1. Chronological Bible Overview 1: The Mission Announced (Genesis 1-17) Track One: Understanding the mission of God

2. The big story

3. The mission of God Groups Gen 12:1-7 What are the three main elements of God’s promise to Abraham?

4. Setting your compass God blesses a people as his own to make the a blessing in the nations

5. Getting your bearings God’s people In the place of his presence Receiving his covenant blessing …a 3-dimensional grid reference for our journey

6. The essential plot Call of Exodus & Cross & Pentecost 2 nd Coming Abraham SinaiResurrection Creation Rebellion Redemption 2 nd coming New Creation

7. Reflections on creation A purposed creation A perfect creation A process of creation

8. Structure in Genesis 1 Forming what was formlessFilling what was empty Day 1: light→Day 4: lights Day 2: waters & sky→Day 5: fish & birds Day 3: ground & vegetation→Day 6: animals & people

9. Reflections on creation A purposed creation A perfect creation A process of creation The pinnacle of creation

10. In the image of God… Relational humanness Gendered humanness Creative and aesthetic humanness Rational humanness Responsible humanness Worshipping humanness

11. Eden: The pattern of the Kingdom God's people (Gen 1:26-7; 3:8) … in the place of his presence (Gen 2:8, 9, 16- 17) … blessed (covenant) to be a blessing (1:28, 2:15-17 compare Hos 6:7)

12. Lenton Hurst, Nottingham Uni… …glorious but tragically spoiled!

13. Group discussion Read Gen 2:15-17; 3:1-7. What steps led Adam & Eve into rebellion against God?

14. The Fall – the Perished Kingdom God's people – relationship broken with God (3:22), each other (3:12, 16) and environment … in the place of his presence – paradise lost (3:16-19), banished from Eden (3:23) … [not!] blessed (covenant) and therefore not blessing

15. A note of hope! Genesis 3:15 – the protoeuangelium One man from the woman’s offspring (the Victor)… …will crush the serpent’s head (redemption) But the serpent will strike his heel (suffering)

16. From Adam to Abraham Genesis 4-11 Gen 4 – Cain & Abel Gen 5 – Genealogy Gen 6-9 – Flood Gen 11 – Babel

17. Abraham: The Promised Kingdom God's people (Gen 15:1-6) … in the place of his presence (Gen 15:7-21) … blessed (covenant) to be a blessing (Gen 17:1-14)

18. Group discussion Use what you have learned so far to discuss the following: “The OT God who was basically concerned only with Israel, told them that they could be saved if they obeyed the law. However, that really didn't work, so in the NT God decided to love the world and sent Jesus to die for our forgiveness so we could be saved by faith”