I love reading through Genesis on the annual reading plan. Let me ramble about a few things.
- God’s sovereignty shines through.
- He loves people and hates sin. Big surprise!
- He makes promises based in no way on the merit of human beings.
- His promises endure despite the sinful bumbling of human beings.
- And oh does that sinful bumbling shine through as well!
- Abraham and Isaac both lie about their identity out of fear.
- Jacob schemes in multiple ways. The story is difficult to fathom at times.
- Jacob shows favoritism which leads to more family warfare and ultimately his years of trial in Genesis.
- God directly intervenes and communicates.
- His plan unfolds. It is NOT haphazard.
- He affirms His promises.
- He uses people despite personal sin and disobedience.
- He uses people despite horrifically broken family patterns and sin.
- Through it all, people respond at times with incredible faithfulness, boldly trusting God in total unknown and in ways that involve great personal risk.
- This trite summary fails to cover many details.
- Interested? Check it out. At just a few chapters a day you’ll be through the whole thing a few weeks. God is good.