Children's
Bible Study "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14
By our Bible studies together, you will learn that God has a plan: A
plan for the nation of Israel ~~~~~~~~~~ Every week you will find a new Bible Study here. These studies are designed for youth ages, 6 - 12. This is Lesson #3. Have you studied Lesson 1 and Lesson 2?
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Are you ready? "Genesis" (If you don't have a Bible, you can open up an online Bible here. Right click with your mouse and the Bible will open up in another window. That way you can switch back and forth easily!) Genesis is the first book of the Bible. The definition of genesis is: "the beginning or origin of something." In this book of the bible we learn about the beginning of everything that exist except God.
What are some of the beginnings that we learn about in Genesis? We learn about the beginning of: Our
whole world! (Genesis 1:1-25)
In
Lesson #1, we learned that
the first 5 books of the Bible are called the "Books
of the Law." Genesis is the first book of the Law. Who are the people that are mentioned in the book of Genesis? Adam You can also listen to Genesis on Real Audio right here!
What major events took place in Genesis? The
creation of the whole world! (Genesis 1,2)
When did all of these events take place? The beginning of the world, The Great Flood, and the Beginning of Nations and Languages. (In the chapters 1-11 we learn all about the very beginning of the world that we live in. We learn all about the beginning of people, nations, and languages. All of the events that take place in Genesis are setting the stage for what God plans to do through the nation of Israel.)
Chapters 1,2: God creates the heaven and the earth and all that is in them. Chapter 3: Sin is introduced to our world when Adam and Eve sinned. They sinned against God by not obeying his command.
Chapter 4: A terrible event takes place in chapter 4. Adam's son named Cain kills his brother Abel. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 tells us how Adam's family is growing and populating the newly created world. It is in chapter 5 that we are introduced to Noah. Did you know that Noah was 500 years old before he became a father to Shem, Ham, and Japeth.
Chapters 6-8: In chapter 6, the people living in the world were not obeying God. God decided to destroy the whole world with a great flood. He told Noah to build an ark. The great flood came and only Noah and his family and the animals were kept safe inside the ark. Chapter 9: God made a promise to Noah after the flood. He promised Noah that NEVER again would he send a flood that would destroy ALL life. God put a rainbow in the sky as a reminder to all people of his promise to Noah.
Chapter 10: In chapter 10 of Genesis, we learn all about the families of Noah's sons. Chapter 11: The people living in the world in chapter 11 were very "proud" people. They wanted to build a tower that would reach all the way to Heaven. God decided to give the people different langauges so that they would not be able to communicate and understand each other. By giving the people different languages, God prevented the people from completing their tower and the people scattered to different parts of the world.
God's People in Their Land
(In the chapters of 12-38, we will learn how God created a great nation called Israel. We will learn how God's BIG plan and promise would be worked through Israel for ALL people on earth. God gave his people, Israel, their own land. God promised that he would send a Saviour through the nation of Israel and the whole world would be blessed.) Chapter 12: In this chapter, we learn WHO God calls to be the leader of the great nation of Israel. The new leader's name is Abraham. God called Abraham out of Ur to go to the new land that God promised them.
Chapters 13,14: Abraham shares and divides his new land with his nephew Lot. In this chapter, Abraham also rescues Lot when is is captured by enemy soldiers. Chapter 15: Abraham and his wife Sarah were very old and they had no children. God promised Abraham that someday the people in their family would be as numerous as the stars in the sky!
Chapters 16-18: Abraham has a son! He names him Ishmael. God promised Abraham another son. Chapters 18,19: There were people that lived in Sodom and Gomorrah and these people did not obey God. God destroyed these cities because they were so full of evil. Chapter 20: Abraham lies about his wife Sarah and then he admits he has done wrong. Chapter 21: Abraham's second son is born! His name was called Issac and HE is the son that God promised Abraham.
