Genesis 1-25 | Bible Study Questions
COVENANT HOPE CHURCH
| 23 APRIL 2025
OBSERVATION
What does it say?
- What are the key take aways from the creation account mentioned in Genesis 1-2 ?
- What does the passage teach us about the creation of man? (Genesis 1-2)
- Because of the fall, what two things does God say will happen between the serpent and the woman in verse 15? (Genesis 3:15)
- What action did God take in Genesis 3:21?
- Describe the offerings that Cain and Abel brought to the Lord. (Genesis 4)
- What is the specific command God gives to Abram? What are the promises God makes to him?(Genesis 12:1-3)
- What is the sign of the covenant that God commands Abraham and his descendants to observe? (Genesis 17:9-14)
- What is the specific command God gives to Abraham? How did Abraham respond? (Genesis 22)
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- How did Adam & Eve’s sin affect everything that God created?
- How does Genesis 3:15 function as a prophecy? What does it foreshadow?
- What might the "garments of skin" symbolize in the context of sin and its consequences? (Genesis 3:21)
- Why did God accept Abel's offering but not Cain's? (Genesis 4)
- What can we learn about God from the narrative of the flood and its after affects? (Genesis 6-9)
- What is the significance of the phrase "all peoples on earth will be blessed through you"? (Genesis 12:1-3)
- What is the significance of circumcision? How relevant is it for a New Testament Believer? (Genesis 17:9-14, Ref: Colossians 2:11-12)
- How might the passage in Genesis 22 foreshadow the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ? What parallels can we draw? (Genesis 22)
- What does the passage on the birth of Isaac & him finding a wife reveal about God’s faithfulness to his promises to Abraham? (Genesis 21-24)
APPLICATION
What will I do?
- What does Genesis 3:15 teach us about God's character and his response to sin?
- How does the symbolism of sacrifice in Genesis 3:21 impact our understanding of God's plan for dealing with sin?
- How does the corruption of sin progress in these chapters (Genesis 3-19)
- How do these passages find their fulfilment in Christ?
- what do we learn about God's faithfulness in these passages? In what ways does this understanding strengthen our trust in Him?

