Genesis
Talks from Genesis can be accessed by choosing one of the lessons listed below. Within each lesson you will be able to listen to the 15 minute talk and follow along with the provided study guide. You will also find the audio file, and a transcript of the talk available for download. These files are free to use and duplicate (without addition or deletion).
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Genesis 1:1 | God Created the Heavens and the Earth |
| Genesis 1:2 | The Earth Was Without Form and Void |
| Genesis 1:3-23 | God's Work on the First Five Days of Creation Week |
| Genesis 1:24-27 | God Creates Man on the Sixth Day of Creation Week |
| Genesis 1:28-31 | God Pronounces that His Creation is Very Good |
| Genesis 2:1-7 | Further Details of the Creation Account |
| Genesis 2:8-17 | The Garden of Eden; the Test of Man’s Obedience |
| Genesis 2:18-25 | The Formation of Eve and the First Marriage |
| Genesis 3:1-7 | The Temptation of Adam and Eve |
| Genesis 3:8-24 | The Fall of Man and the Promise of a Redeemer |
| Genesis 4:1-12 | Cain and Abel |
| Genesis 4:13-26 | God's Judgment of Cain and the Birth of Seth |
| Genesis 5 | A Genealogy from Adam to Noah |
| Genesis 6:1-12 | Mankind was Wicked Before the World Wide Flood |
| Genesis 6:13-22 | God’s Instructions to Noah |
| Genesis 7:1-16 | Noah, His Family, and the Animals Enter the Ark |
| Genesis 7:17-24 | The Extent and Results of the Flood |
| Genesis 8:1-12 | The Ark Rests on Mt. Ararat |
| Genesis 8:13-22 | Noah Sacrifice to the Lord |
| Genesis 9:1-7 | Post-Flood Conditions; Capital Punishment Instituted |
| Genesis 9:8-17 | The Rainbow as a Sign of God's Covenant |
| Genesis 9:18-29 | Blessing and Cursing of Noah's Sons |
| Genesis 10 | The Table of Seventy Nations and the Descendants of Noah’s Sons |
| Genesis 11:1-9 | The Tower of Babel and the Confusion of Languages |
| Genesis 11:10-32 | A Genealogy from Shem to Abraham |
| Genesis 12:1-9 | The Abrahamic Covenant: the Unconditional Promise of a Land and a People |
| Genesis 12:10-20 | Abraham Goes Down to Egypt |
| Genesis 13:1-9 | Abraham and Lot Separate |
| Genesis 13:10-18 | Lot Moves Toward Sodom; The Lord Confirms of His Promises to Abraham |
| Genesis 14:1-16 | Abraham Rescues Lot After the Defeat of Sodom |
| Genesis 14:17-24 | Abraham and Melchizedek; Abraham Refuses the King of Sodom's Offer |
| Genesis 15:1-6 | The Lord Confirms to Abraham that He Would Have a Son |
| Genesis 15:7-21 | God Confirms His Covenant with Abraham |
| Genesis 16:1-6 | Abraham and Sarah Take God’s Promise into Their Own Hands |
| Genesis 16:7-16 | The Lord Himself meets Hagar |
| Genesis 17:1-14 | The Sign of the Abrahamic Covenant |
| Genesis 17:15-27 | God’s Specific Promise that Sarah Would Bear a Son |
| Genesis 18:1-15 | The Lord Appears to Abraham Again and Rebukes Sarah |
| Genesis 18:16-33 | Abraham Intercedes With the Lord for Sodom |
| Genesis 19:1-14 | The Arrival of the Two Angels in Sodom |
| Genesis 19:15-29 | The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah |
| Genesis 19:30-38 | The Far-Reaching Results of Lot's Sin |
| Genesis 20:1-18 | Abraham and Abimelech |
| Genesis 21:1-7 | Isaac, the Promised Son, is Born |
| Genesis 21:8-21 | Hagar and Ishmael Separate from Abraham and Sarah |
| Genesis 21:22-34 | Abraham and Abimelech Make a Covenant |
| Genesis 22:1-8 | God Asks Abraham to Offer Up His Son Isaac |
| Genesis 22:9-14 | The Ram as Substitute Sacrifice |
| Genesis 22:15-24 | God’s Confirmation of His Covenant with Abraham |
| Genesis 23:1-20 | The Death and Burial of Sarah |
| Genesis 24:1-9 | Abraham Commissions His Servant to Go On a Journey |
| Genesis 24:10-28 | Abraham Sends His Servant to Find a Wife for Isaac |
