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The Drama of Scripture
Scriptural Drama – an overview
Act One: Establishes His Kingdom: Creation Act Two: Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall Act Three: The King chooses Israel: Redemption Initiated
Scene 1: A People for the KingScene 2: A Land for His People
Act Four: The Coming of the King: Redemption Accomplished
Act Five: Spreading the News of the King: The Church’s MissionScene 1: The Church Begins Its Mission to the Nations Scene 2: Our Place in the Story: The Church Continues Its
Mission to the Nations Act Six: The Return of the King: Redemption Completed
Introductory Remarks…
Genesis 1-2 introduces us to foundational elements of the biblical story
Genesis 1-2 is about: (1) God; (2) Humanity; (3) Creation
A straightforward reading of Genesis 1-2 presents creation in six 24 hour days
A straightforward reading of Genesis 1-2 presents creation in six 24 hour days
Not every seriously dedicated Christian agrees with that…
But, I venture to say that all who believe in the Bible as truth would agree with “intelligent design”
Still, it’s the most uncomplicated way to understand the repeated “evening and morning” theme
It’s also the most straightforward way to explain Exodus 20:8-11 and Romans 5:12
Scene 1: God Creates an Ordered World
A. Creation Ex Nihilo
B. Creation Pattern1. God Speaks
2. It happens
3. God pronounces it good
Scene 1: God Creates an Ordered World
Forming Commands Forming Commands Filling CommandsFilling Commands # Day Creation # Day# Day Creation # Day CreationCreation
1 (v3) 1 Light1 (v3) 1 Light
2 (v6) 2 Sky2 (v6) 2 Sky
3 (v9) 3 Land & 3 (v9) 3 Land & seasseas
4 (v11) 3 4 (v11) 3 VegetationVegetation 5 (v14) 4 5 (v14) 4 Sun, moon, Sun, moon,
starsstars 6 (v20) 5 Birds, 6 (v20) 5 Birds, fishfish7 (v24) 6 Animals7 (v24) 6 Animals
8 (v26) 8 (v26) HumankindHumankind
7 God’s 7 God’s restrest
Scene 1: God Creates an Ordered World
“This is truly one of the points through which logic can barely wade, whereas faith can swim.”
Scene 1: God Creates an Ordered World
Creation Mandate (Gen 1:26-31)
What does it mean created in God’s image?
Reflect -- emphasizes that our nature `is to mirror that of God
Represent -- emphasizes our task to represent Him and His truth
Rule -- emphasizes stewardship and authority
What do you know about the common beliefs in the ancient world about origins?
The most complete Mesopotamian account of creation was known as the Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish
Describes a cosmic conflict between the leading deities of that region…
The young and daring Marduk kills the monstrous Tiamat, mother goddess personifying the primeval ocean.
MardukTiamat
Enuma Elish
The young and daring Marduk kills the monstrous Tiamat, mother goddess personifying the primeval ocean.
Using Tiamat’s divided carcass, Marduk creates heaven and earth.
From the blood of her co-conspirator, Marduk and his father create humankind to do the hard labor of the universe.
How does the account of the Enuma Elish compare to the Genesis account for beauty and grandeur?
Moses’ concerns were exclusively religious. His intent was to proclaim knowledge of the true God as he manifested himself in his creative works, to proclaim a right understanding of humankind, the world, and history that knowledge of the true God entails—and to proclaim the truth concerning these matters in the face of the false religious notions dominant throughout the world of his day.
-John Stek
In the Beginningby David Goodrich
In the beginning God…In the beginning God…
Who is this God?Who is this God?
Yahweh Elohim (Gen. 2:4) Significance of names Yahweh: Israel’s Redeemer Elohim: World’s Creator
Genesis 1’s Teaching About… God Humankind World
Genesis One’s Teaching: God Eternal Distinct from creation Sovereign King over creation Powerful Personal
Genesis One’s Teaching: Humankind
Creature Relationship with God Image
Similar to GodDifferent from God
Male and female Rule over creation Reproduce and fill the earth
Genesis One’s Teaching: Humankind
Male and Female – 2:15-23 Adam
created from dust of the ground God breathed into him the breathe of life
Eve – made from one of Adam’s ribs Why did God create her?
Not good for man to be alone No suitable helper among the animals God’s established process for reproduction
Just as powerful earthly kings, to indicate their claim to dominion, erect an image of themselves in the provinces of their empire where they do not personally appear, so man is placed upon earth in God's image as God's sovereign emblem. He is really only God's representative, summoned to maintain and enforce God's claim to dominion over the earth.
-G. Von Rad
A Biblical Understanding of Humanity
The Lord GodThe Lord God
The WorldThe World- work- work- politics- politics- care of the environment, and so on- care of the environment, and so on
SelfSelfFellow humansFellow humans
A catastrophe has occurred.We are no longer in continuity withour good beginning. We have been separated from it by a disaster.We are also, of course, separated from our good end. We are, in other words, in the middle of a mess.
-Eugene Peterson-Eugene Peterson
Introductory RemarksWhy is the world so messed up?
• Our environment...
