November 24, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:24–28
Distinction of man/image of God; conflict of the ages culminates with the Son of Man defeating man of sin.
Day 6: Creation of Land Animals & Man
November 17, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:24—2:1
Focus on creation of animals and multiple usage of the term "earth", foundational to Israel occupying Canaan & foundation for sacrificial system
Day 5: Creation of Aerial and Aquatic Creatures – a Polemic against Idolatry
November 10, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:20–23
Idolatry: its essence, function, and results. Genesis 1 serves as a polemic against idolatry, for the original readers up to the modern readers.
Day 4: Heavenly Bodies
October 27, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:14–19
God's creation of heavenly bodies serves the earth/mankind for matters of time, which demonstrates that time obeys God: God does not obey time. All matters of time are under His sovereign control.
Hitting the Snooze Button – Special Topic
October 20, 2019 • Tim Oakleaf • James 2:3–7, Matthew 3:12, 2 Corinthians 1:3–7, 2 Corinthians 12:7–10
Responding to God's Wakeup Calls
Creation Q&A
October 13, 2019 • Don den Hartog
Don answers several questions about the lessons so far and facilitates class discussions as well.
Day 3: Land and Plants
October 6, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:9–13
Israel enters land through divided waters; God provides manna; God's provisions demonstrate man's dependency for life; eating together demonstrates fellowship with God and man.
Day 2: Waters Separated
September 29, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:6–9
Seas/waters obey God; boundaries set by God in all matters of life
Day 1: Creation of Light
September 22, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:3–5
Polemic aspect of created light; parallelism with John 1, 2, & 8, Jesus as Light of the world
Introduction: The Days of Creation, Part 2
September 15, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:1–2
Parallelisms of the Noahic story, Red Sea crossing, baptism of Jesus with the Creation account of Gen. 1
Introduction: The Days of Creation, Part 1
September 8, 2019 • Don den Hartog • Genesis 1:1–2
Learning to read the creation account theologically, rather than scientifically.
Raising the Knife – Special Topic
September 1, 2019 • Tim Oakleaf • Genesis 22, James 2, Ephesians 2:8–10
