Try Genesis Week 1 (Genesis 1:1–2:25) free as a print-ready US Letter PDF. Weeks 2–8 are included in the complete 8-Week Study Book (digital PDF & Amazon KDP paperback, releasing upon completion of Weeks 5–8).
The Leader Guide Edition contains 100% of the Participant Workbook word-for-word, plus interleaved facilitation notes, pacing targets, and discussion prompts right after each section.
In Babylonian mythology (Enuma Elish), creation is born out of cosmic violence and humans are made as forced laborers to feed the gods. Against that backdrop, Genesis 1–2 lands as a breathtaking counter-story: God speaks without rival, and every human being—male and female alike—is crowned as His royal image-bearer (tselem).
Structured around Genesis’s ten Hebrew toledot (“These are the generations of…”) chapter dividers. Week 1 is free to download below; Weeks 2–8 are included in the complete 8-Week Study Edition.
| Week | Session Title & ESV Scope | Toledot Structural Anchor | Core Group Focus |
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Week 1
Free Sample PDF
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Creation, Cosmos & Covenant Rest (Gen 1:1–2:25) | Prologue (1:1–2:3) & Heavens and Earth (2:4–25) | Cosmic temple, Imago Dei royal priesthood, Sabbath rest & marriage. |
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Week 2
In Full 8-Week Study
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The Fall, Life East of Eden & the Line of Promise (Gen 3:1–5:32) | East of Eden (3:1–4:26) & Adam’s Line (5:1–32) | Temptation, fractured shalom, Genesis 3:15 promise, Cain & Abel, and Seth. |
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Week 3
In Full 8-Week Study
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De-Creation, Covenant & Babel (Gen 6:1–11:32) | Noah (6:9–9:29), Nations (10:1–11:9) & Shem | Flood judgment, ark grace, Noahic covenant, and Babel’s pride vs. God’s promise. |
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Week 4
In Full 8-Week Study
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Called by Grace, Counted Righteous & Sealed by Covenant (Gen 12:1–17:27) | Terah’s Line Through Abram (12:1–17:27) | Call of Abram, Melchizedek, Genesis 15 covenant, El Roi (ch. 16) & circumcision. |
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Week 5
In Full 8-Week Study
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Promise Tested: Laughter, Judgment & Mount Moriah (Gen 18:1–25:18) | Abraham’s Maturity (18:1–25:11) & Ishmael | Mamre hospitality, Sodom intercession, Isaac’s birth & Mount Moriah (ch. 22). |
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Week 6
In Full 8-Week Study
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The Heel-Grabber’s Exile: Stairs to Heaven (Gen 25:19–31:55) | Isaac’s Line Through Jacob (25:19–31:55) | Stolen blessing, Bethel’s stairway (ch. 28) & God’s refining in Laban’s house. |
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Week 7
In Full 8-Week Study
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Wrestling With God at the Jabbok: Israel Renamed (Gen 32:1–36:43) | Return to Canaan (32:1–35:29) & Esau (ch. 36) | Limp of grace at Peniel (32:22–32), reconciliation with Esau & Bethel renewal. |
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Week 8
In Full 8-Week Study
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From the Pit to the Palace: Sovereign Providence (Gen 37:1–50:26) | Jacob’s Family Through Joseph & Judah (37:2–50:26) | Joseph’s testing, Judah’s substitution (ch. 44), royal scepter (49:8–12) & Gen 50:20. |
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