Genesis Analysis

Intro

The account of creation is found in the book of Genesis. Chapters one through eleven tell of how and when God created the Earth, the Heavens, all forms of life and everything else in the Universe. Genesis also tells stories Adam and Eve as well as all of their descendants. Genesis is part of the living Word of God, providing details of the character of God, the principles of man, and man’s relation to God. Most importantly, Genesis offers teachings on the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and civilization.

Natural World

In regards to the natural world, Genesis 1-3 tells of how God created the world, the creation of man and the fall of man. The Earth was dark and without form then God spoke everything into existence.
Humans love and deeply care for other humans beyond explanation. God knew this to be true and that explains why he created Eve from the rib of Adam. Relationships play a major role in humans’ lives on a day-to-day basis. Civilizations are formed because humans need one another to survive. The relationships between one another are what make humans strong; thus, the ability to work together and care for each other is what sets humans apart from every other species on the planet. Most humans spend their lives with their parents and then leave home when they find other important relationships through the process of maturation, usually a spouse. As it says in Genesis 2:24, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh,” humans are meant to seek companionship (Gen 2:24). Humans get married and create new families of their own and these new relationships dictate our actions. God gave us the beautiful and positive gift of marriage when he created Eve; however, we also see the negative impact through broken relationships. Cain grew jealous over Abel’s relationship with God and this jealousy caused Cain to slay his brother. For this crime, God punished Cain severely. In Genesis chapter four, God said, “So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand [that] when
Upon discovering humanities attempt to build a tower to the Heavens, God didn’t like that so he said, “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth (Gen 11: 7-8). We can thank the Lord for all the various languages, cultures, and peoples spread across the globe today.
Conclusion
The first eleven chapters of Genesis teach us several things about the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and civilization. The Bible’s significance and teachings are pretty straightforward beginning with Genesis and all of the chapters that follow. We can use Genesis to find solid ground in a stance on tough world issues such as the death penalty, abortion, and assisted suicide to name a few. Seeing as how we are all God 's children, made in His image, it is important to understand the necessity to love and respect one another while glorifying Him in the