• Our values and morality...
Why am I so messed up?
• My health problems...
• My relational problems...
• My continuing depravity...
attitudes, thoughts, words, actions, etc.,etc.
Scene 1: Encounter with the Enemy -- (Gen. 3:1-7)
The Serpent
Serpent = ?
“the great dragon was thrown
down, that ancient serpent, who
is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world” (Rev 12:9; cf. 20:2)
Scene 2: Consequences of the Rebellion Their eyes were opened
They realized they were naked
They made coverings for themselves
They hid from the Lord in the trees
They felt the need to blame shift
Descriptions of Sin Idolatry: placing anyone/anything before
God
Autonomy: making oneself source of right/wrong, good/bad, true/false
Covenant rebellion: refusing allegiance to rightful King
Relational selfishness: making yourself more important than others
Scene 2: Consequences of the Rebellion
Judgment: SerpentCurses him to crawl along the
groundDeclares hostility
between serpent & woman
Scene 2: Consequences of the Rebellion
Judgment: Eve Childbirth pain way up Desire to usurp Adam Subject to domineering, sinful
leadership of the husband
Scene 2: Consequences of the Rebellion
Judgment: AdamGround is cursedWork becomes difficultSubject to challenges to his leadership in the marriage
Scene 3: Eviction of the Rebels
Judgment: Adam & Eve Expelled from garden Separation from God Loss of innocence Death
Scene 3: Eviction of the Rebels
Promise The Serpent Crusher Genesis 3:15 “protoevangelium” Central conflict Foreshadows the solution to the
central problem in the Bible Rom 16:20
Scene 3: Eviction of the Rebels
Provision No immediate death Sacrifice for a covering
All spheres of life—marriage and family, work All spheres of life—marriage and family, work and worship, school and state,and worship, school and state,our play and art—bear the wounds of our our play and art—bear the wounds of our rebellion. Sin is present everywhere—rebellion. Sin is present everywhere—in pride of race, in arrogance of nations,in pride of race, in arrogance of nations,in abuse of the weak and helpless,in abuse of the weak and helpless,in disregard for water, air, and soil,in disregard for water, air, and soil,in destruction of living creatures, in slavery, in destruction of living creatures, in slavery, deceit, terror, and war, in worship of false gods, deceit, terror, and war, in worship of false gods, and frantic escape from reality.and frantic escape from reality.We have become victims of our own sin.We have become victims of our own sin.
-Contemporary Testimony-Contemporary Testimony, 17, 17
Summary of Act 2
Humanity rebels against God, Humanity rebels against God,
plunging creation into chaos.plunging creation into chaos.
Scene 1: Before Israel
Genesis 4-50: Prologue to Israel’s Story
Universal period (4-11) The beginning of civilization
Three very important events
Patriarchal period (12-50)
Scene 1: Before Israel
Genesis 4–11: Universal PeriodGenesis 4–11: Universal Period Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)
The first vivid evidence of the mess we’re inThe first vivid evidence of the mess we’re in
Unbelief, rebelliousness, jealousy, rage are Unbelief, rebelliousness, jealousy, rage are
expressed relationallyexpressed relationally
4:7 – “sin is crouching at the door; and it’s 4:7 – “sin is crouching at the door; and it’s
desire is for you, but you must master it.”desire is for you, but you must master it.”
Scene 1: Before Israel
Genesis 4–11: Universal Period Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)
“And he died …” (Gen 5 8 times)
repeated confirmation of God’s
promised judgment
Scene 1: Before Israel
Genesis 4–11: Universal Period Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) A worldwide flood
Scene 1: Before Israel
Genesis 4–11: Universal Period Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) A worldwide flood A forced diaspora
Scene 2: Formation of a People
A. Abrahamic Covenant1. The Promise (Genesis 12:1-3)
Genesis 12:1-3
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your your country and your kindred and your
father's house to the land that I will show father's house to the land that I will show you. you. 22 And I will make of you a great And I will make of you a great
nation, and I will bless you and make your nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. name great, so that you will be a blessing. 33 I will bless those who bless you, and him I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you who dishonors you I will curse, and in you
all the families of the earth shall be all the families of the earth shall be blessed."blessed."
Scene 2: Formation of a People
A. Abrahamic Covenant
3 main elements in God’s covenant with
Abraham:
1. A personal relationship
2. Growth of a family into a nation
3. Land of their own
Scene 2: Formation of a People
A. Abrahamic Covenant1. The Promise (Genesis 12:1-3)
b. Land/Dominion/Geography
To your offspring I give this land, To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the from the river of Egypt to the
great river, the river Euphrates, great river, the river Euphrates, 1919 the land of the Kenites, the the land of the Kenites, the
Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, 2020 the the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the
Rephaim, Rephaim, 2121 the Amorites, the the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and Canaanites, the Girgashites and
the Jebusites -- the Jebusites -- Gen 15:18-Gen 15:18-2121
Scene 2: Formation of a People
A. Abrahamic Covenant1. The Promise (Genesis 12:1-3)
b. Line/Dynasty/Genealogy
Abraham’s Family Tree
Scene 2: Formation of a People
A. Abrahamic Covenant2. The Provision
a. Isaac Promised Seed
Sarah your wife shall bear you a Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name son, and you shall call his name
Isaac. I will establish my covenant Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting with him as an everlasting
covenant for his offspring after covenant for his offspring after him. -- Genesis 17:19him. -- Genesis 17:19
The Patriarchs
Tracing the Promise Jacob (Gen 28:3-4)
God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a
company of peoples. 4 May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your
offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings
that God gave to Abraham!
