Invitation to the Old Testament 02: Genesis

GENESIS: 

GENESIS “Beginnings”

Who wrote Genesis?: 

Who wrote Genesis? The author of Genesis was Moses. Who was Moses? Born to a Jewish slave Rescued from the Nile River as a baby Educated in the king’s court Forced into exile after committing murder Called by God to lead the Jews out of Egypt Successfully led the Jews to the border of their promised land 40 years after leading them out of Egypt Buried by God Himself

When was Genesis written?: 

When was Genesis written? The date of composition was between 1446 and 1406 B.C. The events recorded in Genesis took place between 4004 and 1876 B.C. Where did Moses get his information? God Written records that were eventually lost Oral history

Why did God give us the book of Genesis?: 

Why did God give us the book of Genesis? The purpose of Genesis is… To trace the beginnings of redemptive history To reveal principles relating to the origin and election of God’s people (i.e., the Jews)

What is the primary message of Genesis?: 

What is the primary message of Genesis? The theme of Genesis is the sovereignty of God in creation, history, and redemption

What would an overview of Genesis look like?: 

What would an overview of Genesis look like? Primeval History (1-11) Creation (1, 2) Fall (3, 4) Flood (5 – 9) Nations (10, 11) Patriarchal History (12 – 50) Abraham (12 – 25) Isaac (26, 27) Jacob (28 – 36) Joseph (37 – 50)

God as the Creator: 

God as the Creator

God as the Creator: 

God as the Creator Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26)

Genesis 1:28: 

Genesis 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” In the Image of God Stewardship and a Basis for Ecology Federal Headship

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And the LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. (Genesis 2:8).

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And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.“ (Genesis 2:16-17)

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“Only the Good Die Young” Billy Joel

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HOW does Satan tempt us?

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When Satan tempts us, he comes to us in disguise.

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Satan disguises his person. “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the L ORD God had made.” ~ Genesis 3:1

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Satan disguises his person. “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.” ~ 2 Corinthians 11:14

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Satan disguises his purpose. “The serpent said to the woman… ‘God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God….” ~ Genesis 3:5

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Satan disguises his purpose. “…there is no truth in him…he is a liar and the father of lies.” ~ John 8:44

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When Satan tempts us, he causes us to doubt.

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Satan wants us to doubt God’s goodness. The serpent asked, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?” ~ Genesis 3:1

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Satan wants us to doubt God’s Word. “The L ORD God commanded the man…‘You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.” ~ Genesis 2:16-17

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Satan wants us to doubt God’s Word. “‘You will not surely die,’ the serpent said to the woman.” ~ Genesis 3:4

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HOW does Satan tempt us? When Satan tempts us, he comes to us in disguise. Satan disguises his person. Satan disguises his purpose. When Satan tempts us, he causes us to doubt. Satan wants us to doubt God’s goodness. Satan wants us to doubt God’s Word. “Blessed is the man that endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love Him.” ~ James 1:12

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When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. (Genesis 3:6)

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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. (Genesis 3:15)

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Seed of the Woman Seed of the Serpent Abel & Seth Cain Lamech Enoch Noah Shem Ham Abraham Canaan

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Genesis 6:1-2 “sons of God” – righteous line of Seth “daughters of men” – unrighteous line of Cain Three Divine Directives Following the Flood “Replenish the earth” Meat-eating is permitted Government is established

The Tower of Babel: 

The Tower of Babel The beginning of languages, nations, and races Pictures a social, economic, and religious system alienated from and opposed to God The effects of Babel began to be reversed at Pentecost

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● Ur Haran ● And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew… …and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan. (Genesis 12:5).

Quest for a Son: 

Quest for a Son Lot, the Nephew of Abram Eliezer of Damascus Ishmael Isaac – “Laughter” Jesus (Gal. 3:16) Believers (Gal. 3:29)