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2 Genesis beginning concerns

3 A very good place to start
(J. Andrews)

4 moderns origins ancients identity

5 Jews/Israelites/Hebrews
Babylon 587BC ancient Near East Jews/Israelites/Hebrews

6 Jerusalem – land - empire
Exodus Egypt - slaves Sinai – a way & task Jerusalem – land - empire Babylon – exile slaves

7 Chaos v Order How did we get here? How is it supposed to be? Who?

8 art, song, poetry “tohu va bohu” 2 x 3 7, 35

9 song to sing in the face of the press of chaos

10 the Creator order from chaos “ki tov” good = useful effortless

11 time/progress weather agriculture seasons

12 living creatures “blessed” for a purpose fruitful

13 land = adamah earth = adamah ground = adamah

14 (mankind / dust man / earthling)
Genesis 1:26    Then God said, “Let us make adam (mankind / dust man / earthling) in our image, in our likeness”

15 Friday lunchtime “It’s all about me”

16 in our image in our likeness

17 image ancient Near East physical visible presence

18 representative reputation responsible

19 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.”

20 rule & subdue supervise steward shepherd nurture & serve

21 domesticate mining irrigation using resources harnessing energy

22 creation made for us? we made for creation?

23 humans created to continue the process
order from chaos partners

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25 creation is not yet what the creator wants it to be

26 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.

27 male and female image

28 ancient Near East patriarchal

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30 horses are not made in God’s image

31 said to them you yours

32 God humanity creation

33 evolved ape self made God dignity

34 accident design purpose

35 no human with authority over another

36 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.”

37 be fruitful rule & subdue work family

38 breadwinners and homemakers

39 dignity responsibility potential capacity privilege

40 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.

41 song to sing in the face of the press of chaos

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43 A very good place to start
(J. Andrews)

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