SENIOR FIVE SELF STUDY WORK

C.R.E 1
DAY 1
THE CREATION STORIES! Gen 1& 2
The 1st creation Account (Gen 1)
God is the creator according to the author. Heaven and Earth were
all created by Him.
God per-existed all creations. He was there before any creation was
there.
God is a spirit according to the author. His spirit moved upon the
face of the waters
God is a sole giver of life. He created everything like creations and
gave them life to live.
Man was created superior to all creatures. Of all the creatures, only
man was created in God’s own image
God loved man in a special way. Of all the creatures, only man was
created in his own image.
God started of marriage institution. He created male & female 2 start
marriage
God intended the purpose of marriage to be multiplication. After
creating, male & female he ordered them to have children and fill
the earth.
God intended marriage to be hetero-sexual. It was to be between
male and female since he created man & woman.
God intended marriage to be a permanent relationship. Male and
female were to stay together permanently after God created them.
God is a perfect creator Everything and made him happy.
Good is omnipotent (powerful) He just commanded and everything
was created.

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God exists in form of the holy trinity. The phrase “let us make”
shows that God the father son & Holy Spirit worked together during
the creation process.
God created in a series of days according to the author creation took
place day after day up to the end.
Man and woman are equal according to the author. Both male and
female were created in God’s image hence equal.
Man is God’s creature according to the author he came into
existence after God creating him male and female
Man shares into God’s attributes like reasoning. He was to have such
attributes as reasoning, loving since he was created in the image of
such a God
Man was given power over all creatures, birds, plants, fish and
animals were put under man’s control by God.
N.B: Insights (Key ideas) in Gen 1
God is the creator
God pre-existed created
God is a spirit
God is a sole life giver
Good intended marriage institution
God intended marriage to be for multiplication
Good intended love between male and female in marriage.
God intended hetero- sexual marriage
Good intended a permanent marriage
God is a perfect creator
God is omnipotent
God exists inform of the holy trinity.
God created in a series of days
Good is holy
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Man was given power over all creatures
by God Man share into Gods attribute.
Man is God’s creature
Man and woman are equal
Man was created superior to other creatures.

ACTIVITY 1
1: Examine
(a) the major insights of the author of the 1st creation account
(b) The major insights of the author of the 2nd creation
(c) The major insights of the writers account in the book of Gen.
2.Analyse the Key ideas in the stories of creation in the Book of
Gen

DAY 2
IMPORTANCE OF THE FIRST CREATION ACCOUNT TO
MODERN CHRISTIANS
The first creation account encourages modern Christians to worship
God, since he created them according to his account.
It encourages them 2 ask God for life. Since he is the sole giver of
life according to the 1st creation account.
It encourages them to love God since he loved man in a 1st creation
account by creating male & female in his own image
It encourages them 2 love 1 another as Christians since they were
created in God’s own image according to the 1st creation account.
It encourages them to respect the marriage institution since it was
started by God himself when he created male & female in the 1st
creation account.

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It encourages them to promote equality of man & woman since the
two were created equal in God’s own image.
It encourages them to promote monogamy the marriage of 1 man 1
woman since it was the marriage started by God in the 1st creation
account.
It encourages them to promote a hetero- sexual marriage
relationship where opposite sex male and female started by God in
of 1st creation account.
It encourages them to produce and multiply since God commanded
male & female 2 have many children and fill the earth when he
created them.
It encourages them to observe the Holy Trinity the worship of God
the father, God the son and God the Holy spirit seen during creation.
It encourages them 2 live holy lives since God the creator in the 1st
creation account is holy too.
It encourages them to preserve God’s creation such as birds, plants,
animals since he created them all good.
THE RELEVANCE OF THE 1ST CREATION ACCOUNT TO
CHRISTIANS TODAY, (CHURCH TODAY)
Modern Christians should
- Worship God
- Love God
- Love one another
- Respect the marriage institution
- Promote equality of man and woman
- Promote monogamy
- Promote a hatero- sexual relationship
- Produce and multiply
- Observe the holy lives
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 - Preserve God’s creation
Note:
Significance/ importance= “encourages”
Relevance/ relevant= “should”

ACTIVITY 2
1. Of what significance (importance) is the first creation account to
modern Christians?
2. (a) Analyze the insights in the first creation account?
(b) What do Christians learn from the above account?
3. (a) Examine the major ideas authored in the first creation story
Gen 1
b) Of what relevance is the above story to Christians today.

DAY 3
The 2nd creation story (Account) or Genesis 2
God is a worker. His work was done through creating the earth with
such things like plants, the Garden of Eden, man.
God is a source of blessings. He gave blessings to the seventh day
and set it apart as a special day.
Sabbath is God’s special day. God blessed Sabbath the 7th day and
set it apart as his holy day.
Man is God’s creature. It’s God who formed a man from soil and
breathed life into his nostrils hence his creature.
God loves man in a special way from other creatures, He was
concerned when man was alone and created woman to give him
company.
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God is a source of life. He breathed life into man’s nostrils and he
became a living being.
God is an artist. He formed man from the soil of the ground like a
potter makes a pot from clay.
God started the marriage institution. He created man first and
woman later hence the beginning of the marriage institution.
God intended the purpose of marriage to be companionship. He
created woman to give man company when he saw man was alone.
God intended marriage to be hetero sexual in nature. He created
woman and man to make marriage of opposite sexes.
God intended marriage to be monogamous he created one woman
for one man to be in marriage.
Good intended unity in marriage man was to leave his father and
mother and unite with his wife to became one.
God intended marriage to be permanent man was to leave his father
and mother to be united with his wife and become one for forever.
God has power over man. He made man to sleep ad out of his power
picked out a rib and closed the flesh.
God is man’s provider. He created man and later provided the
garden of Eden for him for him to cultivate.
God commanded man to work. He planted the garden of Eden and
commanded man to cultivate it.
Man and woman were created equal by God. The two to were
created from same flesh and bone hence equal.

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 Man is superior to woman. It is out of man’s ribs that woman was
created, hence man’s superiority.
Man was given power over all creatures as a sign of his power over
creatures, God gave man the task of naming the creatures.
Man is God’s co- worker. As God Created, He gave man to name
the creatures
NB: Major insights (ideas) in Gen: 2
- God is a worker
- God is a source of blessing
- God loves man in a special way from other creatures
- God is a source of life
- God has power over man
- God is man’s provider
- God commanded man to work
- God started the marriage institution
- God intended of purpose of marriage to be companionship.
- God intended marriage to be teeter- sexual
- God intended unity in marriage
- God intended love in marriage God intended marriage to be
permanent
- Man is God’s creature
- Man and woman were created equal.
- Man was created superior to woman - Man was given power over
all creatures
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 - Man is God’s co-worker.
- 1 (b) Christians should: -
- Work
- Seek for blessings from God
- Love God their creator
- Love fellow Christians.
- Seek for life from God
- Seek for God’s protection
- Seek for God’s provision
- Obey God’s command of work
- Respect of marriage institution
- Give each other company to these who are married
- Respect the marriage of one man one woman as intended by God -
Love each other especially the married.
- Unite together especially the married
- promote equality of man and woman is society.
Approach – reasons = should
- Relevance/ relevant= should
- Significance/ importance = encourage
NB: 2 The above points must be qualified (related to the story)
ACTIVITY 3
1. a) analyze the insights in the 2nd creation account
b) What do Christians learn from the above account?
2. a) Examine the major ideas authored in 2nd creation story. Gen?
b) Of what reference is the above story to Christians today?
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DAY 4
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE 1ST AND THE 2ND
CREATION ACCOUNTS (GEN: 1 AND 2 STORIES)
In both accounts, God is at the centre of creation
In both accounts, God is the source of life like in the 2nd creation
account, he breathes life into man’s nostrils.
In both accounts, God is superior to all creatures like in the 1st
account. He just commanded and all things were created.
In both accounts, God is a powerful creator. He created a woman
out of one rib hence a powerful God.
In both accounts, God created all creatures perfect, birds, animals,
man were all created perfect.
In both accounts, God is man’s provider like Eden & put man there
to cultivate it.
In both accounts, God pre existed creation before any creature was
there.
In both accounts, God existed in form of a spirit like in Gen the spirit
of God was moving over the water.
In both accounts God has a close relationship with man compared to
other creatures like in the first creation God created man in his own
image hence closer to him.
In both accounts man is God’s co-creator like in the 2nd creation
account, God created and man assisted him in naming the creatures.
In both accounts, man is superior to all creatures like God created
and man named in the 2nd creation account.
In both accounts, man was created equal male and female like in the
1st creation account male and female were both created in God’s own
image hence equal
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In both accounts, God intended marriage to be monogamous; he
created one woman for one man.
In both accounts, God started the marriage institution. It’s God who
created man &woman as a way of starting marriage,
In both accounts, God intended a hetero- sexual marriage, marriage
was to be between male and female not same sex.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 1ST AND THE 2ND

