Genesis: The Global Study

Genesis: The Global Study

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Genesis: The Global Study episodes

  • Genesis 16-17
    http://shepherdoftheridge.org/genesis_the_global_study/event/bible_study/genesis_15_17
    Read Genesis 16 (Hagar and Ishmael)
    Sarai had been barren her whole life, was now 75, and it had been 10 years since God had made His promise. What would you do?
    What was Sarai's solution to their problem? (16:2) In what ways was this a problem?
    Do you see this being morally comparable to any modern reproductive technologies? Why/not?
    What did Sarai mean about the Lord judging in 16:5?
    What can we tell about the Angel of the Lord in 16:7ff? What does this tell us about God's relationship to gentiles?
    Have you ever had to wait a long time for God to fulfill a promise or meet a need?
    Has God shown His presence recently in your life? If so, based on how He did, what might you name that place?
    Read Genesis 17 (Covenant of Circumcision)
    What did God mean by "be blameless" in 17:1?
    What does the change of name for Abram/Abraham and Sarai/Sarah mean?
    Why circumcision? (17:9-14) Is this works righteousness? (Genesis 15:6; 17:7; Romans 4:9-12)
    Was Abraham's laughter in 17:17 disbelief?
    1 hr 6 min
  • Genesis 15
    http://shepherdoftheridge.org/genesis_the_global_study/event/bible_study/genesis_15_17
    Read Genesis 15 (Abramic Covenant)
    Why was Abram concerned? Was Abram's concern faithful or faithless? (15:1-8)
    Who are the children of Abram? (15:5)
    What's with the path of roadkill in 15:9-11?
    What does the burning pot signify?
    Who made the covenant? Was this one-sided or two-sided?
    The Abram's descendants were to be in bondage for "four generations" (15:16). What would a generation be to Abram? How long were they?
    Is there a place in your life where you need God to say the words of 15:1?
    Given what the animals signified, what happened to the participants in the covenant?
    50 min
  • Genesis 12
    Read Genesis 12 (Abram)
    Has God ever called you to a foreign place? This could be a job or any other unfamiliar territory. How did you feel? What reassured you?
    Has God ever called you to make a significant sacrifice?
    What does God command Abram to do? (12:1)
    What does God promise for Abram? (12:2-3)
    Did moving earn God's blessings for Abram?
    Of the blessings promised to Abram, which ones would mean the most to you?
    What does 12:3b refer to?
    Abram was 75 years old when moving. (12:4) Have your plans for your life changed? How?
    God promised Abram blessings, but when he arrived, he found himself in a famine. (12:10) Has something like that ever happened to you? How would you feel?
    Sarai was actually Abram's half-sister (Genesis 20:12), so does that justify his half-truth? (12:11-13)
    Why did Abram lie?
    How did this show weakness in his faith?
    Do you ever lie (or feel tempted to) to protect yourself?
    How did Abram's lies impact those around him?
    Discuss the concept, "The ends justify the means."
    How did his actions work out for him?
    Do you see any other human ideas that contradict God's wisdom but are thought to be beneficial?
    1 hr 7 min
  • Genesis 11:1-9
    Read Genesis 11:1-9 (The Tower of Babel)
    Why did God have to "go down" to see the tower?
    Why was God so upset with the people? Does He not like people working together?
    Why is "nothing would be impossible for them" a bad thing?
    How is unity in Christ different from Babel unity?
    Note how this event is undone in Acts 2?
    Some people see the United Nations and/or the global economy as another Babel. Do you agree or disagree? Why/not?
    Do you see the ecumenical movement as another kind of Babel? Why/not?
    Have you ever seen churches act like the people of Shinar?
    Has God ever knocked down one of your personal towers?
    1 hr 2 min
  • Genesis 7:11-9:29
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    Read Genesis 7:11-9:29 (Noah's Ark and the Flood)
    Do you believe the flood was local or global? Why?
    How important is the reach of the flood waters?
    How do you think Noah felt as he and his family boarded the ark?
    What was the purpose of the flood?
    Was it right for God to wipe out so many people?
    How did Noah determine the condition of the earth?
    Why does a dove and olive branch today represent peace?
    Why did God promise never to destroy humanity again like this?
    What obstacles do you face that you, like Noah, might have trouble with?
    Why did God like the smell of the offering? (8:20-21)
    What does the new Noahic covenant tell us about God's view of life? (9:1-17)
    What does Noah's prophetic curse in 9:24-26 mean?
    Why was Canaan cursed for his father's actions?
    In 9:1-17, which elements of the covenant are unconditional, and which are conditional?
    Where do we see Jesus in the flood story?
    1 hr 17 min
  • Genesis 2:25-3:24
    Adam and Eve's Fall into Sin in the Garden of Eden
    http://shepherdoftheridge.org/genesis_the_global_study/media/genesis_2_25_3_24
