Themes from Genesis 1-11

Moses: The holy book of my faith is the Torah, and contains the Old Testament. The Old Testament is also used in the Christian’s Bible, making the Torah the foundation for the Bible.

The Holy Bible is a book comprised of many parts, chapters, and verses. There are 66 books in the bible; the first 39 books are called the Old Testament. Written in Hebrew, it focuses on the prophecies of the coming savior. The remaining 27 books, the New Testament, are centered on the life of Jesus and his teachings. A similarity in the TaNaKh and the Holy Bible is the presence of the Torah. The Torah, in addition to being the first part of the TaNaKh, is actually the first 5 books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Because the Christians, unlike the Jews, had no official language, they wrote and spoke in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, or Latin. These holy books were important to these religions so their beliefs and traditions could be passed down to future generations.

Deuteronomy comes next in the Pentateuch--the do this, do that, Deuteronomy. The name Deuteronomy means “the second law. “It was given because the Greek translators found in it a repetition of some laws previously given, and the enactment of some new laws.” Almost similar in its structure to Numbers this book has three parts, the three parts are the three speeches delivered by Moses in Moab. The first speech Moses gives starts in Deuteronomy 1:6 and ends with Deuteronomy 4:40. This speech Moses gives has practical meaning and analysis of the events that led them up to the previous forty years. The second part of Deuteronomy is Moses’s second speech (Deuteronomy 5-Deuteronomy 26). Moses adds some laws and encourages the people to live up to their plan of being God’s nation and to raise the children up in this way. The third speech from Moses begins in the twenty-seventh chapter and finishes in chapter thirty. Moses tells the people not to

The Tanakh is the collection of the scriptures of Judaism. It is commonly referred to as the Jewish Old Testament or the Jewish Bible, however these names are not the ones used by the Jewish people. Their Scripture that is comparable to that of the Christian Bible is the Tanakh. The name is made from an acronym of the Hebrew names of the three components of Jewish

Jesus: My peoples book is known as the Torah. The Torah is comprised of the first 5 books of what Christians call the Old Testament.

For Judaism, Torah- originally, the written record of the revelations as given to Moses on Mount Sinai. For Christianity, Bible -the holy book that combines the Old Testament (or the Hebrew Bible) with the history and teachings of Jesus as recorded by his disciples in the 27 books of the New Testament, including the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. For Islam, Qur'an -the sacred text of Islam that is considered to be the literal word of God, or Allah, as revealed to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.

Covenant and law are both prevalent themes that are used throughout the Old Testament of the Bible. A covenant is a binding contract in which “a kinship bond between two parties” is created when each party carries out assigned expectations established in the making of the covenant (Hahn and Bergsma 1). A law is a binding rule or regulation that is used to regulate the conduct of a community or group of people and is usually enforced by some kind of authority. There are many similarities and differences between covenant and law, and in some cases covenant and law can be connected so that one supports the other. This is especially true when talking about the Mosaic Law and God’s covenant with Israel. In these two items God creates expectations through the covenant, rules and regulations through the Law, and allows for covenant-maintenance by using both together rather than a simple law code.

Followers of Judaism call their scriptures of holy books the Tanakh, the Talmud, and the Torah.

Book of covenant also known as the law would be referred to as the Torah. The purpose of the Law was proved that it was impossible for mankind to achieve the law and the need of Jesus Christ’s.

Waiting for the Land, by Arie C. Leder, is an interesting book for a number of reasons. Leder does a good job looking at the Pentateuch as a whole story, and tying it into the narrative of the bible. Basically, the whole story of the Pentateuch covers the giving of the law (for the purpose of fellowship), rejection of the law, and departure from fellowship. Leder also states that the Pentateuch has a chiastic structure, with Genesis standing in contrast of Deuteronomy. Part of the Pentateuch discusses the Israelites complete failure to follow directions. For example, men in Genesis build a tower in attempt to “reach God” rather than pursue Him through sacrifice. Since Able knew to sacrifice to God, it seems clear that God did provide mankind with some kind of system for reaching out to Him, prior to the giving of the full law. Mankind took God’s earth, which was created for mankind to fellowship with God, and ruined it by following human impulses.

Understanding biblical dispensations helps with knowing more about how God rules His kingdom. There are two dispensations that make up God’s will for humanity and His kingdom before the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The dispensations of promise and law are foundations that God uses to make up His administration in His kingdom on earth. A dispensation is a distinct period in the outworking of God’s purpose. Looking at these two dispensations we can see that the promise leads into the law, and progressively transforms because God’s kingdom plan continues to be revealed slowly. God creates a land covenant during these dispensations that has roots founded

     The Jewish Bible or Tanakh, is the sacred book that interprets history as the Jews have experienced it. Although it is proper to think of the Bible as a single book of scriptures, it is more accurate to describe it as a library of books assembled under three major headings. The most important is the Torah, which means “devine instruction and guidance.” Torah is also known as the Five Books of Moses; the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The second portion is the Nevi’im meaning writings of the Prophets. The third section of Tanakh is referred to as Kethuvim or “the Writings.”

many times in different texts. Some scholars my say that the word covenants is hard to find a true meaning. You will hear the word covenant throughout the Old Testament. I think sometimes when we hear the word covenant only one or two covenants come to mind. There are many covenants throughout the Bible. I will attempt to define and explain five covenants. These five covenants are: Noahic Covenant, Abrahamic Covenant, Mosaic Covenant, Davidic Covenant and the Fifth Covenant or the (New Covenant). In these particular covenants we will find the promises God made with his people. In this paper I will attempted to answer questions which of these

These are promises that God secured between himself and his people. For example, Genesis one uncovers a covenant with Adam and continues further with covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses, Israel and a renewal with the new generation of God’s chosen people in Deuteronomy.

As Dr. Carson states in our video, “God always responds to us out of the perfections of all that He is…He is never less than God” (Carson, 2016). Carson reminds us, “He doesn’t need us…we need Him” (Carson, 2016). These are the components of the covenant and law that paved the way for redemption, and was the preparation for Jesus’ redemptive act on the cross and coming out of the tomb. The need for grace was shown through the law. “For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God” (Deuteronomy 4:24, HCSB). “Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that He made with you…” (Deuteronomy, 4:23, HCSB). He prepared them for the coming of promises and ultimately the need of a savior. Redemption comes only through Jesus Christ and we would not know this without the law and God’s seeking us out to make a new covenant with