i. Foundation Essential to understand the rest of the Bible The
Bible is made up of many different books, but it has one main plot
and Genesis initiates the plot of the whole (Longman). Bible ends
much like it begins: compare Gen 1- 2 with Rev 21-22
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ii. Structure of Genesis 1. Genesis own structure: Toledoth 11
sections of Gen introduced by these are the generations or this is
the account of followed by a personal name. The person isnt
necessarily the main character See list in notes The point?
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i. Structure of Genesis 2. 3-fold structure based on content
and style a. Universal History (Gen 1-11) b. Patriarchal History
(Gen 12-50) a. Abraham (Gen 12-25) b. Jacob (Gen 25-36) c. The
Joseph Story (Gen 37-50
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iii. Purpose of Genesis To show that Israels God is the
sovereign Creator whose purpose to establish his covenant rule will
not be hindered by the sinfulness of humanity (Richard
Belcher)
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i. The Creator is King 1. Kingship and Creation in Gen 1
Kingship and creation in later Psalms Psalm 95:3-6 3 For the LORD
is the great God, the great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are
the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5
The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD
our Maker ;
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i. The Creator is King 2. God exercises his Kingship in the act
of calling and naming 5x = God names/calls creation (vv 5 [2
times], 8, 10 [2 times]) The act of giving a name meant, above all,
the exercise of a sovereign right. Thus the naming of this and all
subsequent creative works once more expresses graphically Gods
claim of lordship over the creatures (Von Rad).
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i. The Creator is King 3. YHWHs Kingship contrasted with other
creation accounts Babylonian Myth of Creation, Ennuma Elish.
Canaanite Myth of Creation. conflict. These myths and others view
creation as the result of some sort of conflict or struggle among
gods Genesis. In contrast, the Genesis account denies that YHWH is
one of many gods who through a war earned his seat on the throne;
rather, he is the eternal sovereign creator who speaks the creation
into existence. Creation of heavenly bodies (sun, moon, stars)
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ii. Gen 1:28 creation of Humanity 1. Image of God and ANE view
of humanity Epic of Atrahasis. Mankind was created to do the
undesirable work of the lesser gods. bear the yoke, the task of
Enlil (powerful gods). Let man assume the drudgery of the gods
(Atrahasis) Enuma Elish (when on high). I shall compact blood, I
shall cause bones to be, I shall make stand a human being, let Man
be its name. I shall create humankind, They shall bear the gods
burden that those may rest (Enuma Elish)
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ii. Gen 1:28 creation of Humanity Image of God: What does it
mean to be in Gods image? 1. Mankind has an exalted status 1.
Mankind is made for relationship a. Gen 1:27 in the image of God he
created mankind, male and female God created them 2. Mankind is
made to rule a. Gen 1:26Let us make man in our image, according to
Our likeness; and let them rule b. Cf. Ps. 8:6; 115:16
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11 God Rules overcreation thruMan
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1 Gen 2: Gods relationship with humanity i. Expands on Gen
1:26-28: Gods rule over creation through mankind Not a different
creation story i. Gods relationship with mankind i. Names of God:
Gen 1 Elohim; Gen 2 Yahweh
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13 GENESIS 1-3 CREATION AND FALL Transcendent Immanent
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i. Names of God: Gen 1 Elohim; Gen 2 Yahweh Genesis 2
highlights Yahwehs intimate relationship with humanity formed him
from the dust (2:7) breathed into his nostrils (2:7) Saw that man
needed a helper, so he provided one (2:18) Entrusted to man the
naming of the animals, and waits in anticipation to see what he
would name them (2:19) Cf. God calling and naming of Gen 1. Adams
ongoing work of creation.
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ii. Garden of Eden is a Sanctuary The Point: Eden, the place
where God and man perfectly enjoy each others presence, is the
prototype for later sanctuaries, where God and man are able to
meet. Revelation: The new heavens and new earth are described as a
new Eden where there is a tree of life (Rev 22:2), a river (Rev
22:1), and where there will no longer be any curse (Rev 22:3).
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16 2. Gen 3 The Fall 1. What does the snake attack? You wont
really die! Did God really say? The snake attacks the validity and
power of the GODS SPOKEN WORD
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17 2. Gen 3 The Fall a. What does the snake attack? b. Whats
wrong with being like God, knowing good and evil? (Gen 3:5) knowing
in the sense of determining. By going against Gods command, Adam
and Eve are essentially asserting their own moral autonomy.
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18 c. The results of the Fall God Adam Eve
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d. Promise of Judgment AND salvation i. Key text: Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity Between you and the woman And between your
seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head And you shall
bruise him on the heel. protoeuangelion first gospel (foreshadow of
the gospel)
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20 EveSatan Gen 3:15 I will put enmity between thee and the
woman Seed And between thy seed (plural !) and her seed (plural !)
