Listening Guide. Genesis Leviticus: God Builds a People for Himself. Genesis: Book of Beginnings. OT216 Lesson 01 of 03

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1 Genesis Leviticus: God Builds a People for Himself Genesis: Book of Beginnings OT216 Lesson 01 of 03 Listening Guide This Listening Guide is designed to help you ask questions and take notes on what you re learning. The process will accomplish two things: first, it will help process the information in the lecture by keeping your mind engaged with the material. Second, it will allow you to collect your notes in one place for a summary of the lesson s content. If you choose to do additional study or want to teach the material to others, you will have a thorough set of notes to guide you. You may print these Listening Guide pages separately and complete the information as you read, listen to, or watch the lessons. Or as an alternative, you can fill in the fields in this digital version and save to your computer once you are finished. I. Introduction [1] What does Genesis mean? [2] Who wrote Genesis? [3] How many sections are in Genesis? II. Prologue: Story of Creation (1:1 2:4a) A. Day One and Day Four [4] What concept is found in the prologue in Genesis 1:1 2:3? [5] What do days one and four of creation have in common? OT216 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 01 1

2 B. Day Two and Day Five [6] What do days two and five of creation have in common? C. Day Three and Day Six [7] What do days three and six of creation have in common? [8] Where, according to Genesis and geneticists, did the creation of humans occur in the chronological process of creation? D. Day Seven [9] What is the framework for understanding how Genesis 1 uses the term day? E. God Rested [10] In what specialized way is the word day used? [11] If God didn t need to rest, why does Genesis say He did? Complete the Simple Chart Below to Organize the Events of Creation Days III. Origin Stories of the Heavens and the Earth (2:4 4:26) [12] What kind of stories do we begin to read after Genesis 2:4? A. Garden of Eden [13] If the concern is not to give the reader a full picture of everything, what does it concentrate on? OT216 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 01 2

3 B. Good and Evil [14] Why would God include one big prohibition to Adam and Eve? [15] What does it mean that the terms good and evil are used as a merism in Genesis? [16] So when used as a merism, what do the terms good and evil mean? [17] What is God forbidding and is Satan tempting Adam and Eve to do? C. The Fall [18] What did Dr. Stuart say sin is? [19] What is the dilemma in which every human lives? [20] How does that dilemma works itself out in our experiences? D. You Will Surely Die [21] What does you will surely die mean? [22] What does the story point the way to? IV. Origin Stories of the Family of Adam (5:1 9:28) A. Noah [23] What chapters of Genesis does the Noah story include? OT216 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 01 3

4 [24] Why did God decide to eliminate almost all of earth s people? [25] What has Noah always reminded people of? B. The Flood [26] What is Noah s story a story of? [27] What was Noah s job? C. After the Flood [28] What happened after the flood? [29] What is evident in these Noah stories? V. Origin Stories of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (10:1 11:19) [30] What was the purpose of building a tower in Babel? [31] Why did God confuse the earth s languages? VI. Origin Stories of Shem (11:10 26) [32] What people came from Shem? [33] Why is it important to identify what people came from Shem? VII. Origin Stories of Terah (11:27 25:11) [34] Why did Moses include Terah if he is not a big character in the Genesis stories? OT216 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 01 4

5 A. Abraham [35] What begins with Abraham s (Abram s) story? [36] Why is Abraham a good example to all? B. Abraham s Faith [37] In spite of Abraham s imperfections, what chapters record the fact that God continued to make promises to him? VIII. Origins Stories of Ishmael (25:12 18) [38] What two peoples or nations came from Abraham? IX. Origins Stories of Isaac (25:19 35:29) [39] Whose name did Dr. Stuart strongly link with Isaac in the beginning of this section? [40] To what was Jacob s name changed? X. Origin Stories of Esau (36:1 37:1) [41] What are Esau s descendants called? [42] Why give attention to Ishmael and Esau s descendants? XI. Origin Stories of Jacob with Special Reference to Joseph (37:2 50:26) [43] As you review the amount of chapters and verses given to various characters in the Genesis story, who gets more attention? Why is that important? OT216 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 01 5

6 [44] What did Joseph represent? [45] What is the condition of God s people at the end of Genesis? Reflection Record one new fact or insight you discovered in this lesson. Application Consider the struggles, disobedience, and disappointments we see in God s characters in Genesis and meditate on God s patience and love toward His people. At what point do you think God will stop loving you and forgiving you for your lapses of faith? Or is it possible that His love is so great that He will never abandon you? OT216 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 01 6