Randall D. Smith

"The journey of one thousand miles begins, even before the first step is taken, with a good map." If the Bible contains direction for a "life map", Genesis contains foundational principles of navigating life according to God's principles. Reading the Map: Lessons in Genesis (Volume I) offers nine studies that help a Christian student of the Word understand and apply principles in Genesis 1-10. They are suitable for either personal study or adult Bible fellowship studies.

Faith is the ability to see life through "God glasses". Biblically speaking it is the choice to look at life through the lens of God's Word - the Bible. Probably no other person in the Bible is such an exemplar of the concept of a "faith walk" as Abraham, the father of the Hebrew people. His life journey is what the section of Genesis 11-25 is chiefly about - and these lessons follow the course through those chapters of Genesis. In lessons 10-25 of the series, we will see the "faith exchange" defined, and follow Abraham through his life "searching for a city whose architect and builder was God." (Hebrews 11:10).