CREATION ACCOUNTS (GEN: 1&2 STORIES)
While in the 1st creation account the creator is called God
in the 2nd creation account the creator is called lord God.
While the 1st creation account talks about the holy trinity “let us
make”, the second creation account shows that Gods was alone in
creation.
While man is created last in the 1st creation account, man is created
first in the 2nd creation account.
While in the 1st creation account man & woman were created at once
in the 2nd creation account man was created 1st and woman later from
man’s rib.
While in the 1st creation account man was created in God’s own
image, in the 2nd creation account man was formed from the soil.
While in the 1st creation account God created in a series of days in
the second creation account it’s a block creation.
While in the 1st creation account man was free to cat all things, in
the 2nd creation account he was not to eat the free of knowledge of
good and evil.

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While in the 1st creation account God created by ordering, in the 2nd
creation God physically participated in creating.
While in the 1st creation account God named creatures, in the 2nd
creation account man names creatures.
While the 1st creation account, is silent about Sabbath, the 2nd
creation account shows Sabbath as God’s special day set a part for
resting.
While the 1st creation account is silent about the garden of Eden, the
2nd creation account talks about God creating the garden of Eden and
put man there to cultivate it.
While in the 1st creation account marriage was for multiplication in
the 2nd creation account marriage was for companionship.
While in the 1st creation account man and woman were created equal
in God’s own image in the 2nd creation account woman was created
using 1 rip of man hence inferior to man.
While in the 1st creation account God was pleased with what he
created, the 2nd creation account is silent about God being pleased.
While the 1st creation account is poetic, the 2nd creation account is
symbolic.
While man was created with life in the first creation account, God
had to breath a life giving breath into man’s nostril and man became
alive
Guiding Questions
1. Examine the similarities and differences in the stories of
creation in Gen:1 and 2.
2. Compare the creation accounts in the book of Gen!

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 3. Comment on the consistence (similarity) & inconsistence
(difference) in the creation stories of Gen 1&2
NB:
(i) Give similarities first (start with both)
(ii) However
(iii) Give the differences (use whereas/ while/ but)
1.How far are the creation accounts in Gen 1 and 2 similar?
NB
- To a greater extent the creation accounts in Gen 1 & 2 are
similar in the following ways.
- Give the similarities

- However, the creation accounts in Gen 1 and 2 are different in

the following ways
- Give the differences

- In CRE there is no need for introductions and conclusions

To what extent are the stories of creation in Gen 1 & 2 different

How far are the stories of creation in Gen 1& 2 different
- Give a stand point (10 a lesser extent the creation stories are
different in the following ways)
- Give the differences

- However, they are similar in the following ways.

- Give the similarities

To what extent is the 2nd creation account a continuation of the

1st creation account
To what extent are the creation stories in the book of Gen: United
Both in Gen: 1& 2 God is the creator hence the two being united.
In both man was created male & female hence the two being united.
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ACTIVITY 4
1a) analyze the insights in the 2nd creation account
b) What do Christians learn from the above account?
2.a) Examine the major ideas authored in 2nd creation story. Gen?
b) Of what reference is the above story to Christians today?
3.To what extent are the accounts of creation in Gen 1 and 2 similar?

DAY 5
REASONS FOR THE SIMILARITIES IN THE CREATION
ACCOUNTS GEN 1 & 2
The 2 accounts are about the same subject creation hence being
similar
Writers of the two accounts may have shared information while
writing hence the similarity.
Writers of the two accounts may have had the same source when
writing hence the similarity.
The two accounts writers were inspired by God’s spirit when writing
hence the same spirit may have caused the similarity.
Writers of the two account could have had the same aim of writing
like showing what was created and who created hence the similarity.
Compilers of the two accounts could have brought the similarity by
influencing what way written to like similar
Editors of the two accounts could have influenced the two stories to
like similar.

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REASONS FOR THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
CREATION ACCOUNTS GEN 1&2
The 2 creation accounts were written by 2 different writers one being
a Yohwist and the 2nd being a priest writer
Writers of the 2 accounts had different aims of writing like the 1st
account writer wanted 2 show that man was given work as a
command from god hence the differences
Writers of the different two accounts used different sources to write
their work where the 1st account writer used the priestly source and
the 2 account writer used the Yahwist source.
Differences in the periods of writing led 2 the differences in the 2
accounts where the one account was written before exile and the
other after.
The oral source used by the writers of the 2 accounts led 2 the
differences since what they wrote was told 2 them by word of mouth.
The 2 accounts were written from different places hence the
differences where the 1st account was written in Israel while the 2nd
was written in Babylon
Editors of the 2 accounts may have led 2 the differences in the 2
accounts during the editing process.
Compliers of the 2 accounts may have led 2 differences in the 2
accounts during their compilation process.
NB: Why similarities (consistence / agreements)
- The two accounts are about the same subject
- Writer of the two may have shared information
- They may have had a same source
- They may have had the same aim
- They were inspired by the holy spirit of God
- Editors may have led to the similarity
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 NB: DISAGREEMENTS/INCONSISTANCES
- Writers were different
- Writers may have had different aims
- Writers may have used different sources
- Periods of writing were different
- Places of writing were different
- The oral source they used led to their differences
- Editors led 2 the differences
- Compliers may have led to the differences
ACTIVITY 5
1. a) What insights to the 1st and 2nd chapters of Gen provide for a
person seeking knowledge.
b) Discuss the lessons modern learns from the above knowledge.
2 a) Give an account of the consistances and inconsistances in the
1st and 2nd chapters of Gen.
b) Account for the above consistances & incosistances in the 1st
and 2nd chapters of Gen.
3 a) Compare the stories of creation as recorded in Gen 1& 2 b)
b) Account for the insistences in the 2nd creation account.
4 a) Account for the agreements & disagreements in the stories of
creation as recorded in Gen 1&2.
b) What lessons do Christians learn from the two creation stories
Gen: 1&2?

