are answered in Genesis. Genesis appeals to the scientist, the historian, the housewife, as well as the man or women of God. The book of Genesis is often called the “seed plot” of the Bible, because most of the doctrines in the Bible are introduced in

In Genesis chapter 23, Sarah the wife of Abraham died. Subsequently, Abraham wished to bury her and sought to purchase property from the sons of Heth (Hittites). The sons of Heth viewed Abraham as a prince and offered him the best of their tombs for Sarah’s burial and withheld none from him. Abraham requested a plot owned by Ephron the Hittite which was a joined to a field. Ephron offered it to Abraham at no cost but Abraham insisted upon paying for the entire land at full price which was 400 shekels of silver.

The initial three chapters of the Genesis acts as a foundation for religion and Judeo/Christian Worldview. Although the three chapters are more focused on the creation and the fall of mankind, they also explore the relationship between God and humanity. The chapters lay a foundation for understanding Judaism and Christianity. Most of the moral values that are established in Judaism are upheld and maintained in Christianity. The first three chapters of the Old Testament instills the values of inter-religious cooperation between various groups in the society. They focus on procreation, creation and the fall of man.

In literature, there is always the protagonist. The protagonist is the character from whose perspective the whole story is told. And in many cases protagonists are a part of a psychological thriller, which is a literary work that emphasizes the unstable psychological states of its character(s). As the story and the conflicts progress, the protagonist usually undergoes a character arc, in which he or she witnesses significant changes in his or her personality.

The writer gives many details in it. We learn a lot about Abraham from it. We learn how Abraham’s servants trusted him and his God. And the servants respected Abraham and his God. God himself had led Abraham to Canaan. And God promised to give Canaan to Abraham’s *descendants. Abraham lived in Canaan because he trusted God’s promises. So, Abraham wanted Isaac to trust God’s promises too. This mattered more than even the choice of Isaac’s wife. The servant was very clever to make this test. It would show whether the woman was kind to strangers and animals. And it would show whether she was willing to work. Camels need a lot of water! The servant told all the facts to Rebekah’s family. But he did not force them to allow the marriage. Here we read, ‘I will continue to search.’ The *Hebrew text means ‘I will know which way to turn.’ In other words, the servant would know then that he had to continue his journey. He would know that he could not go home yet. He would not have found the right woman to become Isaac’s wife. Rebekah’s family would probably never see her again. So, they *blessed her as she left. They hoped that she would have many children and grandchildren. And they hoped that her *descendants would overcome their enemies. The servant now considered Isaac his master instead of Abraham. He called Isaac ‘my master’. Rebekah covered her face to show that she was modest. A bride usually covered her face when the bridegroom was present. She would only uncover her face after their first night together. So, Isaac married Rebekah. Although they had not met before their marriage, they loved each other deeply. It seems that Sarah, Isaac’s mother, had died recently. Rebekah comforted Isaac. the Holy Spirit will bring Mr or Mrs right into your life in his time and in his way and when he does it'll be awesome you'll know it instantaneously

The protagonist is the main character of a work of fiction is typically called the protagonist.

Robert states in chapter one that “Genesis 1-2, the first two chapters of the bible show us God’s original, perfect creation” (27). In this chapter he goes into depth about the creation of the world. Roberts gives us four truths about creation.

According to all the stories depicted in Genesis 4-11, a common theme regarding humans consistently repeats itself. Humans are bound to sin no matter what situation, despite how pure it may seem to be. Overall, the stories tell us that human nature and behavior will outcome in sins. In the story of Cain and Abel, since Cain committed the murder, God cursed him by depriving him of his duty as a farmer and turned him into a wandered exiled to an unknown place. In Genesis 9:6 however, it states that whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image. Those were rules placed by God which conflicts with why he decided to not let someone take the life of Cain after he had murdered his brother. Looking

Webster's Dictionary defines protagonist as "one who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene,

Genesis 16 tells the story leading up to the birth of Ishmael. The story consists of two main parts. The conflicts between the three characters, Abram, Sarai, and Hagar, make up the first part of the story. The second part consists of the discussion between Hagar and God. Abram and his wife, Sarai, have had difficulty producing a child. Therefore, Sarai offers Hagar, her Egyptian slave-girl, to Abram. Eventually Hagar becomes pregnant. Upon this realization, Hagar begins to look with contempt, towards Sarai. Sarai goes to Abram for some advice on how to deal with Hagar. Abram pushes the matter off his hands by telling Sarai that she has power over Hagar and to deal with her own slave girl. Consequently, Sarai treats Hagar harshly, which causes Hagar to flee. God finally makes an appearance in the story. An angel of the Lord finds Hagar and tells her to go back to her mistress and to submit. God makes a promise to Hagar that she will have a large number of offspring, similarly to God’s promise to Abram. Finally, Hagar names God, El-roi, before returning to Sarai. God does not intervene or even show up until the second part of the story. Due to God’s absence in the beginning of the story, the reader may question what the

Genesis 25 is primarily written in prose, but God’s words to Rebekah about her pregnancy emphasize the importance of what he is saying to her and the fate of her sons. The poem reads, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples born of you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger” (Gen. 25:23). God has foretold that the two brothers will have numerous descendants that are able to form two nations, but he doesn’t explain why they will be in conflict. As is common in the Bible the youngest son achieves superiority over his elder brother. There is an odd choice of words in this poem though. By saying that Esau will “serve” Jacob it implies that he will forever be in his shadow, however they

The whole story in Genesis is very interesting to me. In the beginning of the bible, God created world by a week, which include one rest day. We can imagine that God just have one-day rest in a week (seven days), but right now, most of us has two days to rest, so God did more than we do. One more interesting aspects is the way that the different tribes of Israel are established in the book of Genesis. The story of how Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to earn Rachel as his wife and the way Laban tricked Jacob and gave him Leah, Rachel’s older sister instead forcing Jacob to continue working for Laban so he could also marry Rachel, whom he loved, is interesting enough. The fact that between the two sisters and their female slaves, they

Genesis 22:3 says “and Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass….” This implies that Abraham obeyed without questioning. This is called Faith. As at the time this child to be offered as sacrifice was born, Abraham was 100 years and Sarah the child’s mother was 90 years (Gen. 17:17). She had passed meaning

In the book of Genesis there is no physical description of God and how he is viewed. In Genesis 1 God is viewed as only a spirit. He speaks and creates the earth, animals, and humanity, but he does not physically interact with them. In Genesis 2 God physically interacts with humans, which is shown when he moves Adam to the garden of Eden and he takes a rib out of Adam to create Eve. Since God interacts physically with humans in Genesis 2, this implies that God not only is spirit but he also has a physical body, and so the image of God is both spirit and body. To be made in the image of God means that humans are created to look like his physical image and embody his spirit, which includes his characteristics, such as creativity, authority,