CSB Coach's Bible: Devotional Bible for Coaches
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- 365 daily devotions written by coaches for coaches
- Special front matter section including “The FOUR” gospel presentation, “The CORE,” “Coach 360,” and other E3 discipleship resources for coaches accessible via QR codes
- 365 “Topical Group Studies” placed throughout the Bible alongside the corresponding scripture passage
- Book introductions for all 66 books of the Bible with book specific reading plans
- Durable Smyth-sewn lay-flat binding
- Two-column text format
- Topical subheadings
- 9-point type size
- Words of Christ in red
- Footnotes
- Gilded page edges
- Ribbon marker for easy referencing between pages
- Topical Concordance
- Presentation page for gift-giving
- Full-color maps
The CSB Coach’s Bible features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB). The CSB captures the Bible’s original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture’s life-transforming message and to share it with others.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
How to Use this Bible
Life Topics
Competitor Topics
150 Bible Stories
21 Bonus Stories
Introduction to the Christian Standard Bible
Commonly Used Abbreviations in CSB Bibles
Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
New Testament
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
Topical Concordance
Devotionals
CSB Coach's Bible: Devotional Bible for CoachesCSB Coach’s Bible
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CSB Text Edition: 2020
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Books of the Bible / Contents
Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
New Testament
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
Additional Material
How to Use this Bible
Life Topics
Competitor Topics
150 Bible Stories
21 Bonus Stories
Introduction to the Christian Standard Bible
Commonly Used Abbreviations in CSB Bibles
Topical Concordance
Devotionals
HOW TO USE THIS BIBLE
WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS BIBLE?
This Bible is designed specifically for athletes and coaches. It’s filled with discussion questions and exercises that help athletes and coaches share every aspect of their lives in the context of God’s Word revealed and the illumination and power of the Holy Spirit.
HOW CAN GROUPS USE THIS BIBLE?
There are a variety of ways to use this Bible! For starters, look at the ready-made study plans on pages IX–XXII. Here you’ll find 210 relevant topics, grouped into 14 categories (eight Life and six Competitor). After choosing a topic in one of the 14 categories, all you have to do is decide which Workout
to use. On pages XXIII–XXV you will find 150 Favorite Bible Study Stories.
On page XXVI, there are 21 Bonus Bible Studies.
ARE THERE ANY STUDIES BEYOND THOSE FOUND IN THE STUDY PLANS?
Yes! You can use the index of 150 favorite Bible stories on pages XXIII–XXV for personal or group study. (Examples: stories about David, the miracles or parables of Jesus, and Jesus’s last week). On page XXVI, you can choose other specific topics from the bonus Bible studies not covered in the topical charts.
Are there any studies beyond those found in the study plans?CAN WE USE THIS BIBLE TO DO A BOOK STUDY?
Absolutely! There are topical studies you can use individually or in a group to study all the books of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Simply use the topical study questionnaires where the gray boxes appear in the Scripture text. For some of the longer books, you may want to cover more than one topical study per reading.
Can we use this Bible to do a book study?WHAT DO THE ICONS ON THE TOPICAL STUDY BOXES MEAN?
They show that the topical study is connected to a lesson plan in a particular topical category. However, all the topical studies are relevant for athletes and coaches of all sports.
The 14 topical categories are as follows:
What do the icons on the topical study boxes mean?CAN INDIVIDUALS USE THIS BIBLE FOR DAILY DEVOTIONS?
Yes! There are 365 daily devotions included in this Bible beginning on page 1279. These devotions are specifically written for athletes and coaches of all sports.
Can individuals use this Bible for daily devotions? Day 17Can individuals use this Bible for daily devotions? Day 40In addition, there is a Personal Reading Plan
in the introduction to each book of the Bible. You can check off passages as you read them. For your continued study, if you used all of the topical studies in the gray boxes located throughout the Bible text, there would be enough for every day of the year.
WHAT OTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND IN THE INTRODUCTION TO EACH BOOK OF THE BIBLE?
In addition to the Personal Reading Plan,
you’ll find helpful summaries about the author, date, theme, and characteristics of each book. For the books that contain topical study questionnaires, there are charts, which list topical studies found in each book.
QR Code Scan the QR code to check out more resources for athletes and coaches at fcaresources.com.
