Lesson 2

What does the Bible Say?

1. Creation Genesis 1-2
   Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
   1. First Day - Genesis 1:2-5
      God created the Light or the light became visible.
   2. Second Day - Genesis 1:6-8
      God created the Firmament or a seperation of the chaotic mixture of atmospheric waters from the terrestrial waters.
   3. Third Day - Genesis 1:9-13
      God created the Land, Sea, Vegetation or landmasses appear suitable for vegetation of all kinds.
   4. Fourth Day - Genesis 1:14-19
      God created the Sun, Moon, and Stars or the sun was now able to fulfill its purpose as the earth's source of heat and subsequently seasons ensued.
   5. Fifth Day - Genesis 1:20-23
      God created the Sea Life and Birds.
   6. Sixth Day - Genesis 1:24-31
      God created the Animals and Man.
   7. Seventh Day - Genesis 2:1-3
      God rested, giving us our Sabbath or Day of Rest.
2. The Garden of Eden - Genesis 2:8-20
   1. Eden means "delight".
   2. God placed all the animals here and Adam named them.
3. God Made Woman - Genesis 2:21-22
   1. God said, "It is not good for man to be alone." - Genesis 2:18
   2. So He made him a partner which he called woman.
4. The Fall - Genesis 3
   1. God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of one of the trees in the garden.
   2. The Devil tempted Eve and she and Adam ate the fruit.
   3. God communicated with them every day, but that day He couldn't find them because they had hid.
   4. When they ate of the tree they realized they were naked and so they hid from God.
   5. When God found them Adam blamed Eve, He said "it was woman you gave me, who made me do it."
   6. God did not accept Adam's answer and kicked them out of the Garden of Eden.
5. Cain and Abel - Genesis 4
   1. Adam and Eve had 2 sons.
   2. Cain was a farmer and Abel was a sheperd.
   3. When they brought their sacrifice to God, Cain brought vegetables and Able brought a lamb.
   4. God accepted Abel's offering and rejected Cain's.
   5. Cain got angry and killed Abel.
6. The Oldest Man - Genesis 5
   1. Genealogies were important to the Hebrews.
   2. Adam had a son Seth who replaced Abel.
   3. Adam was 930, Seth was 912, Enos was 905, Cainan was 910, Mahalaleel was 895, Jared was 962, Enoch was not (Genesis 5:24), Methuselah was 969, Lamech was 777, Noah was 500 and his 3 sons were Shem, Ham and Japeth.
7. The Flood - Genesis 6-9
   1. Noah built the ark.
   2. Noah and his wife.
   3. His 3 sons: Shem, Ham and Japeth and their wives.
   4. Rained 40 days and 40 nights.
   5. The ark landed on Mount Ararat.
   6. God set a rainbow in the sky as a reminder of the flood.
8. Nations - Genesis 11:1-9
   1. Everone on earth spoke the same language.
   2. They were all staying in the same place and they built a city and a tower.
   3. God confounded the language so that they would spread out and populate the earth.
   4. They called it the tower of babel, meaning confusion.
   5. So when we say "What are you babbling about?"
   6. You know it came from the tower of babel.

Questionaire

1. What did God do on the fifth day?
2. Who was the oldest man in the Bible?
3. What is the name one of Noah's sons?
4. What does the word Eden mean?
5. Which one of Adam's sons was the farmer?
6. Who replaced Abel in succession to Noah?
7. Where did Noah's ark land according to the Bible?
8. What did God do on the seventh day?
9. How many nights did it rain?
10. Where did God confound the language of man?