The first 2 chapters of Genesis include two different accounts of the creation narrative (1:1-2:4 and 2:4-25). Read the chapters a second time carefully. What are the key similarities you see between the two accounts? What are the key differences you see? How is God portrayed in each story? What do you make of the differences? Are they contradictory, complimentary, or both? Why? Do you like one of the stories better than the other? Why? Prompt 2 – Genesis Chapters 16 and 21 focus attention on Hagar and Ishmael. Carefully reread these 2 chapters. What do you find interesting, troubling, or insightful in the stories of Hagar and Ishmael? Why? Hagar, as a slave of Sarai, is treated poorly by Sarai. What do you make of the way God treats Hagar in the stories? Is she treated well by God or poorly? Or both? If she is treated poorly, are there any positive actions God takes to protect or care for her, and do they go far enough? Explain your perspective
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