Genesis
Genesis tells of beginnings: creation, the flood and Noah’s ark, and God’s promises to Abraham and his family.
All Aboard, It’s About to Rain · Genesis 7:1
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All Aboard, It’s About to Rain · Genesis 7:1
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All Aboard, It’s About to Rain · Genesis 7:1
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About the book of Genesis
Genesis is the first book of the Bible and the opening book of the Law, which Jews call the Torah and Christians often call the Pentateuch. Tradition holds that Moses wrote it for the people of Israel as they prepared to enter the land God had promised them. The book reaches back before Israel existed to answer large questions: where the world came from, why it is broken, and who the God of Israel is. The word Genesis means beginnings, and the book earns the name.
Main themes
The first eleven chapters cover creation, the fall of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the flood in the days of Noah, and the scattering at Babel. The same pattern runs through each story. God makes what is good, people turn away, God judges what is wrong, and God still preserves a people for himself. Noah is the clearest picture of that mercy. He was one man who walked with God while the world around him did not, and his household was carried through the water because of it.
Chapters 12 through 50 narrow the focus to one family. God calls Abraham, promises him land, descendants and blessing for every nation, then carries that promise through Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. The family fails often, and God keeps his word anyway. By the end of the book Joseph can tell the brothers who sold him that what they meant for evil God meant for good. Genesis closes with Israel living in Egypt, waiting for the next chapter of the story, which Exodus picks up.
Verses from Genesis on our apparel
Genesis 7:1. “And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.” God says “Come,” not “Go,” which makes this an invitation into safety, and he includes the whole household. Our All Aboard, It’s About to Rain design puts these words on a T-shirt, a hoodie and a crewneck for families who want to say where their home stands.
Other well-known passages in the book, such as Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 50:20, are not on our shirts yet, so look them up in your own Bible.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Genesis? Christian and Jewish tradition names Moses. The book does not sign its name, so some readers also point to older family records that Moses gathered and organized.
Was Noah sinless? No. Genesis 7:1 calls him righteous in his generation, which means he trusted God and obeyed him when others did not. Hebrews 11:7 names his faith as the reason he built the ark.