Foundations in Genesis

If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?
(Psalm 11:3)

Genesis is indeed a book of origins; within its pages we find foundations of:

*ALEPH
*Life/Death {Gen. 1-4}
*Prophecy {Gen. 2:17; 3:15}
*History (origins) {Job 14:5 & Psalm 90:12 reveal this life as "finite/determined" and we are encouraged to "number our days"}
*Literature/Art/Music {Gen. 4:21}
*Languages & Science {Gen. 4:22; 11:1-9}
*Civilizations (nations, government, politics/war) {Gen. 10:5, 8-12; 14:1-2}
*Worldviews & Religion {Gen. 4:26; 6:5; 10:8-12; 11:4}
*Freedom & Bondage (redemption/sin, blessing/judgment) {Gen. 2:16-17}
*Relationships {Gen. 1:27}
...Modesty (knowledge of good/evil = acute sexual awareness) {Gen. 2:25; 3:6-7}
...Marriage {Gen. 2:18-25}
...Family {Gen. 1:27-28}
*Identity/Purpose {Gen. 1:26-31}

...Who am I?
...Where did I come from? (past)
...Why am I here? (present)
...Where am I going? (future)

Genesis focuses on two distinct origins (the world and Israel), each with four specific identifiers:

4 Grand Events: Genesis 1-11 (origin/history of the world)
...Creation
...The Fall of Man
...The Flood
...The Rise of Nations

4 Grand Personas: Genesis 12-50 (origin/history of Israel)
...Abraham
...Isaac
...Jacob
...Joseph

~Understanding the history and future of Israel is key to understanding all, for if Israel's history/future is not literally and actually true, there can be no true meaning. Moreover, understanding Israel's place in world history/politics through the present and into the future lends to one's education concerning foundational knowledge which anchors us amidst the perceived chaos of our day, making it possible for us to enjoy "a table in the presence of our enemies" as we rest in the surety of God's Sovereignty (Psalm 23:5).

*Examine the continuity of Creation: Genesis 1:1-2 ~ 2 Peter 3:3-6 ~ John 3:4-5
...note that when one is "born again" both water and Spirit are involved; so it was at the birth of the earth...