Genesis Bible Lesson - Name and Author
The Name of Genesis means beginning, origin, or creation. Author: Moses.
Genesis Bible Lesson - Dates
Beginning and Ending Dates: 4004 B.C. to 1689 B.C., making 2315 years.
Genesis Bible Lesson - Outline of Content
Outline of content of Genesis is as follows:
Genesis Bible Lesson - Leading Thought
The leading thought for the Genesis Book of the Bible is:
God before all and in all and over all.
Genesis Bible Lesson - Main Verses and Phrases
The main phrases and verses are as follows:
4:9—"Am I my brother's keeper?"
15:1—"Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."
18:4—"Is anything too hard for Jehovah?"
Genesis Bible Lesson - The Purpose
The chief purpose of the book is to write a religious history, showing how, after man had fallen into sin, God began to give him a religion and to unfold to him a plan of salvation. In doing this God is revealed as Creator, Preserver, Law-Giver, Judge and Merciful Sovereign.
Genesis Bible Lesson - Content - Leading Chapters with Names:
The Leading Chapters with Names are as follows:
1. The Six Days of Creation.
3. The Temptation, the Fall and the Promise.
4. Cain and Abel.
6 to 8. The Flood.
11. Babel.
12. Abraham.
22. The Sacrifice of Isaac.
23. The Wrestling of Jacob.
37. Joseph.
49. The Blessings of Jacob.
Genesis Bible Lesson - Prophecies
The Prophecies of the Book of the Bible are of particular interest. The prophecies with each prophecy reference is as follows:
3:15: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shall bruise his heel."
12:3: "In thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed." See Matt. 1:1.
49:10: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh come: and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be."
Genesis Bible Lesson Questions
The following questions can be used as an assignment for the lesson or as discussion topics during the lesson. Click the following link for easy Bible Questions or those suitable for young kids and children.
Genesis Questions 1.Name the first two great institutions established by Jehovah.
2.Name the beginnings recorded in Chapters 3 and 4.
3.Name five facts mentioned about the Garden of Eden.
4.Name God's first recorded words, Satan's, Adam's.
5.Name the curses pronounced upon the serpent, upon the woman, upon the ground for man's sake.
6.Name the first blacksmith, the first musician, the first piece of poetry and the first city.
7.Give ages of Adam, Methuselah, Noah, Abraham, Joseph.
8.Name the cause of the flood and the number of people saved.
9.Name the three sons of Noah and the prophecies regarding the descendants of each.
10.Why did the people build the Tower of Babel?
11.Name the seven promises made to Abraham in Chapter 15.
12.By what quality was Abraham saved? 15:6. See Gal. 3:8.
13.Who was Melchizedek? Hagar? Ishmael?
14.Name the wife and sons of Isaac.
15.In what two ways did Jacob mistreat Esau?
16.How long did Jacob serve for his wives and cattle?
17.Give origin, meaning and location of Mizpah.
18.Give the two chief reasons for the elevation of Joseph.
19.Name the dreams interpreted by Joseph.
20.Locate and give the substance of Judah's plea.
21.How many of the house of Jacob went down into Egypt? Genesis Questions
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Genesis Bible Lesson - Questions for Study and/or Discussion in the Lesson
The use of questions in a lesson stimulates active learning. Questions prompt the students to reason things out for themselves which aids knowledge retention. Questions provide a system of 2-Way communication which integrate the lesson teacher into the student group which encourages further participation. Finally questions provide feedback to assess the level of knowledge in the class, the progress that's being made and whether the aims and objectives have been met.
Genesis Bible Lesson - Questions for Study and/or Discussion in the Lesson
The use of questions in a lesson stimulates active learning. Questions prompt the students to reason things out for themselves which aids knowledge retention. Questions provide a system of 2-Way communication which integrate the lesson teacher into the student group which encourages further participation. Finally questions provide feedback to assess the level of knowledge in the class, the progress that's being made and whether the aims and objectives have been met.
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Genesis Bible Lesson
