Genesis

Genesis
The book of Genesis has many major and minor themes to it. The most major theme however is the theme of faith. In the ancient world faith equaled obedience, so it was an Israelite’s duty to obey the law of the covenant so that they could gain identity. A good Jew would obey the covenant with God no matter what the cost. We can clearly see this when Abraham is asked to sacrifice his own son Isaac and nearly does, but, is stopped by a messenger o...