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起初 神
TheStoryofGenesis in
Characters
“In the beginning God”
The Chinese Language
The Chinese Language
Oldest continuouswritten language
4,500 years ago
The Chinese Language
The Chinese Language
Drew pictures to expresswords or ideas
The Chinese Language
Simple pictures were combined tomake more complex thoughts.
The Chinese Language
This lesson is based on thetraditional Chinese characters.
mouth
口 + =
man olderbrother
儿 兄口 儿
mouth
+ =
man olderbrother
口 儿 兄
C. H. Kang
2500BC
1500BC
600BC
30AD
2000AD
Chineselanguagefirstwritten
First 5 booksof the Bible written
Buddha
Deathof Jesus
2500BC
1500BC
600BC
30AD
2000AD
Chineselanguagefirstwritten
First 5 booksof the Bible written
Buddha
Deathof Jesus
Shang DiBuddha上帝
Why the Bible is NOTa western book
Why the Bible is NOTa western book
Originally written in Hebrew & Greek
Why the Bible is NOTa western book
First writers were from Egypt and Babylon (Iraq)
Why the Bible is NOTa western book
First five books written by Moses,an adopted son of the king of
Egypt (1500 BC).
Why the Bible is NOTa western book
The first five books focus on the beginning of the nation of
Israel...
Why the Bible is NOTa western book
but first 11 chapters record the history that ALL nations share.
The Creation of Man
“then Jehovah God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and the man became a living being.”
—Genesis 2.7, p. 3 OT
“then Jehovah God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and the man became a living being.”
—Genesis 2.7, p. 3 OT
Dust Breath Alive To Talk
土 口丶告+ + =土 口
丶
To Talk Walking To Create
告 辶 造+ =告 辶
Alive Dust Man First
土丶
儿 先+ =+丶土 儿
God one Man garden happiness
礻 一 口 田 福+ =+ +礻 一 口 田
The Garden
“And Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there He put the man whom He
had formed.”—Genesis 2.8, p. 3 OT
“And Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there He put the man whom He
had formed.”—Genesis 2.8, p. 3 OT
Garden of Eden
West
西
One Person Enclosure,Garden
West
一 儿 囗 西+ =+一 儿 囗
The Creation of Woman
“The Jehovah God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be
alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”
—Genesis 2.18, p. 3 OT
One Person Enclosure,Garden
West
一 儿 囗 西+ =+一 儿 囗
Woman To want,To desire,Necessary
West
西 女 要=+西 女
People Beginning,First
Two
儿二 元=+二 儿
The Woman and the Forbidden Fruit
“And Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden... Out of the
ground Jehovah God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil.—Genesis 2.8-9, p. 3 OT
“And Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden... Out of the
ground Jehovah God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil.—Genesis 2.8-9, p. 3 OT
“And Jehovah God commanded the man, ‘You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it
you shall die.’”—Genesis 2.16-17, p. 3 OT
“So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes,
and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she
took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.”
—Genesis 3.6, p. 4 OT
“So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes,
and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she
took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.”
—Genesis 3.6, p. 4 OT
Woman To covet, desire
TwoTrees
木木 女 婪=+木木 女
Secret,private
gardenLifeor
Motionman
Devil,Satan
丶厶 田 儿 鬼=+ + +
丶厶 田 儿
TwoTrees
Cover TempterDevil
鬼木木 冖 魔=+ +木木 冖 鬼
“she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her
husband, who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew
that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and
made loincloths for themselves.”
—Genesis 3.7, p. 4 OT
Man Fruit Naked
亻 果 倮=+亻 果
Man Fruit
Clothing
Naked
Fruit Naked
亻
衤
果
果
倮
裸
=+
+ =衤 果
“she took of its fruit and ate”
“To the woman He said, ‘I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall
bring forth children.”—Genesis 3.6, 16, p. 4, 5 OT
“she took of its fruit and ate”
“To the woman He said, ‘I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall
bring forth children.”—Genesis 3.6, 16, p. 4, 5 OT
A Piece TwoTrees
Pain
木木疋 楚=+疋 木木
“in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for
you.”—Genesis 3.17-18, p. 5 OT
“in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for
you.”—Genesis 3.17-18, p. 5 OT
Pain, sorrow, toil
Ancient Weeds Sorrow
古 艹 苦=+古 艹
God
Eve
Adam
Sin Death(separationfrom God)
Hand Lance Me
手 戋 我=+手 戋 我
Hand Lance Me
Sheep RighteousnessMe
手
羊
戋 我
義我
=+
+ =
手 戋
我 羊
我我
“not guilty”
The First Murder
“And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.”
—Genesis 4.8, p. 6 OT
“And Jehovah but a mark on Cain, so that no one who came
upon him would kill him.”—Genesis 4.15, p. 6 OT
Mouth Man EldestSon
Cruel, violent
口 儿 兄
兇“shun”
=+口 儿
The World-Wide Flood
Person Eight Boat Largeship
口 八 舟 船=+ +口 八 舟
Eight United Earth Total
八 共廾 一 =+ +八 廾 一
Total Water Flood
共 氵 洪=+共 氵
Mouth Eight Water To hand down,
To continue
口 氵 沿八 =+ +口 八 氵
How Nations and Languages Were
Divided
“Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so
that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
—Genesis 11.7, p. OT
“So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face
of all the earth.”—Genesis 11.8, p. OT
GreatDivision
WestWalk Migrate
㔾 =+大 遷辶西+ +大 㔾 西 辶
Chinese Characters
#01
The Story of Genesisin Chinese Characters
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewartwww.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: The Chinese language is much older than when Moses wrote the book of Genesis. Interestingly, some of the traditional Chinese characters may indicate a clear knowledge of the same events as revealed by God to Moses, and we can draw the conclusion that the ancestors of the Chinese knew these stories and passed them on in their written language.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
