{"id":289,"date":"2015-04-11T22:49:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T22:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/?p=289"},"modified":"2015-04-19T03:05:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T03:05:16","slug":"genesis-creation-of-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/genesis-creation-of-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis &#8211; &#8220;Creation of Humanity&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-289-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/mar29-15.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/mar29-15.mp3\">http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/mar29-15.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Creation of Humanity<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Genesis 2:4-24 (ESV)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"verse v4\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.4\"><span class=\"content\">These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God made the earth and the heavens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"verse v5\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.5\"><span class=\"content\">When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up\u2014for the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v6\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.6\"><span class=\"content\">and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground\u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v7\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.7\"><span class=\"content\">then the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v8\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.8\"><span class=\"content\">And the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v9\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.9\"><span class=\"content\">And out of the ground the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"verse v10\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.10\"><span class=\"content\">A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v11\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.11\"><span class=\"content\">The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v12\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.12\"><span class=\"content\">And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v13\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.13\"><span class=\"content\">The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v14\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.14\"><span class=\"content\">And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"verse v15\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.15\"><span class=\"content\">The <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v16\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.16\"><span class=\"label\">16<\/span><span class=\"content\">And the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God commanded the man, saying, \u201cYou may surely eat of every tree of the garden, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v17\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.17\"><span class=\"content\">but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"verse v18\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.18\"><span class=\"content\">Then the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God said, \u201cIt is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.\u201d <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v19\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.19\"><span class=\"content\">Now out of the ground the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v20\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.20\"><span class=\"content\">The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v21\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.21\"><span class=\"content\">So the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v22\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.22\"><span class=\"content\">And the rib that the <\/span><span class=\"nd\"><span class=\"content\">Lord<\/span><\/span><span class=\"content\"> God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v23\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.23\"><span class=\"content\">Then the man said,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"b\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"verse v23\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.23\"><span class=\"content\">\u201cThis at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"verse v24\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.24\"><span class=\"content\">Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"verse v25\" data-usfm=\"GEN.2.25\"><span class=\"content\">And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"m\"><strong>Conflicting Accounts?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Which came <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>first<\/strong><\/span>?\u00a0 Plants and animals, or man?<\/li>\n<li>Man and woman created __________________?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Is there harmonization?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>____________________ separates the account of general creation from the specific creation account of mankind.<\/li>\n<li>There should be __________________ between both accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>What kind of plants?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plants referred to are plants that require <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>cultivation<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Sadeh<\/em> suggests open <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>fields<\/strong><\/span> where such plants are cultivated<\/li>\n<li>Most likely plants of the field cultivated by man after the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>fall<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Matter of Translation?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some translations suggest animals <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>before<\/strong><\/span> man<\/li>\n<li>ESV translates correctly &#8220;had formed&#8221; meaning in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>past<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Together or separately?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no _________________<\/li>\n<li>Second account is a more detailed creation account of _________________<\/li>\n<li>They were both created on the sixth day at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>different<\/strong><\/span> times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>What do we learn from the creation of mankind?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the image of God man is created as a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>social<\/strong><\/span> being<\/li>\n<li>The two sexes taken together mirror the complete and unified nature of God particularly in the _________________ relationship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>The Importance of marriage<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Verse 24 used in New Testament <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>twice<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Jesus uses it to explain <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>divorce<\/strong><\/span> is not in God&#8217;s plan.\u00a0 (Matt. 19:3-9)<\/li>\n<li>Paul reveals a greater <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>meaning<\/strong><\/span> behind the phrase.\u00a0 (Eph. 5:31)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;Let not man separate&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Jesus reveals _________________ is not a part of God&#8217;s plan.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What&#8230;\u00a0 God has joined together&#8221; refers to God&#8217;s specific _________________ for marriage.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Let not man separate&#8221; means no one has the right to _________________ this sacred union for any reason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Exception?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Except for _________________? (Matt. 5:32)<\/li>\n<li>In the Jewish context one could divorce during _________________ for sexual immorality as Joseph was going to do to Mary.<\/li>\n<li>We have no _________________ for divorce in our culture today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The mystery of marriage<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul explains that marriage reveals the relationship _________________ has with the _________________.<\/li>\n<li>God revealed this mystery in the life of _________________ the prophet.<\/li>\n<li>If God is fully _________________ to the relationship then so should we be.<\/li>\n<li>Complete unified marriage is a _________________ to the type of unconditional love God has for us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Marriage is not the _________________ sin.\u00a0 There is healing and restoration.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> _________________ Means to turn away from the idea that marriage can be _________________.\u00a0 It is not temporary, but designed to last the life of a couple unified through sexual intimacy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All Christians need to _________________ the sacredness of marriage not matter if they are married or single.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The call to do so cannot be any stronger than it is today in face of a world, influence by the enemy, attempting to discourage, disrupt and destroy both the marriage relationship and relationship with God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creation of Humanity Genesis 2:4-24 (ESV) These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 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