In the Book of Genesis we are introduced to God’s covenant with Abraham and to the great plan of salvation for all nations. Genesis is a signpost to the fulfillment of these promises in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, the redemption He achieved, and the new covenant He established through His atoning death.

The Book of Genesis gives vital information concerning the origin of all things—and therefore the meaning of all things—which would otherwise be forever inaccessible to man.

The origin of man (and all things) would be left to blind fate, and God’s plan of redemption would make no sense except in light of man’s desperate need for salvation through his fall into sin as recorded in Genesis.

A believing understanding of the Book of Genesis is therefore prerequisite to an understanding of God and His purpose for man.

The word genesis in Hebrew means “origin” and the Book of Genesis gives the only true and reliable account of the origin of all things pertaining to the universe and to life.

The Book of Genesis introduces us to this great God who is Creator and Sustainer of all things. In Genesis we are given infallible instruction concerning where we all came from and why things are the way they are.

Genesis was not written to be a science textbook. But when it touches upon matters of science, it does so with clarity and infallibility. After all, God is the God of science, and thus, it is science that is subservient to God, not God to science.

The Book of Genesis is in reality the foundation of all true history, as well as true science and true philosophy. It is above all else the foundation of God’s revelation, as given in the Bible.