Briefly Biblical: A Concise Contemporary Commentary on Genesis King James Version of the Holy Bible

By Deacon Jerry Shilling

This opus is a commentary on the book of Genesis, King James Version of the Holy Bible.

While the entire manuscript may be read in just several hours, it is hoped that significantly more time will be spent perusing its pages. It’s guaranteed doing so will be time well spent.

Not only does this work contain material suitable for the neophyte religious reader, but it also has a wealth of information for the most serious Bible scholar and student as well.

It is hoped that prior to reading this book, a moment or two of prayer will be uttered asking Almighty God to allow you to glean some of the knowledge, truth, and wisdom found in the hallowed pages of the Holy Writ.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 6, 2020
• ISBN: 9781796084405

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Copyright © 2020 by Deacon Jerry Shilling.

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CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Prologue

Chapter 1 Creation

Chapter 2 Some Firsts

Chapter 3 Choices, Changes, Consequences

Chapter 4 Unremorseful Murderers

Chapter 5 And They Died

Chapter 6 A World in Rebellion

Chapter 7 One Last Chance

Chapter 8 Shelter During Storm

Chapter 9 Covenant and Rules

Chapter 10 Genealogy and Government

Chapter 11 Divine Dispersion

Chapter 12 Obedience Rewarded

Chapter 13 Riches—Boon or Curse?

Chapter 14 Trials Increase Faith

Chapter 15 God’s Covenant

Chapter 16 Man’s Ways Are Not God’s Ways

Chapter 17 Obedience a Necessity

Chapter 18 Prayer Works

Chapter 19 Choices Have Consequences

Chapter 20 Abraham Still Growing

Chapter 21 God Remembers His Promises

Chapter 22 God Knows

Chapter 23 Relatives’ Resting Place

Chapter 24 God’s Perfect Timing

Chapter 25 God’s Blessings Continue

Chapter 26 Like Father, Like Son

Chapter 27 Deception Never Correct

Chapter 28 God Is Faithful

Chapter 29 What Goes Around Comes Around

Chapter 30 Look At Oneself

Chapter 31 Envy Feeds on Itself

Chapter 32 God Rewards Perseverance

Chapter 33 God Forgets Not His Own

Chapter 34 Good Reasons for Holiness

Chapter 35 A Time for Action

Chapter 36 True Riches Preserved

Chapter 37 Favoritism No Favor

Chapter 38 God Uses Even Lust

Chapter 39 Prosperity and Adversity

Chapter 40 God Never Forgets

Chapter 41 Nothing Surprises God

Chapter 42 Dreams Come True

Chapter 43 Starting to Come Together

Chapter 44 Another Test Passed

Chapter 45 Family Reunion

Chapter 46 Some Good News

Chapter 47 Life Preserver

Chapter 48 Blessings Passed On

Chapter 49 Last Words

Chapter 50 Suffering Ends

Conclusion

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Special Mention

Foreword

This manuscript is being written, in part, to hopefully help fulfill vows made by the author to the one and only, true, Almighty God, whose name is Jesus.

The vows were made while the author was in a corrupt, defiled, depraved, sinful state of mind, desperately seeking a way out of the emotional, mental, and physical torment he was in, and to avoid the untold, greater, limitless agony, anguish, despair, and torture of hell, the road to which he was well on the way.

Had it not been for the gracious, merciful, and timely intervention of a kind and loving God, the author would not have been on God’s green earth any longer than some twenty years ago, when he was first introduced to the truth about God—His identity, nature, and requirements for salvation.

The reader is cordially and gently invited to examine himself or herself by the light of this work, to approach it with an open mind, and to prayerfully and thoughtfully consider the words of Acts 2:38, King James Version of the Holy Bible, which reads thusly: Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Preface

Greetings, dear reader, in the name of Jesus Christ. Thank you for your time. One only has so much on this earth. It is deeply appreciated that you have decided to share some of yours with an unworthy, unprofitable, yet believing and grateful servant of the Great I AM.

It is hoped that this work may be your genesis to a closer walk with Him and a stepping-stone into a deeper, more fruitful relationship with the God of gods, King of kings and Lord of lords.

This nonfiction discourse is being written in gender-neutral format, from the point of view of an all-seeing, all-knowing observer, although only the Almighty God truly meets those classifications.

The use of the first and second person, singular and plural, in the presentation of these precepts has been purposefully avoided. Sometimes the masculine third person will be used, and sometimes the feminine. God is no respecter of persons and uses all men and women, as He alone sees fit, to further His divine design.

And so, my hopefully to be friend, your journey begins. For some of you the material presented here will be old hat. For others, it may be the first time you have read or been presented with the truths provided in these pages. Whatever the case is for you, it is hoped that you will be edified, fortified, nourished, and strengthened.

Thank you again, dear reader, and it is heartily hoped