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Sept. 29, 2024: A Sure Covenant
BIBLICAL BASIS: God's Rainbow Covenant With Noah
FOCUS TEXT: Genesis 8:13-22; 9:12, 13
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 8:1 -- 9:17; 2 Peter 2:5; 3:4-7
DEVOTIONAL READING: Isaiah 54:1-10
KEY VERSE: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth (Genesis 9:13).
CENTRAL TRUTH: God's gracious promises are based on His faithful character.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list some promises God keeps with man.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. God Remembers (Genesis 8:1-17)
II. Noah Remembers (Genesis 8:18-22)
III. Covenant of Remembrance (Genesis 9:1-17)
Sept. 22, 2024: When Sin Is Judged
BIBLICAL BASIS: Noah and the Flood
FOCUS TEXT: Genesis 6:5-11; 7:11-16
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 6:1--7:24; Matthew 24:38, 39
DEVOTIONAL READING: Luke 17:20-27
KEY VERSE: The LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man (Genesis 6:3).
CENTRAL TRUTH: God's mercy will not forestall God's judgment forever.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify the characteristics of God's judgment.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Purpose of Judgment (Genesis 6:1-7)
II. The Method of Judgment (Genesis 6:8-22)
III. The Preservation of Life (Genesis 7:1-24)
Sept. 15, 2024: The Harvest of Hatred
BIBLICAL BASIS: The Murder of Abel by Cain
FOCUS TEXT: Genesis 4:1-16
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 4:1-26; Leviticus 9:1-7; Mark 7:21- 23; James 1:14, 15
DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 John 3:9-18
KEY VERSE: Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him (1 John 3:15).
CENTRAL TRUTH: Sin is conceived in the heart before it is committed.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify ways we can guard our thoughts.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. Principals in the Murder (Genesis 4:1-5)
II. Particulars of the Murder (Genesis 4:6-8)
III. Penalties of the Murder (Genesis 4:9-16)
Sept. 8, 2024: How Sin Began
BIBLICAL BASIS: The Fall of Adam and Eve
FOCUS TEXT: Genesis 3:1-15
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 3:1-24; John 8:34-44
DEVOTIONAL READING: Romans 5:12-21
KEY VERSE: I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel (Genesis 3:15).
CENTRAL TRUTH: Man's willful transgression of God's perfect law introduced sin into the world.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list some results of disobeying God's laws.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Craftiness of Sin (Genesis 3:1-5)
II. The Circumstances of Sin (Genesis 3:6-13)
III. The Consequences of Sin (Genesis 3:14-24)
Sept 1. 2024: Our Creator, God
BIBLICAL BASIS: The Creation of the World
FOCUS TEXT: Genesis 1:1-5, 26 -- 2:3
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 1:1 -- 2:25; Isaiah 40:12-31; Colossians 1:15-17
DEVOTIONAL READING: Isaiah 40:12-26
KEY VERSE: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good (Genesis 1:31).
CENTRAL TRUTH: We should glorify God as our good Creator.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify ways God's creation still reflects the goodness of God.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Creator and the Universe (Genesis 1:1-25)
II. The Creator and Man (Genesis 1:26-31)
III. The Creator and the Sabbath (Genesis 2:1-3)
Fall 2024: Genesis – Exploring the Beginnings
Pre-eminent among all literature about the big questions of life is the Book of Genesis. Genesis is the book of beginnings, as the word indicates. This word describes the relation which Genesis bears to the rest of the Bible. Here in direct statement, or illustration, or type, all things material or moral are traced to their origin. Hence the importance of the Book of Genesis.
As a book of beginnings, Genesis has been called "the seed plot of the Bible" because all the vast forests of Scripture start there as seedlings. It is said to be the beginning of everything except God. It is the springboard for the concepts and history of the rest of the Old Testament and provides a point of reference for understanding the truth of the New Testament. Whereas near the beginning of Genesis Satan is victorious and man is expelled from Eden, in a beautiful symmetry the New Testament ends with the serpent coming to his downfall and the redeemed walking again in Paradise.
In a study of the Scriptures perhaps there is no better place to begin than in the beginning with Genesis and with God. Probably over no other part of Scripture have so many theological battles been fought as over the Book of Genesis. Theologians, scientists, historians, and students of literature have subjected it to minute examination and literary criticism. But with all their attention, they have been able neither to exhaust its contents nor destroy its message. The measure of its greatness is seen in its continuing ability to command the attention of scholars and laymen alike throughout the world.