He created heaven and He created earth. (Gen. 1:1)
Therefore, both heaven and earth belong to Him. (Gen. 2:1)
He created man and He created woman and He set them in the center of His delight. (Gen. 2:15–24)
The man and the woman disobeyed God. As the result of their disobedience, they, their offspring and all of humanity became separated from God. (Gen. 2:16–17; Gen. 3)
Immediately, God set plans in motion to redeem His greatest creation, mankind, to Himself again. (Gen. 3:15)
Many generations passed before God chose a man He loved to carry a very heavy blessing.
He commanded Abraham to leave his home and to go to a place He would show Him. (Gen. 12:1)
The Land given to him would be for him and his children and his children’s children for all generations. (Gen. 12:7; Gen. 13:14–15)
By God’s design this everlasting covenant was passed on to Abraham’s son, Isaac, and to Isaac’s son, Jacob. (Gen. 17:19, 21; Gen. 27:28–29)
God changed Jacob’s name to Israel. (Gen. 35:10)
From Israel came 12 sons, and from those 12 sons children as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. (Gen. 46:8–34)
These sons and daughters became a nation of people—Israel. (Exod. 1:6)