Read Genesis 1:1-6:8 at Bible Gateway.
The teaching tools of scripture
Gen 1:1-2:3 and the teaching tools of scripture part one and part two
Gen 1:1-6:8 and finding the topic themes of scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
1:1-5 {p} First day of Creation
1:6-8 {p} Second day of Creation
1:9-13 {p} Third day of Creation
1:14-19 {p} Fourth day of Creation
1:20-23 {p} Fifth day of Creation
1:24-31 {p} Sixth day of Creation
2:1-3 {p} Seventh day of Creation
2:4-3:15 {s} Disobedience to YHVH’s command is sin
3:16 {s} Consequence for the woman (painful toil)
3:17-21 {p} Consequence for the man (painful toil)
3:22-24 {s} Exile from YHVH’s presence is the consequence of sin
4:1-26 {s} Exile from family is the consequence of sin
5:1-5 {s} Mortality of Adam
5:6-8 {s} Mortality of Seth
5:9-11 {s} Mortality of Enosh
5:12-14 {s} Mortality of Kenan
5:15-17 {s} Mortality of Mahalalel
5:18-20 {s} Mortality of Jared
5:21-24 {s} Enoch walked with Elohiym and did not die
5:25-27 {s} Mortality of Methuselah
5:28-31 {s} Mortality of Lamech
5:32-6:4 {p} Holy Spirit will not strive with flesh forever
6:5-8 {p} YHVH will destroy His creation because their wickedness was great, but Noah found grace in His eyes
Strong themes of the parashah
1:1-2:3 {px7} Seven days of Creation, i.e. God is our Creator
2:4-3:21 {s+s+p} Disobedience is sin, and carries the consequence of painful toil (work) and death
3:22-6:4 {sx11+p} Exile, death follows from sin, walking with the flesh; but life follows from walking with YHVH
6:5-8 {p} YHVH will destroy His creation because their wickedness was great, but Noah found grace in His eyes
Gen 1:1-6:8 triennial Torah portions
1:1-2:3 {px7} Bereisheet, “In the beginning”
2:4-3:24 {s+s+p+s} Elleh toldot, “These are the generations”
4:1-26 {s} V’adam yada, “And the man knew”
5:1-6:8 {sx9+p+p} Sefer toldot, “Book of generations”
Gen 1:1-6:8 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Gen 1:1-6:8 Bereisheet chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
Exile/ death follows from sin/ walking in flesh, life follows from walking with Yehovah
Finding Messiah in Bereisheet
Additional readings for this parashah
Isa 42:5-43:10 (my notes) | Joh 1:1-18 (my notes)
Studies in Bereisheet
Gen 1 and 2, Introduction to Scriptural teaching tools
Gen 1:1-2:3, The teaching tools of Scripture, part one
Gen 1:1-2:3, The teaching tools of Scripture, part two
Gen 3 and 4, Finding the strong themes of Scripture
Gen 1:1-6:8, And finding the topic themes of Scripture
Gen 1:1-6:8, Finding the theme of parashah Bereisheet
Gen 1:1-6:8, The triennial divisions of Bereisheet revealed by the Hebrew paragraphs
Gen 1:1, In the beginning, God: Elohiym Hebrew root word parable
Gen 1:1, The Aleph-Tav a sign of Messiah
Gen 1:1-5, Created and designed
Gen 1:26, According to its kind
Gen 2:1-3, Sabbath, the gift of grace (and Index of Sabbath studies)
Gen 2 and 3, Sabbath, the first teacher of the gospel
Gen 2:4, The difference between Gen 1 and 2
Gen 2:4-8, Yehovah Elohiym
Gen 2:4-3:21, Strong theme chiasm, and teaching tools
Gen 2:4-3:21, Curse or consequences
Gen 2:9, The tree of life
Gen 2:18, Ezer k’negdo, the helper comparable to him
Gen 2:24, Leaving and cleaving
Gen 3:4-13, YHVH called to the man
Gen 3:16, Chiastic structure with explanation
Gen 3:16-4:26, Consequences and gender roles
Gen 3 and 4, Beware of deviations from the word of God
Gen 3 and 4, On desiring to rule
Gen 3:22-6:4, Strong theme
Gen 4:1-17, Josephus on Cain
Gen 4:1-26, Parenting to foster excellence
Gen 4:3-7, The power of a choice
Gen 4:7, Chattath, “sin,” Hebrew root word parable
Gen 4:26, “Then men profanely began” (Translation update)
Gen 5:1-2, Created in His likeness
Gen 5:1-5, The mortality of Adam
Gen 5:21-24, Enoch walked with God
Gen 5:25-27, Methuselah and the gospel of grace
Gen 5:28-31, The comfort bringer
Gen 5:32-6:4, Sons of God series
Gen 5:32-6:4, The nephilim
Gen 6:5-8, Noah’s grace
Further study off site
Chiasms at Hebraic Faith Bible: Genesis 1, Gen 2, Gen 3, Gen 4, Gen 5, Gen 6
Bereisheet – Restoration of Torah
Bereisheet Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
Biblical creation and history – Answers in Genesis
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