Genesis

A Devotional Commentary

By W. H. Griffith Thomas

Table of Contents

 

Title Page

Book 1 - Genesis 1-25

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - The Creation - Gen 1:1-31

Chapter 3 - The Foundations of Human Life - Gen 2:1-25

Chapter 4 - The Fall - Gen 3:1-24

Chapter 5 - Cain and Abel - Gen 4:1-15

Chapter 6 - Human Progress - Gen 4:18-26; Gen 5:1-32; Gen 6:1-8

Chapter 7 - Before the Flood - Gen 6:9-22

Chapter 8 - At the Flood - Gen 7:1-24

Chapter 9 - After the Flood - Gen 8:1-22

Chapter 10 - The New Era - Gen 9:1-17

Chapter 11 - A Believer's Fall - Gen 9:18-29

Chapter 12 - A Wide Outlook - Gen 10:1-32

Chapter 13 - The Tower of Babel - Gen11:1-9

Chapter 14 - The Call of Abraham - Gen 11:10-32; Gen 12:1-9

Chapter 15 - The Testing - Gen 12:10-20

Chapter 16 - The Separation - Gen 13:5-18

Chapter 17 - A New Emergency - Gen 14:1-16

Chapter 18 - The Test of Victory - Gen 14:17-24

Chapter 19 - The Great Encouragement - Gen 15:1-6

Chapter 20 - The Confirmation of Faith - 15:7-21

Chapter 21 - A False Step - Gen 16:1-16

Chapter 22 - The Covenant Renewed - Gen 17:1-27

Chapter 23 - Fellowship with God - Gen 18:1-21

Chapter 24 - The Ministry of Intercession - Gen 18:22-33; Gen 19:27-29

Chapter 25 - The Story of Lot - Gen 19:1-38

Book 2 - Genesis 26-36

Chapter 26 - An Old Sin Repeated - Gen 20:1-18

Chapter 27 - Joy and Sorrow - Gen 21:1-21

Chapter 28 - The Daily Round - Gen 21:22-34

Chapter 29 - The Supreme Crisis - Gen 22:1-19

Chapter 30 - Death in the Home - Gen 23:1-20

Chapter 31 - The Evening of Life - Gen 24:1-9; Gen 25:1-10

Chapter 32 - The Model Servant - Gen 24:10-67

Chapter 33 - The Father of the Faithful

Chapter 34 - The Birth of Jacob - Gen 25:11-28

Chapter 35 - The Birthright - Gen 25:29-34

Chapter 36 - Isaac - Gen 26:1-33

Book 3 - Genesis 37-50

Chapter 37 - The Blessing - Gen 27:1-40

Chapter 38 - Interlude - Gen27:41-46; Gen 28:1-9

Chapter 39 - Bethel - Gen 28:10-22

Chapter 40 - The New Life - Gen 29:1-30

Chapter 41 - In the Shadows - Gen 29:31-35; Gen 30:1-43

Chapter 42 - Turning Homewards - Gen 31:1-55

Chapter 43 - God's Host for Man's Help - Gen 32:1-23

Chapter 44 - Peniel: The Face of God - Gen 32:24-32

Chapter 45 - After Peniel  - Gen 33:1-20

Chapter 46 - Results of Unfaithfulness - Gen 34:1-31

Chapter 47 - Bethel at Last - Gen 35:1-15

Chapter 48 - The School of Sorrow - Gen 35:8; Gen 35:16-29

Chapter 49 - A Profane Person - Gen 36:1-8

Chapter 50 - Joseph's Early Life - Gen 37:1-36

Chapter 51 - A Family Shame - Gen 38:1-30

Chapter 52 - In Egypt - Gen 39:1-23

Chapter 53 - In Prison - Gen 40:1-23

Chapter 54 - Exaltation - Gen 41:1-40

Chapter 55 - The Prime Minister - Gen 41:41-52

Chapter 56 - The Awakening of Conscience - Gen 42:1-38

Chapter 57 - Divine Discipline - Gen 43:1-34; Gen 44:1-34

Chapter 58 - Reconciliation - Gen 45:1-28

Chapter 59 - Into Egypt - Gen 46:1-30

Chapter 60 - The New Home - Gen 46:31-34; Gen 47:1-12

Chapter 61 - A Wise Ruler - Gen 47:13-26

Chapter 62 - A Life's Sunset - Gen 47:27-31; Gen 48:1-22

Chapter 63 - Father and Sons - Gen 49:1-27

Chapter 64 - Light at Eventide - Gen 49:28-33; Gen 50:1-14

Chapter 65 - Joseph's Later Life - Gen 50:15-26

Chapter 66 - Thou Worm Jacob

Chapter 67 - A Fruitful Bough

Chapter 68 - Joseph a Type of Christ

Review