CONTENTS.
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
THE CREATION 1
CHAPTER II.
THE FALL 15
CHAPTER III.
CAIN AND ABEL 28
CHAPTER IV.
CAIN'S LINE, AND ENOCH 42
CHAPTER V.
THE FLOOD 55
CHAPTER VI.
NOAH'S FALL 68
CHAPTER VII.
THE CALL OF ABRAHAM 81
CHAPTER VIII.
ABRAM IN EGYPT 96
CHAPTER IX.
LOT'S SEPARATION FROM ABRAM 108
CHAPTER X.
ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT 121
CHAPTER XI.
COVENANT WITH ABRAM 134
CHAPTER XII.
BIRTH OF ISHMAEL 147
CHAPTER XIII.
THE COVENANT SEALED 159
CHAPTER XIV.
ABRAHAM'S INTERCESSION FOR SODOM 172
CHAPTER XV.
DESTRUCTION OF THE CITIES OF THE PLAIN 186
CHAPTER XVI.
SACRIFICE OF ISAAC 198
CHAPTER XVII.
ISHMAEL AND ISAAC 212
CHAPTER XVIII.
PURCHASE OF MACHPELAH 226
CHAPTER XIX.
ISAAC'S MARRIAGE 240
CHAPTER XX.
ESAU AND JACOB 254
CHAPTER XXI.
JACOB'S FRAUD 267
CHAPTER XXII.
JACOB'S FLIGHT AND DREAM 279
CHAPTER XXIII.
JACOB AT PENIEL 293
CHAPTER XXIV.
JACOB'S RETURN 307
CHAPTER XXV.
JOSEPH'S DREAMS 321
CHAPTER XXVI.
JOSEPH IN PRISON 339
CHAPTER XXVII.
PHARAOH'S DREAMS 355
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JOSEPH'S ADMINISTRATION 369
CHAPTER XXIX.
VISITS OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN 383
CHAPTER XXX.
THE RECONCILIATION 396
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES 415
I.
_THE CREATION._
GENESIS i. and ii.
If any one is in search of accurate information regarding the age of
this earth, or its relation to the sun, moon, and stars, or regarding
the order in which plants and animals have appeared upon it, he is
referred to recent text-books in astronomy, geology, and palæontology.
No one for a moment dreams of referring a serious student of these
subjects to the Bible as a source of information. It is not the object
of the writers of Scripture to impart physical instruction or to enlarge
the bounds of scientific knowledge. But if any one wishes to know what
connection the world has with God, if he seeks to trace back all that
now is to the very fountain-head of life, if he desires to discover some
unifying principle, some illuminating purpose in the history of this
earth, then we confidently refer him to these and the subsequent
chapters of Scripture as his safest, and indeed his only, guide to the
information he seeks. Every writing must be judged by the object the
writer has in view. If the object of the writer of these chapters was to
convey physical information, then certainly it is imperfectly fulfilled.
But if his object was to give an intelligible account of God's relation
to the world and to man, then it must be owned that he has been
successful in the highest degree.
It is therefore unreasonable to allow our reverence for this writing to
be lessened because it does not anticipate the discoveries of physical
science; or to repudiate its authority in its own department of truth
because it does not give us information which it formed no part of the
writer's object to give. As well might we deny to Shakespeare a masterly
knowledge of human life, because his dramas are blotted by historical
anachronisms. That the compiler of this book of Genesis did not aim at
scientific accuracy in speaking of physical details is obvious, not
merely from the general scope and purpose of the Biblical writers, but
especially from this, that in these first two chapters of his book he
lays side by side two accounts of man's creation which no ingenuity can
reconcile.
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PAGE
CHAPTER I.
THE CREATION 1
CHAPTER II.
THE FALL 15
CHAPTER III.
CAIN AND ABEL 28
CHAPTER IV.
CAIN'S LINE, AND ENOCH 42
CHAPTER V.
THE FLOOD 55
CHAPTER VI.
NOAH'S FALL 68
CHAPTER VII.
THE CALL OF ABRAHAM 81
CHAPTER VIII.
ABRAM IN EGYPT 96
CHAPTER IX.
LOT'S SEPARATION FROM ABRAM 108
CHAPTER X.
ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT 121
CHAPTER XI.
COVENANT WITH ABRAM 134
CHAPTER XII.
BIRTH OF ISHMAEL 147
CHAPTER XIII.
THE COVENANT SEALED 159
CHAPTER XIV.
ABRAHAM'S INTERCESSION FOR SODOM 172
CHAPTER XV.
DESTRUCTION OF THE CITIES OF THE PLAIN 186
CHAPTER XVI.
SACRIFICE OF ISAAC 198
CHAPTER XVII.
ISHMAEL AND ISAAC 212
CHAPTER XVIII.
PURCHASE OF MACHPELAH 226
CHAPTER XIX.
