Free Bible course · Course 3 · Character studies
The People of Genesis: Lives Touched by God
Meet the men and women of Genesis whose stories are often passed over — Hagar, Ishmael, Lot, Rebekah, Leah, Rachel, Esau and Edom, Dinah, Judah and Tamar, and the twelve sons Jacob blessed — and see how God met each one. Scripture is quoted from the New King James Version.
12 lessons
From Genesis 16 to Genesis 48–49, each with a written lesson and Karen's recorded teaching.
A quiz after each
Six questions per lesson. Score 80% or higher to pass — you may retake any quiz.
A final exam
Twenty-five questions across the whole book, opened once every lesson quiz is passed.
Your certificate
Pass the final and print a certificate of completion signed by Evangelist Karen Mitchell.
Course lessons
- 1Hagar: The God Who Sees MeGenesis 16An Egyptian servant, used and then mistreated, runs into the wilderness — and becomes the first person in Scripture to give God a name.
- 2Ishmael: Cast Out but Not ForgottenGenesis 17:18–21; 21:8–21; 25:9–18Abraham's firstborn son is sent away with his mother, yet God hears the boy's voice, opens Hagar's eyes to a well, and keeps every promise made about him.
- 3Lot: Rescued by MercyGenesis 13; 14:12–16; 19Abraham's nephew chooses by sight, drifts toward Sodom, and is dragged out by the hand when judgment falls — a lesson about compromise and the mercy of God.
- 4Rebekah: The Woman Who Said “I Will Go”Genesis 24; 26:6–11A young woman at a well shows generous strength, hears the call of a stranger, and leaves everything for a husband she has never seen — a portrait of willing faith.
- 5Rebekah: Prayer, Promise and a Mother's PlanGenesis 25:19–28; 27; 28:1–5; 49:31The same woman who heard God's promise for her sons later tries to secure it by deception — and learns that God's purposes never need our schemes.
- 6Leah: The Unloved Wife God SawGenesis 29:15–35; 30:9–21; 49:29–32Married by her father's trick and less loved than her sister, Leah names her sons from her pain — until she learns to praise, and God makes her the mother of Judah.
- 7Rachel: Longing, Loss and LegacyGenesis 29:1–20; 30:1–24; 31:19–35; 35:16–20Deeply loved yet desperately longing, Rachel wrestles with envy and barrenness, receives Joseph by God's remembrance, and dies giving birth to Benjamin on the road to Bethlehem.
- 8Esau: The Man Who Sold His BirthrightGenesis 25:27–34; 26:34–35; 27:30–41; 28:6–9; 33:1–16A skillful hunter trades his birthright for stew, weeps bitterly for a lost blessing, plots revenge — and twenty years later runs to embrace the brother who wronged him.
- 9Edom: The Brother NationGenesis 36; Numbers 20:14–21; ObadiahEsau's descendants become the nation of Edom — powerful, proud, and in constant tension with Israel — and their story teaches how God views brothers who refuse to show mercy.
- 10Dinah: A Daughter WrongedGenesis 34; 49:5–7Jacob's daughter is violated, her father stays silent, and her brothers answer with deceit and slaughter — a hard chapter that shows God's heart for the hurting and His judgment on revenge.
- 11Judah and Tamar: From Shame to RedemptionGenesis 37:26–27; 38; 43:8–9; 44:18–34Judah sells his brother, wrongs his daughter-in-law and is exposed — then confesses, changes, and offers his own life for Benjamin, becoming the ancestor of kings and of Christ.
- 12Jacob's Last Blessings: Ephraim, Manasseh and the Twelve TribesGenesis 48–49The dying Jacob crosses his hands to bless Joseph's sons, then speaks a prophetic word over each of his twelve sons — including the promise of the scepter and Shiloh from Judah.
Final exam
Twenty-five questions covering the whole course. It opens once you pass all 12 lesson quizzes. Score 80% to earn your certificate.
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