The Vineyard
I am the vine; you
are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much
fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5
Genesis2:4-25:
- Genesis speaks not
of God, but of the Lord God in this chapter.
What does the addition of “Lord” to God’s name tell us about who he
is? What does it tell us about the
relationship between God and his creation?
- The creation
account speaks of the Lord God “forming” mankind, as opposed to “creating”
him. What do you think is significant
about the change of terminology? Which
one signifies more care and concern, and a greater level of craftsmanship?
- The Lord God simply
gives life to all creatures, except man, whom he breathes the breath of life
into. What is significant about
this? Because of this, what does man
have that other creatures don’t have?
- Why do you think
God waits to give Eve to Adam? Why does
he go through all the other animals before creating woman for man?
Psalm
104:
- To
whom does this psalm attribute creation?
- Who
is responsible for providing for creation so that they have food?
- What
are some ways that God is described in this psalm? What is he described doing?
- Why
is it helpful to have poetry like the psalms in the Bible? Does reading the story of creation in poetic
form help you think of it in different ways?
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