LIFE TOPIC: AWARENESS Awareness
LIFE TOPIC: RELATIONSHIPS Relationships
LIFE TOPIC: CHOICES Choices
LIFE TOPIC: STRESS Stress
LIFE TOPIC: ISSUES Issues
LIFE TOPIC: CRISIS Crisis
LIFE TOPIC: BELIEFS Beliefs
LIFE TOPIC: DISCIPLESHIP Discipleship
COMPETITOR TOPIC: FUNDAMENTALS Fundamentals
COMPETITOR TOPIC: COMPETITION Competition
COMPETITOR TOPIC: TEAMWORK Teamwork
COMPETITOR TOPIC: TRAINING Training
COMPETITOR TOPIC: PERFORMANCE Performance
COMPETITOR TOPIC: GAMEPLAN Gameplan
150 FAVORITE BIBLE STORES WITH QUESTIONNAIRES
OLD TESTAMENT
BEGINNINGS OF GOD’S CREATION
Extreme Creation......Genesis 1:1–2:3
The Ultimate Garden......Genesis 2:4–25
Sin Enters Paradise......Genesis 3:1–24
Cain Murders Abel......4:1–16
The Flood ......6:5–7:12
Noah in the Ark......8:1–22
FOUNDERS OF ISRAEL
Call of Abram......Genesis 12:1–9
Abram and Lot Separate......Genesis 13:1–18
Abraham Pleads for Sodom......Genesis 18:16–33
Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed......Genesis 19:1–29
Isaac Born; Ishmael Sent Away......Genesis 21:1–21
Abraham Tested ......22:1–19
Jacob and Rachel......29:1–4
Jacob Wrestles with God......32:22–32
Joseph’s Dreams......37:1–11
Joseph Sold by Brothers ......37:12–36
ISRAEL’S SLAVERY IN EGYPT
Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife......Genesis 39:1–23
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams......Genesis 41:1–40
Joseph Reveals His Identity......Genesis 45:1–28
The Beginning of Moses’ Life......Exodus 2:1–25
Moses and Burning Bush......Exodus 3:1–22
Signs for Moses......Exodus 4:1–17
Bricks Without Straw......Exodus 5:1–21
The Plagues Begin......Exodus 6:28–7:24
JOURNEY TO THE PROMISED LAND
Passover......Exodus 12:1–30
Crossing the Sea......Exodus 14:5–31
Manna and Quail......Exodus 16:1–35
Receiving Ten Commandments......Exodus 19:10–20:21
Golden Calf......Exodus 32:1–35
Miriam & Aaron Oppose Moses......Numbers 12:1–15
Scouting Out the Promised Land......Numbers 13:26–14:10, 26–45
Covenant Renewed ......Deuteronomy 10:1–22
LIFE IN THE PROMISED LAND
Crossing the Jordan......Joshua 3:14–4:24
The Conquest of Jericho......Joshua 5:13–6:21
Gideon Defeats the Midianites......Judges 7:1–25
Samson’s Marriage......Judges 14:1–20
Samson and Delilah......Judges 16:1–22
Samson’s Death......Judges 16:21–31
ISRAEL’S GREAT KINGS
The Lord Calls Samuel......1 Samuel 3:1–14
Israel Demands a King......1 Samuel 8:1–22
Samuel Rebukes Saul......1 Samuel 13:1–15
Samuel Anoints David......1 Samuel 16:1–13
David Versus Goliath......1 Samuel 17:20–50
Saul’s Jealousy of David......1 Samuel 18:1–6
David and Jonathan......1 Samuel 20:1–13,18–42
David Spares Saul’s Life......1 Samuel 24:1–22
Saul’s Suicide......1 Samuel 31:1–13
David and Bathsheba......2 Samuel 11:1–27
Nathan Rebukes David......2 Samuel 12:1–14
David Grieves......2 Samuel 12:15–25
Amnon Rapes Tamar......2 Samuel 13:1–22
Absalom Kills Amnon......2 Samuel 13:23–39
Solomon’s Wise Ruling......1 Kings 3:16–28
Solomon’s Splendor and Wives......1 Kings 10:23–11:13
The Kingdom Is Divided......1 Kings 12:1–24
STORIES FROM THE PROPHETS
Elijah and the Prophets of Baal......1 Kings 18:16–40
Elisha and the Widow’s Oil ......2 Kings 4:1–7
Naaman Healed of Leprosy......2 Kings 5:1–16
Elisha and the Chariots of Fire......2 Kings 6:8–23
The Suffering Servant Prophesied ......Isaiah 52:13–53:12
Jonah Flees from the Lord......Jonah 1:1–17
Jonah in Fish and Nineveh......Jonah 2:1–3:10
Jonah’s Anger at God’s Compassion......Jonah 4:1–11
STORIES FROM THE EXILE
Esther Made Queen ......Esther 2:1–18
Daniel’s Training in Babylon ......Daniel 1:1–21
The Image of Gold and Blazing Furnace......Daniel 3:1–12, 19–27
Daniel in the Lion’s Den......Daniel 6:1–24
STORIES OF LOVE AND LOSS
Job’s First Test......Job 1:6–22
Lyrics of Love......Songs 1:1–2:7
