KINGDOM, COVENANTS, AND CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
STUDY GUIDE 2.2
Lesson 2: The Kingdom of God
Section 2: Primeval History


OUTLINE FOR TAKING NOTES

II. Primeval History

A. Place

  1. Initial Preparations

  2. Ongoing Expansion

B. People

  1. Priests

  2. Vice-Regents

C. Progress

  1. Cosmic Treason

  2. Corruption and Judgment

  3. Long-term strategy


REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. How does Dr. Pratt describe God's work in Genesis 1:3-31?
   
2. Lesson 2 explains three key aspects of the kingdom of God, as it became manifest in primeval history. What are they?

3. What are some of the other meanings of the word used in Genesis 1:31, when God looks at the creation and says that it is "good" (in Hebrew, "tov")?

4. What was to be the place of God's kingdom, as it was manifest in primeval history?

5. What analogy does Dr. Pratt use to explain how made the land of Eden, and the Garden of Eden within it, as a special place?
   
6. What does the word "Eden" mean in Hebrew?

7. Who were to be the people of God's kingdom, as it was manifest in primeval history?

8. What does it mean to say that Adam and Eve were given the job of "priesthood"?
   
9. What is the "image of God" in man, according to Dr. Pratt?
   
10. What does it mean to say that Adam and Eve were ordained as "royalty"?

11. What were the three stages of the progress of the kingdom of God as manifest in primeval history?
   
12. Did the rebellion of Adam and Eve eliminate their role as "kingdom builders"?
   
13. In Genesis 9:1, what did God tell Noah and his sons to do?
       
   
APPLICATION QUESTIONS

1. What importance does it have for you that man was made in the image of God? How does it make you feel about yourself? How does it make you feel about others?

2. Read Genesis 1:28 and write down ways in which you can obey these commands. Think not only of the physical world, but also of society and culture in general.