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Genesis Creation and Early Humanity Flashcards
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1
Question
What was the initial state of the earth before God's first act of creation?
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Formless and desolate, covered by a raging ocean in total darkness
2
Question
How did God separate light from darkness on the first day?
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By commanding light to appear and then naming the light 'Day' and darkness 'Night'
3
Question
What purpose did the dome serve on the second day of creation?
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To divide the water below from the water above, forming the sky
4
Question
Why was God pleased with the land and sea on the third day?
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Because the water gathered to reveal the land, and it was good
5
Question
What types of plants did God command the earth to produce on the third day?
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Those that bear grain and those that bear fruit
6
Question
What role do the lights in the sky serve according to the fourth day's command?
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To separate day from night, mark time for days, years, and festivals, and give light to the earth
7
Question
How does the creation of sun, moon, and stars interconnect with the first day's light?
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They provide the sources and rulers for the light and darkness already separated
8
Question
What blessing did God give to the sea creatures and birds on the fifth day?
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To reproduce and fill the sea and air, increasing in number
9
Question
In what way were humans created to resemble God?
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Like us, with power over fish, birds, and animals
10
Question
What food provisions did God make for humans and animals on the sixth day?
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Grain and fruit for humans; grass and leafy plants for animals
11
Question
Why did God bless and set apart the seventh day?
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Because he completed creation and rested from work
12
Question
What conditions existed before God formed the man in Eden?
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No plants or seeds, no rain, no cultivator, but water from the ground
13
Question
How did God bring life to the man formed from soil?
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By breathing life-giving breath into his nostrils
14
Question
What special trees were in the middle of the Garden of Eden?
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The tree that gives life and the tree that gives knowledge of good and bad
15
Question
Which rivers flow from Eden and what do they signify?
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Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, Euphrates; they water the garden and connect to known lands
16
Question
What was the man's role in the Garden of Eden?
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To cultivate and guard it
17
Question
Why did God forbid eating from the tree of knowledge?
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Eating it would lead to death the same day
18
Question
How was the woman created as a companion for the man?
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From one of his ribs while he slept
19
Question
What did the man say upon seeing the woman?
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She is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; woman from man
20
Question
How does marriage interconnect with the creation of woman?
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A man leaves parents to unite with his wife, becoming one flesh
21
Question
Why was the snake the most cunning animal?
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Answer
It questioned God's command to tempt the woman
22
Question
What did the snake claim about eating the forbidden fruit?
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You will not die but become like God, knowing good and bad
23
Question
What immediate effect did eating the fruit have on Adam and Eve?
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They gained understanding, realized nakedness, and covered themselves
24
Question
How did Adam and Eve respond when God called to them?
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They hid in fear due to their nakedness
25
Question
What curse did God place on the snake?
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To crawl on belly, eat dust, and be enemies with woman's offspring
26
Question
How did the curse affect the woman in relation to creation's order?
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Increased pain in pregnancy and birth, desire yet subjection to husband
27
Question
What curse did the man receive for disobedience?
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Hard labor on cursed ground, producing weeds, until returning to soil
28
Question
Why did God clothe Adam and Eve with animal skins?
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Answer
To cover their nakedness after the fall
29
Question
What prevented access to the tree of life after the fall?
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Cherubim and a flaming sword at the garden's east
30
Question
How were Cain and Abel different in their occupations?
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Cain was a farmer; Abel a shepherd