There are 1189 chapters in the Bible, but the first session focuses on just Genesis 1-11. Why? Because these opening chapters function like a telescope, a lens through which we see the big picture of God’s interaction with history and humanity in broad brush strokes. In the accounts of creation, fall and flood, we get both a glimpse of God’s nature and a snapshot of the whole story that is to come.

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