Hebrew Names and Definitions
The Hebrew word for “create” as used in Genesis 1:1?
Bara (בָּרָא), meaning “to create” or “shape”
Days 1-3, God _____ the earth. Days 4-6, God ____ the earth.
Days 1-3: created, formed, prepared
Days 4-6: filled
New Testament passage that echoes “In the beginning God created…”?
John 1:1
Fish, birds, livestock, all the earth, and every creeping thing
He played a key role in the Protestant Reformation?
John Calvin
Hebrew word that means “image,” as in “image of God” in Genesis 1:26?
Tselem (צֶלֶם), meaning “likeness” or “representation”
Created to rule the day and the night?
The greater light (sun) and the lesser light (moon)
Old Testament verse that parallels the “Spirit of God hovering over the waters” in Genesis 1:2?
Job 26:13
One responsibility of humans as God’s image-bearers, according to Genesis 2:15?
To cultivate and keep the Garden of Eden (stewardship)
Earthly story with a heavenly meaning is called this?
A parable
“El Shaddai” means what, as revealed to Abraham in Genesis 17:1?
God Almighty, Most Powerful
According to Genesis 1:28, the command God gave to mankind?
Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, subdue it, and rule over all living things.
Psalm that celebrates God’s creative power by stating, “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made”?
Psalm 33:6
Verse that says “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works”?
Ephesians 2:10
Calvin’s commentary on God’s plan for fruitfulness included these 3 main points?
1. Be fruitful
2. Fill the earth through marriage
3. Subdue the earth
Hebrew word used for “fruitful” in Genesis 1:22 and its meaning?
Parah (פָּרָה), meaning to “bear fruit” or “be fruitful”
What God provided as food for humans and animals in Genesis 1:29-30?
Plants yielding seed and every green plant
Genesis 1:26 speaks of humans made in God’s image. New Testament passage that affirms this?
Ephesians 4:24
Attribute of God that believers are called to reflect, as stated in 1 Peter 1:15-16?
Holiness
Name at least two attributes (as named in your DJ) or actions of God that we are called to display to reflect God’s character?
Love, kindness, being holy, blessing
The Hebrew word “asah” (עָשָׂה) is used in Genesis 1 for which creative act, and how does it differ from “bara”?
”Asah” means “to make” or “do,” used for forming things from existing material; “bara” is used for creation out of nothing.
Genesis 15:5 and Deuteronomy 4:19 refer to which day of creation?
Day 4 (sun, moon, and stars)
Prophetic book that refers to God “stretching out the heavens,” echoing Genesis 1:6-7?
Isaiah 40:22
According to Genesis 1 and Romans 8:29, the ultimate purpose for which humans were created?
To be conformed to the image of God’s Son and reflect His character.
Luke 19:10 refers to Jesus as ______, whereas Luke 1:32 refers to Jesus as _______.
Luke 19:10 — Son of Man
Luke 1:32 — Son of the Highest