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Genesis 1-11: life as we know it

Genesis 1 - 11

•What is God saying to us in these verses?

•What is God saying to us in these verses?

The Prologue to the Bible

Genesis 1:3Genesis 1:3 And God And God said, "Let there be light," said, "Let there be light,"

and there was light. and there was light.

The Big Plan: 1-2

•Every vision of the world points to God•Every vision of the world points to God

A panoramic view of the universe

Psalm 19:1Psalm 19:1 The The heavens declare the glory heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim of God; the skies proclaim

the work of his hands. the work of his hands.

The Big Plan: 1-2

•Every vision of the world points to God•Every vision of the world points to God

A panoramic view of the universe

Genesis 1:25Genesis 1:25 And God And God saw that it was good. saw that it was good.

The Big Plan: 1-2

•Every vision of the world points to God•Every vision of the world points to God

A panoramic view of the universe

Genesis 1:26-27Genesis 1:26-27 26 26 Then God said, "Let us Then God said, "Let us

make man in our image, make man in our image, in our likeness, and let in our likeness, and let them rule ...27 So God them rule ...27 So God

created man in his own created man in his own image, in the image of image, in the image of

God he created him; male God he created him; male and female he created and female he created

them. them.

The Big Plan: 1-2

•We are the crowning glory of God’s creation

•We are the crowning glory of God’s creation

The pace slows right down

Genesis 1:26-27Genesis 1:26-27 26 26 Then God said, "Let us Then God said, "Let us

make man in our image, make man in our image, in our likeness, and let in our likeness, and let them rule ...27 So God them rule ...27 So God

created man in his own created man in his own image, in the image of image, in the image of

God he created him; male God he created him; male and female he created and female he created

them. them.

The Big Plan: 1-2

•We are the crowning glory of God’s creation

•We are the crowning glory of God’s creation

Chapter 2: all about us

Genesis 2:7Genesis 2:7 The Lord The Lord God formed the man from God formed the man from the dust of the ground ....the dust of the ground ....

The Big Plan: 1-2

•We were personally made by God’s own hands

•We were personally made by God’s own hands

Chapter 2: all about us

Genesis 2:7Genesis 2:7 The Lord The Lord God formed the man from God formed the man from

the dust of the ground the dust of the ground and breathed into his and breathed into his

nostrils the breath of life, nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a and the man became a

living being. living being.

The Big Plan: 1-2

•We were made to breathe the breath (the life) of God

•We were made to breathe the breath (the life) of God

Chapter 2: all about us

Genesis 2:18Genesis 2:18The Lord The Lord God said, "It is not good God said, "It is not good

for the man to be alone. I for the man to be alone. I will make a helper will make a helper suitable for him." suitable for him."

The Big Plan: 1-2

•Man needed help!•Man needed help!

Chapter 2: all about us

Genesis 2:22Genesis 2:22Then the Then the Lord God made a woman Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken from the rib he had taken

out of the man, and he out of the man, and he brought her to the man. brought her to the man.

The Big Plan: 1-2

•Man needed help!•Man needed help!

Chapter 2: all about us

•Eve was made in the same personal way

•Eve was made in the same personal way

Genesis 3:9Genesis 3:9But the But the Lord God called to the Lord God called to the

man, "Where are you?" man, "Where are you?"

The Big Fall: 3-5

•Lost from God •Lost from God

All together lost

Genesis 3:22-23Genesis 3:22-23And And the Lord God said, "The the Lord God said, "The

man has now become like man has now become like one of us .. He must not one of us .. He must not be allowed to reach out be allowed to reach out his hand and take also his hand and take also

from the tree of life and from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So eat, and live forever." So

the Lord God banished the Lord God banished him from the Garden of him from the Garden of

Eden to work the ground Eden to work the ground from which he had been from which he had been

taken. taken.

The Big Fall: 3-5

•Lost from God •Lost from God

All together lost

•Lost from life •Lost from life

Genesis 4:8Genesis 4:8Now Cain Now Cain said to his brother Abel, said to his brother Abel,

"Let's go out to the field." "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in And while they were in the field, Cain attacked the field, Cain attacked

his brother Abel and his brother Abel and killed him. killed him.