NEW TESTAMENT
JESUS IS BORN AND GROWS
The Birth of Jesus Foretold......Luke 1:26–38
An Angel Appears to Joseph......Matthew 1:18–25
The Birth of Jesus......Luke 2:1–20
The Boy Jesus at the Temple......Luke 2:41–52
JESUS’S EARLY MINISTRY
The Baptism of Jesus......Matthew 3:1–17
Jesus Heals and Prays......Mark 1:29–39
Jesus Heals a Paralytic ......Mark 2:1–12;
The Temptation of Jesus......Luke 4:1–13
Calling of the First Disciples......Luke 5:1–11
Jesus Changes Water to Wine ......John 2:1–11
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus......John 3:1–21
Jesus Talks with the Samaritan Woman ......John 4:1–26
MIRACLES OF JESUS
Jesus Walks on Water .......Matthew 14:22–33
Jesus Calms the Storm......Mark 4:35–41
Jesus Heals a Bleeding Woman ......Mark 5:24–34
Jesus Feeds 5,000......Mark 6:30–44
Healing a Boy with an Evil Spirit ......Mark 9:14–29
Healing a Demon-Possessed Man......Luke 8:26–39
Ten Healed of Leprosy......Luke 17:11–19
Healing at the Pool......John 5:1–15
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind......John 9:1–15, 24–34
Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead......John 11:17–44
EXPERIENCES OF JESUS
Wise and Foolish Builders......Matthew 7:24–29
Christ Must Die......Matthew 16:13–28
A Mother’s Request......Matthew 20:20–28
The Sheep and the Goats......Matthew 25:31–46
Lord of the Sabbath......Mark 2:23–3:6
Jesus Faces Criticism......Mark 3:20–35
John the Baptist Beheaded......Mark 6:14–29
The Transfiguration......Mark 9:2–13
The Rich Young Ruler......Mark 10:17–31
Request of James and John......Mark 10:35–45
Paying Taxes to Caesar......Mark 12:13–17
Widow’s Offering......Mark 12:41–44
Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman......Luke 7:36–50
At the Home of Martha and Mary......Luke 10:38–42
Rich Man and Lazarus ......Luke 16:19–31
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector......Luke 19:1–10
Woman Caught in Adultery......John 8:1–11
PARABLES OF JESUS
Parable of the Four Soils......Matthew 13:1–23
Parable of the Unmerciful Servant......Matthew 18:21–35
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard ......Matthew 20:1–6
Parable of the 10 Virgins......Matthew 25:1–13
Parable of the Talents......Matthew 25:14–30
Parable of the Good Samaritan......Luke 10:25–37
Parable of the Rich Fool......Luke 12:13–21
Parable of the Great Banquet......Luke 14:15–24
Parable of the Lost Son......Luke 15:11–32
Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector......Luke 18:9–14
JESUS’S LAST WEEK
Triumphal Entry......Luke 19:28–44
Jesus Clears the Temple......Mark 11:15–19
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet......John 13:1–17
Last Supper......Luke 22:7–23
Jesus in Gethsemane......Mark 14:32–42
Jesus Is Arrested......Matthew 26:47–56
Peter Disowns Jesus......Luke 22:54–62
Jesus Before Pilate......Mark 15:1–15
The Soldiers Mock Jesus......Matthew 27:26–31
Jesus’ Crucifixion and Death......Luke 23:26–49
Jesus’ Resurrection and the Great Commission......Matthew 28:1–20
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene......John 20:1–18
On the Road to Emmaus......Luke 24:13–35
Jesus Appears to Thomas......John 20:24–31
Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish......John 21:1–14
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH BEGINS
Jesus Rises Up Into Heaven......Acts 1:1–11
Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas......Acts 1:12–26
Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost......Acts 2:1–24, 36–41
Fellowship of Believers......Acts 2:41–47
Peter Heals the Lame Beggar......Acts 3:1–1
Ananias and Sapphira......Acts 5:1–11
Choosing of the Seven......Acts 6:1–7
Philip and the Ethiopian......Acts 8:26–40
Saul’s Conversion......Acts 9:1–19
