Our sermon series continues in Genesis as we look at the aftermath of the flood, the tower of Babel and the beginning of restoration through Abraham.
The book of Genesis is a fascinating book. "The writer is never named. Many scholars say Genesis shows literary evidence of being a marvelously blended composite of several ancient sources. But Jewish tradition says Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible. Jesus agreed (John 7:19). If Moses wrote it, he may have received some of the information directly from God as he did the Ten Commandments. Other material may have come from stories passed on orally and in writing. Abraham, for example, came from the region where writing was invented; he may have recorded part of his story. Christians receive this book and other books of the Bible as inspired by God, to reveal to human beings what he is like and what his will for us is.
It's uncertain when Genesis was written. It covers a time span from the birth of creation to the death of Joseph in Egypt, about 1800 B.C. Some Bible scholars say the book was compiled from several sources, perhaps as late as 500 B.C., nearly a thousand years after Moses. But if Moses wrote the book, he probably did it during the 40 years he and the Israelites wandered in the Sinai Peninsula after leaving Egypt. It is uncertain, however, when this long journey took place; some scholars say the Exodus, as it is called, happened in the 1400s B.C. Others argue for the 1200s.
The book was written to show that God's creation was good, and that after it became spoiled by sin, God began His plan to reclaim it through the chosen people that come from Abraham."*
Take some time this month to read through Genesis, Chapter 9 to 12, to learn more about God's greatness and His goodness to His people.
*Taken from How to Get in to the Bible By Stephen M.Miller