Bible Story

Introduction

The Bible is a book, important to read as such.

What does the Bible say about the source of life and all things (Genesis 1:1, 26, 17)? What purpose did he create it for (Eccl. 12:13, 14; Col. 1:16)?

2. Over and over the first page of the bible emphasizes how good creation is. This is especially true of the living place God made for humanity! Describe the garden of Eden (Genessi 2:9-12), why might God create something so good for humanity? What was man’s one rule (Genesis 2:16)?

3. Does humanity follow this command (Genesis 3:1-6)? How does this rebellion affect the relationship they have with God (Genesis 3:22-24)

4. God sends Adam and Eve out from Eden. What is the spiritual condition of most of humanity following the exile of Adam and Eve from the garden? (Gen 4:1–24; 6:1–7, 11–13)

5. Over time man becomes increasingly wicked. Because man continually fails in their role as God’s image bearers, things go from bad to worse. As they persistently fall short of the creation command, the natural effect of their failure is the gradual destruction of creation. God, seeking the good of his creation as always, regretfully realizes that he has to start over with his creation. That will mean destroying the good world, which has now been corrupted by man, in order to recreate it. Rather than totally wipe out man, however, he decides to save one righteous man, namely Noah. Describe Noah’s character and how God plans to rescue him (Genesis 6:9, 13-18).

6. After God recreates his creation man once again stumbles. Rather than obeying God’s command and having dominion over the ground, Noah allows the ground to have dominion over him by getting drunk of the vineyard he had cultivated and kept (Genesis 9:20-24). Man again fails in maintaining the goodness of creation when he refuses to be fruitful and to multiply in Genesis 11:1-9. Retell the story contained there.

7. Because man has again rebelled by trying to revert by to pre-creation chaos, God again has to make a separation from his order and man’s rebellion, he does so by calling Abraham, and promises that the family of God will continue to be God’s covenant people generation by generation. List below what you know about the story of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Note: if you don’t know much about these three then that is completely fine! We will discuss them in our class).

8. Hopefully you know something of the story of Joseph (again, if not, that’s completely fine we’ll talk about him) and how his brothers sold him into slavery. Because of a severe famine, Jacob and his family moved to Egypt where Joseph (now second-in-command) had stored up years worth of food. As the years went by, the children of Israel began to multiply in that land and become a mighty nation. Descrbe how the new Pharoah handles this (Exodus 1:9-13).

9. How did God deliver Israel from slavery in Egypt (if you are unaware, this retelling of the exodus is really great! https://youtu.be/jH_aojNJM3E?si=1aig4euAkerIEK8D), and what does this event reveal about His power?

10. After Israel crosses the red sea, what mountain do they arrive at (Exodus 19:1)? What happens here?

11. What does Jesus say are the greatest commands found in the law (Matthew 22:36-40; Deuteronomy 6:5; Leviticus 19:18)?

12. After the Lord has finished giving Israel the law, he commands that they set out from Sinai. Eventually, they travel through the wilderness of Paran up to Kadesh-Barnea. From here, Israel is told to send 12 spies to spy out God’s promised land. What report do they spies bring back (Numbers 13:27-29; Numbers 14:1)?  Is this the attitude Israel should’ve had or are they lacking in faith (Deuteronomy 20:1)? What is the punishment for this rebellion (Numbers 14:29-34)?

In Deuteronomy 34; Moses dies and so a new leader takes his place.

Joshua: begins his career by meeting the commander of the host of Yahweh.