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem......Acts 9:19b–31
Peter’s Vision......Acts 10:1–23
Peter’s Miraculous Escape from Prison......Acts 12:1–19
PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS
Paul Confronts a Sorcerer......Acts 13:1–12
Disagreements Between Paul and Barnabas......Acts 15:36–41
Paul’s Vision of Man of Macedonia......Acts 16:6–10
Paul and Silas in Prison......Acts 16:22–40
The Riot in Ephesus......Acts 19:21–41
21 BONUS BIBLE STUDIES
The topical studies for the following stories and topics are not part of the Study Plans on pages IX–XXV, but they can also be used for personal or group study.
Introduction to the Christian Standard Bible®
The Bible is God’s revelation to humanity. It is our only source for completely reliable information about God, what happens when we die, and where history is headed. The Bible does these things because it is God’s inspired Word, inerrant in the original manuscripts. Bible translation brings God’s Word from the ancient languages (Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic) into today’s world. In dependence on God’s Spirit to accomplish this sacred task, the CSB Translation Oversight Committee and Holman Bible Publishers present the Christian Standard Bible.
Textual Base of the CSB
The textual base for the New Testament (NT) is the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th edition, and the United Bible Societies’ Greek New Testament, 5th corrected edition. The text for the Old Testament (OT) is the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 4th edition.
Where there are significant differences among Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek manuscripts, the translators follow what they believe is the original reading and indicate the main alternative(s) in footnotes. The CSB uses the traditional verse divisions found in most Protestant Bibles.
Goals of This Translation
• Provide English-speaking people worldwide with an accurate translation in contemporary English.
• Provide an accurate translation for personal study, sermon preparation, private devotions, and memorization.
• Provide a text that is clear and understandable, suitable for public reading, and shareable so that all may access its life-giving message.
• Affirm the authority of Scripture and champion its absolute truth against skeptical viewpoints.
Translation Philosophy of the CSB
Most discussions of Bible translations speak of two opposite approaches: formal equivalence and dynamic equivalence. This terminology is meaningful, but Bible translations cannot be neatly sorted into these two categories. There is room for another category of translation philosophy that capitalizes on the strengths of the other two.
1. Formal Equivalence:
Often called word-for-word
(or literal
) translation, the principle of formal equivalence seeks as nearly as possible to preserve the structure of the original language. It seeks to represent each word of the original text with an exact equivalent word in the translation so that the reader can see word for word what the original human author wrote. The merits of this approach include its consistency with the conviction that the Holy Spirit did inspire the very words of Scripture in the original manuscripts. It also provides the English Bible student some access to the structure of the text in the original language. Formal equivalence can achieve accuracy to the degree that English has an exact equivalent for each word and that the grammatical patterns of the original language can be reproduced in understandable English. However, it can sometimes result in awkward, if not incomprehensible, English or in a misunderstanding of the author’s intent. The literal rendering of ancient idioms is especially difficult.
