GENESIS 5 - REDEMPTION
Consider one of the most important decisions you’ve ever had to make. As you look back on that decision now, do you think you decided well? Why or why not?
Genesis is organized around 10 “Toledot ,“ passages that begin, “These are the generations of . . .” (2:4; 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 11:10, 27; 25:19; 36:1; 37:2). It is very concerned with tracing the genealogies, the offspring of Adam and Eve down through history. Look back at Genesis 3:15. Why do you think there is such a concern with genealogies that trace human offspring in the book of Genesis?
This morning, Pastor Robb said the toledot are “a thread of YES in a world of NO.” Contrast the genealogies of Cain (Gen. 4:17–24 - this genealogy is NOT one of the ten toledot) and of Seth (5:3–5:32). What differences do you see between them? In a genealogy, the seventh and tenth generation are often significant. What do you notice about the seventh generation in each line (include Adam as the first generation)?
In Genesis 10, we see the table of nations, as the descendants from Noah spread throughout the earth. After chapter 10 the focus is on the Semites (11:10 ff), from whom the chosen people of Israel come. But if the focus is on the line of Shem, why might Genesis 10 include accounts of all these other nations? Consider 12:1–3 as you answer.
This morning, Pastor Robb shared the following verses that illustrate the continuity of the “Big Story” from Genesis to Revelation. Review the passages together. What are the contours of this biblical metanarrative?
Genesis 1:27-28
Genesis 3:15
Genesis 12:2-3, 15:5
1 Samuel 17:45-46
Psalm 67:1-3
Habakkuk 2:14
Luke 2:10
Matthew 28:18
Revelation 7:9-12
God changes the world one YES at a time. If time permits, watch the video below of Dick Roe and the Isnag people. What keeps us from offering our YES to God? What area of your life is most challenging to surrender right now? Pray for one another.