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The Book of Genesis was the primary book that in part made up the Old Testament. It is the book of beginnings. To some, it is an account of history. To others, it is seen as premiere metaphorical message regarding the creation of the world and early man, that portrays religious morals people try to follow no matter the time period The Book of Genesis is studied in. Through faith and reason regarding nature, humans, and the divine, The Book of Genesis poses one conclusive theme. This is that without God, man and nature are completely inadequate and incomplete. Without God, there would be nothing at all, but with God, you can achieve the greatest pleasures in life. In part one of The Book of Genesis, God created the world. He did this in a total of seven days, taking six days to complete the task and one final day to rest. This final seventh day is now practiced as the holy day or the Sabbath. It deals with the relationship between God and the very natural elements he created that are essential for the sustainability of human life. If someone had extreme literal faith in the Bible, they would believe that God created the world verbatim as what is in The Book of Genesis. This is that on the first day, he created day and night, the second day he created the heavens from earth, the third he divided the lush vegetation from oceans and bodies of water. On the fourth day he created the sun moon and stars, the fifth he made sea creatures, and the sixth day he made humans and animals. Using reason, many people can conclude that the universe and everything in it was not made exactly like stated in The Book of Genesis. Those with a more interpretative faith take the creation of nature in a metaphorical sense. The universe rattles a sense of... ... middle of paper ... ...life decisions. The divine gives hope to others in dark hours, like the hope given to Jacob who went from having a broken life to one of a Prince. A divine relationship helps one to have a full heartening understanding of the world that they live in and, reason and science aside, faith in a safe afterlife with God. Overall, The Book of Genesis shows that by having undying faith and sometimes suspending reason, relationships are built with God, and humans can reach a completeness they otherwise wouldn’t know. The Book of Genesis introduces a concept that has been the number one tradition in human life from the time of Adam and Eve. This is the concept of family with God as a premiere member of it. Only in this will faith bring you health, happiness, and fulfillment, despite being tested from time to time unwillingly like those we read about in The Book of Genesis.

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