Scene 2: Formation of a People
The Patriarchs
Tracing the Promise Jacob’s 12 Sons
Then Jacob called his sons and said, "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you
what shall happen to you in days to come …
Genesis 49:1-27
Scene 2: Formation of a People
Jacob and his Descendants
The Patriarchs
God’s Providential Care
Human Unfaithfulness
Divine Faithfulness
“As for you, you meant evil
against me, but God meant it for good” (Gen 50:20)
Scene 2: Formation of a People
Introductory Remarks
The exodus event is the defining
act of salvation in the OT
The exodus remains the defining
event for the Jewish people to
this day
Exodus: Formation of a People
God Remembers His Covenant (Exod 1:1 –
4:17)
Israel’s suffering (Exod 1:8–2:25)
Exodus: Formation of a People
God Remembers His Covenant (Exod 1:1 –
4:17)Israel’s deliverer (Exod 2:1–4:31)
Moses was from the tribe of Levi... Was saved by his mother hiding him, and being found, then
raised by the Pharaoh’s daughter... Needed to flee due to murder... Was a shepherd for 40 years in Midian... Then called by God to lead his people out of Egypt... Was at first a reluctant leader... Then grew to be a great leader.
Exodus: Formation of a People
God Remembers His Covenant (Exod 1:1 –
4:17)
Israel’s God (Exod 2:24–4:31)
;ה ֶא;ה=ֶי “I AM”
Yahweh = “HE IS”
Exodus: Formation of a People
God Delivers His People (Exod 4:18–15:21)
First Nine Plagues (Exod 7:1–10:29)
These plagues can be seen as repeated evidences that Israel’s God is superior to the Egyptian gods…
And, therefore, the Pharaoh would be wise to let His people go!!
Exodus: Formation of a People
By blood of a lamb...
Passover & Unleavened Bread
Exodus 12:1-28, 43-50
Exodus: Formation of a Nation
By mighty acts of judgment
Victory Accomplished
Exodus 14:23-28
Exodus: Formation of a Nation
The first worship song recorded in the Bible Exodus 15
Exodus: Formation of a Nation
Miraculous Provisions – Bitter water made sweet
Exodus 15:22-26
Exodus: Formation of a Nation
Miraculous Provisions -- Manna
Exodus 16:4-5
Exodus: Formation of a Nation
Miraculous Provisions -- Quail
Exodus 16:11-15
Exodus: Formation of a Nation
Miraculous Provisions – Water from the rock
Exodus 17:5-7
Exodus: Formation of a Nation
Miraculous Provisions – Trouncing the Amelakites
Exodus 17:8-13
Exodus: Formation of a Nation
Israel is Bound to God in Covenant
Mount Sinai
Remembrances
You saw what I did to Egypt
I carried you on eagle’s wings
I brought you to myself
(Implied – Ex. 3:12 – “I will be with You”)
Mount Sinai (Ex. 19:4)
Mount Sinai (Ex. 19:5-6)
Expectations
My treasured possession
Deut 7:7-8
The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Expectations
My treasured possession
A kingdom of priests
A holy nation
“if you will obey me fully and keep my covenant”
Mount Sinai (Ex. 19:5-6)
Sinai Covenant
• Ex. 20: Ten Commandments
– General stipulations
– Israel’s relation to God (1-4)
– Israel’s relation to each other (6-10)
Sinai Covenant
Ex. 20-23:19 -- Detailed stipulations
The interest of God in the details of His people’s experience is shown clearly
in the instructions God gives to regulate and shape every aspect of
their lives under His rule.”
Sinai Covenant
God consecrates his people (24:3-11)
• The Book of the Covenant is sealed with blood – vv4b-7
• The people were marked by God -- vs. 8
• The LORD shared a fellowship meal with the leaders of the Israelites -- 11
Sinai Covenant
God consecrates his people (24:15-18)
• Following this, Moses went up the on the mountain and did not return until he had received instructions concerning the tabernacle and its furnishings.
• It took 40 days and nights... and the people grew impatient!
Sinai Covenant
Covenant Broken & Renewed (32:1–34:35)
Israel’s idolatry– Golden calf –
– “they sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play”
– God’s response – 32:7-10
Sinai Covenant
Covenant Broken & Renewed (32:1–34:35)
Moses’ Intercession– “You must go with us”
– “Show me your glory”
– Name of the Lord
– Moses’ shining face
God Prepares to Indwell Israel
Instructions for Tabernacle (25-31)
Israel unworthy of God’s presence (32-34)
God indwells Israel on basis of love (35-
40)
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