foundation book of the bible mike mazzalongo genesis 13
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Foundation Book of the Bible
Mike Mazzalongo
Genesis
13
1. God Activates Free Will
This demonstrates:
• His superiority over animals
• Perception of God
• Freedom to choose
Review
1. God Activates Free Will
2. God Instructs Man Re/creation
Review
1. God Activates Free Will
2. God Instructs Man Re/creation
3. God Prepares Man for Woman
Review
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
Gen. 2:21-22
• Sleep – Prefigurement of death & resurrection
Creation of Woman
• Sleep – Prefigurement of death & resurrection
• Rib – Bone + Flesh + Blood
Creation of Woman
• Sleep – Prefigurement of death & resurrection
• Rib – Bone + Flesh + Blood
• Woman = Likeness of God
Creation of Woman
• Sleep – Prefigurement of death & resurrection
• Rib – Bone + Flesh + Blood
• Woman = Likeness of God
• One Woman + One Man
Creation of Woman
23 The man said,“This is now bone of my bones,And flesh of my flesh;She shall be called Woman,Because she was taken out of Man.”
- Genesis 2:23
For this reason a man shall leave hisfather and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
- Genesis 2:24
• The basic family = man, woman, child…
The Family
• The basic family = man, woman, child…
• New families grow out of existing ones.
The Family
• The basic family = man, woman, child…
• New families grow out of existing ones.
• Successful marriages have:• Intimacy• Exclusivity• Longevity
The Family
And the man and his wife were bothnaked and were not ashamed.
- Genesis 2:25
Pattern for Marriage in Genesis
1. Knowledge – man recognizes woman as one like himself.
Today – Dating, engagement.
Pattern for Marriage in Genesis
1. Knowledge
2. Covenant – Man acknowledges her before a witness.
Today – Legal Marriage Ceremony
Pattern for Marriage in Genesis
1. Knowledge2. Covenant
3. Confirmation – They confirm their unity through sexual intimacy.
Today – Live together, intimacy
Pattern for Marriage in Genesis
They were not Ashamed = No Sin