Chapter 22: God told Abraham to take Issac and to use him as a sacrifice. Abraham obeyed God and then God sent a ram to kill instead! Chapters 23,24: Abraham's wife Sarah died and then we learn that Abraham's son Issac marries Rebekah. Chapter 25: In chapter 25, Abraham dies at the age of 175 years. Abraham's son Issac and his wife Rebekah have twin sons and they name them Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to his brother Jacob for a bowl of stew. Chapter 26: In chapter 26, we see how God's promise to Abraham is now given to Issac. Chapter 27: Jacob tricks his father Issac into giving him the blessing that belonged to Esau.
Chapter 28: Jacob runs far away after tricking his father. While he is running, God speaks to Jacob in a dream. In the dream, God tells Jacob that he will protect him and bring him back to this land. Chapters 29,30: In these chapters, we learn that Jacob gets married to Leah and Rachel. Jacob has many children and one of these children is named Jospeh.
Chapters 31-33: Jacob returns back to Canaan (the land God promised his people.) Jacob and his brother become friends again. Chapter 35: Jacob builds an altar to God and God promises Jacob that he will give Jacob's family the land. God also changes Jacob's name to Israel.
(In Chapters 37-50, we see God continuing to build his great nation. The main person in these chapters is Joseph. Joseph is the favorite son of Jacob. Jacob goes to Egypt first and then ALL of his family go to Egypt. In Egypt, God builds the family of Jacob (Israel) into the great nation of Israel.) Chapter 37: Jacob loved Joseph very much and Joseph was his favorite son. Joseph's brothers were very jealous of Joseph and they sold him as a slave. Joseph was carried to Egypt and was sold to an Egyptian captain named Potiphar.
Chapter 39: Joseph is sent to prison for something that he did not do. God stays with Joseph while he is in prison and he never leaves him. Chapter 40: God helps Joseph to understand the meanings of dreams. Chapter 41: Pharaoh calls Joseph to explain his dream. Joseph told Pharaoh that there was a famine coming and then Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of collecting food.
Chapter 42: Joseph's brothers come to Egypt because they are hungry and they are searching for food. They did not even recognize Joseph but he knew who they were. Chapter 43: Joseph gave his brothers food to take home and he demanded that they bring his younger brother Benjamin back with them when they returned. Chapter 44: Joseph test his brothers and falsely accuses Benjamin and threatens to put him in prison. Chapter 45: Joseph reveals who he is to his brothers and he invites them to stay in Egypt.
Chapters 46,47: Pharaoh allows Joseph's family to move to Egypt and he gives them a place to live called Goshen. Chapter 47: Joseph was a good servant to Pharaoh during the famine. Chapters 48, 49: Jacob dies and blesses Joseph's sons and his own sons. Chapter 50: Joseph's brothers were afraid that Joseph might still be angry with them. Joseph was not angry with them and he was very kind to them. Joseph dies and is buried in Egypt.
Did you know that the very first time that God promised to send a Saviour is found in chapter 3 of Genesis? Adam and Eve are tempted by Satan and they choose to disobey God. God promises that Satan would be crushed by a child born to the woman. This promise comes true when many years later Jesus is born of a woman. When Jesus dies on the cross and pays the penalty for all of our sins, Satan is crushed. Genesis 3:15 is the first promise of the coming Saviour.
God chooses which people through which the Saviour will come! Genesis 12:1-3: God promises that the Saviour will come through Abraham. Genesis 17:19-20: The promise is then given to Issac. Genesis 28:10-14 The promise passes on to Jacob. Genesis 49:10 The promise continues on to Judah 2 Samuel 7:5-17 The promise is then given to David. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matthew 1:1 tells us that Jesus Christ is a descendant of Abraham and David just as God promised! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you are reading through Genesis, keep in mind that God was already planning at the very beginning of the world to send us a Saviour! He loved us from the very beginning and was already planning our redemption!
Did
you know... Abel is innocent and is killed. Jesus also had done nothing wrong and was killed. Noah's Ark saves his family. Jesus is like the ark and he saves all of God's family from sin Joseph shows us another picture of the Saviour. Joseph was mistreated and put in prison for no reason. Joseph did not even try to get even and he even forgave his brothers and saved them from starving to death. Jesus also forgives us and those who mistreated him. He offers everyone salvation from the punishment of sin.
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Why doesn't
Genesis tell us about the beginning
