Genesis: Beginning and Blessing (Preaching the Word) (Preaching the Word)

705 Pages·2004·2.19 MB·English

by  R. Kent Hughes

GENESIS
Books in the PREACHING THE WORD Series:
EXODUS:
Saved for God’s Glory
by Philip Graham Ryken
JEREMIAHANDLAMENTATIONS:
From Sorrow to Hope
by Philip Graham Ryken
DANIEL:
The Triumph of God’s Kingdom
by Rodney D. Stortz
MARK, VOLUME ONE:
Jesus, Servant and Savior
MARK, VOLUME TWO:
Jesus, Servant and Savior
LUKE, VOLUME ONE:
That You May Know the Truth
LUKE, VOLUME TWO:
That You May Know the Truth
JOHN:
That You May Believe
ACTS:
The Church Afire
ROMANS:
Righteousness from Heaven
EPHESIANS:
The Mystery of the Body of Christ
COLOSSIANSANDPHILEMON:
The Supremacy of Christ
1 & 2 TIMOTHYANDTITUS:
To Guard the Deposit
by R. Kent Hughes and Bryan Chapell
HEBREWS, VOLUME ONE:
An Anchor for the Soul
HEBREWS, VOLUME TWO:
An Anchor for the Soul
JAMES:
Faith That Works
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT:
The Message of the Kingdom
Unless otherwise indicated, all volumes are by R. Kent Hughes
P R E A C H I N G T H E W O R D
GENESIS
Beginning and Blessing
R. Kent Hughes
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Genesis
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 11
AWord to Those Who Preach the Word 13
1 Beginning 15
(GENESIS1:1, 2)
2 Forming the Earth 23
(GENESIS 1:3-13)
3 Filling the Earth 31
(GENESIS 1:14-31)
4 God Rests 41
(GENESIS 2:1-3)
5 East, in Eden 49
(GENESIS 2:4-17)
6 Man and Woman 57
(GENESIS 2:18-25)
7 Paradise Lost: The Fall 65
(GENESIS 2:25 — 3:7)
8 Paradise Lost: The Confrontation 75
(GENESIS 3:8-13)
9 Paradise Lost: Curse and Judgment 83
(GENESIS 3:14-16)
10 Paradise Lost: Judgment and Sin 91
(GENESIS 3:17-24)
11 The Way of Cain 101
(GENESIS 4:1-16)
12 The Song of Lamech 109
(GENESIS 4:17-26)
13 He Was No More 117
(GENESIS 5:1-32)
14 Great Sin, Greater Grace 123
(GENESIS 6:1-8)
15 De-creation: The Biblical Flood 131
(GENESIS 6:9 — 7:24)
16 Re-creation: The World Restored 141
(GENESIS 8:1 — 9:17)
17 Noah: Curse and Blessing 149
(GENESIS 9:18-29)
18 Hope for the Nations 157
(GENESIS 10:1-32)
19 All Man’s Babylons 167
(GENESIS 11:1-9)
20 From Shem to Abraham 175
(GENESIS 11:10-32)
21 The Life of Abraham: Faith Answers the Call 181
(GENESIS 12:1-9)
22 Starting and Stumbling 189
(GENESIS 12:10-20)
23 Magnanimous Faith 197
(GENESIS 13:1-18)
24 Magnanimous Living 205
(GENESIS 14:1-24)
25 Melchizedek the Priest-King 213
(GENESIS 14:18-20 with Psalm 110 and Hebrews 7:1-10)
26 Faith and Righteousness 221
(GENESIS 15:1-6)
27 God’s Covenant with Abram 229
(GENESIS 15:7-21)
28 Shortcutting Faith 237
(GENESIS 16:1-16)
29 Covenant Confirmed 245
(GENESIS 17:1-27)
30 Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord? 253
(GENESIS 18:1-15)
31 God, Righteous and Just 261
(GENESIS 18:16-33)
32 Molten Rain 269
(GENESIS 19:1-29)
33 Finishing Un-well 279
(GENESIS 19:30-38)
34 Old Sins 285
(GENESIS 20:1-18)
35 Two Laughters 291
(GENESIS 21:1-34)
36 The Lord Will Provide 299
(GENESIS 22:1-19)
37 Promise and Purchase 307
(GENESIS 23:1-20)
38 Faith and Providence 315
(GENESIS 24:1-67)
39 The Death of Abraham 323
(GENESIS 25:1-18)
40 Infamous Grace 331
(GENESIS 25:19-34)
41 Weakness — God’s Presence — Blessing 339
(GENESIS 26:1-33)
42 Pilfered Blessing 347
(GENESIS 27:1-40)
43 An Angel-Freighted Ladder 357
(GENESIS 27:41 — 28:22)
44 Deceiver Deceived 365
(GENESIS 29:1-30)
45 Birth Wars! 373
(GENESIS 29:31 — 30:24)
46 The Greening of Jacob 381
(GENESIS 30:25-43)
47 Mesopotamian Exodus 389
(GENESIS 31:1-55)
48 Jacob Becomes Israel 397
(GENESIS 32:1-32)
49 Brothers Reconciled 403
(GENESIS 33:1-20)
50 Fierce Grace 411
(GENESIS 34:1-31)
51 Residuals 419
(GENESIS 35:1-29)
52 The Generations of Esau 427
(GENESIS 36:1-43)
53 Joseph’s Call 435
(GENESIS 37:1-11)
54 Sold into Slavery 443
(GENESIS 37:12-36)
55 Tamar and Judah 451
(GENESIS 38:1-30)
56 Succeeding in Egypt 459
(GENESIS 39:1-23)
57 Preparation for Greatness 467
(GENESIS 40:1-23)
58 From Pit to Pinnacle 475
(GENESIS 41:1-41)
59 Life at the Top 485
(GENESIS 41:42-57)