Genesis - what's going on?

Creation in Genesis 2:

1. Read Genesis 2. 2. Write out the correct order of creation in Gen 2

1. God tells man to till the earth and look after it2. a flood came out of the ground making plants

grow3. God makes woman from man’s rib4. The earth and heavens were made5. God makes animals out of the earth so man is

not lonely 6. Man made from dust, and God breathes into his

nostrils the breath of life 7. God brings the animals for man to name them,

but man still feels lonely

Order of Creation in Genesis 2:

4. The earth and heavens were made

2. stream flooded earth making plants grow

6. Man made from dust, and God breathes into his nostrils the breath of life

1 God tells man to till the earth and look after it

5 God makes animals out of the earth so man is not lonely

7 God brings the animals for man to name them, but man still feels lonely

3 God makes woman from man’s rib

2. Differences– 6 days of creation. Gen 2: no “days” or time length.A stream

makes plants grow. Man made before animals. God makes man then God made animals out of the ground so order is different.

– Man made from dust, breath of God, woman from man’s rib. In Gen1 only “in God’s image”

1. How is Gen 2 different from Gen 1. Explain 2 ways in detail.

**What do you think is the message Genesis 2 is teaching us? Look at no. 1 & 6!

C. on the 7th day God rested. B. God caused

the first man Adam to fall into a deep sleep and out of his rib, God made the first woman, Eve.

F God looked at all that He had made. It was very good.

A. God made man in His own image. In His own image, He created him.

D. God brought all the animals to Adam for him to name them.

Which creation story, 1 or 2 are the following quotes from?

E God made a stream to flood the earth and water it, making plants grow.

What is the message of Gen 2 ? 1. Write out the message Genesis 2 is teaching us. Match it up to the evidence.

2. Explain 2 of the messages Gen 2 teaches us with PEE, using the evidence you matched from Q1 and explaining it.

1. Man is special. Evidence? God himself breathed life into him “God breathed into man the breath of life”2. God gave man responsibility to care for the earth. Evidence?God took the man and put him in the garden to till it and to keep it. Gen 2:153. God expects man and woman to obey His rules. Evidence?“of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat” Gen 2:164. Man and woman were made for each other Evidence? The man said “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh”

4. Man and woman were made for each other. QUOTE: God took the rib and made it into a woman and brought her to man. The man said “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh”

1. Man is special. He has been made on purpose. He is not an accident

QUOTE: God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. Gen 2:6

3. God expects man and woman to obey His rules. QUOTE: “of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat” Gen 2:16

2. God gave man responsibility to care for the earth. QUOTE: God took the man and put him in the garden to till it and to keep it. Gen 2:15

God takes the trouble to make humans and personally breathes into their nostril life, in a very intimate way, which shows God cares for us personally.

The specific task that God gave man was to look after the creation he had made and make it produce fruit.

God gave a very specific rule to man, expecting that man would carry out his responsibility in the way God had decided.

God made man and woman intimately part of each other and gave them to each other. Adam recognised this when he exclaimed that Eve was at last someone who could be a mate for him.

Check your evidence and explanations. Correct your answers.

Explanations

• Work through pages 6-9

• Exam Question Extension:• Outline the creation stories of human

beings in Genesis 1 and 2. 6 marks.