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DAY 6
THE CREATION OF MAN IN GODS OWN IMAGE
Gen 1:26
1. Then God said, “and now we will make human beings; they will
be like us and resemble us.”
2. “…... And now we will make human beings, they will be like
us……...” Gen 1: 26
(a) Examine the (significance importance implication of the
above statement
(b) How has man abused God’s image in him in 2 days.
NB:
Significance on part
(a) – showed
Importance
Revealed
Illustrated
Demonstrated
Signified
Meaning on part a
- Meant

- Showed

- Revealed

- Demonstrated

- Illustrated

Implication
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Implied
Meant
Showed
QN: “…... And now we will make human beings, they will be like
us……...” Gen 1: 26
(a) Examine the (significance importance implication of
the above statement
 It showed that man of all creatures resembled God this is because
male & female were created in God’s image of all creatures.
 It showed the close relationship between man and God. Of all
creatures only man was created in God’s image hence a close
relationship.
 It showed man as the controller of the rest of creation. In the
image of God man was to exercise control over all other
creatures.
 It showed man as God’s co-creator. In the image of God, he was
to assist in creating other things.
 It showed that man was to worship God. In the image of God,
man had to worship his creator he resembled.
 It showed man was to pro-create male and male and female were
made by God hence they were to produce and multiply
 It showed that man was to worship God. In the image of God,
man had to worship his creator he resembled.
 It showed that man was to fellowship with God. He was created
in God’s image therefore would meet with his creator from time
to time.

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 It showed that man was the climax of God’s creation. God created
man last. Hence showing that he spent more time on the beauty
and appearance of man.
 It showed that man was given the ability by God to judge what
was right and wrong of all creatures since they were created both
in God’s image.
 It showed that man shared some similar qualities with God since
he was created in God’ image, man would have such qualities as
reasoning and loving
 It showed that man was to live a holy life. This is because he was
created in the image of a holy God.
 It showed God’s special love for man. This is because of all
creatures man alone was created in God’ image.
 It showed the equality the man & woman. This is because male
and female were created both in God’s image.
 It showed man’s dependence on God. Man was 2 depend on God
to provide from him since he is the God who created him in His
image
 It showed God’s desire for a hetero-sexual relationship in
marriage. This is because; in the image of God male& female
were created to start marriage.
 It showed man as a unique creature from other creatures. Not
insects, birds or animals but man was created in God’s image.
 It showed that man was God’s representative among other
creatures. Through man, God would continue existing among the
rest of the creatures.

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 Significance /importance of God creating man in his own image.
- It showed: -
- Man resembled God of all creatures.
- A dese relationship between man and God
- Man as the controller of all creatures
- Man as God’s co-creator
- Man was to pro-create
- Man was to worship God
- Man was to worship God
- Man was to fellowship with God
- Man was the climax of God’s creation.
- Man had the ability to urge between God & evil.
- Man shared some similar qualities with God
- Man was to live a holy life
- Man was loved by God in a special way
- Man and woman were created equal.
- Man was to depend on God
- Man is a unique creature from the rest of the creatures
- Man is God’s representative among the rest of the creatures
- Man was to worship God
- God desired for a hetero-sexual relationship in marriage.
NB.
Meaning/ implication of God creating man in his own image in Gen
1: 26
- It meant……………...
- It implied ……………

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 ACTIVITY 6
1.(a)Examine God’s plan for creating man in his own image in Gen
1: 26
(b)What do Christians learn from God’s act above
2. “…... And now we will make human beings, they will be like
us……...” Gen 1: 26. Examine the implications of the
above statement

DAY 7
Guiding Questions
1. For what purpose did God create man in his own image in Gen 1:26
2. Examine God’s purpose of creating man in his own image in Gen
1:26
3. Account for God creating humans in his own image in Gen 1:26
4. Justify God’s intention of creating man in his own image.
NB
- God wanted 2…………………….
- God intended 2…………………….

- God wanted man to resemble him of all creatures

- God wanted to make a close relationship between him and man

- God wanted man to control other creatures.

- God wanted man to be his co-creator

- God wanted man to pro-create

- God wanted man to worship

- God wanted man to fellowship with him

- God wanted man to be the climax of his creation.

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- God wanted to give man ability to judge between wats God and
evil.
- God wanted man to shared similar qualities with him.
- God wanted man to live a holy life
- God wanted to show his special love for man of all creatures.
- God wanted man to depend on him
- God wanted man and woman to be equal.
- God wanted to start a hetero- sexual marriage relationship.
- God wanted man to be unique from the rest of all creatures
- God wanted man to represent him among the rest of the creatures

WAYS THROUGH WHICH CHRISTIANS ABUSED GOD’S

IMAGE TODAY.
SOME CHRISTIANS are involved in prostitution. This has abused
God’s image in them since God intended sex to be in marriage.
Some Christians have aborted. This has abused God’s image in them
since God intended them to have many child and fill the earth.
Some Christians have murdered. This has abused God’s image in
them since God intended man to control not to destroy creation.
Some Christians have involved in adultery thus have abused God’s
image in them since God created I man for 1 woman in his own
image
- Witch craft
- Greediness
- Abusing the Sabbath day
- Embezzlement of funds
- Stealing of property
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 Child sacrifice
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- Domestic violence
- Homosexuality
- Destroying the environment
- Discrimination of fellow Christians and non-Christians
- Telling lies
The significance of God creating male & female in his own
image
Some people worship God a lone. Here they have lived up to God’s
intention of creating man to worship him.
Some observe the Sabbath as God’s holy day. These have lived up
2 God’s expectation since he blessed the Sabbath as his.
Some have respected life of follow Christians thus have lived up to
God’s intention since he created man and saw that it was god that he
created him.
Some have preserved the environment thru planting trees. Thus have
fulfilled God’s intention since he wanted man to be in charge of
creation not a destroyer.
- Some are faithful in their marriages

- Some respect of gift of sex - Some treat follows Christians equal.

- Some show love of one another.

However, some Christians have not lived up to the creating of

male & female in his own image as follows
- Some Christians are involved in prostitution
- Some have destroyed the environment
- Some are jealousy of each other
- Some Christians are greedy
- Some Christians tell lies
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- Some Christians commit adultery get married
- Some Christians steal property of follow Christians
- Some Christians embezzle church funds
- Some Christians start wars against their follows
- Some are corrupt
- Some abuse God’s Sabbath day
- Some carry out child sacrifice
- Some incriminate fellow Christians
- Some practice witch craft
- Some beat and fight their marriage partners.

THE SIGNIFICANCE/ IMPORTANCE/ MEANING OF GOD

CREATING WOMAN ARM MAN’S RIB GEN2:21
It showed God’s power over man with his power he picked out a
rib from man and created for him a companion.
- It showed that marriage was started by God. He saw that man was
lonely and there for created woman hence marriage.
- It showed God’s love for man. God loved man and out of that
love, created woman for him when he was alone.
- It showed the unity of the man& woman. The two were created
out of same flesh and bone hence were to live as one
- It showed God’s power to create he used just a rib and woman
was created
- It showed God as man’s provider. When man lacked company,
God picked out a rib from him and provided him with woman to
give him company.
- It showed man as the head of the family. It’s out of his rib that
woman was made hence the head of woman in marriage
- It showed that man and woman were worship God. Both man and
woman were created by God hence they should worship him.
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- It showed God’s desire for a hetero- sexual marriage relationship.
Out of man’s rib, God created for him woman not a fellow man to
give him company.
- It showed that woman should be submissive to man. It was out of
man’s rib that woman was created hence she should submit to
him.
- It showed that superiority of the man to the woman. Woman was
created just out of 1 rib from man hence she’s inferior to him.
- It showed that God started the marriage institution since the
created both male and female.
- It showed that man and woman were created out of the same bone
and flesh.
- It showed God’s desire for love between man and woman
- It showed respect in marriage between man and woman
- It showed that man and woman were to stay together permanently
since they were created out of the same flesh and bone
- It showed that woman was to out as man’s helper since she was
created out of the rib of the man.

