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1 Old Testament Storyboard: How the Old Testament Tells One, Cohesive Narrative Halina Adams Old Testament Prof. Caleb Stewart September 10, 2023

2 Part 1 : After reading Genesis 1-3, list out the ways these chapters introduce the biblical narrative for the following categories. For each category, the student should include several robust sentences that are focused on the text. One word or sparse answers will not suffice. God is the Creator of the universe, the one who is responsible for everything we see. He is in control of everything he created. God is outside of time and space and was not created, but rather has existed eternally and will exist eternally. By giving us this information, Genesis 1-3 establishes God’s authority over everything in the universe and teaches us of God’s mighty and unimaginable power, as well as His love for His Creation. Humans were created by God to reflect His glory. God created us out of dust and breathed His breath of life into us. He created us male and female, for companionship with each other, so that we could build relationships with Him. God gave man the command to rule over the earth, giving humans a small amount of authority. This information establishes our elevated role as God’s image in creation and proves that every human is valuable. Furthermore, God’s commission to humankind proves that He has set us apart, giving us the ability to listen or run. Human interaction is shown to be necessary for our own wellbeing. God tells us that it is not good for us to be alone, and that he created companions for us for a reason. Adam and Eve are overjoyed to have each other, which foreshadows God’s use of relationships to spread His Gospel. However, Adam and Eve’s interactions can also lead to destruction, foreshadowing the evil intent of humankind that destroys us again and again. The world , or Creation, is called “very good” by its Creator. God does not make mediocre or purposeless creations, rather He creates everything with a purpose. He also loves to make beautiful things that will reflect His glory and make humankind stand in awe. This leads us back to Him and His mighty power. In the Biblical narrative, Creation is corrupted when Adam

3 and Eve sin. What was once beautiful and pure is now tainted and will forever have its glory diminished. This shows up time and time again, proving that God’s Creation, though still good, will bear the marks of sin until its Creator makes all things new. Creation interacts with its Creator by building a relationship with Him. Adam and Eve go on walks with God. They talk to Him and are friends with Him. He is a personable, intimate God who cares about each part of Creation individually. Even when sin corrupts the world, God is still interested in being a part of His Creation’s story; going so far as to die for it. This relationship that Adam and Eve have with God points to the Biblical narrative, because throughout this great metanarrative, God is present with His people. He interacts with them, builds personal relationships with them, and continues to do so even now, and it all started in Genesis 1-3. Sin comes into the world when God’s Creation doubts or becomes discontented with his goodness. Before the Fall, Adam and Eve do not doubt God. They are content and happy to live in the paradise that was created for them. But once a seed of doubt was planted in their minds, they started to want to be like God, unsatisfied with the perfectly good existence they are given. Sin is a constant reminder of our inability to be satisfied with what we are given. It is the start of humankind’s selfish tendencies. Instead of pointing back to God with our actions, we actively choose self-centeredness. This always ends in disaster. This first sin shows that we will never be able to save ourselves, and that we need someone perfect to save us. The solution for sin is not given in all its glory immediately, but Genesis 1-3 hints at God’s plan. God’s commitment to eventually crush death is established in these chapters, and we see that He knows all things perfectly. His references to the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman foreshadow Jesus’s coming. Jesus was injured and killed, but he did not stay dead,

4 whereas Death was and will be defeated forever . God’s judgment in Genesis 3 foreshadows this reality. Part 2 : After reading Genesis 12:1-3, make note of the three things God promises to Abram: land, offspring (people), and blessing. Why are these three things significant? List the three, and robustly explain why they are important. How are they a part of the solution for sin in Part 1? Land is a significant promise to Abram because it establishes a home for God’s people. Land is important in order to have a place to live. It also signified wealth in the Ancient World, so to have land was to have stability, establishing a safety net for Abram’s descendants. When Adam and Eve sinned, they were exiled from the Garden of Eden, losing their perfect home. They also caused the ground to be cursed. So for Abram’s descendants to be guaranteed land, it restored the homelessness of Adam and Eve and gave them stability to have a fruitful society. Offspring is a significant promise to Abram because it is a sign of God’s miraculous power. Abram was well past the age to have children. Sarai, his wife, was barren. He was sure that he was never going to have an heir. However, God knew better. His promise to Abram started a long line of miraculous births that led to the most miraculous birth of all: the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus’s genealogy was full of families who could not have children, but who were blessed by God and were able to have children. This promise to Abram is God’s commitment to raising up a special people through whom he will save his Creation. His miraculous gift to Abram is a picture of the miraculous gift he gave to us all through His death and resurrection. Blessing is a significant promise to Abram because it proves God’s love for His people. Most of the people groups of the time believed in unfeeling, impersonal gods who created the world and then left it to struggle. But God is not like that. He is involved in our lives. His

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