GENESIS:1-2: God simply created everything, the Heavens and the Earth. Creation teaches us that God is creative and in control of everything. Then he created man in his image, and then told him to be fruitful. It provided everything we and the animals needed to live. The sixth day was morning and evening. On the seventh and last day of creation God rested. I think this means we also need rest. From Adam's rib he created a helper for man and then there was woman. God gave the gift of marriage to Adam and Eve. They were both naked and felt no shame.3-5. The serpent asked Eve if God had really said that they could not eat from any tree in the garden. Eve said we can eat fruit but not the fruit from the tree in the center. Satan also tries to make Eve believe that sin was a good thing. Eve sins so both are ashamed of their nakedness. Adam blames Eve for the sin when the Gods asked him to. God chases them out of the garden. This introduces good and evil into the world. Eve gave birth to Cain and Abel. Adam and Eve had to work for things now, unlike the garden. Cain kills Abel out of jealousy. In 4:17 it says: Cain has a wife??? Where does it come from? She was his sister or cousin, because it says God told Adam and Eve to fill the earth. So they were related? It has many names and ages that connect Adam to Noah. How did these people live so long? After Noah was 500 years old he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. I think this states that all humanity is related. Humanity is a family made up of one flesh, one blood. 6-11: The "son of God" came down and married daughters. Some think they were fallen angels, but angels can marry or have affairs. The Lord gave Noah 120 years to change. Then Noah builds the bow. He tells him to take 2 specimens of each animal, a male and a female. He tells him that in seven days there will be rain and floods. Was the flood local or universal? I think we talked about this enough in class. After 40 days Noah sent the bird out and returned with a positive report.