Significance of God creating woman from man’s rib.

It showed
- God’s power over man
- Marriage was started by God

- God’s love for man

- Man was to unite with woman
- God’s power to create
- God as man’s provider
- Man as the head of the family
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 - Man and woman were to worship God
- God desire of marriage 2 be monogamous.

- That woman should be submissive to man

- Man’s superiority over woman

- That God allowed sex in marriage

- Equality of man and woman

- God started the marriage institution

- That man and woman were to live in happiness

- Love in marriage

- Respect in marriage

- That man and woman were to stay in a permanent marriage

- That woman was to act as man’s helper.

ACTIVITY 7
1(a) Examine God’s intention of creating human being in his own
image in Gen 2:26
(b) Show the way through which Christians have abased God’s
image 2day.
2.Evaluate the significance of God creating male & female in his
own image

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DAY 8
MISINTERPRETATION THAT COMES OUT TO DAY
FROM THE ACT OF GOD CREATING WOMAN FROM
MAN’S RIB.
Woman are denied superior positions in society today. This is
because they are taken to be inferior people.
Woman today are being mistreated by their husbands. They were
created from the man’s rib some are beaten and others are abused
Some parents do not consider the girl child education. According to
them such girls are to get married hence taking them 2 school would
be useless.
In some societies women are denied some foods like chicken, grass
hoppers, pork saying that it should be eaten by men in those societies
The women are taken as the cause of misfortune in society. Some
men never want to meet with women as the first person while going
for a journey.
Young girls are married off forcefully by their parents to very old
men.
Women are denied inheritance of property in some societies. In such
societies people believe she can be married off and the property is
taken.
Woman are taken as sexual objects and they are not supposed to
refuse at any time the husband asks for something.
Men marry many wives yet it’s not common for a woman to marry
more than 1 husband
Some churches do not ordain women as priests but only in the
protestant church women are ordained reverends or priests.
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In social gatherings, women are considered for the behind seats.
Women do all the work in the house. It’s a common practice that
they have to wash, cook, look after children and also care for
husbands which is quite a lot or work.
They also ask permission from men for any journey they take and
this is done while kneeling.
Women are supposed to greet their men while kneeling in some
societies.
Women are regarded to be the cause of diseases like HIV/AIDS.
QN
“Then the lord God took some soil from the ground and formed man
out of it, he breathed life giving breather into his nostrils and the
man began to live”
(a) Examine the significance of the above statement?
It showed that God is the source of life. Man who was without life
got it on God breathing a breather of life into him
It showed God as the creator. He created man like he created other
creatures
It showed God’s superiority over man. It is God who created man
and also breathed a breather of life into him.
It showed God’s love to man. God created him out of his own love
It showed man’s dependence on God. God breathed a breath of life
into him, hence he is man’s provider and therefore man depends on
him.
It showed God as man’s main provider God was to provide to man
with all his necessities starting with a breath of life.

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It showed that man was to worship God. This is because God is his
creator who formed him from the soil.
It showed man’s uniqueness from other creatures. Of all creatures
only man was formed from the soil and breathed into him a breath
of life by God
It showed God’s powerful nature. He breathed into man’s nostrils a
breath of life and he became a living being hence a powerful God
It showed that man was to fellowship with God since of all creatures,
man had a close relationship between him and God hence was
fellowship with him
It showed that man was to live a holy life since he was created by
God who is holy.

THE TEACHING OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS 1 AND 2

ABOUT MARRIAGE.
• Marriage is a blessing from God. He is the one who created male
and female and therefore blessed them to live together.
• Marriage is meant for procreation. Having created male and
female, God told them to go and fill the world.
• Marriage should be monogamous. God created one woman for
one man hence he willed marriage to be for companionship. God
saw that man was lonely and created woman to give him
company.
• Marriage should be about love. According to God woman and
man were to stay together permanently and man was happy when
God created woman for him.
• Married couples should be faithful to one another. God intended
one woman for 1 man as a symbol of faithfulness to each other.
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• Man and woman should be permanent. According to God man
will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife
hence a permanent institution.
• Marriage should be out of jug and happiness that is why Adam
was so happy when God created Eve out of rib.
• Man and woman are equal to each other in Genesis 1 male and
female were created equal in God’s image.
• There should be peace and harmony in marriage when man and
woman were created by God, they stayed in peace and harmony.
• There should be mutual understanding in marriage. When God
created man and woman there was mutual understanding
between the two
• There should be unity between married partners. When God
created Adam and Eve, there was unity between the two.
• Marriage is a holy institution. This is because it was started by
the God who is holy.
• Man is the head of the family.
• This is because it is out of his rib that woman was created.
• The married partners should depend on God as their provider.
This is because when he created man and woman he provided
them with a garden for their survival.
• Marriage should be between opposite sexes.
• This is because for Adam God created Eve and opposite sex for
marriage
• Woman should be submissive to man in marriage. Since she was
created out of his rib.
• Man should give protection to his wife in marriage. Since she
was created out of his rib.

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 NB: Genesis 1 and 2 teaching on marriage
- Marriage is a blessing from God
- Marriage is meant for procreation
- Marriage should be monogamous
- Marriage should be for companionship
- It should be foe multiplication
- It should be out of love
- Married partners should be faithful to each other
- Man and woman should co-create with God
- It should be permanent
- It should be out of joy and happiness
- Man and woman are equal to each other in marriage
- There should be mutual understanding in marriage.
- There should be unity
- Marriage is a holy institution
- Man is the head of the family
- The marriage should depend on God
- Woman should be submissive to man in marriage
- Man should give protection to his wife in marriage
Guiding questions
1. Account for God’s intention of creating male and female in
Genesis 1&2
2. For what purpose did God create man and woman in Genesis
1&2
3. Justify God’s intention of creating male and female in Genesis
1&2

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 - God wanted: -
- To bless man and woman
- Man and woman to procreate

- To make marriage monogamous

- To make marriage heterosexual

- Man and woman to give coach other company

- Love to exist in marriage

- Man and woman to be faithful to each other

- Man and woman to co- create with him

- To make marriage permanent

- To make joy and happiness exist in marriage

- To make man and woman equal in marriage

- Peace and harmony to exist in marriage

- Mutual understanding to exist in marriage

- Unity to exist between man and woman in marriage
- To make marriage a holy institution.
- To make man the head of the family

- To make man and woman depend on him in marriage

- To make woman submissive to man in marriage

- Man to give woman protection.

