Why We “Paused” Genesis at Chapter 22 (Jan-31)

We paused Genesis at Chapter 22 on (Day 25 - Jan 27). Here is why!

This important explanation for the Reader!

Some of you have noticed that we studied Genesis 1–22 first, and then we did not immediately move into Genesis 23–50. That was not an accident. It was a deliberate decision.

Think of it like building a house. You don’t start by hanging pictures or buying furniture. You pour the foundation first. If the foundation is weak, everything built on it will be unstable. Genesis 1–22 is the foundation of the Bible’s story. Genesis 23–50 is God protecting and furnishing what He already built.

The FaithBindsUs Bible Study Method is not presented chapter-by-chapter. It is event-based and structure-based. We move through Scripture by redemptive purpose, not just page order. “Redemptive purpose” means we follow the Bible by focusing on what God is doing to save and restore people, not just reading chapters in their printed order. We are studying the Bible by tracing how God’s rescue plan unfolds step by step, like watching a movie in the order that makes the story clear. In simple terms, redemptive order puts God’s plan first, while page order puts book pages first. FaithBindsUs is following God’s plan, so the story of salvation is easier to understand and more meaningful.

Genesis is not one long reading assignment. It is a series of major redemptive moments that shape the entire Bible.

Our first four weeks focused on the four pillars of God’s plan:

• Creation and God’s good design (Genesis 1–2)

• The fall and the first promise of rescue (Genesis 3)

• Judgment and mercy through the flood (Genesis 6–9)

• God’s covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12–22)

These are not just “early Bible stories.” They are the load-bearing beams of the whole Bible.

Genesis 1–22 teaches the categories that everything else depends on:

• Creation

• Fall

• Judgment

• Promise

• Covenant

• Substitution

• Faith

Until those ideas are clear, the rest of Genesis can feel like “more stories” instead of God’s plan.

So, what are Genesis 23–50 doing? They do not introduce new ideas. They protect and carry forward what God already started. In simple terms: Genesis 1–22 = The foundation of redemption and Genesis 23–50 = The preservation of redemption

Here is what those chapters show:

• Genesis 23–25: God passes the promise from Abraham to Isaac

• Genesis 26–36: Isaac and Jacob carry the covenant forward

• Genesis 37–50: Joseph saves the family, so the promise survives

These chapters show:

• The covenant continuing

• God protecting His people

• A family becoming a people

• Preparation for Exodus

If we rushed into these chapters too quickly, many readers would still be asking:

• Why does covenant matter?

• Why is redemption needed?

• Why must Christ fulfill it?

FaithBindsUs solves that by teaching this order: First, what redemption is.
Then, how God protects it.

Genesis 23–50 will later appear together in a unit like:

• “The Covenant Family”

• “From Promise to People”

• “God Preserves the Line of Redemption”

At that point, those chapters become powerful proof, not confusing stories.

So, Genesis chapters 23–50 are not skipped. They are being positioned carefully. That is Narrative-Redemptive discipline: We don’t rush to finish chapters.
We let God’s structure guide our order.

This is the design:

First, establish redemption. Then show how God preserves it. Genesis ends with a family in Egypt. Exodus begins with that family becoming a nation.

Genesis shows God making promises. Exodus shows God keeping them with power.

That is not an omission. That is theological architecture.