Genesis 2 goes from a large view of the whole world created and focuses on a smaller stage called the Garden of Eden. It is different from Genesis 1 in content and style, but it is still historical rather than parable or myth. This is a basis for understanding who we were meant to be in relation to God, each other, and nature.
Read GENESIS 1:26-29; 2:4-25
Creation of mankind. This is a more detailed view of day 6
We will flip back and forth a little
Read Genesis 1:26-29 and 2:4-25
What beliefs about man’s origin have you heard that contradict Genesis 1:27; 2:7?
What beliefs about man’s nature and purpose have you heard that contradict Genesis?
How is man like animals? (see 1:22,28,29-30; 2:7,19)
Fruitful and multiply
give you seed bearing plant for food
formed from dust/ground
How is man unlike animals? (see 1:24,26,28; 2:19,20)
according to their kind
mankind in our image
rule over the earth
animals to be named
Adam to name animals
1. Genesis asserts that man came into being by a decision and act of God (see 1:26; 2:7).
What can we learn from the following passages about man’s original nature and character? 1:26-27 – “Decision” not chance, likeness, rule (peta, not equal)
2:7 – breath of life (lookup 2 Tim 3:16 scripture is God breathed – same breath that brings man to life brings scripture to life as we read)
2:25 – naked, no shame
What does it mean to be made in the image of God?
What does being made in God’s image imply for the way you approach your life?
Read Luke 20:22-25
How could your life better reflect His image?
Genesis (LifeChange Book 16). The Navigators. Kindle Edition.
Genesis (LifeGuide Bible Studies) Hummel/Hummel God’s Creative Call
The Gospel Project – https://www.gospelproject.com