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Lesson OneGenesis: Book of Beginnings5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoExodus: A Nation Is Born5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeLeviticus: Living God's Way5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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What does the book of Genesis reveal about God’s Nature?
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God wants a relationship with humans and for humans to want that relationship with God and walk in obedience but God does not want to force us into a relationship he has given us the opportunity to choose to walk with him. God is a merciful and forgiving God but he does not show favor to any one person and that is why we are saved by His grace but there is also consequences to our disobedience but through repentance and forgiveness God will show mercy.
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The first eleven chapters of Genesis describe the four major events in ancient history, Creation, The Fall, The Flood, and the Creation of Nations. Through these accounts we learn of God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence.
By His power, all things were made (Creation). He is always present and sees all sin of mankind (The Fall). That sin cannot stand the forces of His judgement (The Flood). He knows all things and humans cannot do anything outside of His control. No human endeavor can successfully stand against His will (Creation of Nations through the Tower of Babel).
We also learn in these eleven chapters of the orderliness of His plans and His work. We learn of His mercy and compassion. We see the care He lavishes on His creation and the love which motivated His dealings with man. Through His judgements we learn that He is a just God who keeps His Word.
In Genesis 12-50 we read of four major characters, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. In these chapters we find accounts of God’s personal interaction with, and intervention on behalf of, His chosen people. Repeatedly God’s word reveals His faithfulness to these chosen, but imperfect humans. He showed Himself to be a promise keeper that all generations can trust.
Genesis reveals the completely loving nature of our God. This book also reveals the holiness of God. Both His love and His holiness are beyond human comprehension, but He gives us glimpses we can understand in this book of beginnings.
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The Beginning, also Creation
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His relationship to humans. Much like a love story.
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God is a God of order and purpose, creativity and beauty.
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What does the book of Genesis tell us about creation?
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The book of Genesis tells and describes that God is the creator of all things. God created every being, every animal, every plant and every aspect of the universe as know it, and even that of which we do not know.
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The book of Genesis tells us that we were created for purpose.
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Genesis gives us an overview of the creation of earth and man. It tells us where everything comes from and tells us where we come from. We understand from it the origin and genealogy of life as we know it. The relationship with God was broken and re-established.
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Genesis tells the story of creation as the whole process. It first tells the day of what God created and then goes into detail of how and what was created and it is done so in a manner that progresses to a recent point in the whole story, from the whole big picture, where human beings are at the end of the entire process.
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Genesis reveals that it is God who has intentionally formed and filled his world. In the first three days, he created realms, and in the last three days he filled them with inhabitants. The second portion of the Genesis scroll deals with that ongoing creation mandate, lived out in the people of Abraham. The children of Abraham were blessed by God to fill the earth and reconcile other nations back to their creator.
