TEXT: Genesis 5:1-6:5
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Genesis 5 walks through the genealogy of Adam to Noah. We are reminded that the human race is marked with the image of God but, because of sin, we are also marked by death. The ongoing descent into sin reaches a tipping point in Chapter 6:5- "The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Where is God in all of this?
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
HEAD: Questions aimed at our minds to help us understand God’s word.
Chapter 5 is a genealogy of Adam. We may be tempted to skip over genealogies and deem them irrelevant. But they’re very important. What does this genealogy teach us about God? What does this genealogy teach us about man?
Do any individuals stand out to you in this genealogy? Why?
Genesis 6:4 is a difficult verse to interpret (Here is a helpful article). Many faithful scholars have differing views of the identity of the sons of God and the Nehphilim. What should we do when we come to tough texts like this?
HEART: Questions aimed at our affections to help us love God
What is God’s response to the increasing corruption on earth (6:1-5)? What does this tell us about God’s character?
How does the condition of man’s heart described in 6:5 differ from God’s original design for the heart of his image-bearers?
How does the description of the human heart in 6:5 differ from how the world around us understands the human heart?
HANDS: Questions aimed at our hands to help us live for God (Personally, Communally, and Missionally)
Enoch walked with God. What does this mean? Does this phrase describe your relationship with God? Why/ why not?
Read Ezekiel 36:25-27. How does this gospel-prophecy give you hope as you consider the internal struggles of the human heart?