Genesis
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Genesis 1:1-31, Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-7, Isaiah 40:12-14, Isaiah 40:28, John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:15-17
BY She Reads Truth
This Is the Old Testament is part of a twelve-week thematic overview of the entire Bible. As we read, we’ll gain a broader understanding of the redemptive story of Scripture. Each day we’ll read a thematic selection from a different book of the Bible, along with supplemental passages that show how the theme of each day’s reading is found throughout Scripture. We’ll also read a brief summary of each book and a reflection on how the book fits into the larger story of Scripture each day.
What Is Genesis? The book of Genesis records the creation of the world, humanity, the Sabbath, the origin of sin and sacrifice, and the covenant promises God made with the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
How Genesis Fits Into the Story: Genesis is a book of new beginnings. It reveals the beginning of the heavens and the earth, of humanity, marriage, and work, of sin and nations and languages, and the beginning of our need for a Savior. In Genesis we see that all God’s creation was, in the beginning, thoroughly good; and in Genesis we see humanity’s first sin and the consequences of that sin. Our story of brokenness begins here in the first book of the Bible, as does our purpose and God’s covenant to redeem His people.
Reflection Questions:
1. What does Genesis 1:26–31 say about how and why God created humans?
2. How does today’s reading shape your understanding of the story of redemption?
Take time to reflect on your responses and share what you are learning with others in the community in the comments.
318 thoughts on "Genesis"
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I love how it says that God doesn’t come and go. Even
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We are made in His image to take care and rule over his other creations such as the birds,fish, and creatures. This is the beginning of God’s love story for us.
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God strategically place humans on this earth as a reflection of who God is, as well as to care for the earth and all the creatures in it. It shows me that the goodness we had in the beginning faded due to our own merit. We could not protect ourselves from satan, so how could we ever save ourselves from the weight of death?
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The creation story shapes my understanding of God’s redemption by showing me that since the beginning He has always shown how we can atone for our sin and be redeemed.
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1. We (both men and women) were created in His image to be a reflection of who God is, and to fill and care for the Earth and all of God’s creation.
2. To have been created as the only ones in all of Creation to bear God’s image shows how much He loved us right from the beginning. That He Himself would die to pay the price for our sin so that we could return to relationship with Him, and knew all of this from the moment He created Adam shows how He lives and values us. -
1. We (both men and women) were created in His image to be a reflection of who God is, and to fill and care for the Earth and all of God’s creation.
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Creation was God’s creative expression of all that is good. Our redemption comes from a place of deep love. Created in love, saved by love. God defines the meaning of love through creation and redemption.
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“He does not faint or grow wary”
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