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Genesis 1-11: life as we know it

Genesis What is God saying to us in these verses? The Prologue to the Bible

Genesis 1:3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. The Big Plan: 1-2 Every vision of the world points to God A panoramic view of the universe

Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. The Big Plan: 1-2 Every vision of the world points to God A panoramic view of the universe

Genesis 1:25 And God saw that it was good. The Big Plan: 1-2 Every vision of the world points to God A panoramic view of the universe

Genesis 1: Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule...27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. The Big Plan: 1-2 We are the crowning glory of God’s creation The pace slows right down

Genesis 1: Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule...27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. The Big Plan: 1-2 We are the crowning glory of God’s creation Chapter 2: all about us

Genesis 2:7 The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground.... The Big Plan: 1-2 We were personally made by God’s own hands Chapter 2: all about us

Genesis 2:7 The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. The Big Plan: 1-2 We were made to breathe the breath (the life) of God Chapter 2: all about us

Genesis 2:18The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." The Big Plan: 1-2 Man needed help! Chapter 2: all about us

Genesis 2:22Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The Big Plan: 1-2 Man needed help! Chapter 2: all about us Eve was made in the same personal way

Genesis 3:9But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?" The Big Fall: 3-5 Lost from God All together lost

Genesis 3:22-23And the Lord God said, "The man has now become like one of us.. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. The Big Fall: 3-5 Lost from God All together lost Lost from life

Genesis 4:8Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. The Big Fall: 3-5 Lost from God All together lost Lost from life Lost from each other

Genesis 6:5-6The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6 The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. The Big Fall: 3-5 Lost from God All together lost Lost from life Lost from each other

Genesis 7:12And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. The Big Flood: 6-10 God judges sin God will not let sin destroy the world

Genesis 6:18But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark--you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you. The Big Flood: 6-10 God judges sin God will not let sin destroy the world God’s desire is to save

Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. The Big Flood: 6-10 God judges sin God will not let sin destroy the world God’s desire is to save Noah: sin-ridden like us all

Genesis 11:4Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth." The Big Tower: 11 We can’t rescue ourselves

Genesis 11:8So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. The Big Tower: 11 We can’t rescue ourselves If earth cannot rise to heaven... the only hope is for heaven to stoop down to earth

Ephesians 1:4-5For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- Grace Notes

Genesis 2:7The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Grace Notes The God who stoops down

Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." Grace Notes The God who stoops down The man who crushes Satan’s head

Genesis 3:21The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. Grace Notes The God who stoops down The man who crushes Satan’s head The sacrifice that covers their shame