Don't Judge Me
The accounts found in Genesis, chapters 1–11, are called
Primeval history
There are how many creation stories?
2
What appears after the flood in Noah's Ark? What is it a sign of?
After flood rainbow appears = sign of god’s Covenant with Noah
In Genesis 1, God creates this in days 1-3.
Structure; He banishes darkness and brings order to the chaos
True or False: God forces people to have a relationship with Him?
False. He gave us free will to make that choice on our own.
True or False: Genesis 1-11 tell of a time before the invention of writing
True
In the 1st Genesis creation store we learn that everything is _____________.
Fundamentally good.
Why was Noah picked to survive the flood?
He was righteous and actually respected the Earth and God's gifts.
How does God create in Genesis 1?
By commanding.
What is one difference between the two creation stories?
Genesis 1= God creates by voice command
Genesis 2= God acts a sculptor, fashioning figures out of of clay and breathing life into them.
Genesis 1= Man and woman created together
Genesis 2= Female is made from man’s rib
What kind of language was used in Genesis and the creation stories?
Figurative.
Why does God create Eve in the Genesis 2?
Adam was lonely and it is not good for man to be alone.
Explain the Babylonian flood myth.
gods got in a fight
god Enlil decided to have a flood to destroy humans
god Enki has Atrahasis overhear him
Atrahasis builds an ark to escape the flood with his family and animals
the gods are later sorry
How does God create in Genesis 2?
With His hands; as a sculptor.
What is the 1st theme of Genesis?
Creation.
What is original sin?
The sin of the first human beings AND The fallen state of humans.
Why is it important for us to know that God had made humans in the image and likeness of God? Why was this rare at this time?
The other gods at this time did not have a loving relationship with their people.
Explain the Epic of Gilgamesh.
The gods led by Enlil agree to get rid of extra humans
human named Utnapishtim is warned by the god Ea in a dream
he builds a large boat and fills it with his family, People who helped him, and all the animals
After flood Utnapishtim sends out a dove, a rave, and a sparrow to tell if it is safe to leave the ark
Makes a sacrifice that is pleasing to the gods and him and his wife become immortal
Other humans are afflicted with disease and the inability to get pregnant
In days 4-6, God does what?
Fills the structure; God fills the void. He fills each realm in the order that it was made. People are not made until everything is ready for them to live in
What is the second theme of Genesis?
Broken Relationships.
What is free will? How is this related to original sin?
Free will is the ability to make our own decisions. Adam and Eve used their free will to decide to do the opposite of what God told them to do.
How did God punish Adam and Eve?
They became mortal, had to leave the Garden of Eden, Adam had to farm the land, Eve would have pain in labor, their would be tension with their offspring.
Name at least 2 similarities between the Ancient Flood Stories and Noah's Ark.
Gods offended by humans
Water = sign of purification
Boat built = human survives
Post flood= relationships renewed
Name what type of relationship is broken in the follow stories.
Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel; Noah's Ark; Tower of Babel
1) Adam & Eve: Relationship with humans and god are broken
2) Cain & Abel: Relationship with family is broken
3) Noah’s Ark: World was taken over by sin
4) Tower of Babel: People trying to become gods