Comparing The First Three Chapters Of Genesis
“In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth—“(Gen 1:1). This quote comes from the first chapter of Genesis, which is the first book in the Bible. It is a very well-known quote from the bible that people around the world quote when discussing how the earth began. Genesis offered a very interesting perspective on the creation of the earth that was especially present in the first three chapters. The first three chapters of Genesis are thought-provoking, troublesome, and leave the reader with some questions.
The first three chapters of Genesis are very thought-provoking. The first two chapters of Genesis give the reader two stories of how the earth was created. Though very similar, there were some differences. These differences …show more content…
In elementary school, the teachers always taught that when Eve ate the fruit, it was the first sin ever. Eve was the main reason humans are not perfect. The text does not say that eating the fruit was the original sin, but that it opened our eyes (as God said it would) and humans realized they were not God-like. Past teachers also emphasized that the serpent was lying when he told Eve why she should eat the fruit, even though he was telling the truth. The serpent said: “God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil” (Gen 3:5). When Adam and Even ate the fruit their eyes were opened to the fact that they were not like God and they began to see what good and evil was. Most teachers do not teach that humans could have been sinning since the first day on earth. Neither Adam nor Eve knew what the difference of good and evil was until they ate the fruit and their eyes opened. It is also troubling how great God thinks he is. After each day, he comments on how good everything he created is. If someone believed everything they did was great and amazing, people would think they were arrogant. The things God made were good, but most of the descriptions people give of God would include humble, not arrogant. Teachers do not want students to think everything they do is amazing and great, and most of the time they encourage students to see the faults in …show more content…
The first question asked is if this story actually describes how the earth began. Some scientists would argue that there is not a God and that He did not create the world. If no one was there to witness the beginning of the earth, there is no way to figure out how the earth was really created. According to Genesis, there were no humans on the earth until the sixth day. No one but God knows if it only took five days to make the beginning parts of the earth, or if it took thirty days. These chapters also raise questions about what God looks like. “Then God said: Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness…God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female- he created them…” (Gen 1:25-27). If we were created in God’s image and his likeness, and if God thought of Himself as great and amazing, would he not want us to resemble him? Another question comes to mind when God decides to completely block off the entire tree of knowledge. “The man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil! Now, what if he also reaches out his hand to take fruit from the tree of life, and eats of it and lives forever?” (Gen 3:22). God banned Adam and Eve from the tree so they would not live eternally like he does. Why would the person who loves us the most not want us to live
The first three chapters of Genesis are very thought-provoking. The first two chapters of Genesis give the reader two stories of how the earth was created. Though very similar, there were some differences. These differences …show more content…
In elementary school, the teachers always taught that when Eve ate the fruit, it was the first sin ever. Eve was the main reason humans are not perfect. The text does not say that eating the fruit was the original sin, but that it opened our eyes (as God said it would) and humans realized they were not God-like. Past teachers also emphasized that the serpent was lying when he told Eve why she should eat the fruit, even though he was telling the truth. The serpent said: “God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil” (Gen 3:5). When Adam and Even ate the fruit their eyes were opened to the fact that they were not like God and they began to see what good and evil was. Most teachers do not teach that humans could have been sinning since the first day on earth. Neither Adam nor Eve knew what the difference of good and evil was until they ate the fruit and their eyes opened. It is also troubling how great God thinks he is. After each day, he comments on how good everything he created is. If someone believed everything they did was great and amazing, people would think they were arrogant. The things God made were good, but most of the descriptions people give of God would include humble, not arrogant. Teachers do not want students to think everything they do is amazing and great, and most of the time they encourage students to see the faults in …show more content…
The first question asked is if this story actually describes how the earth began. Some scientists would argue that there is not a God and that He did not create the world. If no one was there to witness the beginning of the earth, there is no way to figure out how the earth was really created. According to Genesis, there were no humans on the earth until the sixth day. No one but God knows if it only took five days to make the beginning parts of the earth, or if it took thirty days. These chapters also raise questions about what God looks like. “Then God said: Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness…God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female- he created them…” (Gen 1:25-27). If we were created in God’s image and his likeness, and if God thought of Himself as great and amazing, would he not want us to resemble him? Another question comes to mind when God decides to completely block off the entire tree of knowledge. “The man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil! Now, what if he also reaches out his hand to take fruit from the tree of life, and eats of it and lives forever?” (Gen 3:22). God banned Adam and Eve from the tree so they would not live eternally like he does. Why would the person who loves us the most not want us to live