Genesis 2

Who wrote Genesis?
1. Moses was told what to write by direct revelation
2. Moses knew what to write using the oral tradition
3. Moses compiled Genesis using written documents

What Written Documents did He compile?
2:4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth
5:1 This is the written account of Adam's line.
6:9 This is the account of Noah.
10:1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth
11:10 This is the account of Shem
11:27 This is the account of Terah
25:12 This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael
25:19 This is the account of Abraham's son Isaac
36:1 This is the account of Esau
36:9 This is the account of Esau
37:2 This is the account of Jacob

The Book of Adam’s History
Part 1 The Garden
Part 2 The Fall
Part 3 The Children

Lessons from the Garden of Eden
1. God had prepared a place for Adam & Eve (2:8)
2. The place God prepared was good and pleasing (2:9)
3. The tree of life was freely given (2:9+16)
4. Evil was an unknown reality (2:9+17)
5. Water was an important component of paradise (2:10-14)
6. Work and stewardship existed before the fall (2:15)
7. Disobedience would lead to death (2:17)
8. The absence of fellowship was ‘not good’ (2:18)
9. Adam was shown that his ‘other half’ was missing (2:19-20)
10. Marriage was ordained by God (2:21-24)
11. Innocense was bliss (2:25)

How to Answer Tough Questions
1. Why should I trust Moses if he wasn’t an eye-witness?
2. How could a loving God create such a messed up world?
3. Don’t Genesis 1 & 2 contradict eachother?
4. Why was there evil before the fall?
5. Who gets to define marriage?

Question to Consider
1. Do you think Heaven will be like Eden?
2. Why did God create the tree of knowledge?
3. Do you think work/stewardship will exist in Heaven?
4. How important is human fellowship?
5. Is ignorance bliss?