An evil snake, two foolish rebels, and then judgment, murder, and death…

God’s perfect creation is all too quickly ruined. In this episode, we consider the question of evil, the tactics of the Devil who wants people to distrust and disobey God, and the sinfulness of human hearts.

As we read more of Genesis we see that God’s people, Adam and Eve, disobey God, reject his rule, and suffer the dire consequences. Once they have turned their back on God he must turn his back on them. Relationships are broken and God’s people suffer the just curses of a fallen world. Sin and death infect the whole of creation. God’s people deserve judgment but in God’s grace, this isn’t where the story ends.

Your teacher will give you a copy of this handout, but you can also find a copy of it here.

This has an outline of the video that you are about to watch. You might want or take some notes on this as the video is playing.

Watch video: The perished kingdom

DISCUSS

In your groups, discuss and complete the questions on the handout and we will then discuss this together.

Read Genesis 3

The Serpent

• How do we see Satan using the same tactics today?

The Sin

• What did Adam and Eve do wrong? (v.6)

The Fall spoils everything

• How do we see sin damaging relationships in Genesis 3 and today between (v.7-17)?
  • Men and women
  • Human beings and creation
  • Human beings and God

The spread of sin and death: Cain and Abel (Genesis 4), Death (Genesis 5), The Flood (Genesis 6-9), The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11)

• What signs of hope can be seen in this chapter?
• How can we be encouraged by this hope?