The creation according to Genesis

1. In reading the creation account in Genesis 1-2, what does one learn about this creator God? What does one
   learn about the world that this God created? Put another way, what is the author of Genesis 1-2 trying to say
   about God and about the world?
2. In Genesis 3, something goes wrong with the created world. What happens, and what are the results of this
   event (that is, what happens both to Adam and Eve, and to creation itself)?
3. In Genesis 12-17, God calls Abraham and makes a covenant (an agreement) with him that includes three
   main promises. What are these promises? How might they relate to the problems of Genesis 3?
4. Exodus 1-20 describes the story of the release of Israelites from bondage in Egypt. What, in your opinion,
   seems to be the climax of these chapters? What makes you say that? How might these chapters relate to the
   promises God made in Genesis 12-17?
5. What personal questions and/or reflections do you have from these readings?

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