ISAAC'S MARRIAGE 240
CHAPTER XX.
ESAU AND JACOB 254
CHAPTER XXI.
JACOB'S FRAUD 267
CHAPTER XXII.
JACOB'S FLIGHT AND DREAM 279
CHAPTER XXIII.
JACOB AT PENIEL 293
CHAPTER XXIV.
JACOB'S RETURN 307
CHAPTER XXV.
JOSEPH'S DREAMS 321
CHAPTER XXVI.
JOSEPH IN PRISON 339
CHAPTER XXVII.
PHARAOH'S DREAMS 355
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JOSEPH'S ADMINISTRATION 369
CHAPTER XXIX.
VISITS OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN 383
CHAPTER XXX.
THE RECONCILIATION 396
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES 415
I.
_THE CREATION._
GENESIS i. and ii.
If any one is in search of accurate information regarding the age of
this earth, or its relation to the sun, moon, and stars, or regarding
the order in which plants and animals have appeared upon it, he is
referred to recent text-books in astronomy, geology, and palæontology.
No one for a moment dreams of referring a serious student of these
subjects to the Bible as a source of information. It is not the object
of the writers of Scripture to impart physical instruction or to enlarge
the bounds of scientific knowledge. But if any one wishes to know what
connection the world has with God, if he seeks to trace back all that
now is to the very fountain-head of life, if he desires to discover some
unifying principle, some illuminating purpose in the history of this
earth, then we confidently refer him to these and the subsequent
chapters of Scripture as his safest, and indeed his only, guide to the
information he seeks. Every writing must be judged by the object the
writer has in view. If the object of the writer of these chapters was to
convey physical information, then certainly it is imperfectly fulfilled.
But if his object was to give an intelligible account of God's relation
to the world and to man, then it must be owned that he has been
successful in the highest degree.
It is therefore unreasonable to allow our reverence for this writing to
be lessened because it does not anticipate the discoveries of physical
science; or to repudiate its authority in its own department of truth
because it does not give us information which it formed no part of the
writer's object to give. As well might we deny to Shakespeare a masterly
knowledge of human life, because his dramas are blotted by historical
anachronisms. That the compiler of this book of Genesis did not aim at
scientific accuracy in speaking of physical details is obvious, not
merely from the general scope and purpose of the Biblical writers, but
especially from this, that in these first two chapters of his book he
lays side by side two accounts of man's creation which no ingenuity can
reconcile.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book Of Genesis
CONTENTS.
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
THE CREATION 1
CHAPTER II.
THE FALL 15
CHAPTER III.
CAIN AND ABEL 28
CHAPTER IV.
CAIN'S LINE, AND ENOCH 42
CHAPTER V.
THE FLOOD 55
CHAPTER VI.
NOAH'S FALL 68
CHAPTER VII.
THE CALL OF ABRAHAM 81
CHAPTER VIII.
ABRAM IN EGYPT 96
CHAPTER IX.
LOT'S SEPARATION FROM ABRAM 108
CHAPTER X.
ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT 121
CHAPTER XI.
COVENANT WITH ABRAM 134
CHAPTER XII.
BIRTH OF ISHMAEL 147
CHAPTER XIII.
THE COVENANT SEALED 159
CHAPTER XIV.
ABRAHAM'S INTERCESSION FOR SODOM 172
CHAPTER XV.
DESTRUCTION OF THE CITIES OF THE PLAIN 186
CHAPTER XVI.
SACRIFICE OF ISAAC 198
CHAPTER XVII.
ISHMAEL AND ISAAC 212
CHAPTER XVIII.
PURCHASE OF MACHPELAH 226
CHAPTER XIX.
ISAAC'S MARRIAGE 240
CHAPTER XX.
ESAU AND JACOB 254
CHAPTER XXI.
JACOB'S FRAUD 267
CHAPTER XXII.
JACOB'S FLIGHT AND DREAM 279
CHAPTER XXIII.
JACOB AT PENIEL 293
CHAPTER XXIV.
JACOB'S RETURN 307
CHAPTER XXV.
JOSEPH'S DREAMS 321
CHAPTER XXVI.
JOSEPH IN PRISON 339
CHAPTER XXVII.
PHARAOH'S DREAMS 355
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JOSEPH'S ADMINISTRATION 369
CHAPTER XXIX.
VISITS OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN 383
CHAPTER XXX.
THE RECONCILIATION 396
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES 415
I.
_THE CREATION._
GENESIS i. and ii.
If any one is in search of accurate information regarding the age of
this earth, or its relation to the sun, moon, and stars, or regarding
the order in which plants and animals have appeared upon it, he is
referred to recent text-books in astronomy, geology, and palæontology.
