Three Chapters That Changed Everything

Think about the last time you assembled complex furniture, equipment, or anything with dozens of parts. You can try to figure it out on your own, forcing pieces together, hoping it eventually looks right. Or you can read the instructions first, understand the design, and watch everything fall into place. That's what Genesis 1-3 does for Scripture. It shows you God's original design, how sin shattered it, and the redemptive pattern God uses to restore it. Once you see this pattern in Eden, you'll see it everywhere—in Abraham's story, in Israel's wilderness, in David's psalms, in Jesus's parables, in Paul's theology, in John's Revelation. The same divine blueprint, working through different circumstances, always moving toward the same glorious restoration. For too long, we've treated Genesis 1-3 as prehistory—interesting background information before the "real" Bible begins with Abraham. But God placed these chapters first for a reason. They establish the vocabulary, introduce the themes, and lay out the pattern that the rest of Scripture will follow. Every biblical author assumes you understand Eden. Every prophet references it. Every apostle builds on it. Jesus's entire mission is defined by it. This book will teach you to read the Bible the way God designed it to be read—through the lens of Genesis 1-3. You'll learn to ask the Eden questions of every passage: What does this reveal about God's original design? How has the Fall distorted it? How is God working to redeem it? Where do I see the resurrection pattern at work? You'll discover that the Bible isn't a random collection of moral lessons and historical accounts. It's a unified story, told through many voices, all following the same redemptive pattern established in Eden. And when you learn to recognize that pattern, Scripture stops being confusing and starts being breathtaking. I've spent five decades teaching believers to dive rather than skim. This book represents the most important thing I've learned: that those first three chapters aren't just the beginning of the story. They're the key to understanding all of it. Let me show you how three chapters really can change everything.