ACTIVITY 8
1.Discuss the old testament teaching about marriage?
2.Examine the teaching of Genesis 1 and2 stories about the subject
of marriage?
3.Examine the circumstances where women are under looked by
men in society today?
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DAY 9
The significance of God creating man and woman in
genesis 1 &2
It showed: -
That God blessed man and woman
That man and woman should procreate
That marriage should be monogamous
That marriage should be heterosexual
That man and woman should give each other company
That love should exist in marriage
That man and woman should be faithful to each other
That man and woman should co-create with God.
That marriage should be permanent
That there should be joy and happiness in marriage
That mutual understanding should exist in marriage
That unity should exist between man and woman in marriage
That marriage is a holy institution
That man is the head of the family
That man and woman should depend on
God. That woman should be submissive to
man in marriage
That man should give protection to woman.
The new testament teaching on marriage
According to Paul, Marriage is a solution to sexual immorality such
as prostitution, rape, defilement
Paul says that marriage is not sinful because it is God who started it.
Paul says that if wife or husband married to a non-believer is free to
continue in that marriage.
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According to Paul, the married should not refuse each other sex in
marriage.
Paul says that married should abstain from sex during prayer or
fasting.
According to Peter husbands should exercise love towards their
wives.
Peter says that husbands should treat their wives as human beings
since they will join men in heritance of external life.
The married should learn to forgive and tolerate each other.
Paul says that wives should submit to their husbands Epn: 5:2
Jesus condemned divorce and separation in marriage
Paul teaches that marriage is a gift and a blessing from God.
Jesus emphasized mutual understanding in marriage.
Jesus emphasized equality in marriage.
Jesus emphasized a monogamous marriage.

THE FALL OF MAN GEN: 3:1

CIRCUSTANCES THAT KED TO THE FALL OF MAN
The snake was a cunning animal and that way it convinced woman
to eat the forbidden fruit leading to the fall of man.
The snake distorted God’s message hence convincing the woman
to eat leading to the fall of woman.
The snake presented itself to be wiser than God hence convincing
woman to eat the forbidden fruit leading to the fall of man.
The snake completed with God to win man’s heart hence
convincing woman to eat leading to the fall of man.
The snake led the woman and man way from God leading to man’s
fall by eating the forbidden fruit
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The forbidden fruit was attractive which the woman to pick it and
eat later took it to the man who also ate leading to the fall.
The tree of knowledge of good and evil was in the middle of the
garden hence becoming to close and accessible to woman who
ended up eating leading to the fall of man.
Man left a woman to move alone in the garden giving a snake a
gap to trick her leading to the fall of man
God being away at a time the snake tricked a woman exposed her
to eating the forbidden fruit hence the fall of man.
Man believed in woman more than God and ate the forbidden fruit
leading to his own fall.
Man failed to control woman and snake hence eating the forbidden
fruit leading to his own fall.
Man became greedy by eating the forbidden fruit yet God had
given him enough to eat in a garden leading to his fall.
Man wanted to be equal to God by eating the forbidden fruit yet
something that led to his fall.
Woman listen to the snake instead of God hence ate the forbidden
fruit leading to the fall.
The woman disobeyed God’s instruction and ate a forbidden fruit
causing the fall.
Woman doubted God’s provision to them yet God was man’s
provider leading to the fall.
Woman becomes greedy by accepting to eat a forbidden fruit
leading to the fall.

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 Guiding questions
1.Why it served thought for the parties in Gen:3 to be punished
by God?
2.“the consequences of sin in Gen :3 were justified on the 3 parties
involved” comment
3.Support the consequences of sin inn Gen 3?
4.Account for God’s punishments to man in Gen:3
1. The consequences of sin in Gen: 3 were justified on the snake
in the following
• The snake distorted God’ message when it told the woman that
God never wanted them to be like Him hence a consequence
being justified on it.
• The snake lied to the woman and caused her to disobey God
hence being justified to face the consequence.
• The snake presented itself to be wiser than God by
misinterpreting God’s instruction to the woman hence being
justified to face to the consequence.
• The snake was proud with its cunning nature causing woman to
sin hence being justified to face the consequence.
• The snake competed with God to win the heart of woman
causing her to sin hence being justified to face the consequences.
• The snake took responsibility which was not its own over man
causing them to sin hence justified to face the consequences.
• The snake led man away from God by making them eat the
forbidden fruit

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However, the consequences of sin in Gen:3 were justified on
woman in the following ways
• Woman listen to the snake instead of God and ate the forbidden
fruit hence the consequences being justified on her
• Woman disobeyed God’s instruction and ate the forbidden fruit
• Woman doubted God’s provision to them yet God was man’s
provider hence the consequences being justified
• Woman became greedy by accepting to eat the forbidden fruit
hence the consequences being justified on her
• Woman did not accept responsibility for her sin and instead
blamed the snake hence the consequences being justified on her
• She did not repent after eating the forbidden fruit yet she was
guilt hence the consequences being justified on her.
• Woman led man into sinning by taking the forbidden fruit to him
to eat hence the consequences being justified to her
• Woman went into hiding from God’s presence after eating the
forbidden fruit hence the consequences being justified on her
• Woman allowed the mere creature to lie to her and she ate the
forbidden fruit hence the consequences justified on her.
• Woman did not consult man or God before eating the forbidden
fruit hence the consequences justified on her.
On the other hand, the consequences of sin in Gen:3 were
justified on man as follows.
• Man became greedy by eating the forbidden fruit yet God had
given him enough in the garden to eat hence the consequences
justified on her.
• Man disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit.
• Man wanted to be equal to God by eating the forbidden on her.
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• Man lost faith in God by eating the forbidden fruit hence the
consequences justified on him
• Man wanted to became independent of God his creator
• Man failed to control woman and also the snake hence the
consequence being justified
• Man accepted woman to influence him to eat the forbidden fruit
• Man did not accept responsibility for his sin and instead
condemned the woman.
• Man believed in the woman more than God and ended up eating
the forbidden fruit hence the consequences being justified
• Man failed to repent even when he felt guilty of eating the
forbidden fruit.
• Man went into hiding from God’s presence after eating the
forbidden fruit hence being justified
“it served man right to be punished in Gen: 3” comment?
• It is true it served man right to be punished in the following ways
• Man became greedy by eating the forbidden hence it served him
right to be punished
• Man disobeyed God

• Man became a rebel by eating the forbidden fruit

• Man wanted to be equal to God

• Man last faith in God

• Man wanted to become independent of God.

• Man failed to control woman and the snake

• Man accepted woman to influence him to eat.

• Man did not accept responsibility for his sin.

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• He believed in the woman more than God
• He failed to repent
• He went into hiding from God’s presence.
However, it served woman right to be punished in Gen:3 in the
following ways.
• Woman listened to the snake instead or God
• She disobeyed God’s instruction

• She doubted God’s provision to them

• She became greedy by eating the forbidden fruit.
• she did not accept responsibility for her sin.
• She did not repent after eating the forbidden fruit.
• She led man to sin by taking him to eat
• She went into hiding after eating the forbidden fruit
• She allowed a more creature to lie to her
• She did not consult man and God before eating the forbidden fruit

To what extent (how far) did man deserve to be punished in

Gen: 3?
To a greater extent man deserved to be punished in Gen:3 as follows
• Give man (hence)
• Give woman (hence)

• However, it wasn’t man’s fault alone but the snake is also to

blame in the following ways
• Give the snake(hence)

It is the snake to blame for consequences of sin in Gen:3 how far?

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• To a lesser extent
• Give the snake(hence)
• However, (give man)
• Give woman
ACTIVITY 9
1.Examine the circumstances that led to the fall of man
2.Account for God’s disappointment upon man, woman and the
serpent
3.The punishment given to the three parties in Gen: 3 were fully
justified. Comment?

DAY 10
THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN ON THE PARTIES IN
GEN:3 13-24
1. Examine the consequences of sin on the parties in Gen:3
• Give the consequences of sin to the snake

• On woman

• On man

• No need of introductions and conclusions in CRE.

