'This volume is not intended to be a thorough exposition of the book of Genesis ... My only purpose is to set forth, as simply and clearly as I am able, the grace and glory of God in Christ in the opening pages of Holy Scripture.'

So states Don Fortner in the preface to this volume - and this is precisely what he does. By commenting on the principal characters to whom God revealed himself in the book of Genesis and the major events of their lives, the author brings to light the presence of Christ and the evidence of God's great plan of redemption in these opening chapters of the bible. But he does not leave it there: concerned to impart to the reader a greater appreciation of Christ, the Saviour of sinners, the author intersperses teaching and application, with the intention of encouraging believers to live lives of worship and committed service to Christ.

1. Creation 2. The First Week 3. The First Marriage 4. Two Trees 5. The Fall Of Man 6. Adam And Christ 7. Adam Driven From Eden 8. Cain And Abel 9. Enoch 10. Noah 11. The Ark 12. God's Covenant With Noah 13. The Rainbow 14. Noah And His Sons 15. Babel - The Religion Of The Cursed 16. Abraham 17. The God Of Glory Appears To Abram 18. The Strife Between Abram And Lot 19. Abram And Melchizedek 20. Justification By Faith 21. Standing On Justified Ground 22. El-Shaddai - The God Of The Covenant 23. Lot 24. Sarah And Hagar 25. The Sacrifice Of Isaac 26. Jehovah-jireh 27. Isaac 28. Jacob 29. Jacob's Ladder 30. Jacob - Object Of Grace 31. Jacob At Peniel 32. Joseph - A Type Of Christ 33. Joseph Brought Down To Egypt 34. Joseph Opens The Storehouses 35. Joseph And His Brothers 36. A Surety For Benjamin 37. Jacob's Fear Removed 38. Jacob's Prophecy Concerning Judah 39. Boundless Blessedness 40. Three Lessons From Joseph Index Of Bible Verses