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Genesis beginning concerns
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A very good place to start
(J. Andrews)
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moderns origins ancients identity
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Jews/Israelites/Hebrews
Babylon 587BC ancient Near East Jews/Israelites/Hebrews
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Jerusalem – land - empire
Exodus Egypt - slaves Sinai – a way & task Jerusalem – land - empire Babylon – exile slaves
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Chaos v Order How did we get here? How is it supposed to be? Who?
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art, song, poetry “tohu va bohu” 2 x 3 7, 35
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song to sing in the face of the press of chaos
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the Creator order from chaos “ki tov” good = useful effortless
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time/progress weather agriculture seasons
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living creatures “blessed” for a purpose fruitful
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land = adamah earth = adamah ground = adamah
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(mankind / dust man / earthling)
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make adam (mankind / dust man / earthling) in our image, in our likeness”
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Friday lunchtime “It’s all about me”
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in our image in our likeness
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image ancient Near East physical visible presence
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representative reputation responsible
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Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
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rule & subdue supervise steward shepherd nurture & serve
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domesticate mining irrigation using resources harnessing energy
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creation made for us? we made for creation?
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humans created to continue the process
order from chaos partners
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creation is not yet what the creator wants it to be
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Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
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male and female image
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ancient Near East patriarchal
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horses are not made in God’s image
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said to them you yours
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God humanity creation
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evolved ape self made God dignity
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accident design purpose
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no human with authority over another
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Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
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be fruitful rule & subdue work family
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breadwinners and homemakers
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dignity responsibility potential capacity privilege
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Ephesians 4:23-24 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
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song to sing in the face of the press of chaos
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A very good place to start
(J. Andrews)
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