Larry Herzog Jr. Ordinary Means Faith · Grace · Vocation
Online Bible study

Genesis

Volume One of The Things Concerning Himself

Genesis is the foundation—the soil in which every promise that follows is planted. Every major theme of the rest of the Bible is seeded somewhere in Genesis.

This online edition includes the series introduction, translation and methodological notes, and all thirty-two sessions. Each session is written for personal reading or group discussion and ends with questions, a look ahead, and a closing prayer.

Begin with the series introduction About the book → Teacher’s Guide (PDF) (PDF · 2.4 MB)
Before Session 1

Begin the study

  1. Series introduction Reading the Old Testament with Lutheran Eyes 16 min read
  2. Before you begin Front Matter 8 min read
Thirty-two sessions

Read Genesis

  1. Session 1 · Luke 24:13–35 Reading the Old Testament with Risen Eyes 25 min read
  2. Session 2 · An overview of Genesis What Kind of Book Is This? 20 min read
  3. Session 3 · Genesis 1:1–2:3 The God Who Speaks 24 min read
  4. Session 4 · Genesis 2:4–25 Bone of My Bones 27 min read
  5. Session 5 · Genesis 3 The Seed of the Woman 32 min read
  6. Session 6 · Genesis 4:1–5:8 The Blood Cries Out 32 min read
  7. Session 7 · Genesis 5:9–6:8 He Walked with God 26 min read
  8. Session 8 · Genesis 6:9–7:24 Brought Safely Through Water 31 min read
  9. Session 9 · Genesis 8–9 The Bow in the Clouds 36 min read
  10. Session 10 · Genesis 10–11 Make a Name for Ourselves 31 min read
  11. Session 11 · Genesis 12 I Will Make Your Name Great 33 min read
  12. Session 12 · Genesis 13–14 Bread and Wine 37 min read
  13. Session 13 · Genesis 15–16 And He Believed the LORD 38 min read
  14. Session 14 · Genesis 17–18 Is Anything Too Hard for the LORD? 38 min read
  15. Session 15 · Genesis 19 God Remembered Abraham 38 min read
  16. Session 16 · Genesis 20–21 At the Appointed Time 43 min read
  17. Session 17 · Genesis 22 The LORD Will Provide 48 min read
  18. Session 18 · Genesis 23–24 And Isaac Was Comforted 43 min read
  19. Session 19 · Genesis 25–26 The Older Shall Serve the Younger 50 min read
  20. Session 20 · Genesis 27–28 Surely the LORD Is in This Place 50 min read
  21. Session 21 · Genesis 29–30 When the LORD Saw That Leah Was Hated 53 min read
  22. Session 22 · Genesis 31–32 I Will Not Let You Go Unless You Bless Me 54 min read
  23. Session 23 · Genesis 33–34 Like Seeing the Face of God 51 min read
  24. Session 24 · Genesis 35–36 Arise, Go Up to Bethel 46 min read
  25. Session 25 · Genesis 37–38 They Sold Him for Twenty Pieces of Silver 61 min read
  26. Session 26 · Genesis 39–40 The LORD Was with Joseph 53 min read
  27. Session 27 · Genesis 41 In Whom Is the Spirit of God 53 min read
  28. Session 28 · Genesis 42–44 Let Me Bear the Blame Forever 60 min read
  29. Session 29 · Genesis 45 God Sent Me Before You 53 min read
  30. Session 30 · Genesis 46–47 I Myself Will Go Down with You 59 min read
  31. Session 31 · Genesis 48–50 God Meant It for Good 68 min read
  32. Session 32 · Luke 24:13–27, with Genesis as the whole book The Things Concerning Himself 58 min read
Keep nearby

Reference desk

Timeline

The Patriarchal Timeline

Patriarchal lifespans, major events, generational overlaps, and the Genesis study’s chronology policy.

Scripture index

Scripture Index

An index of Scripture passages discussed throughout the 32-session Genesis study.

Glossary

Recurring terms

Hebrew, Greek, methodological, and confessional terms used throughout the study.