The KJV Audio Bible

Genesis 1

Genesis 1 is a record of the creation of the world by God in six days, followed by rest on the seventh day.
Day 1: God creates light and separates it from darkness, establishing day and night.
Day 2: God creates the sky (firmament) to separate the waters above from the waters below.
Day 3: God gathers the waters below to form seas and reveals dry land. He then creates vegetation.
Day 4: God creates the sun, moon, and stars to govern day and night and to serve as signs for seasons, days, and years.
Day 5: God creates sea creatures and birds, blessing them to be fruitful and multiply.
Day 6: God creates land animals and then creates humans — male and female — in His own image. He blesses them, commands them to be fruitful and multiply, gives them dominion over all other creatures, and provides plants for food.
Day 7: God completes His work and rests, blessing and sanctifying the seventh day.
Throughout the narrative, God repeatedly observes that His creation is "good" and, after creating humans, He declares it "very good." The chapter emphasizes God's sovereignty, intentionality in creation, and the special place of humans made in His image.

Genesis 2

Genesis 2 continues and elaborates on the creation account begun in Genesis 1, focusing specifically on the creation of humans and the Garden of Eden.
The chapter begins by describing how God rested on the seventh day after completing the work of creation, blessing and sanctifying it as a holy day of rest. It then provides a more detailed account of how God formed man (Adam) from the dust of the ground and breathed life into him.
God plants a garden in Eden as a perfect home for the man and places him there to work it and care for it. The garden has all kinds of beautiful trees that provide food, including two special trees in the center: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God commands Adam that he may eat from any tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, warning that eating from it would result in death.
Four rivers flow out from Eden, which are described with their geographic contexts.
God observes that it is not good for the man to be alone and decides to make a suitable helper for him. First, God brings all the animals to Adam to name, but none proves to be a suitable companion. So God causes Adam to fall into a deep sleep, takes one of his ribs, and from it creates a woman. When Adam sees her, he joyfully recognizes her as "bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh" and calls her "woman" because she was taken out of man.
The chapter concludes with the statement that this is why a man leaves his parents and is united with his wife, becoming one flesh. It notes that the man and woman were both naked and felt no shame.

Genesis 3

Genesis 3 is the account of the fall of humanity, when sin first entered the world. Here are the key events:
The serpent, described as the craftiest of all creatures, approaches Eve in the Garden of Eden and questions God's command not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The serpent tells Eve that eating the fruit won't cause death but will make them like God, knowing good and evil.
Eve sees that the fruit looks good, desires its wisdom, and eats it. She then gives some to Adam, who also eats.
Their eyes are opened, they realize they are naked, and they sew fig leaves together in an effort to cover themselves.
When they hear God walking in the garden, Adam and Eve hide. God calls out to them, and Adam admits they hid because they were naked and afraid.
God asks if they ate from the forbidden tree. Adam blames Eve, and Eve blames the serpent.
God pronounces judgment:
The serpent is cursed to crawl on its belly and eat dust, with enmity between it and the woman's offspring.
The woman will experience pain in childbirth and be ruled by her husband.
The man will toil amid thorns and thistles to produce food, returning eventually to dust.
God makes garments out of animal skins for Adam and Eve to wear.
God expels Adam and Eve from Eden to prevent them from eating from the tree of life and living forever in their fallen state.
God places cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way to the tree of life.
This chapter is foundational to the truth about sin (rebellion against God) and the resultant broken relationship between humanity and their Creator.

Genesis 4

Genesis 4 tells the story of Cain and Abel, the first sons of Adam and Eve. Here's a summary:
Adam and Eve have two sons: Cain (who becomes a farmer) and Abel (who becomes a shepherd).
Both brothers bring offerings to God. Cain brings produce from his fields, while Abel brings the firstborn from his flock.
God accepts Abel's offering but rejects Cain's, causing Cain to become angry and envious.
God warns Cain about the power of sin.
Despite this warning, Cain lures Abel into a field and murders him.
When God asks Cain where Abel is, Cain famously replies, "Am I my brother's keeper?"
God curses Cain to be a restless wanderer on the earth, and marks him so no one will kill him.
Cain settles in the land of Nod, east of Eden, and builds a city named after his son Enoch.
The chapter concludes with a brief genealogy of Cain's descendants, including Lamech (who boasts of killing a man).
Adam and Eve have another son named Seth.
This chapter includes several major elements: the first murder, some of the consequences of sin, God's judgment, and the beginning of human civilization away from Eden.

Genesis 5

Genesis 5 contains the genealogy from Adam to Noah, often called "the book of the generations of Adam." This chapter traces ten generations through the line of Seth (Adam's son), showing the lineage that would eventually lead to Noah.
The chapter follows a consistent pattern for each patriarch:
Name of the person
Age when their firstborn son was born
How many years they lived after that
Their total lifespan
Brief mention of other sons and daughters
Here's the genealogical line with their ages:
Adam (lived 930 years)
Seth (lived 912 years)
Enosh (lived 905 years)
Kenan (lived 910 years)
Mahalalel (lived 895 years)
Jared (lived 962 years)
Enoch (lived 365 years — did not die but "walked with God ... and he was not, for God took him")
Methuselah (lived 969 years — the oldest person recorded in the Bible)
Lamech (lived 777 years)
Noah (introduced at the end of the chapter)
The chapter concludes by mentioning Noah's three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, setting the stage for the flood account that follows in Genesis 6 to 9.
The extraordinary lifespans of these early patriarchs are notable. But, even more noteworthy is this fact: The only one who went to heaven is the one who did not die.

