Genesis: Beginning and Blessing

by R. Kent Hughes

Overview

The book of Genesis lays the groundwork for God's relationship with humanity and his plan for our salvation. Hughes explores this book with the care and insight that are the hallmarks of the Preaching the Word series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433535529
Publisher:	Crossway
Publication date:	11/19/2012
Edition description:	Redesign
Pages:	704
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

R. Kent Hughes (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior pastor emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, and visiting professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hughes is also a founder of the Charles Simeon Trust, which conducts expository preaching conferences throughout North America and worldwide. He serves as the series editor for the Preaching the Word commentary series and is the author or coauthor of many books. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, and have four children and an ever-increasing number of grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

A Word to Those Who Preach the Word 13

1 Beginning (1:1, 2) 15

2 Forming the Earth (1:3-13) 23

3 Filling the Earth (1:14-31) 31

4 God Rests (2:1-3) 41

5 East, in Eden (2:4-17) 49

6 Man and Woman (2:18-25) 57

7 Paradise Lost: The Fall (2:25-3:7) 65

8 Paradise Lost: The Confrontation (3:8-13) 75

9 Paradise Lost: Curse and Judgment (3:14-16) 83

10 Paradise Lost: Judgment and Sin (3:17-24) 91

11 The Way of Cain (4:1-16) 101

12 The Song of Lamech (4:17-26) 109

13 He Was No More (5:1-32) 117

14 Great Sin, Greater Grace (6:1-8) 123

15 De-creation: The Biblical Flood (6:9-7:24) 131

16 Re-creation: The World Restored (8:1-9:17) 141

17 Noah: Curse and Blessing (9:18-29) 149

18 Hope for the Nations (10:1-32) 157

19 All Man's Babylons (11:1-9) 167

20 From Shem to Abraham (11:10-32) 175

21 The Life of Abraham: Faith Answers the Call (12:1-9) 181

22 Starting and Stumbling (12:10-20) 189

23 Magnanimous Faith (13:1-18) 197

24 Magnanimous Living (14:1-24) 205

25 Melchizedek the Priest-King (14:18-20 with Psalm 110 and Hebrews 7:1-10) 213

26 Faith and Righteousness (15:1-6) 221

27 God's Covenant with Abram (15:7-21) 229

28 Shortcutting Faith (16:1-16) 237

29 Covenant Confirmed (17:1-27) 245

30 Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord? (18:1-15) 253

31 God, Righteous and Just (18:1-15) 253

32 Molten Rain (19:1-29) 269

33 Finishing Un-well (19:30-38) 279

34 Old Sins (20:1-18) 285

35 Two Laughters (21:1-34) 291

36 The Lord Will Provide (22:1-19) 299

37 Promise and Purchase (23:1-20) 307

38 Faith and Providence (24:1-67) 315

39 The Death of Abraham (25:1-18) 323

40 Infamous Grace (25:19-34) 331

41 Weakness-God's Presence-Blessing (26:1-33) 339

42 Pilfered Blessing (27:1-40) 347

43 An Angel-Freighted Ladder (27:41-28:22) 357

44 Deceiver Deceived (29:1-30) 365

45 Birth Wars! (29:31-30:24) 373

46 The Greening of Jacob (30:25-43) 381

47 Mesopotamian Exodus (31:1-55) 389

48 Jacob Becomes Israel (32:1-32) 397

49 Brothers Reconciled (33:1-20) 403

50 Fierce Grace (34:1-31) 411

51 Residuals (35:1-29) 419

52 The Generations of Esau (36:1-43) 427

53 Joseph's Call (37:1-11) 435

54 Sold into Slavery (37:12-36) 443

55 Tamar and Judah (38:1-30) 451

56 Succeeding in Egypt (39:1-23) 459

57 Preparation for Greatness (40:1-23) 467

58 From Pit to Pinnacle (41:1-41) 475

59 Life at the Top (41:42-57) 485

60 Guilt and Grace (42:1-38) 493

61 Mercy in Egypt (43:1-34) 501

62 Transformation in Egypt (44:1-34) 509

63 Reconciliation in Egypt (45:1-28) 517

64 Preservation in Egypt (46:1-34) 525

65 Prospering in Egypt (47:1-31) 531

66 Faith and Blessing (48:1-22) 541

67 The Testament of Jacob I (49:1-12) 549

68 The Testament of Jacob II (49:13-33) 555

69 Jacob's Exodus (50:1-14) 563

70 Good Providence (50:15-26) 571

71 Man and Sin in Genesis 579

72 Faith and Righteousness in Genesis (15:1-6) 589

73 Grace in Genesis (6:7, 8) 599

74 Messiah in Genesis (3:14, 15) 607

75 God in Genesis (2:1, 2) 615

Notes 625

Scripture Index 671

General Index 686

Index of Sermon Illustrations 698