2. Dynamic or Functional Equivalence:
Often called thought-for-thought
translation, the principle of dynamic equivalence rejects as misguided the attempt to preserve the structure of the original language. It proceeds by extracting the meaning of a text from its form and then translating that meaning so that it makes the same impact on modern readers that the ancient text made on its original readers. Strengths of this approach include a high degree of clarity and readability, especially in places where the original is difficult to render word for word. It also acknowledges that accurate and effective translation may require interpretation. However, the meaning of a text cannot always be neatly separated from its form, nor can it always be precisely determined. A biblical author may have intended multiple meanings, but these may be lost with the elimination of normal structures. In striving for readability, dynamic equivalence also sometimes overlooks and loses some of the less prominent elements of meaning. Furthermore, lack of formal correspondence to the original makes it difficult to verify accuracy and thus can affect the usefulness of the translation for in-depth Bible study.
3. Optimal Equivalence:
In practice, translations are seldom if ever purely formal or dynamic but favor one theory of Bible translation or the other to varying degrees. Optimal equivalence as a translation philosophy recognizes that form cannot always be neatly separated from meaning and should not be changed (for example, nouns to verbs or second person you
to third person they
) unless comprehension demands it. The primary goal of translation is to convey the sense of the original with as much clarity as the original text and the translation language permit. Optimal equivalence appreciates the goals of formal equivalence but also recognizes its limitations.
Optimal equivalence starts with an exhaustive analysis of the text at every level (word, phrase, clause, sentence, discourse) in the original language to determine its original meaning and intention (or purpose). Then, relying on the latest and best language tools and experts, the nearest corresponding semantic and linguistic equivalents are used to convey as much of the information and intention of the original text with as much clarity and readability as possible. This process assures the maximum transfer of both the words and the thoughts contained in the original.
The CSB uses optimal equivalence as its translation philosophy. In the many places throughout the Bible where a word-for-word rendering is understandable, a literal translation is used. When a word-for-word rendering might obscure the meaning for a modern audience, a more dynamic translation is used. The Christian Standard Bible places equal value on fidelity to the original and readability for a modern audience, resulting in a translation that achieves both goals.
The Gender Language Usage in Bible Translation
The goal of the translators of the Christian Standard Bible has not been to promote a cultural ideology but to translate the Bible faithfully. Recognizing modern usage of English, the CSB regularly translates the plural of the Greek word ανθρωπος (man
) as people
instead of men,
and occasionally the singular as one,
someone,
or everyone,
when the supporting pronouns in the original languages validate such a translation. While the CSB avoids using he
or him
unnecessarily, the translation does not restructure sentences to avoid them when they are in the text.
History of the CSB
After several years of preliminary development, Holman Bible Publishers, the oldest Bible publisher in North America, assembled an international, interdenominational team of 100 scholars, editors, stylists, and proofreaders, all of whom were committed to biblical inerrancy. Outside consultants and reviewers contributed valuable suggestions from their areas of expertise. Working with the original languages, an executive team of translators edited, polished, and reviewed the final manuscript that was first published as the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) in 2004.
A standing committee was also formed to maintain the HCSB translation and look for ways to improve readability without compromising accuracy. As with the original translation team, the committee that prepared this revision of the HCSB, renamed the Christian Standard Bible, is international and interdenominational, comprised of evangelical scholars who honor the inspiration and authority of God’s written Word.
Traditional Features Found in the CSB
In keeping with a long line of Bible publications, the CSB has retained a number of features found in traditional Bibles:
1. Traditional theological vocabulary (for example, justification, sanctification, redemption) has been retained since such terms have no other translation equivalent that adequately communicates their exact meaning.
2. Traditional spellings of names and places found in most Bibles have been used to make the CSB compatible with most Bible study tools.
3. Some editions of the CSB will print the words of Christ in red letters to help readers easily locate the spoken words of the Lord Jesus Christ.
4. Descriptive headings, printed above each section of Scripture, help readers quickly identify the contents of that section.
5. OT passages quoted in the NT are indicated. In the CSB, they are set in boldface type.
How the Names of God Are Translated
The CSB consistently translates the Hebrew names for God as follows:
Footnotes
Footnotes are used to show readers how the original biblical language has been understood in the CSB.
1. Old Testament (OT) Textual Footnotes
OT textual notes show important differences among Hebrew (Hb) manuscripts and ancient OT versions, such as the Septuagint and the Vulgate. See the list of abbreviations on page viii for a list of other ancient versions used.