| Genesis 24:29-49 | The Servant's Mission is Successful |
| Genesis 24:50-61 | Rebekah Decides to Marry Isaac |
| Genesis 24:62-67 | The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah |
| Genesis 25:1-18 | Abraham’s Death, and the Genealogy of Ishmael |
| Genesis 25:19-28 | Jacob and Esau are Born |
| Genesis 25:29-34 | Esau Sells His Birthright to Jacob |
| Genesis 26:1-16 | Isaac’s Sojourn in the Land of the Philistines |
| Genesis 26:17-35 | Isaac Moves Back to Beersheba and Makes a Treaty With Abimelech |
| Genesis 27:1-17 | Rebekah's Plot to Get the Blessing for Jacob |
| Genesis 27:18-29 | Jacob Deceives Isaac and Receives the Patriarchal Blessing |
| Genesis 27:30-46 | Esau Discovers that Jacob Received the Blessing; Isaac Submits to God's Will |
| Genesis 28:1-9 | Isaac Sends Jacob Away to Find a Suitable Wife |
| Genesis 28:10-22 | Jacob’s Dream of the Ladder Between Heaven and Earth |
| Genesis 29:1-14 | Jacob Meets Rachel, His Future Wife |
| Genesis 29:15-30 | Laban Tricks Jacob into Marrying Leah |
| Genesis 29:31-30:24 | Friction in Jacob’s Family |
| Genesis 30:25-43 | The Last Six Years of Jacob’s Sojourn in Haran |
| Genesis 31:1-21 | Jacob Heads for Home |
| Genesis 31:22-35 | Laban Pursues Jacob; God Protects Jacob |
| Genesis 31:36-55 | Jacob and Laban make a Covenant |
| Genesis 32:1-21 | Jacob Prepares to Meet His Brother Esau |
| Genesis 32:22-32 | The Wrestling Match Between Jacob and the Angel of the Lord |
| Genesis 33:1-20 | Jacob and Esau Meet Peacefully |
| Genesis 34:1-12 | Jacob and His Family in Shechem |
| Genesis 34:13-31 | The Deceit of Jacob’s Sons, and the Massacre at Shechem |
| Genesis 35:1-15 | Renewal in Jacob’s Life |
| Genesis 35:16-29 | The Deaths of Rachael and Isaac |
| Genesis 36:1-43 | Esau’s Descendants and the Early History of Edom |
| Genesis 37:1-11 | Joseph's Dreams |
| Genesis 37:12-25 | The Brothers Plot to Get Rid of Joseph |
| Genesis 37:25-36 | Joseph Sold As a Slave by His Own Brothers |
| Genesis 38:1-30 | Judah’s Sin with Tamar |
| Genesis 39:1-6 | Joseph Is Sold As a Slave to Potiphar |
| Genesis 39:7-12 | Potiphar’s Wife Attempts to Seduce Joseph |
| Genesis 39:13-23 | Joseph is Falsely Accused and Sent to Prison |
| Genesis 40:1-23 | Joseph Interprets the Dreams of the Butler and Baker |
| Genesis 41:1-24 | Pharaoh's Dreams |
| Genesis 41:25-45 | Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams and Becomes Prime Minister of Egypt |
| Genesis 41:46-57 | Seven Years of Plenty and Seven Years of Famine |
| Genesis 42:1-21 | Joseph’s Brothers Come to Egypt During the Famine |
| Genesis 42:22-38 | Joseph’s Brothers Return to Canaan From Egypt |
| Genesis 43:1-14 | Joseph's Brothers Go Down to Egypt Again |
| Genesis 43:15-34 | Joseph Tests His Brothers |
| Genesis 44:1-17 | The Final Test For Joseph's Brothers |
| Genesis 44:18-34 | Judah’s Plea For Benjamin |
| Genesis 45:1-15 | Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers |
| Genesis 45:16-28 | Jacob Learns that Joseph is Still Alive |
| Genesis 46:1-7 | Jacob and His Family Join Joseph in Egypt |
| Genesis 46:8-34 | The Descendants of Jacob Who Went Down to Egypt |
| Genesis 47:1-12 | Pharaoh Meets Joseph's Family |
| Genesis 47:13-31 | Joseph’s Administration During the Famine |
| Genesis 48:1-11 | Jacob Adopts Joseph’s Sons |
| Genesis 48:12-22 | Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons, Manasseh and Ephraim |
| Genesis 49:1-7 | Jacob’s Prophecies about Reuben, Simeon and Levi |
| Genesis 49:8:15 | Jacob’s Blessing on Judah, Zebulun and Issachar |
| Genesis 49:16-27 | Jacob’s Blessings on Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph and Benjamin |
| Genesis 49:28-50:14 | The Death and Burial of Jacob |
| Genesis 50:15-26 | Joseph’s Last Days |
