Many believe that in Genesis 2:16-17, God is threatening to punish Adam with death if Adam eats from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. This episode of the One Verse podcast explains why this is not the best way to read Genesis 2:16-17. Death is not a punishment, nor was it a curse.

In this discussion of Genesis 2:16-17 we look at:

-The final element needed for temple worship

-The commandment of God to eat from the tree

-Why the warning about death is not a punishment from God

To leave a comment or view the shownotes, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis_2_16-17_p1/

Join me in this episode of the One Verse Podcast as we study Genesis 2:8-15 to see that it is describing the Temple of God.

In this discussion of Genesis 2:8-15 we look at:

-Why Genesis 2 is a temple text describing the temple of God.

-What to make of the 4 rivers in Genesis 2:10-14.

-Why humanity was given work to do before the fall into sin.

-How humanity serves as both the statue of God and the priesthood of God in the temple.

-Why the role of humanity as the priesthood involves protecting the Garden of Eden.

To leave a comment or view the shownotes, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis_2_8-15/

This discussion of Genesis 2:7 looks at the unique religious features of the creation of man in Genesis 2:7. We see the parallel of Genesis 2:7 to the making of idols in Mesopotamia, and the 5 truths from Genesis 2:7 about how to know God, reveal God, and treat human beings.

To leave a comment or view the show notes, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis_2_7/

Why is there a second creation account in Genesis 2? And have you ever noticed that when you compare the creation account in Genesis 2 with the creation account in Genesis 1, there are several key differences? What is going on? Do these differences prove that there are errors and contradictions in the Bible?

It is these sorts of questions we will be looking at today as we look at Genesis 2:4-6 in today’s episode of the One Verse Podcast.

IN THIS DISCUSSION OF GENESIS 2:4-6 WE LOOK AT:

• Why there are two creation accounts in Genesis

• Why there are differences in the two creation accounts

To view the shownotes or leave a comment, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis_2_4-6/

This is a summary episode for everything we have looked at in Genesis 1–2 so far.

This discussion of Genesis 1 looks at how Christmas, Easter, the cross, and the Gospels helps us understand Genesis 1 and the truth that redemption is a key theme in Scripture.

After summarizing how Moses interacted with the religions of his day, we see how God can also redeem our own religions today – especially the Christian religion.

To leave a comment or view the show notes, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis-1-summary/

As we worked our way through Genesis 1 and the first creation account in Genesis, numerous people sent in questions about what they were learning.

Before we move on in our study of Scripture, I wanted to take an episode to answer some of these questions. I have already personally answered most of the questions sent in to the people who sent them, but I figured I would ask and answer these questions in a podcast episode as well since you might have similar questions.

To leave a comment on this episode or view the show notes, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis-1-qanda/

This study of Genesis 2:1-3 will liberate you from Sabbath bondage. Your Sabbath observance will be liberated from the shackles of religion, and will be brought back into the way God intended it to be. By the end of today’s show, you will be excited to observe the Sabbath, because you will be invited to observe it as God Himself does.

In this discussion of Genesis 2:1-3 we look at:

-How God invited the Israelites to enter into their rest.

-How the Israelites would have understood God’s rest in Genesis 2:1-3.

-Why this text is clearly a temple inauguration text.

-Why God’s rest is not the cessation of activity, but the beginning of real activity

-How we can participate with God in His restful ruling of this world.

To leave a comment or view the show notes, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis_2_1-3-p2/

Do you observe the Sabbath? Why or why not?

Lots of people struggle with whether or not we should observe the Sabbath. On the one hand, Sabbath observance seems like a very religious and legalistic thing to do, but on the other hand, God did set up the Sabbath as an everlasting covenant (Exod 31:16), did He not?

This episode begins to look at Genesis 2:1-3 and Day 7 of the creation week as we begin to answer these important questions.

In this discussion of Genesis 2:1-3 we look at:

-The last day of Creation, Day 7

-How Moses used this day to set Yahweh apart from other gods

-Why Moses doesn’t actually use the word for “Sabbath”

-Why Moses presents God as needing to rest

To view the show notes or leave a comment about this episode, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis_2_1-3-p1/

Warning: This episode of the One Verse Podcast is rated PG-13.

It has content which might be inappropriate for children. How inappropriate? Well, just look at the title of this episode to see. And no … I am not going into graphic detail. I just use the word a few times. But if there are kids around, and you have no interest in explaining to them what that word means, you may want to listen to this podcast later.

However, I bet you might be interested in hearing what I have to say about it from Genesis 1, so if the kids are out of listening range, start listening!

To leave a comment or view the shownotes, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/genesis_1_28-31/

What does it mean to be made in the image of God? We began to see an answer to this in last week’s episode, and will finish answering this question in this study of Genesis 1:26.

In the previous study of Genesis 1:26, we began to look at what it means to be made in the image of God. We saw that it cannot refer to anything related to the Trinity, or to the popular idea that humans have intellect, emotions, and will. We do have these things, but this is not what it means to be made in the image of God.

I stated that there were four contextual keys about what it means to be made in the image of God, and I shared the first one with you. The first contextual key was the text of Genesis 1 itself. There are seven activities of God in Genesis 1, and in various ways, God instructs humans to engage in all seven of these activities. When we do the works of God, we are living as the image of God on earth.

That was the first contextual key. The next three keys all pretty much reveal the exact same thing, but from different perspectives. So the final three contextual keys which what us understand what it means to be made in the image of God help the support the idea that we have already seen, that you and I are the image of God on earth, and that we live as His image when we act the way God acts.

We look at these three contextual keys in today's episode of the One Verse Podcast.

The Text of Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

In This Discussion of Genesis 1:26, we look at:

* What it means to be made in the image of God.

* The cultural context of Egyptian and Babylonian religion and royalty.

* The ritual by which ancient priests made images of their gods.

* The connection between the image of God and the prohibition in the Mosaic Law against making graven images.

* How Jesus as the perfect image of God shows us how to live as the image of God.

* Three suggestions for how you can live as the image of God on earth.

Resources:

* Become a Patron of the One Verse Podcast

* Gibson, Genesis - Amazon or CBD

* Hamilton, Genesis 1–17 – Amazon or CBD

* Hasel Article on Genesis 1

* Hess Article on Genesis 1–2

* Heidel, Babylonian Genesis – Amazon

* Johnston Article on Genesis 1

* Miller and Soden, In the Beginning – Amazon or CBD

* Wenham, Genesis – Amazon or CBD