Genesis 6

Genesis 6 marks a critical turning point in the Bible, describing God's decision to bring judgment upon a self-destructing world while preserving Noah and his family.
The chapter mentions that "there were giants in the earth" and includes a passage about "sons of God" taking "daughters of men" as wives, resulting in offspring described as "mighty men which were of old, men of renown."
As humanity multiplied on earth, their wickedness increased dramatically. The chapter says that "every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually," causing God deep grief over creating humankind. God resolves to wipe out all living creatures from the earth because of this widespread corruption and violence.
But, Noah "found grace in the eyes of the LORD" and is described as righteous and blameless among the people of his time. God instructs Noah to build an ark of cypress wood, providing specific dimensions. The ark is to have three decks and rooms throughout, and it is to be covered with pitch inside and out.
God announces His plan to bring a flood to destroy all life, but He establishes a covenant with Noah. God commands Noah to bring his wife, sons, and his sons' wives into the ark, along with two (male and female) of every kind of animal to keep them alive. He's also instructed to store food for his family and the animals.
The chapter concludes with Noah's obedience: "According to all that God commanded him, so did he."

Genesis 7

Genesis 7 recounts the story of the global flood. Here's a summary of the key events:
God commands Noah to enter the ark with his family (wife, three sons, and their wives) because He found Noah righteous.
God instructs Noah to take seven pairs of clean animals and one pair of unclean animals, plus seven pairs of birds, to preserve their species.
Noah is told that, in seven days, God will send rain for forty days and nights to destroy all living creatures on earth.
Noah, at 600 years old, follows God's instructions completely, bringing his family and the animals into the ark.
On the seventeenth day of the second month "were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened."
Rain falls for forty days and forty nights, causing waters to rise and lift the ark above the earth.
The waters prevail so mightily that they cover even the highest mountains under heaven by more than twenty feet.
Every living thing on dry land — humans, animals, birds, and creatures that move on the ground — perishes in the flood.
Only Noah and those with him in the ark survive.
The waters flood the earth for 150 days.
This chapter emphasizes Noah's obedience to God's commands and the complete destruction of life outside the ark, demonstrating how God protects those who trust Him from the destructiveness of sin.

Genesis 8

Genesis 8 is the account of the conclusion of the global flood and Noah's emergence from the ark.
God remembers Noah and all the creatures in the ark and sends a wind to help the floodwaters recede. After 150 days, the waters begin to decrease. On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
The waters continue to recede. By the first day of the tenth month, the tops of mountains become visible. After 40 more days, Noah opens the window of the ark and sends out a raven, which flies back and forth until the earth is dry. He then sends out a dove, which returns, finding no place to rest. Seven days later, he sends the dove again, and it returns with a freshly plucked olive leaf, indicating the waters had receded. After another seven days, he sends the dove once more, and this time it does not return.
When Noah was 601 years old, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried from the earth. By the 27th day of the second month, the earth was completely dry. God then commands Noah to leave the ark with his family and all the animals, instructing them to be fruitful and multiply on the earth.
After exiting, Noah builds an altar and offers burnt offerings from the clean animals. God is pleased with the sacrifice and promises never again to curse the ground because of humans or destroy all living creatures this way.

Genesis 9

Genesis 9 describes God's covenant with Noah after the flood waters receded. Here are the key elements:
God blesses Noah and his sons, telling them to "be fruitful, and multiply" to repopulate the earth.
God establishes a new relationship between humans and animals, saying animals will now fear humans, and humans are permitted to eat animals for food (humans were created to be vegetarian).
God prohibits eating meat with blood still in it and establishes the sanctity of human life, declaring that whoever sheds human blood will have their blood shed in return.
God makes a covenant with Noah, promising never to destroy all life with a flood again, and He establishes the rainbow as the sign of this covenant.
After the flood, Noah plants a vineyard, makes wine, becomes drunk, and lies uncovered in his tent.
Ham sees his father's nakedness and tells his brothers, but Shem and Japheth respectfully cover their father without looking at him.
When Noah awakes, he curses Canaan (Ham's son) to be a servant to his brothers, and he blesses Shem and Japheth.
The chapter concludes by noting that Noah lived 350 years after the flood, dying at age 950.
This chapter represents a new beginning for humanity after the flood, with God establishing new guidelines for human behavior and making a lasting covenant with creation.

Genesis 10

Genesis 10, often called the "Table of Nations," provides a genealogical record of Noah's descendants through his three sons — Shem, Ham, and Japheth — and how they populated the earth after the flood.
The chapter begins with Japheth's descendants, who generally settled in the regions of Asia Minor, the Mediterranean islands, and parts of Europe. Notable descendants include Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, and others who became ancestors of various peoples and nations.
Ham's descendants are listed next, including Cush, Mizraim (Egypt), Put, and Canaan. This section specifically mentions Nimrod, a son of Cush described as "a mighty hunter before the LORD" who established kingdoms in Mesopotamia, including Babel. The descendants of Canaan became the Canaanite peoples who settled in the land that would later be promised to Abraham.
Finally, the chapter details Shem's descendants, who primarily settled in the Middle East and became ancestors of the Semitic peoples, including the Hebrews. Notable descendants include Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad (an ancestor of Abraham), Lud, and Aram.
The chapter concludes by explaining that these are the families of Noah's sons according to their genealogies and nations. From these, the nations spread over the earth after the flood.
This genealogy serves as a transition from the flood account to the tower of Babel account in Genesis 11, explaining how humanity repopulated the earth and developed into distinct nations and language groups.