Old Testament Old Testament Lesson 6Lesson 6

Genesis 2-3Genesis 2-3

Genesis 2:1-4Genesis 2:1-4deals with the deals with the seventh day.seventh day.God works in days 1-God works in days 1-6.6.God rests day 7.God rests day 7.

God Works - while God Works - while the act of work would the act of work would seem to be a given seem to be a given for the human race, it for the human race, it is interesting to note is interesting to note that work was that work was not not a a “curse.”“curse.”

Work - to use Work - to use physical or mental physical or mental effort to make or effort to make or do something. do something.

Mel a'kah - 1) occupation, Mel a'kah - 1) occupation, work, businesswork, businessa) occupation, businessa) occupation, businessb) propertyb) propertyc) work (something done or c) work (something done or made)made)d) workmanshipd) workmanshipe) service, usee) service, usef) public businessf) public business1) political1) political2) religious2) religious

Exodus 31:2,3 “See, I have Exodus 31:2,3 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. the tribe of Judah.

3 And I have filled him with 3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in in understanding, in knowledge, and in knowledge, and in all all manner ofmanner of workmanship, workmanship,

So God links together So God links together the blessings of the blessings of being filled with the being filled with the Spirit of God Spirit of God wisdomwisdomunderstanding understanding knowledge andknowledge andwork.work.

Work should be an Work should be an enjoyable activity. enjoyable activity. How often do we How often do we allow Satan to steal allow Satan to steal the joy that God the joy that God intended for us to intended for us to have as we work.have as we work.

Verse 3 helps us to Verse 3 helps us to understand the results of understand the results of God’s work.God’s work.3 And God blessed the 3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it seventh day and made it holy, because on it he holy, because on it he rested from all the work rested from all the work of creating that he had of creating that he had done. done.

Create - 1) to create, shape, Create - 1) to create, shape, formforma) (Qal) to shape, fashion, a) (Qal) to shape, fashion, create (always with God as create (always with God as subject)subject)1) of heaven and earth1) of heaven and earth2) of individual man2) of individual man3) of new conditions and 3) of new conditions and circumstancescircumstances 4) of transformations 4) of transformations

b) (Niphal) to be b) (Niphal) to be createdcreated1) of heaven and earth1) of heaven and earth2) of birth2) of birth3) of something new3) of something new4) of miracles4) of miracles

c) (Piel)c) (Piel)1) to cut down1) to cut down2) to cut out2) to cut out2) to be fat2) to be fata) (Hiphil) to make a) (Hiphil) to make yourselves fatyourselves fatIf you hate “work” If you hate “work” maybe you are not maybe you are not going about it God’s going about it God’s way.way.

As stated in a As stated in a previous lesson, God previous lesson, God is all powerful. He is all powerful. He did not expend so did not expend so much energy that much energy that He had to rest to He had to rest to build Himself up.build Himself up.

Rest here means – to Rest here means – to cease, put an end to.cease, put an end to.

He go finished. I He go finished. I believe that He just believe that He just took a day to enjoy took a day to enjoy what was created.what was created.

Now God recaps and Now God recaps and adds detail to the adds detail to the story.story.“Now theses are the “Now theses are the generations…..” Last generations…..” Last week we learned that week we learned that this statement signals this statement signals a new section of the a new section of the book.book.

He starts out He starts out saying there saying there wasn’t anyone to wasn’t anyone to “work” the “work” the ground.ground.

God formed Man God formed Man from the dust.from the dust.Hebrew for man is Hebrew for man is Adam.Adam.God breathed into God breathed into him life.him life.

Vs 8,9 God placed him Vs 8,9 God placed him into a garden to work it. into a garden to work it. God is a creative being; God is a creative being; we are made in His we are made in His image. Creativity is part image. Creativity is part of our nature. We seek of our nature. We seek to create in order to be to create in order to be fulfilled.fulfilled. We seek out We seek out “work.”“work.”

Where was Eden?Where was Eden?http://www.kjvbible.org/rivers_of_the_garden_of_eden.hthttp://www.kjvbible.org/rivers_of_the_garden_of_eden.htmlml

  8 Now the LORD 8 Now the LORD God had planted a God had planted a garden in the garden in the east, in Eden; and east, in Eden; and there he put the there he put the man he had man he had formed.formed.

1.Eden2.Garden in the land3.East

Read Genesis 2:10-14Read Genesis 2:10-14 10 A river watering the  10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. where there is gold.

12 (The gold of that 12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic land is good; aromatic resin [resin [aa] and onyx are ] and onyx are also there.) 13 The also there.) 13 The name of the second name of the second river is the Gihon; it river is the Gihon; it winds through the winds through the entire land of Cush.entire land of Cush.

14 The name of the 14 The name of the third river is the third river is the Tigris; it runs along Tigris; it runs along the east side of the east side of Asshur. And the Asshur. And the fourth river is the fourth river is the Euphrates.Euphrates.

The Tigris and the The Tigris and the Euphrates can still Euphrates can still be located on maps be located on maps today. The problem today. The problem is, where are Pishon is, where are Pishon and Gihon.and Gihon.

Verse 13 Verse 13 The name of the second The name of the second river is Gihon. It winds river is Gihon. It winds through the entire land of through the entire land of Cush.Cush.The names come from the The names come from the 1010thth chapter of Genesis and chapter of Genesis and are usually called the Table are usually called the Table of Nations.of Nations.

In the 6In the 6thth verse of verse of chapter 10 we see chapter 10 we see the four sons of the four sons of Ham. They are Cush, Ham. They are Cush, Mizram, Put and Mizram, Put and Canaan.Canaan.

Canaan - modern Canaan - modern PalestinePalestinePut – Libya in No. AfricaPut – Libya in No. AfricaMizram – EgyptMizram – EgyptCush – Ethiopia Cush – Ethiopia

Ethiopia contains the Ethiopia contains the upper Nileupper NileEgypt contains the lower Egypt contains the lower Nile.Nile.

Therefore, the third Therefore, the third river, Gihon, is the river, Gihon, is the Nile.Nile.

So, where is the So, where is the Pishon of verse 11?Pishon of verse 11?

Pishon winds through Pishon winds through or compasses the or compasses the entire land of Havilah.entire land of Havilah.It has been suggested It has been suggested that Pishon’s modern that Pishon’s modern day location would be day location would be the Red Sea.the Red Sea.

http://vqpub.org/http://vqpub.org/VisionQuest  Publishing, Inc VisionQuest  Publishing, Inc I found this website very I found this website very interesting. There are maps interesting. There are maps and articles on Eden’s and articles on Eden’s location. location. http://vqpub.org/Eden.htmhttp://vqpub.org/Eden.htmcontains information on the contains information on the Garden of Eden’s location.Garden of Eden’s location.

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