40:34-38) and God now tells Moses to instruct the Levitical priests and the people of Israel concerning sacrifices, worship, the priesthood, ceremonial cleanness, the Day of Atonement, feasts and holy days, and the Year of Jubilee. The glory of the Lord had just filled the tabernacle ( Ex. Leviticus begins with the people of Israel at the foot of Mount Sinai.

Traditionally, Jews and Christians recognize Moses as the author, writing sometime after the Exodus from Egypt. He also led the nation in the building of the tabernacle, a place where God's presence dwelled among his people and where they made sacrifices for sin. Moses, under the direct command of God and as leader of Israel, received the Ten Commandments from God, along with other laws governing Israel's life and worship. though many prefer a date around 1260 b.c.Įxodus tells of God fulfilling his promise to Abraham by multiplying Abraham's descendants into a great nation, delivering them from slavery in Egypt, leading them to the Promised Land, and then binding them to himself with a covenant at Mount Sinai.

Traditionally, Jews and Christians have recognized Moses as the author, writing after the Exodus from Egypt, commonly dated around 1440 b.c. 1-4), continuing through Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and ending with the life of Joseph ( chs. Genesis includes some of the most memorable stories in the Bible, beginning with Adam and Eve ( chs. But it also tells of humanity's tragic fall into sin and death, and of God's unfolding plan of redemption through his covenant with Abraham and his descendants. It shows that God is both the Creator and the Ruler of all creation. Genesis tells us that God created everything that exists. As its name implies, Genesis is about beginnings.

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