1ST TRI-MESTER 2012 AN OVERVIEW OF THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON 9 The periods of old testament history The ante-diluvian period SESSION 12 FEBRUARY 8, 2012 INTRODUCTION A. We now will embark on a study of THE PERIODS OF OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY… B. In this lesson we will look at the history at THE BEGINNING – THE ANTE-DILUVIAN PERIOD… C. TIME SPAN – 4000 B.C. --- 2350 B.C. D. EVENT SPAN --- FROM “THE BEGINNING” TO NOAH… I. 43 | P a g e A SURVEY OF THE ANTE-DILUVIAN PERIOD A. CREATION 1. Before: a. Heavens and earth created “in the beginning” – Genesis 1:1… b. The EARTH was shapeless and void – Genesis 1:2… 2. The week of CREATION: a. Light – Genesis 1:3-5… b. The firmament – the expanse – the heavens – Genesis 1:68… c. Dry land and seas – Genesis 1:9-10… d. Plant life – Genesis 1:11-13… e. Solar system – Genesis 1:14-19… f. Small animal life – Genesis 1:20-23… g. Large animal life and MAN – Genesis 1:24-31… B. CREATION OF MAN AND THE MAKING OF WOMAN C. D. E. F. G. H. 1. Man created from the dust of the ground – Genesis 2:1-7… 2. Woman made from man – Genesis 2:18-25… 3. Both were “in the image of God” – Genesis 1:26-28… SIN ENTERS THE WORLD 1. A law given – Genesis 2:15-17… 2. Temptation – Genesis 3:1-6… 3. Belief – Genesis 3:6-7… 4. Disobedience – SIN – Genesis 3:6-8 RESULTS OF SIN 1. Man – 2. Woman – 3. Serpent – 4. Ground – FIRST PROPHECY OF THE MESSIAH – GENESIS 3:15 CAIN AND ABEL – Genesis 4… CAIN’S GENEALOGY – Genesis 4:16-24… SETH AND HIS FAMILY TREE – Genesis 5… II. IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN THE ANTE-DILUVIAN PERIOD A. GOD (FATHER, SON & HOLY SPIRIT) B. ADAM & EVE C. SATAN D. CAIN & ABEL E. SETH F. ENOCH G. METHUSELAH III. IMPORTANT EVENTS A. CREATION B. GOD DEALS WITH HIS CREATION C. SATAN SEEKS TO GET MAN TO SIN D. SACRIFICE BECOMES NECESSARY E. CAIN KILLS ABEL IV. IMPORTANT PROPHECIES IN THIS OLD TESTAMENT PERIOD A. GENESIS 3:15… V. TYING THE STRINGS TOGETHER A. BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: GENESIS 1—5... B. DISPENSATION OF TIME: PATRIARCHAL… 44 | P a g e C. GENEALOGY: 1. ADAM… 2. SETH… 3. ENOSH… 4. CAINAN 5. MAHALELEL… 6. JARED… 7. ENOCH… 8. METHUSELAH… 9. LAMECH… 10. NOAH… CONCLUSION A. This period of OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY is the longest time wise, but one of the shortest SCRIPTURE WISE… B. We covered over fifteen hundred years of history is only five chapters of Genesis… C. In our next lesson we will turn to the next PERIOD OF OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY – THE POST-DILUVIAN PERIOD… MEMORY VERSE: GENESIS 1:1; 3:15… 45 | P a g e EXERCISES OF LESSON 9 1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: A. WHO ELSE WAS ACTIVE WITH GOD THE FATHER IN THE CREATION OF ALL THINGS? (SEE GENESIS 1:2; 1:26; JOHN 1:1-3)… B. ON WHAT DAY DID GOD CREATE MAN? C. WHY DID GOD MAKE WOMAN FOR MAN? D. WHERE DID GOD PLACE MAN AND WOMAN TO LIVE? E. WHAT WAS THEIR JOB IN THE GARDEN? F. WHAT WAS THE LAW THAT GOD GAVE THEM TO KEEP? G. WHO TEMPTED EVE NOT TO KEEP GOD’S LAW? H. WHEN ADAM AND EVE VIOLATED GOD’S LAW, WHAT DID THEY DO? (IT’S A THREE LETTER WORD) I. GIVE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FIRST SIN AS STATED BY GOD: 1) UPON THE SERPENT – 2) UPON THE WOMAN – 3) UPON MAN – 4) UPON THE EARTH – J. DID GOD ALLOW ADAM AND EVE TO REMAIN IN THE GARDEN? K. WHAT WERE THE NAMES OF ADAM AND EVE’S FIRST TWO SONS? L. WHAT WERE THEIR OCCUPATIONS? M. WITH THE ENTRANCE OF SIN, WHAT BECAME NECESSARY? (SEE GENESIS 4:3-5) N. WHY WAS ABEL’S SACRIFICE ACCEPTED AND CAIN’S REJECTED? 46 | P a g e O. CAIN’S ANGER LED HIM TO DO WHAT? P. WHAT PUNISHMENT DID GOD PLACE UPON CAIN? Q. NAME THE THIRD SON AND ADAM AND EVE? 2. COMPLETE THE GENEALOGY? A. ADAM B. _______________________ C. _______________________ D. _______________________ E. _______________________ F. _______________________ G. _______________________ H. _______________________ I. _______________________ J. NOAH 3. THOUGHT QUESTIONS A. FROM THE PERIOD OF OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY, HOW DOES GOD SHOW HIS LOVE FOR MANKIND? B. 47 | P a g e WHAT ARE SOME LESSONS THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM ADAM AND EVE? ROYCE U. DEBERRY 2/2012 rudeberry@aol.com 48 | P a g e