2022Q2L01_Apr 2-The Creation

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Sabbath School Gems

From The Top Ministries

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Welcome to Sabbath School Gems. We bring you biblical highlights from each week’s Seventh-Day Adventist Sabbath School lesson. If you had no time to study, studied but are still seeking, or are leading a class we dig into the lesson to unearth and showcase valuable gems. Not simply a summary of the study guide, we carefully extract important biblical truths (gems) with the intent to enhance understanding of the Bible and to promote love for our Wonderful Lord and Savior. So have a listen as we explore together.

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2022Q2L01_Apr 2-The Creation

Sabbath School Gems

30 minutes 25 seconds

3 years ago

2022Q2L01_Apr 2-The Creation

2022Q2L01-The Creation from the Quarterly titled Genesis

· Genesis very important book containing key information about our origin, our destiny, God’s character and plan for His creation, the origin and problem with iniquity.

· There are two different words used for God throughout the Bible and we see them starting in Genesis:

- el (god), plural is elohim (gods)

- YHWH: translated as "LORD"

· Elohim is used starting in Genesis 1 and throughout the description of creation. Contrary to popular belief that this is the BIG POWERFUL MIGHT GOD term, it is actually more of a generic little “g” god term. You can find it used as such elsewhere in the Bible as a generic term for god or gods that are not the creator (e.g Gen 35:2,4, Exo 20:3, Exo 23:24, Deu 12:3, etc.).

· The term YHWH (Yaweh) is first introduced starting in Gen 2:4

· Here, and many other places, YHWH is used along with “elohim” to denote that this is a specific god, in this case The God who created.

· It also corresponds with the time we see God acting as manager of the earth and of creation and of and relating to mankind.

· YHWH is not only the God that created (Gen 2:4) He is the one that man starts to call out to (Gen 4:26); He is the one that orders the flood (Gen 6:7); scatters the people at Babel (Gen 11:6); calls Abraham out from his land (Gen 15:18); makes a covenant with Moses; leads the Children of Israel out of Egypt with a mighty hand; meets with Moses on Mt. Sinai and speaks directly to the people from that mountain.

· He is also the one who reveals His glory to Moses on the mountain (Exo 34:6), passing by him and proclaiming His own name: "The LORD (YHWH), the LORD (YHWH) God [El], merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,(Exo 34:7) ...

· MONDAY - It was good: God proclaims his work “good” and at the end of creation “good good” (or very good) indicating not only He is pleased with it, but that it ended up as He intended.

· TUESDAY - The Sabbath: The Sabbath caps off creation, ending the creation week on a very good note, on a time to enjoy the creation and relationships that were formed.

· WEDNESDAY - Creation of Humanity: We are physicially and spiritually made in the Image of God showing just how much God intended for us to be companions to Him, to be able to relate to Him and be close to Him

· THURSDAY - Duty of Humanity: All of the activities God created for Man (tending to the animals, tending the garden, joining in marriage, creating and raising children) are key to helping us understand our relationship with God, as our relationship with God seems to be the most important object that God had in mind for His creation.

· FRIDAY - Science and the Bible: The Bible withstands scientific scrutiny no matter how much knowledge man obtains. Who would know that the discovery of DNA and Chromosomes and DNA would support the fact that you can make a woman from a man, that the man has all the genetic information to do this, whereas you cannot go the other way to make a man from a woman (even as that would be the obvious assumption based on the fact that woman give birth to male babies all the time.)