In this lesson our readings take us to the Old Testament (we will return to Luke later). The next three lessons will be readings from Genesis.
Gen. 1:1 – 11:9
1:1-2:2: In the beginning
Ø What method did God use to create everything that was created?
Ø How did God describe each day of creation?
Ø How did the creation of man differ from the creation of everything else?
Ø Examine and think about these other passages about creation. Psalm 33:6-11; Job 38-41; Colossians 1:15-20.
Ø What does it mean that God made man “in our image”?
2:3-25: A suitable helper
Ø Why did God create Eve?
Ø Adam had named all of the creatures that God had created yet when he saw Eve his response was different. What was it and why was it different?
Ø What is God’s perfect plan for man and woman?
Ø At this point in time, how come there was no shame in their nakedness?
3:1-24: The Fall of man
Ø Did the serpent correctly quote God in his discussion with Eve?
Ø Whenever we are tempted Satan still uses that same tactic: “Did God really say?”
Ø What happened when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit?
Ø What were the ramifications of that original sin?
Ø Did Adam and Eve die?
4:1-26: Sibling rivalry
Ø Why did the Lord prefer Abel’s sacrifice over Cain’s sacrifice?
Ø Notice what God said to Cain after rejecting his sacrifice. Whose responsibility is it to choose against sin?
Ø What was the basis for Cain’s sin against Abel? Has anything changed over the years?
5:1-32: A short history from Adam to Noah
Ø Why were people so long lived during this period?
Ø Notice that with everyone except Enoch it is said that they died. What happened to Enoch?
Ø Why did Lamech name his son Noah?
6:1-8:22: The Great Flood
Ø Who were the “sons of God” who married the “daughter of men”?
Ø Why did God bring the flood on the earth and was it a literal flood over all the earth?
Ø In spite of man’s sinfulness and wickedness, God has always had a remnant of those who believe and follow Him. Noah and his family are the first remnant of God who would re-populate the world.
Ø What was the first thing Noah did after leaving the
9:1-17: God’s Covenant with Noah
Ø What did God command Noah to do?
Ø What did He command Noah not to do?
Ø What did God say He would never do again? Did He give a sign to confirm His covenant?
9:18-29: The sinfulness of sin
Ø God gave Noah a new start yet he brought the sinfulness of the past with him including drunkenness and lewdness. Fathers have a great responsibility to set the example; Noah did not do a very good job of it and his son’s descendents paid the price!
Ø Ham’s sin was two fold, what were those sins?
Ø Notice, that Ham was not cursed but his son
10:1-32: The repopulation of the earth
Ø It is generally accepted that Japheth originated the Gentile nations in northern
11:1-9: A common language
Ø As the population grew and prospered, man began to think more highly of himself than he ought to think – AGAIN!
Ø What was the underlying sin that caused God to confuse the language and thus thwart man’s attempts at the tower?
Ø Do men today still want to place themselves “in the place of God”?
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