Bible Studies for Life Assistant Professor of Religion, Samford University God Chooses a People Genesis 12:1–7; 15:5–8, 13–17 A Plan of Blessing (12:1–3) The first 11 chapters of Genesis stand as one of the most depressing sections in all of Scripture. Banished from the garden, devastated by the flood, scattered after Babel, humanity in these chapters seems bent on rebellion…