The book of Genesis reveals the mystery of the origin of the universe, of man and of all creatures. From the beginning, God has his plan for the entire world. This book tells us the story of how God chose Abraham and his descendants as his people and why he made a covenant with them. Through the story of creation and Abraham's family, it is made clear that God is the Creator, Governor and Preserver of all things. The main units of Genesis will be plotted with the diagram below. < Genesis Outline > I. Five Events (Genesis 1:1 - 11:9) 1. Creation of the heavens and the earth (1:1-2:25)2. Original sin and the consequence of sin (3.1-24)3. The beginning of civilization (4:1-5:32) a. Cain and his descendants (4:1-24)b. Sept (4:25-26)c. Adam's family line from Adam to Noah (5:1-32)4. The Flood and the New Creation (6:1-9:29)a. The reason for the Flood; human sins (6:1-13)b. God's judgment with the Flood (6:14-8:19)c. The New Creation through the covenant with Noah (8:20-9:29)-descendants of Noah; Japheth, Ham and Shem (10:1-32, 11:10-26) 5. The Tower of Babel (11:1-11:9)II. The Patriarchs (Genesis 11:10 - 50:26)1. Abraham (11:27 - 25:11)a. Abraham's family (11:27-32)b. God's call to Abraham and his obedience (12:1-14:24) c. God's covenant with Abraham and His continued guidance (15:1-20:18)2. Isaac (21:1 – 26:35)3. In fact, scenes of covenant with Abram (Abraham) are found in several areas. Genesis 12:1-3 describes God's blessings on Abraham and his descendants. Genesis 15:18-21 describes that God made a promise to Abraham about the Promised Land. Both are unconditional covenants, according to which God did not ask Abraham to do anything special to receive those blessings. Later, God gave Abraham the rite of circumcision as a special sign of the covenant. This covenant is conditional, so that every male of Abraham is circumcised. When they faithfully follow God's command, they will be