Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on May 7, 2022 11:07:19 GMT -6
OLD TESTAMENT
GENESIS
INTRODUCTION
1. Unique Place in the Canon
Genesis (Greek for "Beginning"), called Berestuffh by the Jews (Hebrew for "In the beginning")(That is, not to create from nothing (Nihlo Ex Nihlo, Latin for nothing comes from nothing), but from Bereou, to organize from already existing materials, for matter nor energy cannot be created or destroyed but changed from one form to another (Laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy) and the elements are eternal (RLDS Doctrine and Covenants 90:5E (LDS DC 93:33) and Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be (RLDS DC 5A (LDS DC 93:29-BLSKV), is well named. This exciting volume gives the only true account of creation
(no, there are lots of other true creation accounts in the ancient records of many cultures around the world-BLSKV)by the only One who was there (besides us and the angels-BLSKV)-the Creator!
Through His servant Moses, the Holy Spirit traces the beginnings of man, woman, marriage, the home, sin, sacrifices, cities, trade, agriculture, music, worship, languages, and the races and nations of the world. All this in the first eleven chapters.
Then, from chapters 12-50 we see the beginnings of Israel, God's "test-tube nation," to be a spiritual microcosm of all the peoples of the world. The lives of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and his twelve sons, especially the attractively devout Joseph, have inspired untold millions, from young children to advanced OT (Old Testament-BLSKV) scholars.
A solid grasp of Genesis is necessary for an understanding of the rest of the sixty-five books of the Bible. They all build on its beautifully proportioned literary base.
II. Authorship
We accept the ancient Jewish and Christian teaching that Genesis was written and compiled by Moses the man of God and Lawgiver of Israel. (Moses did not use ancient documents or oral tradition because he had revelation from heaven, being privileged to see, through the Holy Spirit, the entire future of the world in a single instant.-BLSKV)