Book Title: The Bible Companion Book 1 Genesis-Exodus
Author Name: Karen Westbrook Moderow
Genre: Bible Study
Release Date: April 16, 2024
The Bible Companion series is a simple, flexible, and compelling Bible Study guide. Short daily readings link God’s story to yours, help you through difficult passages, and highlight the treasures in each chapter of the Bible. In Genesis and Exodus, God reveals Himself as a loving Creator who longs to walk through life with you. Book 1 takes you deep into God’s plan to share His life and wisdom with those who love and follow Him. The storytelling approach of the series will keep you reading, even through the parts that are challenging and hard-to-understand. Find hope in the stories of ordinary men and women in the Bible whose encounters with God transformed them and reversed the direction of their lives. Discover that what God has done for them, He can do for you.
Book Excerpt
Genesis 2 unveils God’s perfect world where rest is a holy ritual of life, we live in relationship with our Creator and each other, and work is a partnership with God. The first whisper of tension comes in verse 17 when God tells man not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God’s gift—freedom to choose—sends fear down our spines. We know what will happen because we know ourselves.
The writer notes in Genesis that Adam and Eve are naked and do not feel ashamed. That will soon change. Adam’s rebellion puts man at war with himself, God, and others. But for this brief moment we glimpse life as it could’ve been—as God intended it to be. Today, God’s breath within gives us hope of recovering what we’ve lost. His breath sustains us every moment of life, reminding us that He is near. He has not given up on the beautiful world He has created, and He has not given up on us.
COMPANION THOUGHT
Is rest a priority in your life? When was the last time you went a full day without working?
About the Author
Karen Westbrook Moderow is a Bible teacher and author who brings a storyteller’s perspective to Scripture. She graduated magna cum laude from California State University at Long Beach with a BA in English Literature. She also holds an MFA from Chapman University in creative writing and a Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Seminary. She has been published by numerous Christian periodicals and authored two previous books.
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