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  Question 39: Is it really that important that Jesus died on the cross rather than any other way? Answer: Yes. Since death on the cross was a death cursed by God, His death gives me the assurance that He bore the curse that I deserved. Galatians 3:13 “ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, ‘ Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree. ’” Deuteronomy 21:22-23 “ If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain overnight on the tree; you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, for anyone who is hung on a tree is under God ’ s curse. ” Deuteronomy 21 deals with the laws concerning dead bodies. Whether the body was murdered or hung on a tree for a crime, the shedding of blood in Israelite society was considered a defilement of the land. Responsibility for that blood was b...

  (3) The Tower of Babel Incident Genesis 11:1-5 "The whole earth was of one language and one speech. As they journeyed eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. They said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They used brick for stone and bitumen for mortar. They said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building." They arrived at the plain of Shinar and began building the Tower of Babel. Their stated purpose for building the Tower of Babel was to "make a tower with its top in the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." This was an act of rebellion against God. This was the very image of wanting to become lik...

  (2) The Flood of Noah The Flood of Noah foreshadows the cross of Jesus Christ. Noah, his family of seven, and the animals entered Noah's ark. The flood symbolizes sin, death, and judgment. Isaiah 57:20 says, "But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest; its waters cast up mire and dirt." Psalm 32:6 says, "Therefore let all the godly pray to you while you may be found. Surely, in the great flood, they will not reach him." Micah 7:19 says, "You will again have compassion on us; you will trample our iniquities underfoot and hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea." The flood is a curse from God. However, an ark stands on the water. The ark is shaped like a rectangular box. There are two other places in the Bible where the word "ark" is used: Moses' wicker basket and the Ark of the Covenant from the Old Testament. The ark was covered with pitch. The ark appears as a person (Moses). Genesis 6:14 "Make yourself...

  3. Christ in Genesis   (1) Cain and Abel   When comparing Cain and Abel, we can draw a parallel between the Pharisees and Jesus. Jesus was the Son of Man, but he was also the Son of God. The Pharisees and scribes charged him with blasphemy for claiming to be the Son of God, demanding the death penalty from the Roman governor Pilate, and he was crucified. Therefore, Cain, who symbolizes the Pharisees, is a murderer, and Abel, who symbolizes Jesus Christ, is a mortal. Genesis 4:2-5 “ And she gave birth to Abel his brother. Abel was a shepherd, but Cain was a tiller of the soil. In the course of time Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground. Abel also brought an offering of the fat portions of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. Cain was very angry, and his face fell. ” The sacrificial system according to the law began after Moses, bu...

  2. The Garden of Eden (1) The Concept of the Sanctuary Genesis 2:7-8 “ Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being (nephesh hai). The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man he had formed. ” God formed man from the dust of the ground and placed him in the Garden of Eden. As we all know, man was the first human being, and in the Garden of Eden, they were separated into Adam and Eve. Eve ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and God banished them from the Garden of Eden into the world. Genesis 3:23-24 states, "Then the Lord God sent him out from the Garden of Eden to till the ground from which he had been taken. So God drove him out. Then he placed at the east of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life." From this, we can see that the Garden of Eden simult...

  1. Bereshit Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית   בָּרָ֣א   אֱלֹהִ֑ים   אֵ֥ת   הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם   וְאֵ֥ת   הָאָֽרֶץ The word "Bereshit" ( בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית ), translated as "beginning," is a noun with the prefix " בְּ ." It means "lead" or "head," not "in the beginning," as in English. It signifies the head of God's house. Hebrew grammar consists of verb + subject + object. Since this sentence refers to Bereshit, the objective relative pronoun between Bereshit and Bara Elohim et Hashamayim et Ha'erets is omitted. Bereshit (whom) God created the   heavens and the   earth. Since Bereshit and the heavens and the earth are equivalent, it means that God created the head of the temple corresponding to heaven and the earth.   Bereshit is a compound word of Beh and Reshit (prefix preposition + feminine singular noun). Here, Beh ( בְּ ) means house of God, and Re...