This would be my first post where I read the Bible chronologically to support what I have learned last term with regards to the big picture of the Bible. I found it important to see scripture within the big picture that is present there to mold my thoughts around that instead of having it wander through different ideas. I want to stay solely within the big picture idea of the story of the Bible.
My journey begins with Genesis 1-3 as part of the first day of my daily devotions and end in Revelation 19-22 on the last day of the year.
Here's the stuff that I took note during my reading.
The story starts with God's creation. And there is no denying that God had created the heavens and the earth. I wouldn't delve into this deeper into looking for additional facts to support this claim but let's just lay out the vague fact that God did create everything that we see.
Time and time again God has saw that what he created was good. At the end of chapter 1 he saw that his creation was very good.
Within the first chapter we also see that God created man in his own image. God also gave them (male and female creations) the following commands.
1. Be fruitful and multiply
2. fill the earth and subdue it
3. have dominion over creation
So we see that God has created everything from days 1-5 and on the 6th day Adam and Eve were created and was given the command to fill the earth and subdue it.
Chapter 2 begins with God consecrating (making holy) the 7th day as the day where he rested from his work.
After this we probably have the behind the scenes look of Gods creation. Here we see that God planted the Garden and have filled it up with plants and livestock. This is where God has placed man to work on it and keep it. Here we also see that God has given man a helper fit for him after every creation was presented to him. The woman was the perfect helper that God presented to man to fulfill Gods command. We also see that within this chapter the institute of marriage was given.
Chapter 3 is probably where we read about the fall. This is where we find the first offense against God to be committed by men. We also read in this chapter that everything was cursed because of their sin. Apart from that, the most important scene in this chapter was when God has cursed the serpent. He mentions this:
Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go and dust shall eat all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel.
During the studies that I have done from last term on this I saw that the whole story of the Bible has this as the main thought. We can see that God has already promised the beating of the serpent by and through the woman's offspring. And we'll probably see more of this later on as we go through our texts.
For now we continue reading through the text that is given to us.
In chapter 3, we see that the serpent was created to be more crafty than the other creatures that God has created. We also see that the serpent has tempted the woman to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge. We see that the woman acted on this and have sinned by eating of the fruit and also gave Adam this fruit to eat.
We also see a dialogue between God and the couple where God was looking for Adam and Eve. We see them hiding from God because they were naked and we see them blaming another person for their sin. From there God has cursed the serpent, the woman and man. We see here in this chapter that the land was also cursed because of their sin and they were left to tend to their own as God banished them from the Garden.
What we see here in a quick 3 chapter turnaround would be the perfect creation that God worked on and the quick corruption that sin has done for this creation. We also see that within this drama, God never closed the book but promised something against the antagonist that there will be an offspring that will bruise the serpents head. We will probably see more of this as we proceed and for now we are left with Adam and Eve banished from the Garden of Eden.
The next chapters that we'll be reading would be Genesis 4-7.
If you want to follow me here's the Chronological Bible Reading plan that I'm working on provided by the ESV team.
My journey begins with Genesis 1-3 as part of the first day of my daily devotions and end in Revelation 19-22 on the last day of the year.
Here's the stuff that I took note during my reading.
The story starts with God's creation. And there is no denying that God had created the heavens and the earth. I wouldn't delve into this deeper into looking for additional facts to support this claim but let's just lay out the vague fact that God did create everything that we see.
Time and time again God has saw that what he created was good. At the end of chapter 1 he saw that his creation was very good.
Within the first chapter we also see that God created man in his own image. God also gave them (male and female creations) the following commands.
1. Be fruitful and multiply
2. fill the earth and subdue it
3. have dominion over creation
So we see that God has created everything from days 1-5 and on the 6th day Adam and Eve were created and was given the command to fill the earth and subdue it.
Chapter 2 begins with God consecrating (making holy) the 7th day as the day where he rested from his work.
After this we probably have the behind the scenes look of Gods creation. Here we see that God planted the Garden and have filled it up with plants and livestock. This is where God has placed man to work on it and keep it. Here we also see that God has given man a helper fit for him after every creation was presented to him. The woman was the perfect helper that God presented to man to fulfill Gods command. We also see that within this chapter the institute of marriage was given.
Chapter 3 is probably where we read about the fall. This is where we find the first offense against God to be committed by men. We also read in this chapter that everything was cursed because of their sin. Apart from that, the most important scene in this chapter was when God has cursed the serpent. He mentions this:
Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go and dust shall eat all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel.
During the studies that I have done from last term on this I saw that the whole story of the Bible has this as the main thought. We can see that God has already promised the beating of the serpent by and through the woman's offspring. And we'll probably see more of this later on as we go through our texts.
For now we continue reading through the text that is given to us.
In chapter 3, we see that the serpent was created to be more crafty than the other creatures that God has created. We also see that the serpent has tempted the woman to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge. We see that the woman acted on this and have sinned by eating of the fruit and also gave Adam this fruit to eat.
We also see a dialogue between God and the couple where God was looking for Adam and Eve. We see them hiding from God because they were naked and we see them blaming another person for their sin. From there God has cursed the serpent, the woman and man. We see here in this chapter that the land was also cursed because of their sin and they were left to tend to their own as God banished them from the Garden.
What we see here in a quick 3 chapter turnaround would be the perfect creation that God worked on and the quick corruption that sin has done for this creation. We also see that within this drama, God never closed the book but promised something against the antagonist that there will be an offspring that will bruise the serpents head. We will probably see more of this as we proceed and for now we are left with Adam and Eve banished from the Garden of Eden.
The next chapters that we'll be reading would be Genesis 4-7.
If you want to follow me here's the Chronological Bible Reading plan that I'm working on provided by the ESV team.
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