    Read Genesis 2:25-3:24
    In Genesis 2:25, they were naked and unashamed. Does this mean the Bible promotes nudism?
    Has the devil ever asked you, "Did God really say…?" When?
    Why do you think Eve said in 2:3 that they must not touch the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
    In 3:4, the devil says they won't die. Was he right?
    What's wrong with wanting to be like God? (1 John 3:2)
    What kind of fruit was it?
    Was the fruit itself evil? If so, why did God create it? If not, how can eating something good produce evil?
    Compare Jesus' temptation in Luke 4:1-13.
    In Romans 5 and elsewhere, Adam gets blamed for the original sin. Why?
    Why did they make fig leaf clothes for themselves? (3:7) Why didn't it help?
    Do you ever feel "naked" before God?
    Why did God ask Adam & Eve where they were? Didn't He know? (3:9)
    What does this sin do to Adam & Eve's relationship? (Compare 2:7-13)
    What does the curse on the serpent mean? Did snakes have legs before this? (3:14)
    What does 3:15 refer to?
    Why did God make clothes for them? What is the significance of the skin clothing?
    Why did He kick them out of the garden?
    Will we ever have access to the Tree of Life again? (Revelation 2:7; 22:2,14)
    What other tree gives life?
    58 min
  • Genesis 2:4-2:24
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    Read Genesis 2:4-24
    What does the word "Day" refer to in 2:4?
    Why did God put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden?
    Why did God put the Tree of Life in the garden?
    What is the purpose of the geography lesson in Genesis 2:10-14?
    The first time God sees something as "not good" is Genesis 2:18. What do you learn about God from this?
    What does the order of creation tell us about men? About women? About our relationship with each other?
    How do you understand "helper" in 2:18?
    Note that 2:19 says, "had formed." As in "previously." This is not a contradiction of Genesis 1.
    Why did God put Adam through the hassle of naming all the creatures before creating Eve?
    Why did God create Eve from Adam's rib instead of from dirt like Adam?
    What does 2:24 tell us about families?
    Note that the word translated "earth" in most English Bibles is translated "land" in 70% of its other uses. Would translating it as "land" here change the meaning?
    1 hr 4 min
  • Genesis 1:1-2:3
    Read Genesis 1:1-2:3
    What did God create out of, and what tool did He use?
    'The heavens and the earth?' What about everything else?
    Did God create 'The heavens and the earth' before or after the first day?
    Which Person(s) of the Trinity were involved in creation? (cf. John 1:1-2)
    Notice the Spirit's connection with water. Where else does the Bible show water imagery with the Spirit of God?
    There are many different views of the timeframes and processes involved here. Which do you hold to, and why? (Young Earth creationism, Old Earth creationism, Gap creationism, Day-Age creationism, Progressive creationism, Intelligent design, Theistic Evolution, Functional Creationism)
    What is missing from the seventh day that the others had? What is the significance? How do you understand God resting? (cf. Hebrews 4:3-16)
    What do we learn from the order that God created?
    1:26 uses a plural. Why?
    What is the image of God?
    Does 1:29-30 imply that everyone and everything was a vegetarian in the beginning?
    What does it mean to rule over creation? Do we do that today?
    What can we learn about God in this opening narration?
    Jesus said all Scriptures speak of Him. (John 5:39) What does this have to do with Jesus?
    1 hr 14 min
  • Genesis: An Overview Presentation
    In the spirit of the global nature of the Genesis study, we will kick off the study with a guest speaker, The Rev. Dr. Joel Heck, who will come to us live from Austin, TX.Dr. Heck will not actually be here in North Ridgeville, but rather streamed live from Concordia University, Austin. Dr. Heck will give a one-hour overview of the book, followed by a question and answer session.
    The Rev. Dr. Joel D. Heck teaches courses in Old Testament, New Testament, Reformation, and the life and writings of C. S. Lewis at Concordia University Texas. He holds the Doctor of Theology from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He is the author or editor of ten books, most recently a textbook of introduction to the Old Testament for his classes at Concordia. He and his wife Cheryl have three grown children.
    1 hr 26 min

About Genesis: The Global Study

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In recent years, the Book of Genesis has produced more name-calling than any other part of the Bible. With widely varied interpretations, the first two chapters polarize churches, communities, and schools. Organizations, museums, and theme parks have been built around the debate, often making the political sphere look civil and tame by comparison. But Genesis is more than its first two chapters, and even those first chapters offer more than just a look at the early days of the earth.