How does Genesis 1:1-2 describe the earth when it was created?
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”
How did God make man?
God said "Let Us make man in Our image, in Our likeness."
How was the serpent described in the Holy Bible?
"The serpent was more 'cunning' than any beast of the field which The Lord God had made." Genesis 3:1
What did Adam and Eve feel after they sinned?
They felt ashamed and realized they will certainly die.
Fill in the blanks and explain the meaning behind it:
I will put ______ between you and the ______; and between your ______ and her ____; ______ shall bruise your ______, and you shall bruises his _________."
I will put enmity between you and the woman; and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruises his heel." (Genesis 3:14-15)
What is the difference between "void" and "without order"?
"Void"- Empty- Describes the unfilled state of creation prior to God forming life and light.
"Without Form"- Without Order
"The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.”
Fill-in the blank:
God created man in His image... ____ and ____ He created them.
male and female
How did the serpent deceive Eve into eating the fruit of the Tree of in the midst of the garden?
He told her "You shall not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
What happened to Adam and Eve as a consequence of sin?
They were serperated from God; Adam has to work hard to support their family and love them; Eve has to suffer in childbearing and birthgiving, they both had to leave the garden of Eden, the ground was cursed and will produce thorns and thistles.
How did God deal with Adam trying to hide from God? How did Adam respond back?
God called and asked him: "Where are you?"
He invited him to repent and confess his sins. Adam blamed his wife.
What did God do on the Seventh Day of Creation?
He rested
Where did God put man He had formed?
The Garden God had planted in the East, Eden.
What was the serpent doing when he said to the woman: "You shall not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Tempting her...
How did God show Adam and Eve He still and continues to love them after they have sinned?
He invited Adam to confess, He made them tunics of skin to cover them, He did not curse Eve but cursed the serpent, He did not curse Adam but the ground for His sake. He promised to crush the head of the serpent.
Why does a man leave His father and mother is united to his wife? What does that mean?
Becuase the woman was taken out of the man; it means that they become ONE FLESH.
What did God make on days 1-3 creation?
God made form:
Day 1: Light
Day 2: Sky and Sea
Day 3: Land and Plants
What command did God give Adam after placing him in the garden of Eden to work and guard it? What would be the consequence of Adam if he Disobeyed God's command?
"You are free to eat free to eat from any tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
What is temptation? Is it a sin?
Temptation is attraction to sin. No, it is not a sin.
How did God make His promise to crush the head of the serpent true?
God made His promise come true when He defeated Satan on the Cross.
What did Adam say when God make for him a suitable helper- the woman?
"This is now one of my bones and flesh of my flesh she shall be called 'woman' for she was taken out of man."
What did God make on days 4-6 creation?
God filled void:
Day 4: Sun, moon, and stars
Day 5: Birds and Sea Animals
Day 6: Animals and Humans
How did God created a suitable helper?
God:
Cause the man to fall into deep sleep
took one of the man's ribs
closed up the place with flesh and made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man.
What is sin? How did Adam and Eve sin?
It is the breaking of the commandment of God.
They broke the commandment of God by eating from the fruit God forbid them to eat from.
Explain what is confession and what does receiving the absolution do for us?
Confessing our sins is admitting them because we regret them. Receiving the absolution covers our shame which is a consequence of sin.
What Divine Actions did God do when He rested on 7th Day? What is the meaning of each action?
Divine Actions
Bless & Sanctify
Bless= Restore to perfect
Sanctify= Make it belong to God