Guthrie The Promised One (A 10-week Bible Study)

Seeing Jesus in Genesis
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4335-2628-2
Verlag: Crossway
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament

This first volume in the Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Bible study series guides women through a Christ-centered study of Genesis.  The Promised One provides a fresh look at the book of Genesis, leading women in discovering how its stories, symbols, people, and promises point to Christ. Over ten weeks of study, participants will see Christ as the agent of creation, the offspring who will crush the head of the serpent, the ark of salvation, the source of the righteousness credited to Abraham, the substitutionary sacrifice provided by God, the Savior to whom the whole world must come for life, and much more.  Each weekly lesson includes questions for personal study, a contemporary teaching chapter that emphasizes how the passage fits into the bigger story of redemptive history, a brief section on how the passage uniquely points to what is yet to come at the consummation of Christ's kingdom, and a leader's guide for group discussion. A ten-session DVD companion set is also available.

Nancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast with the Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child, and they are cohosts of the GriefShare video series.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guthrie, Nancy

Leseproben

Personal Bible Study GENESIS 1:1–2:3

1. In Genesis 1:1, where we read, “God created . . . ,” the name of God is in its plural form, Elohim, and the verb used for “created” is singular. In Genesis 1:26 we read, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.’” This is the first revelation in Scripture that God is one being in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They were all there, active in creation. God the Father spoke the creative words to bring the universe into being. God the Son, the eternal Word of God, carried out these creative decrees. And the Holy Spirit manifested God’s immediate presence in his creation. How do these passages add to that understanding?

Genesis 1:2

John 1:1–3

Colossians 1:15–16

Hebrews 1:2

2. What do the following passages from outside of Genesis add to our understanding of why or for what purpose God created the world and formed humanity?

Psalm 19:1–2

Isaiah 43:7

Romans 1:20

3. In Genesis 1:2, we read that the world was “without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.” It is as if God had created all of the raw materials and they were there, waiting to be shaped and developed into a world that would be inhabitable for humans. In the following verses we discover how God addressed the formlessness, emptiness, and darkness. Using the chart below, work your way through Genesis 1:3–2:3 noting what God did on each day of creation (begin each answer with a verb).

Verse

God’s Action

Day of Creation

Gen. 1:1

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Gen. 1:2

—

Gen. 1:3

Day 1

Gen. 1:4

Day 1

Gen. 1:5

Day 1

Gen. 1:6–8

Day 2

Gen. 1:9–10

Day 3

Gen. 1:11–12

Day 3

Gen. 1:14–16

Day 4

Gen. 1:17

Day 4

Gen. 1:20–21

Day 5

Gen. 1:22

Day 5

Gen. 1:25

Day 6

Gen. 1:27

Day 6

Gen. 1:28

Day 6

Gen. 1:29–30

Day 6

Gen. 1:31

Day 6

Gen. 2:2

Day 7

Gen. 2:3

Day 7

4. Genesis 1:26 says that we were made in the image of God, which means that we are like God, and that we were made to represent God. The Westminster Shorter Catechism says in answer to the question, “What is God?”: “God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth.” How does this help us to understand some of the ways Adam and Eve were made in God’s likeness, and yet not exactly like him?

5. What does Genesis 1:26–28 reveal about what mankind was to do as a representative of God?

6. In the ancient world, a king would place images of himself (statues) in far-off provinces. The images of the king told everyone that these provinces were part of the king’s domain. How might this picture why God made human beings in his image and placed us on this earth?

7. One of the key words in Genesis 1 is “good.” It appears seven times, and the seventh time it’s intensified to “very good.” Think about this for a minute. When God’s word went out and formed and filled creation, God saw it and deemed that it was good. What does this tell you about God, about the world, and about yourself?

About God:

About the world:

About myself:

8. When Adam and Eve sinned, the image of God in them became distorted, but it was not lost completely. And when we come to the New Testament we discover that redemption in Christ means that we can progressively grow in our likeness of God.

What can be restored in the “new self” according to Colossians 3:10 and Ephesians 4:24?

How does this happen according to 2 Corinthians 3:18?

When will this work of God be complete according to 1 John 3:2?

9. In practical terms, how can we experience the newness that comes from the power of God’s word—his written Word—according to these verses?

Romans 12:2

Colossians 3:16

Hebrews 4:12–13

10. If you have a desire for the newness that only comes as the Word of God accomplishes its work in your life, write out your commitment to this study of Genesis. How much time will you give to it? When will you schedule that time? How will you respond to the Word as it speaks to you? In what way(s) do you want it to make you new?

11. How does the Genesis account of creation point to Christ? The New Testament passages in the chart below will help us see the connections. As we do this exercise and those like it in subsequent lessons, we’ll discover that the Old Testament points to Christ in a number of different ways. In some passages we’ll see the presence of the pre-incarnate Christ. We’ll see problems that only he will solve, promises that only he will fulfill, and needs that only he can meet. We’ll discover informative parallels between Christ and various people, symbols, and events, as well as significant contrasts that will help us to understand significant aspects of the person and work of Christ. We’ll see connections to Christ’s life and teaching as well as themes and patterns that paint a picture for us of God’s saving work through Christ. Most significantly, we’ll see evidence of God’s sovereign control of history that assures us that history is proceeding according to a divine plan.

In Genesis 1, we see that God prepared our planet to become the home of man and, above all, the scene of his supreme revelation of redemption through Jesus Christ. As we consider how pleasing mankind was to God in man’s original state, how God’s blessing made him fruitful and gave his life purpose and meaning, we can also see how the God-man, Jesus Christ, perfectly fulfilled what God originally intended for mankind, and how Christ has done what is necessary to restore mankind to be even better than the original design and destiny.

Using the chart below, look up the passages about Christ in the second column and state the connection to the creation account. Your answers don’t need to be wordy. Some connections will be obvious and some more complex. See the example in the first block.

Creation

Christ

“In the beginning, God created.” (Gen. 1:1)

Ps. 33:6; John 1:1–3 Jesus was the Word going out at creation and doing the work of creation.

“The Spirit of God was hovering.” (Gen. 1:2)

Luke 1:34–35

“And God said . . . “ (Gen. 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 28, 29)

John 1:1; 1 Pet. 1:20–23

“And there was light.” (Gen. 1:3)

Isa. 9:2; John 8:12; Rev. 21:23–24

“Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” (Gen. 1:26)

Col. 1:15; Heb. 1:3

“Let them have dominion.” (Gen. 1:26)

Eph. 1:21–22; Rev. 5:9–10

“And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply.’” (Gen. 1:28)

Luke 1:42; John 12:24; 15:16

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