GENESIS MAKES SENSE: INTRO

Scroll below this Introduction to select the commentaries and Topical notes.  Authorship, post date, and contact email appear after each section. Posted commentaries and Topical notes have been updated as recently as September 2026.   

INTRODUCTION to the COMMENTARIES and TOPICAL NOTES

Genesis Makes Sense is a series of well-referenced commentaries and Topical notes that explain the accounts in Genesis chapters 1-11 from a factual scientific and historical perspective. Nearly all other internet commentaries for these early chapters of Genesis instead describe their religious content.

The Genesis chapter 1-3 commentaries cover these accounts verse-by-verse. The commentaries use proper English word meanings of the original Hebrew according to reliable cited references such as the distinctions between “created” and “made” in Genesis 1 (God's creation account). These word meanings are specifically defined at the end of the Genesis 1: Origin and Authorship commentary.

The Genesis chapter 4 and 5 commentaries explain details of the highlights from these accounts about the lives of the early descendants of Adam and Eve. Where Cain got his wife is included.

Genesis chapters 6-9 about Noah's Flood are covered in Topical note 4. It correctly describes how the Ark was unboat-like, and factually explains the geology of the global Flood and how it caused Earth's plate tectonics several thousand years ago. Extra-biblical historical evidence for the Ark and Noah and his family is also provided. The ancient Mesopotamian creation and flood epics are paraphrased and contrasted with the Genesis Flood account. Extra-biblical evidence for the worldwide animal migration from the Ark after the Flood is provided in Topical note 3C.  

Genesis chapters 10-11 about human migration from the Ark after the Flood to their first settlement in Mesopotamia are covered in Topical note 3B. This note also presents scientific and historical evidence for their worldwide migration from Mesopotamia after their dispersal by God. Topical note 4 continues coverage of their global migration to fill the earth by including their progress from extra-biblical sources.

The three commentaries for the Genesis 1 account explain- The Origin and Authorship of the account, Creation: The Beginning (verse 1) of the heavens and the earth, and Creation: The Six Days (verses 2-31) when the earth was made into a habitat with a surface ocean and living creatures and humans. 

A brief technical (scientific) summary of the entire Genesis 1 account introduces the two Creation commentaries. It inserts explanatory scientific descriptions into the account that are inside of bold braces {} so this carefully researched science is clearly separated from the bible text. The scientific descriptions are seen to be completely consistent with the biblical account that confirms their validity.  Adding technical descriptions to this otherwise unscientific bible account explains “how” God did “what” He did. The science makes the meaning of Genesis 1 in English bibles clearly understandable for modern readers and aids sharing it with bible skeptics!  

The Authorship of the Hebrew Law commentary provides convincing archeological, historical, and linguistic evidence that Moses was the original writer of the books of the Hebrew Law during their Exodus from Egypt about 1450 BCE, and why later explanatory “editorial updating” by others didn’t change his message. It explains where and when the Book of Genesis was written.  A short commentary of the Book of Job ends the Hebrew Law commentary. It provides evidence for when Job lived, how this ancient Middle Eastern epic became a book in the bible, and some of its life lessons.  

The commentaries and Topical notes provide evidence for the reality of these accounts using recent discoveries in astronomy, archaeology, Hebrew linguistics, character analysis, and ancient history.

The commentaries and notes are written in plain English and don’t assume readers have a thorough understanding of the bible or the scientific disciplines involved.  Although the material was prepared for those with a Judeo-Christian background it welcomes those who have other faiths or a secular world view as well.  

Unfortunately, the early accounts in Genesis are viewed by many as “myths and legends” of dubious value for today, or “fables” (fictional stories) that teach spiritual lessons, or even a "code" to guide readers to a fortune!  Genesis is the foundational book of the Bible so it contains the early accounts that originated the concepts taught in the rest of the bible. Life lessons that have eternal value are included in the commentaries that illustrate these accounts still have application for today- because human nature hasn’t changed since they were written.

