Beginnings

Genesis 1–11: creation, the fall, the flood, and Babel — the four stories that set up everything else in the Bible.

  1. Reading 1

    The CreationGenesis 1:1–8

    Everything starts with a God who speaks.

  2. Reading 2

    The Sixth DayGenesis 1:24–2:3

    The crown of creation: people, made in God's image.

  3. Reading 3

    Man and Woman in the GardenGenesis 2:4–25

    A closer look at the garden — work, rest, and companionship.

  4. Reading 4

    The Serpent’s DeceptionGenesis 3:1–7

    One question — 'did God really say?' — changes everything.

  5. Reading 5

    God Arraigns Adam and EveGenesis 3:8–15

    Hiding in the trees: the first consequences of the fall.

  6. Reading 6

    The Expulsion from ParadiseGenesis 3:21–24

    Judgment comes with a strange mercy: God clothes them.

  7. Reading 7

    Cain and AbelGenesis 4:1–16

    Sin doesn't stay in the garden — it follows the family.

  8. Reading 8

    Corruption on the EarthGenesis 6:1–7

    The world unravels, and it grieves God's heart.

  9. Reading 9

    Preparing the ArkGenesis 6:13–22

    Noah receives detailed instructions for the ark and does what God commands.

  10. Reading 10

    The Great FloodGenesis 7:1–24

    The waters rise.

  11. Reading 11

    The Ark Rests on AraratGenesis 8:1–5

    'But God remembered Noah' — the hinge of the whole story.

  12. Reading 12

    The Covenant of the RainbowGenesis 9:1–17

    A bow in the clouds: the first great covenant promise.

  13. Reading 13

    The Tower of BabelGenesis 11:1–9

    Humanity reaches for heaven and scatters — setting the stage for Abraham.

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