Creation & Freedom
According to Genesis 1, human beings are created in whose image?
God’s image.
What creature tempts the woman in Genesis 3?
The serpent.
Which brother kills the other: Cain or Abel?
Cain kills Abel.
What does God tell Noah to build?
An ark.
What is the visible sign of God’s covenant with Noah?
The rainbow, or bow in the clouds.
What is the first thing Genesis describes as ‘not good’?
That the man should be alone.
After eating the forbidden fruit, what do Adam and Eve do when they hear God in the garden?
They hide from God.
What does God place on Cain to protect him from being killed?
A mark.
By Genesis 6, what has filled the earth and led to God’s judgment?
Human wickedness, corruption, and violence.
What does God promise in the covenant with Noah?
Never again to destroy all life by a flood.
Why does being made in God’s image mean that a person’s worth cannot depend on popularity, intelligence, or success?
Human dignity comes from God; it is not something people earn through achievement.
The serpent suggests that God is withholding something good. What is the deeper temptation behind eating the fruit?
Distrusting God and trying to determine good and evil apart from him.
Cain asks, ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ What answer does the story expect, and what does that teach?
Yes. Human beings have responsibility for one another.
Does ‘God remembered Noah’ mean God had forgotten him? Explain what the phrase means.
No. It means God acts faithfully toward Noah, bringing preservation and restoration.
What is a covenant?
A committed relationship established by God that calls for human faithfulness.
Adam works in the garden before the Fall. What does this teach about work, and how does work change after sin?
Work itself is good and part of humanity’s original purpose. After sin, it becomes marked by toil and struggle.
Why is the serpent’s promise that humans will ‘be like God’ ironic when compared with Genesis 1?
They already bear God’s image. They seek through disobedience a likeness to God that they have already received as a gift.
Before the murder, God warns Cain that sin is ‘lurking at the door’ and tells him to master it. Why does this warning matter when judging Cain’s actions?
Cain is tempted, but he is not helpless. He receives a warning and still chooses violence, so he remains responsible.
How does Noah’s response to God contrast with Cain’s response?
Cain receives a warning but chooses violence. Noah receives a difficult command and obeys.
Give TWO details that make the world after the Flood resemble a new creation.
Accept any two: waters recede; dry land appears; humans and animals emerge; God repeats ‘be fruitful and multiply’; Noah receives a new beginning like Adam.
Explain why the same freedom that makes genuine love possible also makes sin possible. Use God’s command to Adam as an example.
Love requires a free choice. Adam can freely obey God’s command, but that same freedom allows him to reject it. Accept reference to the command concerning the tree in Genesis 2:16–17.
Sin damages relationships with God, others, creation, and self. Give a specific example from Genesis 3 for THREE of these relationships.
God: hiding and fear. Others: blame and conflict. Creation: painful toil and struggle. Self: shame. Accept any three with accurate examples.
How does God show BOTH justice and mercy toward Cain? Give one specific example of each from the story.
Justice: Cain faces consequences, including difficulty farming and becoming a wanderer. Mercy: God marks Cain to protect him from being killed.
Explain why the Flood can be called an ‘undoing of creation.’ Connect the waters in Genesis 7 to what God does in Genesis 1.
In Genesis 1, God orders the waters and brings forth dry land and an inhabited world. In Genesis 7, the waters overwhelm the land and living creatures, reversing that movement toward order.
Read Genesis 8:21 and Genesis 9:8–17. Did the Flood eliminate human sin? Explain what God’s covenant reveals in light of your answer.
No. Human beings remain inclined toward evil. The covenant shows God’s continued commitment to humanity and creation despite human weakness.