Content listing of the Topical notes: 

Topical note 1 covers scientific bias against the bible. Topical note 2 critiques alternate views of the life creation account described in Genesis 1- theistic evolution, the gap theory, and day-age interpretation. Topical note 3A explains how fossil humans fit into the Genesis accounts, 3B describes how humans migrated to fill the earth after Noah’s Flood, how the earliest nations originated, and how today’s human races began, and 3C covers worldwide animal migration after the Flood. This covers why the unusual marsupial mammals including kangaroos inhabit Australia, how penguins reached Antarctica, and New World monkeys reached the tropical parts of the Americas after Noah’s Flood. Topical note 4 explains the historical evidence that Noah and his family were real people, geological and historical evidence for Noah’s Flood and how it originated Earth’s plate tectonics and continental drift several thousand years ago, and why human life spans dramatically decreased after the Flood. It also explains the paraphrased ancient Mesopotamian creation and flood epics and surveys the worldwide cultural creation and flood traditions, then covers their relevance to the Genesis creation and flood accounts.  Topical note 5 explains the worldwide pre-Flood tropical climate and why it no longer exists. Topical note 6 critiques evolutionary speciation theory and its promotion by conventional scientists as a fact. The section on micro-evolution within species introduces recent discoveries in molecular genetics. The newly described adaptive process of continuous environmental tracking (known as CET) by organisms to climate change in their environment is covered. Their biochemical sensing is directly coupled to epigenetic modification of their genomes and RNA editing that allows organisms to continuously adapt to climate change and pass these changes to their progeny. This process was recently documented for birds including “Darwin’s finches” in conventional scientific journal articles quoted. CET obsoletes the older and much slower theoretical process of "evolutionary speciation" with “natural selection” by the environment as the selective agent for organisms to adapt to climate change.  Origin of flightless birds is studied. Topical note 7 covers radiometric dating, why it is used by conventional scientists instead of other methods, and exposes its flaws. Topical note 8 explains how distant galaxies can be millions of light years away in a universe that is only thousands of years old! It also provides up-to-date information about the cosmological redshift and stellar accretion disks. Topical note 9 explores requirements for habitable exoplanets and evaluates scientific and biblical evidence for extra-terrestrial life. Topical note 10 explains why God created the universe with intelligent life. Topical note 11 describes the information trail of the early Genesis accounts from their originators into modern bibles.

The following popular bible "mysteries" are explained in the commentaries and Topical notes:

Where is ancient Eden today? How could eating from the "tree of life" in the Garden of Eden let people live forever? (Genesis 2 commentary). Was the Garden’s serpent a snake or something else? Did he really speak to the woman? Why did the serpent tempt the woman instead of the man? (Genesis 3 commentary). Where did Cain’s wife come from? (Highlights of Genesis 4). How do fossil humans fit into the creation accounts? (Topical note 3A). Did humans ever meet T.rex dinosaurs? (Genesis 1 commentary and Topical note 3A). The following five mysteries are covered in the Authorship of the Hebrew Law commentary: Who was the pharaoh of the Exodus? Have any solid archaeological discoveries been made in Egypt from the original Passover?...Yes! What was the name of pharaoh’s daughter who adopted Moses and later became a ruling queen of Egypt? Which pharaoh ruled Egypt who appointed Jacob’s son, Joseph as prime minister? Who wrote the Book of Job, and when did Job live? Did fire-breathing dragons described in The Book of Job really exist? (Genesis 3 commentary). If the biblical God created everything why and when did pagan gods originate? (Genesis 1: Origin and Authorship). How were so many big animals kept on Noah’s ark?  Was the ark the same as a boat? (Topical note 4). How can distant galaxies be millions of light years away in a universe that is only thousands of years old?...special relativity! (Topical note 8).  Are UFOs real? Do they confirm that extra-terrestrial life exists? (Topical note 9). Why did God create the universe with intelligent life? (Topical note 10).

These commentaries and notes consistently provides authentic answers to searching questions that are presented with supporting scientific and historical evidence.

Cited references:

Numbered cited references that appear in bold braces {} in the text of the commentaries and topical notes are listed at the end of each section.  Many referenced science and history articles from reputable websites, books, technical periodicals, and videos were used as source material. These cited references show the content of the commentaries and topical notes are not merely the author’s asserted ideas! Use of these cited references does not imply their endorsement.

Internet references may be easily accessed by clicking on their live web links.

Scripture references: Referenced scripture is conveniently cited to find it in a bible. Chapter and verse designations and scripture wording refer to the New International Version (©1984 NIV) bible unless otherwise stated. Other bible versions are noted in brackets [].  Originally each book of the bible was written as continuous text without chapter or verse numbers.  These were added much later during the medieval period in Europe to assist referring to parts of the text.

Bible Notation used: "Genesis 1:1" means Genesis chapter 1 verse 1 (or v1), plural for verse is vv, "Genesis 1-3" means Genesis chapters 1 through 3, and a verse reference to "v6c" (or :6c) means the third sentence in verse 6.

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Use of bold, underlined, and italicized text is intended to assist faster reading.  Bold font indicates major concepts.  Underlined and italicized text indicate important details.

W. Cook

Independent researcher July 2026

contact: genesismakessense@gmail.com

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