Bible Study-Genesis

Chapters 1-3
By way of introduction let me say these three are from different points of view and hence emphases also differ. For instance In the Creation Chronicle of the first chapter God says,’Behold,I have given you… every tree …to you it shall be for meat.’(vs29).Whereas in the second chapter verses 9,16-17 give a different accent. ‘Out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree…the tree of life also.’ In the Third chapter we curiously note thistles and thorns are caused as result of man’s disobedience(vs18).
The first chapter is straight out of the mind of God as to how the creation was intended. The second chapter is more of a narrative supplementing God’s intent with topographical lay-out of the garden and the denizens who were to appropriate the bounty of God. It reminds me more of a legal document, setting forth the various obligations of the leaseholder; and extent and the boundaries of the leased property.
Chapter Three is yet again from a different standpoint as though the events leading up to the fall and the manner the First Family has to deal with the question of their disobedience. The view is from the position of Man while the second chapter is from the viewpoint of the Holy Spirit.
In the three chapters we note the triune God working from three standpoints.
In the third chapter the key word is coats of skins and in the second is of helpmeet. The first chapter lays stress on His image of this I shall come back in the next post.
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