Course · 8 lessons · Genesis 1–11
In the Beginning
From the first light to the tower of Babel: creation, the garden, Cain and Abel, Noah’s ark and the rainbow promise.
- 1God Made EverythingGenesis 1:1–2:3 · CreationIn six days God made the light, the sky and the seas, the dry land and the plants, the sun, moon and stars, the fish and birds, the animals, and…
- 2The Garden of EdenGenesis 2:4–25 · EdenGod planted a garden eastward in Eden, with every tree that is pleasant to see and good for food, and a river to water it. He put Adam there to…
- 3Where Art Thou?Genesis 3:1–24 · EdenThe serpent tempted Eve, and Adam and Eve ate the fruit God had told them not to eat. They hid, but God came looking for them, and He promised that…
- 4Cain and AbelGenesis 4:1–16 · East of EdenAdam and Eve’s sons were Cain, a tiller of the ground, and Abel, a keeper of sheep. Abel brought God the firstlings of his flock by faith (Hebrews…
- 5Noah Builds the ArkGenesis 6:5–22 · Noah’s fieldThe earth was filled with violence, but Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD and walked with God. God told Noah to make an ark of gopher wood,…
- 6The FloodGenesis 7:1–24 · The great deepGod told Noah, “Come thou and all thy house into the ark,” and the animals went in two and two. Then the LORD shut him in, the fountains of the…
- 7The Rainbow PromiseGenesis 8:1–9:17 · Mount AraratGod remembered Noah, the waters went down, and the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat. The dove came back with an olive leaf, and when Noah’s…
- 8The Tower of BabelGenesis 11:1–9 · The plain of ShinarAfter the flood the whole earth had one language. On a plain in the land of Shinar the people made bricks and began to build a city and a tower…