Genesis 37:12-36 The tragic story of the betrayal of Joseph by his own brothers. Two striking things about Joseph: his spirit of obedience and the distress of his soul. Why did Reuben act so heroically here? Consider all the overwhelming evil that occurs in this passage. If you could have prevented it all, would you have? Why didn't God? With all the evil that Joseph encounters, did God really love Joseph? If God is all powerful and all good, how could he allow such evil? Does such a God really exist? What awesome truth about God can we discover from all the evil in this world? (60 min.)

Keywords Joseph, Jacob, Judah, Evil

Genesis 2:4-15 The first “toledot” of Genesis. The difference between the first two chapters of Genesis. How the world used to be. How did we get into the human predicament? The two components in the creation of man. When God created Paradise. When God brought Adam to the Garden.

Keywords Adam, Eve, Tree, Evil, Creation

Genesis 2:15-25 Why did God place the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden? The Tree of Life. God sees something that is not good. How Adam discovered his great need. The glorious presentation of the Woman.

Keywords Adam, Eve, Tree, Evil, Creation