The creation story talks about God having no beginning and no end. He created the world in seven days. Then the story goes on talking about how Adam and Eve were exiled from the garden of Eden because they disobeyed God. Through the old Testament the people are continually turning away from God and being punished for this. Usually they are exiled and loose their land, so they have to wander or are enslaved. There are many stories like the stories of Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David which relate to the theme of disobedience and suffering the consequences.