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What are the two main parts of the book of Genesis?
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Genesis 1-11 and Genesis 12-50
Describe the purpose and role of humans according to Genesis 1-11.
To reflect God's character, rule His world, harness potential, care for the world, and foster more life.
What event marks God's intervention to cleanse the world in Genesis 6-9?
The Great Flood, where Noah and his family are spared to start anew.
What hope does Genesis 1-11 leave for humanity despite their rebellion?
The promise of a descendant to defeat evil and God's determination to bless and rescue the world.
What act of failure does Noah commit after the flood?
Drunkenness and shame.
What is the 'downward spiral' theme in Genesis 3-11?
A continuous decline from initial rebellion to increasing violence, arrogance, and God's response through actions like the Great Flood.
What is God's response to human rebellion in Genesis 3?
Declares consequences for the snake and humans, and promises a future descendant to defeat evil.
What is the larger point of Genesis 1-11 about human nature and the world?
Humans continually ruin God's good world by defining good and evil for themselves, leading to broken relationships, conflict, and death.
What are the consequences of rebellion as depicted in Genesis 3?
Life filled with grief, pain, leading to death, fractured human relationships, and a lost intimacy with God.
What does the tree of the knowledge of good and evil represent?
The human choice to either trust God's definition of good and evil or define it themselves.
What does the Tower of Babel story in Genesis 11 illustrate?
Human arrogance and the desire to make a name for themselves, resulting in God scattering them and confusing their languages.
How does Genesis 4-11 illustrate the consequences of human rebellion?
Through stories of increasing violence, jealousy, murder, and arrogance leading to God scattering the people.
What is the primary focus of Genesis 1-11?
The story of God and the whole world
What were the outcomes of Cain and Abel's story in Genesis 4?
Jealousy led to murder, representing the first significant fracture in human relationships.
What is the significance of the 'wounded victor' mentioned in Genesis 3?
A promised descendant who will defeat the snake (symbolizing evil).
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