2. Discuss the punishments to the parties involved in sin in Gen 3

The following are the consequences of sin in Gen:3 on the snake
include the following: -
The snake was to eat dust as its food of all animals
The off springs of woman were to crush the head of the offsprings
or the snake
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The woman
The snake was to crawl on belly as a punishment for leading
woman into sinning
The following are the consequence of sin in Gen:3 on
woman.
Woman was to have increased pain while giving birth.
Woman was cursed to have trouble during her pregnancy.
Woman was to have excessive desire for her husband.
Woman was cursed to be subordinate of man
The snake was to bite the heels of women offsprings
On the other hand, the following are the consequences of sin in
Gen:3 on man.
The ground where man was to cultivate was cursed to produce
weeds and thorns
Man was to sweat to get what to eat
Man was to die and be buried in the soil from where he was created.
Man was to be an enemy with snake.
Man was chased out of the garden of Eden.
Discuss the consequences of man’s disobedience to mankind
2day?
 Man dies today and is buried in the soil from where he was
created.
 The ground is cursed and it now produces weeds making man’s
life difficult when cultivating.
 Man toils and sweats before he gets what to eat today.
 Work is now a curse to man today yet it was initially a blessing
from God to man.

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 Man and God are separated since the two no longer enjoy close
relationship as man was chased out or the garden where he would
meet God.
 Man fells shy and ashamed whenever he sins due to the sin of
Adam and Eve which brought them shame in the garden.
 Woman is a subordinate of man especially in the villages where
man looks at her as a creature under him.
 There are fights and quarrels in marriage yet God intended mutual
love when he crated male and female for marriage.
 Woman experience pain when producing today due to man’s
disobedience to God in Gen:3.
 There are fights between man and fellow man yet and intended
man to live Godly life.
 Man has a negative attitude towards work today yet work was a
blessing from God to man but man does such things like stealing.
 Man murders fellow men today due the sin of Adam and Eve
which led to Cain their own son to kill Abel his own brother.
 There is a bitter relationship between man and other creatures
today especially wild animals hunt for man’s life as he hunts for
their life.
 Drought, famine and starvation are facing man today as a result
of man’s disobedience in Gen:3.
 Man suffers from incurable diseases like AIDS, due to man’s
disobedience in Gen:3 which started off man’s suffering.
 Disasters are common, like floods and earthquakes in man’s
environment.
 Adultery is common in marriage today.
 Man treats woman as a slave.

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CONSEQUENCES (OUTCOMES)OFMAN’S
DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD IN GEN:3
- The relationship between man and other creatures became worse
due to man’s disobedience to god.
- Woman’s offsprings and those of the snake were made to destroy
each other.
- Woman was to produce through pain due to man’s disobedience.
- Woman was to become a subject of man due to man’s
disobedience.
- Woman was to continue desiring for man hence her desires like
for protection where to be provided by man.
- Work which was a blessing to man became a curse hence man to
sweat in order to eat.
- Man lost friendship with God since God got annoyed with
disobedience.
- Man was sent out of the garden of Eden due to his disobedience.
- The relationship between man and woman became bitter due to
man’s disobedience to God.
- Man was cursed to die and go back to soil from where God
created him from due to the disobedience.
- Man was to be affected by problem like diseases since the ground
was cursed yet he was chased out of the garden of Eden.
- Man’s disobedience resulted into other sins like jealousy where
Cain killed his brother Abel.
- Man’s disobedience resulted into their nakedness hence became
ashamed and hid themselves.
- Man’s disobedience destroyed the close relationship of love and
trust between them and God.
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 - The disobedience resulted into woman and man blaming each
other for causing the eating of the forbidden fruit.
- The snake was to bite the woman’s heel hence woman and the
snake where to have bitter experience.
- The snake was cursed to walk on its stomach of all animals.
- The snake was cursed to be hit on its head by man’s off springs.
- The snake was cursed to eat dust a sits food.
- God became scarce to man since when man disobeyed he was
chased out of the garden.

To what extent did man deserve to be punished in Gen: 3?

To a greater extent, man deserved to be punished in Gen 3 as follow.
- Man disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit hence deserved
to be pu5rnished in Gen:3
- Man became a rebel to his God by eating the forbidden in Gen:3

- Man wanted to be equal to God by eating the forbidden fruit hence

deserved to be punished in Gen:3
- Man lost faith especially when woman listened to the serpent and
ate the forbidden fruit hence deserved to be punished in Gen 3
- Man wanted to become independent of God by eating the
forbidden fruit to be like God hence deserved to be punished in
Gen 3
- Man failed to control woman and the snake leading him into
eating the forbidden fruit hence deserved to be punished in Gen 3
- Man accepted woman to influence him to eat the forbidden fruit
hence deserved to be punished in Gen 3
- Man believed in woman other than God and ate the forbidden fruit
hence deserved to be punished in Gen 3

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- Man to repent after eating the forbidden fruit hence deserved to
be punished in Gen 3
- Man went to hiding from God’s presence after eating the
forbidden fruit hence deserved to be punished in Gen 3,
However, it wasn’t man’s fall alone but other factors hence it
did not solve him right to be punished due to the following
- The snake distorted God’s message leading them in to eating the
forbidden fruit hence it didn’t serve man right to be punished but
to the snake.
- It lied to woman and caused her to disobey God by eating the
forbidden fruit hence it didn’t serve right for a woman to be
punished but the snake.
- The snake presented itself to be more wise than God hence
confused her to eat the forbidden fruit hence deserved to be
punished and not woman.
- The snake was a cunning animal which tricked the woman to eat
the forbidden fruit hence deserved to be punished and the woman.
- The snake was competing with God to win man’s heart making
them to eat the forbidden fruit hence it deserved to be punished
instead of man.
- The snake wanted to own the responsibility over man hence made
them to eat the forbidden fruit so it deserved to be punished and
the man.
- The forbidden fruit was attractive leading woman into eating it
hence wasn’t right for woman to be punished but the fruit being
attractive is to blamed.
- The tree of knowledge to good and evil was in middle of garden
making it nearer for woman to across and eat the forbidden fruit
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 hence she didn’t deserve to be punished but situation of the tree
to blame.
- Its man who left the woman to move alone in the Garden of Eden
from where she was tempted by the snake hence it’s the man who
deserved to be punished not the woman.
- God was aware when the snake was tempting the woman to eat
the forbidden fruit hence he didn’t deserve to be punished but God
is to be blamed for creating such an animal.
ACTIVITY 10
1. Examine the consequences of sin on the parties in gen:3.
2.Discuss the punishments to the parties involved in sin in gen:3.
3.To what extent did man deserve to be punished in Gen: 3?

DAY 11
1. ‘’Man is entirely to blame (completely /fully) for his own down
fall in Gen3’’. Discuss
comment
*it’s true man is to blame but not entirely as follows
- Give what he did and led to his down fall.

