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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 (
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)?