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Title

Genesis 1-11 and Work

Authors

Theology of Work Project
Andrew Schmutzer
Alice Matthews

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-11-2013

Keywords

Genesis, Bible Commentary

Abstract

1. Introduction to Genesis 1-11
2. God Creates the World (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
   • God works to create the world (Genesis 1:1-25)
     • God brings the material world into being (Genesis 1:1-2)
     • God’s creation takes work (Genesis 1:3-25; 2:7)
     • Creation is of God, but is not identical with God (Genesis 1:11)
     • God sees that his work is good (Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31)
   • God works relationally (Genesis 1:26a)
   • God limits his work (Genesis 2:1-3)
3. God Creates and Equips People to Work (Genesis 1:26-2:25)
   • People are created in God's image (Genesis 1:26, 27; 5:1)
   • Dominion (Genesis 1:26; 2:5)
   • Relationships (Genesis 1:27; 2:18, 21-25)
   • Fruitfulness/Growth (Genesis 1:28; 2:15, 19-20)
   • Provision (Genesis 1:29-30; 2:8-14)
   • Limits (Genesis 2:3; 2:17)
   • The work of the “creation mandate” (Genesis 1:28, 2:15)
4. People Fall into Sin in Work (Genesis 3:1-24)
5. People Work in a Fallen Creation (Genesis 4-8)
   • The first murder (Genesis 4:1-25)
   • God says "enough!" and creates a new world (Genesis 6:9-8:19)
6. God Works to Keep His Promise (Genesis 9-11)
   • God’s Covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:1-19)
   • Noah’s Fall (Genesis 9:20-29)
   • Noah's descendants and the Tower of Babel (Genesis 10:1-11:32)
7. Conclusions from Genesis 1-11

Comments

Contributed to Digital Commons @ SPU with permission from the Theology of Work Project.

Recommended Citation

Theology of Work Project; Schmutzer, Andrew; and Matthews, Alice, "Genesis 1-11 and Work" (2013). Theology of Work Project. 16.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/tow_project/16

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