In this episode we look at the motif of creation, decreation, destruction, and rebirth and how it applies to a nation. As we have seen, this Bible story flips the attempt to commit evil upon an entire nation on its head, and uses the circumstance to give birth to a new culture entirely.

Topics Covered:

Tie ins--the end of Genesis as a frame for beginning of Exodus
Why is genocide a theme throughout the Bible?
Representations of water
Be fruitful and multiply--the reverse of Eve's "curse".
Moses' role.
Catch up on Moses' background here.
Representations of the Garden of Eden, 1st creation and the overlapping of Heaven and Earth.

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