![]() ![]() Can you think of any way that man calling his wife Eve in verse 20 might have been an expression of faith in God’s mercy?.Why is the fact that God uses the singular to talk about the seed of the woman so significant?.What promise does God make in verse 15?.Is Satan lying when he says that man will be like God?.Why do you think Satan chooses to use a snake?.What happens to their relationship with the earth, with each other, and with God as a result of their sin?.How should they have responded when God spoke to them? How did they respond instead? The man and woman listen to the serpent, and what happens? We were supposed to rule over the animals, but here, the animals rule over us.How do we know the serpent is not just talking to the woman?.After the woman answers, how does the serpent respond? What does he want her to doubt about God?.What does the woman add to God’s command?.What question does the serpent ask the woman initially? What do you think he is trying to get her to think by asking the question that way?.Why does the Bible mention creatures of the field when talking about the serpent?.What does the writer say about the serpent? What is the significance?.Obviously, the world is a lot different now. In Genesis 1 and 2, God’s created a very good world for man to enjoy. How does he describe man and woman at the end of this chapter? What do you think is the significance of that statement?.What does Moses tell us about marriage at the end of this chapter?.What does man say about the woman? What do you think that means?.Why does God use Adam’s rib to make Eve?.What does man do with the cattle and the birds and the beasts of the field? Who has been naming things up to this point? What does that tell you about man’s role?.What does this teach us about marriage?.After giving this command, what does God do for man? What does that say about God?.What is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? What is the point?.What did God say man could do? What did God say man could not do?. ![]() Why did God place man there? What might this teach you about work?.Why are there are these different rivers? What might that tell you about Eden?.Was this place the whole earth? Yes or no?.What was this place like? Note some of the characteristics that Moses shares about it.Do you know what the word Eden means? Try to find out.What does the way God created man say about the kind of relationship they have?.How exactly did God make man? What do you think is the significance of God breathing into man’s nostrils the breath of life?.We have gotten the big picture, now let’s look at some of the details. In this chapter, God zooms in from looking at the universe was created to look especially at His plan for us as humans. How would you summarize what you learned about God and His plan for the world and for us as humans from this chapter?.After each of the first six days what do we hear? What do we not hear on the Sabbath day? Why is it not there?.What does it mean that God made the seventh day holy?.What did God do when he finished creating? What do you think that is supposed to tell us about how the world was supposed to be?.What does God say about man? What does God do for man? What does that tell you about God’s plan for man? The text really slows down when it comes to man.Why do you think God names things? Can you find what God does not name?.After God creates, what does Moses keep saying that God saw about creation? What does that tell you about God’s original design for this world?.How did God create the world? Does it seem like it was difficult for him? What does that tell you about God?.Who is in each category? Why is that significant? There are two categories, creator and created.What is the first thing we learn about God?.So, get a notebook, a pen, your Bible, and if you would like some help, take some time to answer the questions, and you may be surprised by all God teaches you. Sometimes there will be more questions, sometimes less. Good questions are a good start to understanding. I thought I could try to help you get a little something out of what you are reading by providing you with some questions to ask as you look at the text. We read a chapter and we don’t know what to get out of it or even how to start to understand it. It is vital that we spend time in God’s Word. ![]()
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