The Big Fall: 3-5

•Lost from God •Lost from God

All together lost

•Lost from life •Lost from life

•Lost from each other •Lost from each other

Genesis 6:5-6Genesis 6:5-6The Lord The Lord saw how great man's saw how great man's

wickedness on the earth wickedness on the earth had become, and that had become, and that

every inclination of the every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was thoughts of his heart was

only evil all the time. 6 only evil all the time. 6 The Lord was grieved that The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the he had made man on the earth, and his heart was earth, and his heart was

filled with pain. filled with pain.

The Big Fall: 3-5

•Lost from God •Lost from God

All together lost

•Lost from life •Lost from life

•Lost from each other •Lost from each other

Genesis 7:12Genesis 7:12And rain And rain fell on the earth forty fell on the earth forty

days and forty nights. days and forty nights.

The Big Flood: 6-10

•God judges sin•God judges sin

•God will not let sin destroy the world•God will not let sin destroy the world

Genesis 6:18Genesis 6:18But I will But I will establish my covenant establish my covenant with you, and you will with you, and you will

enter the ark--you and enter the ark--you and your sons and your wife your sons and your wife

and your sons' wives with and your sons' wives with you. you.

The Big Flood: 6-10

•God judges sin•God judges sin

•God will not let sin destroy the world•God will not let sin destroy the world

•God’s desire is to save •God’s desire is to save

Hebrews 11:7Hebrews 11:7By faith By faith Noah, when warned Noah, when warned about things not yet about things not yet

seen, in holy fear built an seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By ark to save his family. By

his faith he condemned his faith he condemned the world and became the world and became

heir of the righteousness heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. that comes by faith.

The Big Flood: 6-10

•God judges sin•God judges sin

•God will not let sin destroy the world•God will not let sin destroy the world

•God’s desire is to save •God’s desire is to save

•Noah: sin-ridden like us all•Noah: sin-ridden like us all

Genesis 11:4Genesis 11:4Then Then they said, "Come, let us they said, "Come, let us

build ourselves a city, build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches with a tower that reaches

to the heavens, so that to the heavens, so that we may make a name for we may make a name for

ourselves and not be ourselves and not be scattered over the face of scattered over the face of

the whole earth." the whole earth."

The Big Tower: 11

•We can’t rescue ourselves•We can’t rescue ourselves

Genesis 11:8Genesis 11:8So the So the Lord scattered them from Lord scattered them from

there over all the earth, there over all the earth, and they stopped building and they stopped building

the city. the city.

The Big Tower: 11

•We can’t rescue ourselves•We can’t rescue ourselves

If earth cannot rise to heaven ... the only hope is for heaven to stoop

down to earth

If earth cannot rise to heaven ... the only hope is for heaven to stoop

down to earth

Ephesians 1:4-5Ephesians 1:4-5For For he chose us in him before he chose us in him before the creation of the world the creation of the world to be holy and blameless to be holy and blameless

in his sight. In love he in his sight. In love he predestined us to be predestined us to be adopted as his sons adopted as his sons

through Jesus Christ, in through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his accordance with his pleasure and will-- pleasure and will--

Grace Notes

Genesis 2:7Genesis 2:7The Lord The Lord God formed the man from God formed the man from

the dust of the ground the dust of the ground and breathed into his and breathed into his

nostrils the breath of life, nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a and the man became a

living being. living being.

Grace Notes

•The God who stoops down•The God who stoops down

Genesis 3:15Genesis 3:15And I will And I will put enmity between you put enmity between you

and the woman, and and the woman, and between your offspring between your offspring and hers; he will crush and hers; he will crush

your head, and you will your head, and you will strike his heel." strike his heel."

Grace Notes

•The God who stoops down•The God who stoops down

•The man who crushes Satan’s head

•The man who crushes Satan’s head

Genesis 3:21Genesis 3:21The Lord The Lord God made garments of God made garments of

skin for Adam and his skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. wife and clothed them.

Grace Notes

•The God who stoops down•The God who stoops down

•The man who crushes Satan’s head

•The man who crushes Satan’s head•The sacrifice that covers their shame•The sacrifice that covers their shame