Some OT textual notes (like NT textual notes) give only an alternate textual reading. However, other OT textual notes also give the support for the reading chosen by the editors as well as for the alternate textual reading. For example, the CSB text of Psalm 12:7 reads,
You,
Lord
, will guard us;
you will protect us
b
from this generation forever.
The textual footnote for this verse reads,
B 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him
The textual note in this example means that there are two different readings found in the Hebrew manuscripts: some manuscripts read us and others read him. The CSB translators chose the reading us, which is also found in the Septuagint (LXX), and placed the other Hebrew reading him in the footnote.
Two other kinds OT textual notes are:
Alt Hb tradition reads ___
a variation given by scribes in the Hebrew manuscript tradition (known as Kethiv/Qere and Tiqqune Sopherim readings)
Hb uncertain
when it is unclear what the original Hebrew text was
2. New Testament (NT) Textual Footnotes
NT textual notes indicate significant differences among Greek manuscripts (mss) and are normally indicated in one of three ways:
Other mss read ______
Other mss add ______
Other mss omit ______
In the NT, some textual footnotes that use the word add
or omit
also have square brackets before and after the corresponding verses in the biblical text. Examples of this use of square brackets are Mark 16:9-20 and John 7:53–8:11.
3. Other Kinds of Footnotes
Lit ___
a more literal rendering in English of the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek text
Or ___
an alternate or less likely English translation of the same Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek text
= an abbreviation for it means
or it is equivalent to
Hb, Aramaic, Gk
the actual Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek word is given using equivalent English letters
Hb obscure
the existing Hebrew text is especially difficult to translate
emend(ed) to ___
the original Hebrew text is so difficult to translate that competent scholars have conjectured or inferred a restoration of the original text based on the context, probable root meanings of the words, and uses in comparative languages
In some editions of the CSB, additional footnotes clarify the meaning of certain biblical texts or explain biblical history, persons, customs, places, activities, and measurements. Cross references are given for parallel passages or passages with similar wording, and in the NT, for passages quoted from the OT.
Commonly Used Abbreviations in CSB Bibles
The Old Testament
INTRODUCTION TO
GENESIS
AUTHOR: Moses is assumed to be the author and editor of most of the first five books of the Old Testament (the Pentateuch).
DATE: It is difficult to set a firm date for the writing of the Pentateuch. Conservative estimates place it in either the 15th or 13th century BC , depending on when the exodus occurred.
THEME: Everything begins with God, who elects a people of His own.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CHARACTERISTICS: Archaeological findings and ancient history have much in common with certain details of the Genesis narrative. The socio-cultural environment of the patriarchal narratives (Gn 12–50) fits well within the context of the Middle Bronze Age (ca 1950–1550 BC) in Palestine. This book of beginnings
is the origin for many of the major themes discussed in Scripture. Humanity’s origin and mission, its fall and predicament, human responsibility and divine sovereignty, God’s justice and mercy, His atonement for sin, the obedience of faith, the covenant of grace—all originate in Genesis. But Genesis is perhaps most often read for its vivid account of the pioneers of our faith—Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—through whom God is known and can be trusted.