- Give other points in line with the above)

*however, other factors caused man’s down fall

give those factors
- In C.R.E no need for conclusion and introduction

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“The fall of man and the punishment didn’t mean his end”
comment.
The Lord God made clothes out of animal skins for Adam and Eve
and clothed them which showed that he continued loving them.
- Clothing them was a sign of God’s forgiveness to man when man
had fallen.
- Clothing them showed a close relationship between God and man
from other creatures like birds even when he had fallen.
- Clothing them showed that God wanted to bring man closer by
rescuing him from embarrassment when they became naked after
eating the forbidden fruit.
- Closing man showed God as the creator since he went ahead to
dress the man He had created Himself by making clothes out of
animal skin.
- Clothing the man showed God’s plan for saving man from sin
after falling in Gen:3.
- Clothing them showed God’s love for man even after eating the
forbidden fruit
- Clothing them showed God’s care and concern towards man
especially when he became naked and embarrassed after sinning.
- Clothing them showed God’s mercy and sympathy towards man
especially when he became naked and embarrassed after sinning.
- Clothing them showed God’s desire to reconcile with man who
had become naked and embarrassed and went into hiding after
sinning.
- Clothing them showed God’s desire for man to repent and come
back to God His Creator
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- Clothing them showed the Holy nature of God who chose to cover
up the sinful nature and embarrassment of man.
LESSONS CHRISTAINS LEARN FROM THE FALL OF
MAN.
Christians should accept their sin unlike Adam and Eve who decided
to blame one another.
- They should have faith in God unlike Adam and Eve who lacked
faith and ate the forbidden fruit.
- They should obey God and His laws unlike Adam and Eve who
disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit.
- They should be contented with what God has given them unlike
Adam and Eve who were greedy and ate the forbidden fruit.
- They should respect God unlike Adam and Eve who disrespected
God by eating the forbidden fruit.
- They should accept the punishment given to them just as Adam
and Eve accepted punishment given to them by God after eating
the forbidden fruit
- They should promote God’s name on Earth as their Creator unlike
Adam and Eve who listened to the snake instead of God their
creator.
They should judge first advice given to them by their friends
unlike Adam and Eve who accepted advice from the snake and it
caused the trouble.
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1. Discuss the nature of sin according to Gen: 3?

Which sin man commit in Gen:3
 Sin is attractive in Nature since the tree was attractive making
woman to pick and eat.
 Sin led to shame in nature since after eating, the man and woman
went into hiding.
 Sin brings fear in man by nature since the hiding of man and
woman after sin was out of fear.
 Sin brings punishments to the offender by nature since man and
woman and the snake where all punished.
 Sin made man helpless and failed to defend himself just as man
and woman went into hiding.
 Sin made man blame fellow man in nature. Just as man blamed
woman in Gen;3.
 Sin destroyed the relationship between man and God just as man
lost closeness to hide after sinning in Gen:3.
 Sin makes evil look good to man just as the forbidden fruit
looked so attracted to woman to eat.
 Sin led man into further sinning just as Cain killed Abel his
brother.
 Sin makes man to try to take over God’s power just as woman
picked and ate the forbidden fruit so that she becomes like Good.
 Sin makes man act independent of God just as woman ate to
become her own master like God.
NB
1. The above is the nature of sin
2. So which sin did they commit

- Sin of disobedience

- Sin of doubting God’s provision

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- Sin of wanting to become equal to God

- Sin of being greedy
Sin of listening to mere creators instead of God
- Sin of wanting to won responsibility

- Sin of distorting God’s message.

- Sin of wanting to be wiser than God
- Sin of believing in other creatures
- Sin of being proud
- Sin of being irresponsibility
- Sin of being responsible for din
- Sin of running away from God’s presence
- Sin of blaming a neighbor
- Sin of not accepting his sin
- Sin of not repenting.

The nature of God and man in gen 1-3

God is the initiator of marriage like in Gen.1. he created male and
female as evidence that marriage was started by him.
God is emotional like in Gen 3. He got annoyed when man
disobeyed him.
God is powerful. As a powerful God, He just ordered and Universe
was created in Gen1.
God exists inform of the Trinity like in Gen 1 “let us make…….”
Showed God the father, God the son and God the holy spirit
worked Hand in Hand during the creation process.
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God is the source of life like in Gen 2, God Breathed a breath of

life into the nostril of man
God is spiritual and physical in nature as a physical God he would
meet man in the garden in Gen 3 and a spiritual God his spirit
moved over the water in Gen 1
God is holy by nature. Like in Gen 3 he punished man who became
unholy by eating on the tree of knowledge of Good and bad.
God is loving by nature like in Gen 3. As a loving God he made
clothes and dressed up man after sinning which was as sign of love
God is a law giver. Like in Gen 2, He gave man instructions not to
eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
God is a judge like in Gen 3, he posed his judgment to the snake,
man and woman for sinning.
God punishes sin by nature like in Gen 3, he punished the snake,
man and woman for sinning

God is fair by nature like in Gen: 3 the snake, woman and man all
fairly shared in their act of sinning before God by punishment.
God is all knowing. Like in Gen :3. He was able to identify that
man and woman ate on the tree of knowledge of good and evil
before they were even able to tell him
God is the source of wisdom like in Gen :2, he planted the tree of
knowledge of good and evil
Good is the source of blessings. Like in Gen :1, he blessed male
and female to go and produce and multiply the world.
However, man’s nature according to Genesis 1&3 can be
discussed as below
Man resembles God like in Gen:1 male & female were created in
God image.
Man exists in forms of sexes i.e man and woman like in Gen :1
Man can be tempted by nature like in Gen: 3 women was tempted
by the snake and she accepted.

Man is a worker like in Gen :2, man was commanded by God to till
the ground for food.
Man is greedy by nature like in Gen :3, man eats the forbidden fruit
yet God had given him enough in the garden of Eden.
Man is disobedient in nature like in Gen :3, man disobeyed God and
ate the forbidden fruit.
Man is unrepentant like in Gen :3, man ate forbidden fruit but failed
to repent.
ACTIVITY 11
1.To what lesson cam Christian draw from the fall of man in Gen 3
2. Discuss the nature of God and man manifested in Gen 1-3
3. Discuss the nature of sin according 2 Gen: 3?
4. “the fall of man and the punishment didn’t mean his end”
comment.

