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BIBLE WOMEN

LESSON 1

Of the Old Testament

Patriarchal Dispensation

Adam to Abraham

2083 Years; Gen, 1 to 12  

(References in Genesis)

PERIOD OF PROBATION

 

WOMAN - HER ORIGIN

 

1.      In whose image was she created (Gen 1:27)?

2.      What does this mean? Physical? Spiritual?

A.     Intellectually free to act, with the never-dying spirit, and with a conscience

B.     (mind, heart, and soul = spiritual image)

C.    What is God’s nature (John 4:24)?

D.    What is spirit (Luke 24:39; Eccl 12:7)?

E.     Again, God tells us that man (generic term for mankind) was created in His image and that is why we must not murder (Gen 9:5, 6)?

3.      Physically, whose image do we all bear (Acts 17:26; 1 Cor 15:45, 49)?

A.     Spiritually, whose image do we bear (Gen 1:27)?

B.     What is man’s spiritual nature (Mat 22:36-37)?

C.    How do we know God has a soul (Mat 12:18; Psa 11:5)?

D.    How do we know God has a heart (Gen 6:6; Ezek 28:2-6)?

E.     How do we know God has a mind (Gen 6:6; Jer 15:1; 19:5; 32:35; 44:21)?

F.     Old Testament, the same Hebrew word includes both the mind and heart (Jer 19:5—mind of God; Gen 6:6—heart of God)

G.    Does man have a heart, mind, and soul (Mat 22:36-37)?

4.      Tell about the two natures of man (Eccl 12:7; Ps 16:10; Acts 2:27 and Rom 7:14-25)?

A.     How did God make man and woman (Gen 5:2a)?

B.     What did he call them (Gen 5:2b)?

 

EVE—MOTHER OF ALL LIVING

Gen 3:20; Gen 4:1; 2 Cor 11:3; 1 Tim 2:13

 

HER CREATION

1.      At the climax of creation, what was sadly lacking (Gen 2:20b)?

2.      For the first surgery, what preparation was made (Gen 2:21a)?

A.     What was taken from the incision, and what was done then (Gen 2:21)?

B.     What was made from Adam’s rib (Gen. 2:22)?

i.        Does the scripture tell us from which side it came?

ii.      Does man, or did Adam, have one less rib than woman? Be sure to use a scripture if there is one.

3.      Why was she called woman (Gen 2:23)?

A.     What did Adam call her (Gen 3:20)?

B.     Why was she called Eve (Gen 3:20)?

 

HER MARRIAGE

1.      After her creation, to whom did God present her (Gen 2:22)?

A.     What were Adam’s reactions to his new bride (Gen 2:23)?

B.     In his quest for a “help meet,” what will a man do (Gen 2:24)?

C.    In this marriage, the two became what (Mat 19:5-6)?

2.      Who made this joint union? Of what must man beware (Mat 19:6b)?

A.     For how long is the woman bound to the man (Rom 7:2)?

B.     What frees her from this sacred contract (Rom 7:3b)?

C.    While both companions live, what is the only ground for separation or divorce (Mat 19:9)? (Note: this verse says “if” not “when.”)

D.    Can the offended mate forgive, or must he put her away (Mat 6:14-15)? (Whether or not he puts her away, he still must forgive.)

3.      In a marriage, how is headship divinely arranged (1 Cor 11:3)?

A.     Who is the head (Eph 5:23a)?

B.     To whom is the wife to be in subjection (Eph 5:22)?

i.        What are the limits of this subjection (Eph 5:22)?

ii.      Give Christ’s illustration of this (Eph 5:22)?

C.    In the meantime, how is the husband to love his wife (Eph 5:25)?

 

HER HOME LIFE:

1.      For a home, what did God prepare (Gen 2:8)?

A.     How was that place made beautiful (Gen 2:8)?

B.     What special trees were in the garden (Gen 2:9)?

C.    What wealth was there (Gen 2:11-12)?

2.      Why were the man and the woman placed there (Gen 2:15)?

A.     Was the garden given to them so they could enjoy themselves ( Col 1:16—talking about Christ)?

i.        Ex 19:5—all is mine.

ii.      Psa 50:10, 12—all is mine.

iii.    Man is only a steward, not an owner.

B.     Should we feel that homemaking or home-keeping is burdensome (1 Cor 4:1-2)? There was work in the Garden of Eden, and where there is work there is pain.

C.    What will home-idlers do (1 Tim 5:13)?

3.      What privileges were granted Adam and Eve (Gen 2:16)?

A.     What restriction was imposed (Gen 2:17)?

B.     In full, what was the menu for their food (Gen1:29)?

C.    What was added to man’s diet after the flood (Gen 9:3)?