Exposition of Exposition of Genesis 1-11Genesis 1-11

The Genealogy from Adam to NoahThe Genealogy from Adam to Noah

Gen 5:1-32Gen 5:1-32

The Overall Structure of GenesisThe Overall Structure of Genesis

• Key Word: tdol.AT, “The generations of...”– the Heavens and the Earth (2:4 – 4:26)– Adam (5:1 – 6:8)– Noah (6:9 – 9:27)– Sons of Noah (10:1 – 11:10)– Shem (11:10-26)– Terah (11:27 – 25:11)– Ishmael (25:12-18)– Isaac (25:19 – 35:29)– Esau (36:1 – 37:1)– Jacob (37:2 – 50:14)

The Overall Structure of GenesisThe Overall Structure of Genesis

• Key Word: tdol.AT, “The generations of...”– the Heavens and the Earth (2:4 – 4:26)– Adam (5:1 – 6:8)– Noah (6:9 – 9:27)– Sons of Noah (10:1 – 11:10)– Shem (11:10-26)– Terah (11:27 – 25:11)– Ishmael (25:12-18)– Isaac (25:19 – 35:29)– Esau (36:1 – 37:1)– Jacob (37:2 – 50:14)

Pattern of the Genealogy in Gen 5Pattern of the Genealogy in Gen 5

• Vv. 1-3 open the account.– Vv. 1-2 recapitulate the creation account.– V. 3 makes clear that just as the first man and woman were

made in the image and likeness of God, so their descendants are as well.

• A list of 10 generations, each with this pattern:– When a had lived x years, he became the father of b; a lived y

years after the birth of b and had other sons and daughters. So all the days of a were x + y years, and he died.

• The genealogy traces the line from Adam to Noah and his sons, preparing the way for the flood account to follow.– The line of Noah will be picked up after the flood and traced

down to Abraham (Gen 10-11).

Some Interesting HighlightsSome Interesting Highlights• “Mahalalel” means “praise of God.”• “And Enoch walked with God, and was not, for

God took him” (5:24).– Different from the way the others are described.– Head of the seventh generation from Adam (Jude 14).– “Walking with God” means living according to His

ways.– Rather than “and he died”, the text says “God took

him.” Same verb used later with Elijah (2 Kings 2:3).

• The account closes with a note of hope in the birth of Noah (5:28-32) – his name means “rest.”– Note the allusion back to 3:17.

Taken from the International Inductive Study Bible, p. 10

Building a Biblical ChronologyBuilding a Biblical Chronology

June 15, 763 BC931 BC971 BC

1446 BC1876 BC+ 2238 years from Creation

4114 years from Creation to Christ

Assyrian eponymlists record a solareclipse that can beastronomicallyfixed to this date.

The reigns of thekings in this list can be tied to thisdate. Battles withIsrael and Judahhelp establishtheir kings’ reignsalso.

Solomon’sdeath

Solomon’sreign begins

Solomon beginsto build templein 4th year of his reign, 480 years afterexodus (1 Kings 6:1).Israel’s exodus from Egypt

after 430 year sojourn(Exodus 12:40-41)

Jacob stands beforePharaoh at ageof 130 (Gen 47:9).

966 BC

+2011 years from Christ to present 6125 years for age of earth

The FloodThe FloodPart IPart I

Gen 6:1-12Gen 6:1-12