Study unit 3 - Beginning Flashcards
What does “Torah” mean?
Teaching/instruction
Why is it important to have a good knowledge of the Pentateuch?
Unfolding story - ties books together
Connects books to rest of Bible
Why is Genesis in the Bible?
“Beginnings”
Introduction to rest
Beginning of all creation
Write down two textual references where Moses received a command to write
Exodus 17:14
Numbers 33:2
What does it mean that God is transcendent?
Absolutely different from us
Far beyond comprehension
What does it mean that God is imminent?
Relationship with world
Actively operates within
Continually present
What does it mean that God is sovereign?
Supreme authority
Everything under control
Is the Bible a scientific handbook on creation? Motivate your answer.
SH - facts supported by thorough explanations
Creation account (Genesis 1) - not presented mechanically - poetically
Story i.o.t understand God’s plan for salvation + instruction on how to live as representatives
Name two repetitive sayings in Genesis 1.
“and God said”
“it was good”
There are two actions that God performed throughout His creation work, name
it.
Spoke
Named
What does it mean that you are created in the image of God?
Similar - spiritual, emotional + rational aspects
Appointed as representatives
How did man get his life?
God breathed into his nostrils
Genesis 2:7
God said that there was something in His creation that was not good. Name it?
Man to be alone
Explain the ideal relationship between man and woman as God foresaw it.
Become 1 flesh - woman bone of man’s bone, flesh of man’s flesh
Leave parents and joined to wife
Helper comparable to him
Describe what sin is.
Commits sin, commits lawlesness + sin is lawlesness
Violation of God’s laws
Rebellion against laws
What was God’s intention with the great flood?
Great man’s wickedness was + every intent of thoughts of his heart was evil continually, God regreted making man (Genesis 6:5)
Start over - preserving 2 of every species + Noah’s family
Give a short account of what happened at Babel.
Attempt to build tower - make a name
Doesn’t approve - confuses languages + scatters
Nakedness
Man - himself + woman in unprejudiced way - full humanity (physical + spiritual) - fully integrated
Disintergrated being
Various body parts in isolation - objectified + absolutised way
Nudity - embarrestment - intention to cover
Death
Cut bond with God - death came
Postponed disintegration
Disharmony everywhere
Labour - no longer pleasant + effective - sweat + pain
Childbearing + motherhood - painful burden
Man ruled wife
Grace
Did not end life on earth
Dominion over + fellowship continued
Clothing - broken relationship/token of protection + grace