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DAY 12
ABRAHAM AND THE DIVINE KINGDOM OF GRACE
Gen: 12, 15, 17
Comment on the call of Abraham
 God appeared to Abraham and commanded him to leave his
relatives, his hoe and country.
 God told him to go to the land which God would show him.
 God promised to give Abraham descendants in the call.
 God promised to make, Abraham’s descendants into a great
nation in the call.
 God promised to bless Abraham in the call.
 God promised to make Abraham’s name famous in the call.
 God promised to bless those who blessed Abraham in the call
meaning Abraham to become a source of blessing.
 God promised to curse those who would curse Abraham in the
call meaning God would give Abraham protection.
 At 75 years old, Abraham started his journey from Haran as God
had told him.
 Abraham went with Sarah his wife and lot his nephew to the land.
 Abraham took with him all his wealth and slaves he had
acquired in Haran to the land God was to show him.
 Abraham arrived in Canaan and camped at shedem where he
built an alter to worship on.
 God appeared to Abraham in Canaan and confirmed that it was
the land he was to give him.
 God said to Abraham that his descendants were to own that land.
 Abraham moved to Bethel where he built an alter and continued
to worship God.
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WHAT DO CHRISTIANS LEARN FROM ABRAHAM’S
CALL?
Christians should accept God’s call, as Abraham accepted to go to
the land God was to show him.
They should obey God, as Abraham obeyed God and went to the
land God was to show him.
They should worship one God, as Abraham left the god’s he was
worshipping and started worship one God who appeared to him.
They should go for missionary journeys, to Holy places like Uganda
Martyrs shrines Namugongo, as Abraham left his country and
moved to the land God was to show him.
They should accept God’s promises, as Abraham accepted God’s
promise of land and went.
They should fulfill the promises they make, as God fulfilled his
promise of land to Abraham.
They should give offerings to God as Abraham gave sacrifices to
God at the Alters he built in Canaan.
They should build worshipping places for God, as Abraham built
alters at shecten and Bethel to worship God
They should accept God’s change in their lives, as Abraham
accepted God’s change to move from his home land and country to
the land God was to show him.
They should use their wealth for serving God as Abraham took his
wealth from Haran to the land God was to show Him.
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They should allow their relatives to serve to serve God with them,
as Abraham took his wife Sarah and nephew Lot when God called
him.
They should search for blessings from God since he is the source of
blessings, as he blessed Abraham in the call.
They should search for protection from God since he is the source
of protection as he promised protection to Abraham in the call
Reasons for Abraham’s call
“the call of Abraham in Gen 12 was inevitable (unavoidable)
comment?”
God wanted to begin a new chapter in His relationship with sinful
mankind hence ended up calling Abraham.
God wanted to establish new religion monotheism the worship of
one God as opposed to polytheism the worship of man gods which
was being practiced at that time.
God wanted to begin a salvation plan of sinful mankind hence
calling Abraham who was a sinner to start the salvation plan of
fellow sinners.
God wanted to revive the plan of man’s lost glory, happiness and
holiness which man lost when Adam and Eve became disobedient
and they were chased out of the garden.
God wanted to restore his confidence in man so that he makes man
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 God wanted to renew man’s lost faith in him hence called Abraham
to revive that faith.
God wanted to renew his love for man inspire of his sinful nature.
At that time man kept sinning like worshipping small Gods hence
calling Abraham to end that sinful nature.
God wanted to show that his call is irrational. Here God intended to
reveal that he calls a person regardless of his background.
God wanted to craze the courses which he had put on man in Gen 3
hence called Abraham to bless man he had curses.
God wanted to reconcile with man. God separated with man when
Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit hence calling Abraham to
reconcile
God wanted to start a new race of people who would worship him
alone. Hence he called Abraham to use him in starting that new race.
God wanted to enter into a new covenant with man. God has lost
closeness with man when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit
hence calling Abraham to enter into a covenant with man.
The purpose of Abraham’s call
- Begin a new chapter

- Salvation plan

- Man’s lost glory, happiness and holiness

- His confidence in man
- Renew man’s lost faith
- Renew love for man
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- Erase his curses on man
- His call was irrational
- Establish a new religion, monotheism
- Reconcile with man
- Start a new race of people
- Enter a new covenant with man
ACTIVITY 12
1. Show the relevance of Abraham’s call to the modern church
2.(a)Account for Abraham’s call in Gen.12?
(b)How does the New Testament portray Abraham?

DAY 13
ABRAHAM’S RESPONSE TO GOD’S CALL ABRAHAM’S
RESPONSE TO GOD’S CALL:
When God called Abraham, his response was positive hence he did
not resist God’s will
Abraham did not question God but responded to God’s call with
“blind” faith following a God he had never known before
Abraham migrated from Haran to the land that God was to show him
Abraham left Haran with his wife Sarah and his nephew Lot to the
land God was to show him.
Abraham obeyed and trusted as well as showing confidence in God
who called him.
Abraham constructed an Altar on reaching shechem to symbolize a
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Abraham adopted monothematic, on reaching shechem by building
an Altar to worship one God.
Abraham earned a title “the father of the faithful” by responding
positively to God’s call.
God confirmed the land of Canaan he had promised to Abraham
when he arrived in Canaan
God confirmed blessing Abraham and making him a source of
blessings on reaching the land of Canaan.
Abraham who was childless earned a son as a promise in the land of
Canaan and out of that son Isaac, he got many descendants.
God’s promises to Abraham
God promised Abraham many blessing that he would even bless
whoever blessed Abraham.
God promised Abraham a son on seeing that he was childless

God promised Abraham a great nation and this would be got out of
Abraham’s son
God promised Abraham the land Canaan which is said to be the land
flowing with milk and honey.
God promised Abraham to make Abraham the grandfather of a great
nation and that nation would be the nation of Israel.
God promised to give Abraham as many descendants as stars in the
sky hence his descendants the Isreal were to be many and a
powerful nation.
God promised Abraham that his descendants would go to a strange
land where they would suffer from slavery but after 400 years he
would bring them out.
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God promised Abraham long life that he was to live up to a ripe age.
God promised Abraham protection by saying he would curse
whoever would curse Abraham God promised that Abraham would
have a peaceful and honorable death.

How God’s promises to Abraham fulfilled

 Abraham at old age got a son Isaac as God had promised him a son.
 Out of Abraham’s son Isaac, came Jacob out of whom came the
twelve sons, out of whom came the many descendants of Israel as
many descendants as stars as God had promised.
 Abraham’s descendants went to Egypt and became slaves for 400
years but God sent them Moses as a liberator and they were set
free from Egypt. Back to Canaan
 Abraham’s descendants came back and owned the land of
Canaan from Egypt as slaves as a promise God has made to
Abraham that he would possess the land and his descendants.
 Jesus came who was a descendent of Abraham thru whom all
nations came to be blessed as a promise to Abraham that God
would bless nations thru him.
 God punished nations in Canaan which tried to fight against
Abraham’s descendants as a way of fulfilling the promise that
God would curse whoever would curse Abraham.
 Abraham’s descendants the Israelites became a great and
powerful nation up to today as God’s promise of a great nation
to Abraham.

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 Great kings rose in Israel like Saul, David, Solomon, Jesus as a
way of fulfilling God’s promise to rise great kings out of his
descendants,
 God’s promise of making Abraham’s name great and famous
came to pass that Abraham up to today is talked about as a great
name.
 Abraham died at 175 years old which fulfilled God’s promise of
giving Abraham long life.
 Israel became blessed among nations as a way of fulfilling
God’s promise of blessing whoever would bless Abraham.
Importance of Abraham’s call to the Israelites
 God came to call other Israelites like Moses, Samuel the way he
called Abraham.
 Israelites came to be chosen as a special nation of God as a
promise God made to Abraham in the call.
 Israelites received God’s blessings as a nation which were God’s
blessings to Abraham in the Call.
 Monotheism the worship of one God became the practice of
worship in Israel which was started by Abraham in the call.
 Obedience shown by Abraham to God in the call came to be
show to God by the Israelites such as Joshua, Samuel.
 Faith shown by Abraham in the call to God came to be shown by
Israelites His descendants such as Moses, Joshua, Samuel,
Elijah.
 The Land of Canaan Promised to Abraham in the call came to be
owned by the Israelites his descendants.
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 The protection God promised to Abraham in the call came to be
received by Israelites his descendants as a nation.
 God appeared to Abraham in a vision during the call and the
same God came to appear to the Israelites the descendants of
Abraham in a vision such as Samuel.
 God who became the God of Abraham in the call came to be the
God of the nation of Israel.
 Abraham built Altars at shechem and Bethel in Canaan and
worshipped God and Isrealities came to build Altars a way of
worshipping God.
 Abraham sacrificed to god at the Altars he built in Canaan and
sacrificing to God became a practice among the Isrealites.
 Shechem and Bethel the places at which Abraham sacrificed to
God in Canaan in the call became important cities in Israel.
ACTIVITY 13
1. a) How significant was Abraham to the Israelites?
b) What lessons do Christians learn from Abraham’s
2.(a) Analyze how the Israelites disappointed God in the
promised land
(b) In what ways do Christians disappoint God today?
3.(a) Discuss the faithfulness Abraham portrayed in God.
(b) Show the ways in which faithfulness in God can be shown
by a Christian today?

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