No one for a moment dreams of referring a serious student of these
subjects to the Bible as a source of information. It is not the object
of the writers of Scripture to impart physical instruction or to enlarge
the bounds of scientific knowledge. But if any one wishes to know what
connection the world has with God, if he seeks to trace back all that
now is to the very fountain-head of life, if he desires to discover some
unifying principle, some illuminating purpose in the history of this
earth, then we confidently refer him to these and the subsequent
chapters of Scripture as his safest, and indeed his only, guide to the
information he seeks. Every writing must be judged by the object the
writer has in view. If the object of the writer of these chapters was to
convey physical information, then certainly it is imperfectly fulfilled.
But if his object was to give an intelligible account of God's relation
to the world and to man, then it must be owned that he has been
successful in the highest degree.
It is therefore unreasonable to allow our reverence for this writing to
be lessened because it does not anticipate the discoveries of physical
science; or to repudiate its authority in its own department of truth
because it does not give us information which it formed no part of the
writer's object to give. As well might we deny to Shakespeare a masterly
knowledge of human life, because his dramas are blotted by historical
anachronisms. That the compiler of this book of Genesis did not aim at
scientific accuracy in speaking of physical details is obvious, not
merely from the general scope and purpose of the Biblical writers, but
especially from this, that in these first two chapters of his book he
lays side by side two accounts of man's creation which no ingenuity can
reconcile.
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
THE CREATION 1
CHAPTER II.
THE FALL 15
CHAPTER III.
CAIN AND ABEL 28
CHAPTER IV.
CAIN'S LINE, AND ENOCH 42
CHAPTER V.
THE FLOOD 55
CHAPTER VI.
NOAH'S FALL 68
CHAPTER VII.
THE CALL OF ABRAHAM 81
CHAPTER VIII.
ABRAM IN EGYPT 96
CHAPTER IX.
LOT'S SEPARATION FROM ABRAM 108
CHAPTER X.
ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT 121
CHAPTER XI.
COVENANT WITH ABRAM 134
CHAPTER XII.
BIRTH OF ISHMAEL 147
CHAPTER XIII.
THE COVENANT SEALED 159
CHAPTER XIV.
ABRAHAM'S INTERCESSION FOR SODOM 172
CHAPTER XV.
DESTRUCTION OF THE CITIES OF THE PLAIN 186
CHAPTER XVI.
SACRIFICE OF ISAAC 198
CHAPTER XVII.
ISHMAEL AND ISAAC 212
CHAPTER XVIII.
PURCHASE OF MACHPELAH 226
CHAPTER XIX.
ISAAC'S MARRIAGE 240
CHAPTER XX.
ESAU AND JACOB 254
CHAPTER XXI.
JACOB'S FRAUD 267
CHAPTER XXII.
JACOB'S FLIGHT AND DREAM 279
CHAPTER XXIII.
JACOB AT PENIEL 293
CHAPTER XXIV.
JACOB'S RETURN 307
CHAPTER XXV.
JOSEPH'S DREAMS 321
CHAPTER XXVI.
JOSEPH IN PRISON 339
CHAPTER XXVII.
PHARAOH'S DREAMS 355
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JOSEPH'S ADMINISTRATION 369
CHAPTER XXIX.
VISITS OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN 383
CHAPTER XXX.
THE RECONCILIATION 396
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES 415
I.
_THE CREATION._
GENESIS i. and ii.
If any one is in search of accurate information regarding the age of
this earth, or its relation to the sun, moon, and stars, or regarding
the order in which plants and animals have appeared upon it, he is
referred to recent text-books in astronomy, geology, and palæontology.
No one for a moment dreams of referring a serious student of these
subjects to the Bible as a source of information. It is not the object
of the writers of Scripture to impart physical instruction or to enlarge
the bounds of scientific knowledge. But if any one wishes to know what
connection the world has with God, if he seeks to trace back all that
now is to the very fountain-head of life, if he desires to discover some
unifying principle, some illuminating purpose in the history of this
earth, then we confidently refer him to these and the subsequent
chapters of Scripture as his safest, and indeed his only, guide to the
information he seeks. Every writing must be judged by the object the
writer has in view. If the object of the writer of these chapters was to
convey physical information, then certainly it is imperfectly fulfilled.
But if his object was to give an intelligible account of God's relation
to the world and to man, then it must be owned that he has been
successful in the highest degree.
It is therefore unreasonable to allow our reverence for this writing to
be lessened because it does not anticipate the discoveries of physical
science; or to repudiate its authority in its own department of truth
because it does not give us information which it formed no part of the
writer's object to give. As well might we deny to Shakespeare a masterly
knowledge of human life, because his dramas are blotted by historical
anachronisms. That the compiler of this book of Genesis did not aim at
scientific accuracy in speaking of physical details is obvious, not
merely from the general scope and purpose of the Biblical writers, but
especially from this, that in these first two chapters of his book he
lays side by side two accounts of man's creation which no ingenuity can
reconcile.
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| Publisher: | SAP |
| Publication date: | 04/15/2012 |
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