PASSAGES FOR TOPICAL GROUP STUDY
PERSONAL READING PLAN
☐ Genesis 1:1–3:24
☐ Genesis 4:1–5:32
☐ Genesis 6:1–9:17
☐ Genesis 9:18–11:32
☐ Genesis 12:1–15:21
☐ Genesis 16:1–18:33
☐ Genesis 19:1–21:21
☐ Genesis 21:22–23:20
☐ Genesis 24:1–25:34
☐ Genesis 26:1–27:40
☐ Genesis 27:41–30:24
☐ Genesis 30:25–31:55
☐ Genesis 32:1–34:31
☐ Genesis 35:1–36:43
☐ Genesis 37:1–38:30
☐ Genesis 39:1–41:40
☐ Genesis 41:41–42:38
☐ Genesis 43:1–44:34
☐ Genesis 45:1–47:12
☐ Genesis 47:13–48:22
☐ Genesis 49:1–50:26
Genesis
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Genesis 1
Genesis 2
Genesis 3
Genesis 4
Genesis 5
Genesis 6
Genesis 7
Genesis 8
Genesis 9
Genesis 10
Genesis 11
Genesis 12
Genesis 13
Genesis 14
Genesis 15
Genesis 16
Genesis 17
Genesis 18
Genesis 19
Genesis 20
Genesis 21
Genesis 22
Genesis 23
Genesis 24
Genesis 25
Genesis 26
Genesis 27
Genesis 28
Genesis 29
Genesis 30
Genesis 31
Genesis 32
Genesis 33
Genesis 34
Genesis 35
Genesis 36
Genesis 37
Genesis 38
Genesis 39
Genesis 40
Genesis 41
Genesis 42
Genesis 43
Genesis 44
Genesis 45
Genesis 46
Genesis 47
Genesis 48
Genesis 49
Genesis 50
Genesis Footnotes
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
Genesis 3
Genesis 4
Genesis 5
Genesis 6
Genesis 7
Genesis 8
Genesis 9
Genesis 10
Genesis 11
Genesis 12
Genesis 13
Genesis 14
Genesis 15
Genesis 16
Genesis 17
Genesis 18
Genesis 19
Genesis 20
Genesis 21
Genesis 22
Genesis 23
Genesis 24
Genesis 25
Genesis 26
Genesis 27
Genesis 28
Genesis 29
Genesis 30
Genesis 31
Genesis 32
Genesis 33
Genesis 34
Genesis 35
Genesis 36
Genesis 37
Genesis 38
Genesis 39
Genesis 40
Genesis 41
Genesis 42
Genesis 43
Genesis 45
Genesis 46
Genesis 47
Genesis 48
Genesis 49
Genesis 50
Genesis Cross References
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
Genesis 3
Genesis 4
Genesis 5
Genesis 6
Genesis 7
Genesis 8
Genesis 9
Genesis 10
Genesis 11
Genesis 12
Genesis 13
Genesis 14
Genesis 15
Genesis 16
Genesis 17
Genesis 18
Genesis 19
Genesis 20
Genesis 21
Genesis 22
Genesis 23
Genesis 24
Genesis 25
Genesis 26
Genesis 27
Genesis 28
Genesis 29
Genesis 30
Genesis 31
Genesis 32
Genesis 33
Genesis 34
Genesis 35
Genesis 36
Genesis 37
Genesis 38
Genesis 39
Genesis 40
Genesis 41
Genesis 42
Genesis 43
Genesis 44
Genesis 45
Genesis 46
Genesis 47
Genesis 48
Genesis 49
Genesis 50
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Beliefs Extreme Creation
1. What did you create when you were a kid? Mud pies? A tree house? Other?
Genesis 1:1–2:3
2. How does this account of creation compare with the theory of evolution?
3. Note the repetition of God said . . .
What does that tell us about God’s Word? About the creation of the world?
4. What does it mean by God created man in his own image
(v. 27)? What is God’s image?
5. Compare God’s blessing on creatures (v. 22) and on man (v. 28).
6. What does it mean to subdue
the earth and rule
the creatures (v. 28)? How does this apply to your life?
The Creation
1 In the beginning a God created the heavens and the earth. A , b
² Now the earth was formless and empty, a darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. b ³ Then God said, Let there be light,
a and there was light. ⁴ God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light day,
and the darkness he called night.
There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.
⁶ Then God said, Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.
a ⁷ So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. a And it was so. ⁸ God called the expanse sky.
A Evening came and then morning: the second day.
⁹ Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, a and let the dry land appear. And it was so. ¹⁰ God called the dry land
earth, and the gathering of the water he called
seas. And God saw that it was good. ¹¹ Then God said,
Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds." a And it was so. ¹² The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. ¹³ Evening came and then morning: the third day.
¹⁴ Then God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs a for seasons A and for days and years. b ¹⁵ They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth." And it was so. ¹⁶ God made the two great lights — the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night — as well as the stars. a ¹⁷ God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth, ¹⁸ to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. a And God saw that it was good. ¹⁹ Evening came and then morning: the fourth day.
²⁰ Then God said, "Let the water swarm with A living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky. ²¹ So God created the large sea-creatures and every living creature that moves and swarms in the water, a according to their kinds. He also created every winged creature according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ²² God blessed them:
Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." a ²³ Evening came and then morning: the fifth day.
²⁴ Then God said, Let the earth produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that crawl, and the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds.
