Genesis Overview Part 1

Abe's family and descendants

• totally dysfunctional

• example of how to be good people

• generally good, with a few flaws

• not enough information provided in the Bible to describe his family

At one point, Joe (Joseph) said, "You guys planned all of this for evil, but God planned it for good to save people's lives." What was he referring to?

• the false accusation by Potifer's wife (and the betrayal by Potifer)

• the king's servants when they forgot about Joe

• what Joe's brothers did by selling him as a slave

• what the people of Egypt did by enslaving Abe's descendants

"You guys planned all of this for evil, but God planned it for good to save people's lives."

Which most accurately describes the quote above?

• this summarizes the whole book of Genesis

• this summarizes Joe's whole life

• this summarizes one specific part of Joe's life

• this is not intended to summarize anything in particular

[Genesis 1-2] In the beginning, the book of Genesis describes God bringing order and goodness and beauty out of ___________

• a magic hat

• nothingness and evil

• darkness and evil

• disorder and darkness

[Genesis 1-2] God makes humans in his image. A part of what this means is that they __________

• mirror God's essence

• reflect God's character

• imitate God's power

• replicate God's deity exactly

[Genesis 1-2] God makes humans in his image. A part of what this means is that they __________

• their physical bodies look much like God's body

• are God's representative rulers on earth

• represent God's authority over spiritual forces

• are able to imagine what God looks like

[Genesis 1-2]  Humans are called to harness creation's __________ and create more beauty and order out of God's creation.

• nature

• structure

• evil

• potential

[Genesis 1-2] In these chapters, the key word is __________________.

• choice

• blessing

• life

• male/female

[Genesis 3] The KEY CONCEPT in this chapter is _________ and is represented by the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

• character

• blessing

• choice

• tree

[Genesis 3] The first man and woman discovered that God only tells the truth. He told them that rebellion against him = embracing _______

• death

• freedom

• life

• happiness

• self-fulfillment