Test 1 Flashcards
The Big Picture of the Bible
Hope
God will:
-Destroy Evil
-Restore Creation
-Dwell with His people forever
The Old Testament’s Purpose
To communicate God’s promise of hope to mankind through the nation of Israel
Genesis is
The Book of Beginnings
4 things that describe how God created everything
- In 6 literal, 24 hour days
- Out of nothing
- With maturity
- Very good
The Beginning of Creation
Genesis 1
The Beginning of Man
Genesis 1,2
We are created:
- In God’s Image
- Male and Female
- With Dominion
Dominion
Sovereignty; the right to rule
The Beginning of Sin
Genesis 3
Beguiled
Deceived
Rebelled
Willful Disobedience
Death
Separation
Consequence of sin
Death
Chose to Rebel
Adam
Was Deceived
Eve
Used Deception in the Garden
The Serpent (Satan)
The Beginning of Hope
Genesis 3
Contains the first promise of the gospel
Genesis 3:15
“Enmity” in Genesis 3 implies:
Hostility; open warfare
“Seed” in Genesis 3 implies:
Offspring; descendant of woman
“His” in Genesis 3 implies:
Offspring will be a man
“Bruise thy head” in Genesis 3 means:
One would defeat the Serpent with a fatal blow
The Beginning of Faith
Genesis 3,4
The “coat of skins” God made had 2 implications, what were they?
- The covering of Adam and Eve was not sufficient
- First sacrifice involving the shedding of blood to provide a covering
Adam’s “statement of faith” was:
- Naming Eve, the “mother of all living”
- Training his children to sacrifice
The name “Eve” means
Mother of all
Eve’s “statement of faith” was
- Naming Cain, “gotten a man from the Lord”
- Naming Seth, “God hath appointed me another seed”
The name “Cain” means
Gotten a man from the Lord
The name “Seth” means
God hath appointed me another seed
The big picture, Genesis 1-4
The failure of man is met with the salvation of God through the promised seed giving humanity hope by faith
Four Major Plot Points of the Old Testament
