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What existed before the Earth was created?
What existed before the Earth was created?
God, and nothing
How did God create the Earth and its inhabitants?
How did God create the Earth and its inhabitants?
With his word.
What phrases are repeated throughout Genesis 1?
What phrases are repeated throughout Genesis 1?
Let there be, and it was good, and it was so.
What instructions did God give the humans about how they were to live?
What instructions did God give the humans about how they were to live?
What were they allowed to eat?
What were they allowed to eat?
What did God do on the seventh day?
What did God do on the seventh day?
Who was the first man? How does God create him?
Who was the first man? How does God create him?
Where does God place the man? What clues are we given as to where the place is located?
Where does God place the man? What clues are we given as to where the place is located?
How does God create the woman?
How does God create the woman?
What is the one thing that is forbidden to them?
What is the one thing that is forbidden to them?
Why did God put this temptation in the Garden?
Why did God put this temptation in the Garden?
Who led the woman to eat the fruit? Where was Adam when she ate it?
Who led the woman to eat the fruit? Where was Adam when she ate it?
What happened to them when they ate the fruit? What did they feel for the first time?
What happened to them when they ate the fruit? What did they feel for the first time?
What did Adam and Eve do when they realized what they had done?
What did Adam and Eve do when they realized what they had done?
In Genesis 3:9, God asks, 'Adam where are you?' Why did God ask this question?
In Genesis 3:9, God asks, 'Adam where are you?' Why did God ask this question?
What was their response when God questioned them about eating the fruit?
What was their response when God questioned them about eating the fruit?
What was the Serpent's punishment?
What was the Serpent's punishment?
What was man's punishment?
What was man's punishment?
What was the woman's punishment?
What was the woman's punishment?
God banished them from the Garden. How did God keep them away?
God banished them from the Garden. How did God keep them away?
What does it mean when the Bible says, 'From dust you are, and dust you will return?'
What does it mean when the Bible says, 'From dust you are, and dust you will return?'
What do you think they learned about God from this experience?
What do you think they learned about God from this experience?
What was Cain's occupation?
What was Cain's occupation?
What was Abel's occupation?
What was Abel's occupation?
Why was Abel's offering better than Cain's?
Why was Abel's offering better than Cain's?
How does God describe sin? What was God's warning to Cain?
How does God describe sin? What was God's warning to Cain?
What caused Cain to murder Abel?
What caused Cain to murder Abel?
What did Cain say when God asked him about his brother?
What did Cain say when God asked him about his brother?
What was Cain's tone to God?
What was Cain's tone to God?
What was Cain's punishment?
What was Cain's punishment?
How would you describe the people of Noah's time?
How would you describe the people of Noah's time?
In what ways was Noah different from the other people?
In what ways was Noah different from the other people?
Were God's instructions to Noah specific?
Were God's instructions to Noah specific?
Who went on the Ark with Noah?
Who went on the Ark with Noah?
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Study Notes
Creation and Early Humanity
- Before creation, only God existed.
- God created the Earth and all living beings through His spoken word.
- Repeated phrases in Genesis 1 include "Let there be," "It was good," and "It was so."
- Humans were instructed to be fruitful, multiply, and exercise dominion over the Earth.
- Their diet consisted solely of fruits, vegetables, and clean animals.
- God rested on the seventh day, establishing a day of rest.
The Formation of Adam and Eve
- Adam, the first man, was formed from dust, and God breathed life into him.
- Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
- Eve, the first woman, was created from Adam’s rib.
- They were forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil to test their obedience.
The Fall of Humanity
- The serpent led Eve to eat the forbidden fruit while Adam was present.
- Upon eating the fruit, their eyes opened, revealing their nakedness and introducing shame, marking their awareness of good and evil.
- Adam and Eve hid from God after realizing their transgression.
- God questioned Adam to prompt confession rather than deception.
- Their response involved mutual blame for their actions.
Consequences of Disobedience
- The serpent was cursed to crawl on its belly, with a prophecy of conflict with humanity.
- Adam's punishment included difficult labor to cultivate the ground.
- Eve's punishment entailed increased pain in childbirth and subordination to her husband.
- God expelled Adam and Eve from the Garden, guarding it with a Cherubim and a flaming sword.
Humanity's Mortality and God’s Nature
- The phrase "From dust you are, and dust you will return" indicates humanity’s mortality.
- Adam and Eve learned that God is the omnipotent creator.
Cain and Abel
- Cain was a farmer while Abel tended sheep.
- Abel’s offering was favored by God because he offered the best portions, unlike Cain’s lesser offering.
- Sin was described as a lurking presence, and God warned Cain to master it.
- Cain murdered Abel out of jealousy over perceived favoritism from God.
- Cain replied to God’s inquiry about Abel with defiance, showing a sassy attitude.
- Cain’s punishment included being cursed and driven from the ground, but he received a protective mark.
The Time of Noah
- The people during Noah’s time were characterized as completely wicked.
- Noah distinguished himself by being righteous and blameless among this corrupt generation.
- God provided Noah with specific instructions regarding the Ark.
- Noah’s family and pairs of clean and unclean animals were to enter the Ark for salvation from the impending flood.
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