SeedSatan He shall crush thy head, you will bruise his heel
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21 EveSatan Gen 3:15 I will put enmity between thee and the
woman Seed And between thy seed (plural !) and her seed (plural !)
SeedSatan He shall crush thy head, you will bruise his heel
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d. The Promise of Judgment and Salvation i. Key text: Genesis
3:15 ii. Gen 3:19-21 and the promise of life 3:19 Adam will return
to the ground (death) 3:20 Adamnames his wife?? 3:21 God kills some
animals??? What in the world is going on here?? 3:19 News of Adams
death (punishment) 3:20 Expression of faith in Gods promise the
mother of all living (i.e. she will bear a seed) 3:21 Covering of
sin with death of innocent substitute The first salvation
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a. Gen 4 Cain and Abel i. Whats Eve thinking in 4:1 Maybe this
is the promised seed? i. What is the main point of the story? 1.
Moral? Be nice to your siblings? 2. Theological The outworking of
the promise (3:15) enmity between seeds
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iii. Why did God reject Cains sacrifice 1. It wasnt a blood
sacrifice? problem: many sacrifices later in the Bible (Lev 1-7)
are not blood/animal sacrifices. 2. Not offered in faith? problem:
maybe, but nothing in the text indicates Cains lack of faith. 3.
Not his best offering (i.e. its a heart issue) support: the only
indicator in the text that contrasts Abel and Cain is that Able
offered his firstborn while Cains offering is not qualified in any
way.
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35 iv. Genealogy: Cain Lamech (4:16-24) v. A new Seed Seth
(4:25-26) a. Gen 5: Genealogy i. Whats the main point? Seed And
between thy seed .. and her seed AbelCainSeth Lamech
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36 iv. Genealogy: Cain Lamech (4:16-24) v. A new Seed Seth
(4:25-26) a. Gen 5: Genealogy i. Whats the main point? i. Enoch = 7
th generation (5:21-24) i. Noah the snake killer?(5:29)
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37 Seed Seed Seed Seed Seed Seed And between thy seed and her
seed AbelCainSeth Lamech Enoch SeedSeedSatanSatan He shall crush
thy head, you will bruise his heel Noah
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i. Gen 6:1-4 Who are the sons of God and daughters of men? 1.
sons of God = kings? 2. sons of God = seed of Seth? 3. sons of God
= angelic/demonic beings a. Job 38 sons of God = angelic beings b.
2 Pet 2 c. Jude d. 1 Pet 3
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ii. The Biblical Flood and ANE Flood Accounts 1. Introduction
2. Gilgamesh Epic 3. Similarities a. size and shape of the boat b.
carried family and animals c. landed on a mountain d. release of
birds to find dry ground e. offer of sacrifice after flood ended 4.
Differences
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ii. The Biblical Flood and ANE Flood Accounts 1. Introduction
2. Gilgamesh Epic 3. Similarities 4. Differences i. Bible: flood
takes place within the framework of morality; ii. Bible: God is in
complete control, ordaining the beginning and end of the flood.
iii. Bible: God saves Noah out of his grace and his commitment to
keep his word (ala Gen. 3:15). God desires a relationship with
humanity 5. Theological point
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41 iii. Gods covenant with Noah (Gen 6:18-19; 8:17-9:17)
1.Reaffirm Gods redemptive goal for both creation and mankind.
1.Affirmed Gods value on life and the seriousness of sin. 1.The
sin/fall of Noah (Gen 9). Gen 9:1-17. Reflects Gen 1-2. 1.Be
fruitful and multiply (Gen 8:17; 9:1, 7) 2.Fall of Adam (Gen 3);
fall of Noah (9:20-21) 3.Sin of offspring (Cain and Ham).
4.Nakedness (3:9-10)
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42 TAIL!
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43 Noah HamShem Canaan Japheth
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Whats wrong with building a tower? Not build a tower to reach
into heaven (i.e. climb into heaven)! Cf. NLT into the sky They are
looking for significance in themselves (let us make a name for
ourselves). 11:4 Come, lets build a great city for ourselves with a
tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep
us from being scattered all over the world (NLT). Babel becomes a
picture of people getting together, trying to establish culture and
civilization, though without God.
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46 What is the artist saying about Babel or Babylon?
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iii. RAY OF HOPE with Abram Genealogy (11:10-32) Abraham is the
new solution to the problem of sin. The promise to Abraham is Gods
new means through which Creation will be set right.
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48 Abraham Shem Canaan Enoch Seed Noah Seed Lamech Seed And
between thy seed and her seed AbelCainSeth
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49 4 Murder of Abel 5 Genea- logies 6 Weird giants & bad
people 6-8Noah almighty & the ark 10 Genea- logies 9 Noah gets
drunk curses wrong guy 11 First skyscraper project goes bad.