And it was so. ²⁵ So God made the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that crawl on the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
²⁶ Then God said, "Let us a make man A in B our image, according to our likeness. b They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl C on the earth." c
²⁷ So God created man in his own image;
he created him in the image of God;
he created them male and female. a
²⁸ God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, a and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth. ²⁹ God also said,
Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This will be food for you, a ³⁰ for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth — everything having the breath of life in it — I have given A every green plant for food." a And it was so. ³¹ God saw all that he had made, and it was very good indeed. a Evening came and then morning: the sixth day.
1:1 Or created the universe 1:8 Or heavens.
1:14 Or for the appointed times 1:20 Lit with swarms of 1:26 Or human beings ; Hb 'adam, also in v. 27 1:26 Or as 1:26 Or scurry 1:30 I have given added for clarity 1:1 Ps 90:2; 102:12; Is 40:21; Jn 1:1–3; Eph 3:21 1:1 Neh 9:6; Is 40:12–14; 43:7; Jr 10:12–16; Am 4:13; Rm 1:25; 1Co 11:9; Col 1:16; Rv 4:11 1:2 Jr 4:23 1:2 Jb 26:13; 33:4; Ps 33:6; 104:30 1:3 2Co 4:6 1:6 Is 44:24; Jr 10:12 1:7 Ps 148:4 1:9 Jb 38:8–11; Ps 33:7; 136:6; Jr 5:22; 2Pt 3:5 1:11 Ps 65:9–13; 104:14 1:14 Jr 10:2 1:14 Ps 104:19 1:16 Dt 4:19; Ps 136:7–9; Is 40:26 1:18 Jr 31:35 1:21 Ps 104:25–28 1:22 Gn 8:17; 9:1 1:26 Gn 3:22; 11:7 1:26 Gn 5:1,3; 9:6; Rm 8:29; 1Co 11:7; 15:49; 2Co 3:18; 4:4; Eph 4:24; Col 1:15; Jms 3:9 1:26 Gn 9:2; Ps 8:6–8; Jms 3:7 1:27 Gn 5:2; Mt 19:4; Mk 10:6 1:28 Gn 9:1,7 1:29 Gn 9:3; Ps 104:14–15; 136:25; 145:15–16 1:30 Ps 147:9 1:31 1Tm 4:4
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2 So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed. a ² On the seventh A day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested B on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. a ³ God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested a from all his work of creation. b
Issues the ultimate garden
1. What pets have you had? What were their names?
Genesis 2:4–25
2. What was Adam’s purpose in the garden of Eden (v. 15)? How does this balance environmental responsibility (watch over it
) with the need to be productive (work it
)?
3. When Adam was lonely, God’s solution was to create a woman (vv. 22–25). What does this say about modern views of homosexual marriage
?
4. Death came to Earth after Adam ate the forbidden fruit (v. 17). Evolution teaches that species evolve and adapt in order to avoid death. How does this prove that God could not have used evolution
in creating humanity?
Man and Woman in the Garden
⁴ These are the records a of the heavens and the earth, concerning their creation. At the time A that the L
ord
God made the earth and the heavens, ⁵ no shrub of the field a had yet grown on the land, A and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the L
ord
God had not made it rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground. ⁶ But mist would come up from the earth and water all the ground. ⁷ Then the L
ord
God formed the man out of the dust from the ground a and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, b and the man became a living being. c
⁸ The L
ord
God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, a and there he placed the man he had formed. ⁹ The L
ord
God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, a as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. b
¹⁰ A river went A out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers. B ¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, A , a where there is gold. ¹² Gold from that land is pure; A bdellium B and onyx C are also there. ¹³ The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush. ¹⁴ The name of the third river is Tigris, a which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. b
¹⁵ The L
ord
God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. ¹⁶ And the L
ord
God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, a ¹⁷ but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die." a ¹⁸ Then the L
ord
God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding a to him." ¹⁹ The L
ord
God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. a And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. ²⁰ The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man A no helper was found corresponding to him. ²¹ So the L
ord
God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, a and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. ²² Then the L
ord
God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. a ²³ And the man said:
This one, at last, is bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called woman,
for she was taken from man. a
²⁴ This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. a ²⁵ Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.