The Hope
Today we discuss Genesis 2 and 3
Last week we covered Genesis 1
There we saw that God created “in the beginning”
the universe: the heavens and the earth.
Then God spoke.
Do you remember what God did in 6 days?
What was “the crown” on God’s creation?
What was God’s purpose of His creation?
What did God do on the 7th day?
Read Genesis 2:1-3 to find the answer.
In Genesis chapter 2 God gives a detailed account of the
creation of humans. Let’s read Genesis 2.
The first man was created (Gen. 2:4b-7)
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the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.”
Watch “the Choice” online
in English or in Chinese
or
in Chinese with English subtitles on DVD
Questions about Genesis 2
“The Choice”
and
“the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil”
Why did God give Man the ability to choose to obey or
disobey God?
The narrator of the movie said that the choice that Adam
made was a choice with a consequence. Can you
remember what the consequence was?
Is the command of obedience still valid for us today?
Before we discuss Genesis 3 we need to know
some stories, mentioned elsewhere in the Bible
It’s about the rebellion of Satan and the creation of hell.
God created spirit beings (or angels) before man.
A chief angel wanted to be equal to God. Therefore God
threw him out of heaven (Isaiah 13, 14; Ezekiel 28:17)
Later this fallen angel was called Satan or the adversary, who
fights against God and seeks to destroy what God has done.
John 10:10 says: “The thief (Satan) comes only to steal and kill and
destroy; I (Jesus) have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”.
God has prepared hell and the lake of fire for Satan
and his followers: “And the devil, who deceived them,
was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false
prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever
and ever” (Revelation 20:10)
Genesis 3 “the deadly disease”
Watch this movie part in English or in Chinese or from DVD
Read Genesis 3 in English and in Chinese.
How did Satan tempt Eve?
Can you remember what the narrator in the movie said
about why Adam and Eve were created?
How did Adam and Eve’s disobedience affect their relationship
with God, to each other, and the whole world?
Review Romans 5:12 for the answer.
What was the first ‘result’ of the first sin?
Some people believe that man is basically good. The Bible
tells us that man is sinful by nature. “for all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
Which view of the nature of man do you think better
explains the history of the human race?
Does Genesis 3 talk about Jesus?
Have a closer look at Genesis 3:15, where God is
talking to the serpent Satan “And I will put enmity
between you and the woman, and between your offspring
and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Do we understand this?
You need to read this as such to understand: “And I (God)
will put enmity between you (the serpent Satan) and the
woman (Eve), and between your offspring
(all followers of Satan) and hers (all believers); he (Jesus)
will crush your (Satan’s) head, and you (Satan) will strike
his (Jesus’ ) heel.” This is the first promise of a Deliverer.
Review verse 21 “The LORD God made garments of skin for
Adam and his wife and clothed them”. The first animal sacrifice.