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You can’t understand any story without understanding its beginning, and so you can’t understand the Bible without understanding Genesis. The LORD sets the tone for all of history in the first book of Moses. As the only God, He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things. When humanity brings sin and death into His good creation, God does not leave His creation without hope, but He promises that the Offspring of the woman will come as the Wounded Victor. The cycle of sin, judgment, and grace that repeats throughout the book of Genesis propels the narrative forward toward the coming of Jesus.  Rev. Dr. Reed Lessing serves at Concordia University in St. Paul, MN as professor of theology, the Director of the Center for Biblical Studies, and the Director of the Pre-Seminary Program. He also serves as associate pastor at Cross View Lutheran Church in Edina, MN. He joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to introduce the book of Genesis.    “In the Beginning” is a series on Sharper Iron that studies Genesis. The first bo