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The Drama of Scripture

The Drama of Scripture. Scriptural Drama – an overview. Act One : Establishes His Kingdom: Creation Act Two : Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall Act Three : The King chooses Israel: Redemption Initiated Scene 1: A People for the King Scene 2: A Land for His People

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The Drama of Scripture

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  1. The Drama of Scripture

  2. Scriptural Drama – an overview • Act One: Establishes His Kingdom: Creation • Act Two: Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall • Act Three: The King chooses Israel: Redemption Initiated • Scene 1: A People for the King • Scene 2: A Land for His People • Act Four: The Coming of the King: Redemption Accomplished • Act Five: Spreading the News of the King: The Church’s Mission • Scene 1: The Church Begins Its Mission to the Nations • Scene 2: Our Place in the Story: The Church Continues Its Mission to the Nations • Act Six: The Return of the King: Redemption Completed

  3. Act One: God Establishes His Kingdom – Creation

  4. Introductory Remarks… • Genesis 1-2 introduces us to foundational elements of the biblical story • Genesis 1-2 is about: (1) God; (2) Humanity; (3) Creation • A straightforward reading of Genesis 1-2 presents creation in six 24 hour days

  5. A straightforward reading of Genesis 1-2 presents creation in six 24 hour days • Not every seriously dedicated Christian agrees with that… • But, I venture to say that all who believe in the Bible as truth would agree with “intelligent design” • Still, it’s the most uncomplicated way to understand the repeated “evening and morning” theme • It’s also the most straightforward way to explain Exodus 20:8-11 and Romans 5:12

  6. Scene 1: God Creates an Ordered World • Creation Ex Nihilo • Creation Pattern • God Speaks • It happens • God pronounces it good

  7. Scene 1: God Creates an Ordered World Forming Commands Filling Commands # Day Creation # DayCreation 4 (v11) 3 Vegetation 1 (v3) 1 Light 5 (v14) 4 Sun, moon, stars 2 (v6) 2 Sky 6 (v20) 5 Birds, fish 3 (v9) 3 Land & seas 7 (v24) 6 Animals 8 (v26) Humankind 7 God’s rest

  8. Scene 1: God Creates an Ordered World “This is truly one of the points through which logic can barely wade, whereas faith can swim.”

  9. Scene 1: God Creates an Ordered World Creation Mandate (Gen 1:26-31) What does it mean  created in God’s image? • Reflect -- emphasizes that our nature `is to mirror that of God • Represent -- emphasizes our task to represent Him and His truth • Rule -- emphasizes stewardship and authority

  10. What do you know about the common beliefs in the ancient world about origins? The most complete Mesopotamian account of creation was known as the Enuma Elish

  11. Enuma Elish

  12. Enuma Elish Describes a cosmic conflict between the leading deities of that region… The young and daring Marduk kills the monstrous Tiamat, mother goddess personifying the primeval ocean.

  13. Tiamat Marduk

  14. Enuma Elish The young and daring Marduk kills the monstrous Tiamat, mother goddess personifying the primeval ocean. Using Tiamat’s divided carcass, Marduk creates heaven and earth. From the blood of her co-conspirator, Marduk and his father create humankind to do the hard labor of the universe.

  15. How does the account of the Enuma Elish compare to the Genesis account for beauty and grandeur?

  16. Moses’ concerns were exclusively religious. His intent was to proclaim knowledge of the true God as he manifested himself in his creative works, to proclaim a right understanding of humankind, the world, and history that knowledge of the true God entails—and to proclaim the truth concerning these matters in the face of the false religious notions dominant throughout the world of his day. -John Stek

  17. In the BeginningbyDavid Goodrich In the beginning God… Who is this God?

  18. Yahweh Elohim (Gen. 2:4) • Significance of names • Yahweh: Israel’s Redeemer • Elohim: World’s Creator

  19. Genesis 1’s Teaching About… • God • Humankind • World

  20. Genesis One’s Teaching: God • Eternal • Distinct from creation • Sovereign King over creation • Powerful • Personal

  21. Genesis One’s Teaching: Humankind • Creature • Relationship with God • Image • Similar to God • Different from God • Male and female • Rule over creation • Reproduce and fill the earth

  22. Genesis One’s Teaching: Humankind Male and Female – 2:15-23 • Adam • created from dust of the ground • God breathed into him the breathe of life • Eve – made from one of Adam’s ribs • Why did God create her? • Not good for man to be alone • No suitable helper among the animals • God’s established process for reproduction

  23. Just as powerful earthly kings, to indicate their claim to dominion, erect an image of themselves in the provinces of their empire where they do not personally appear, so man is placed upon earth in God's image as God's sovereign emblem. He is really only God's representative, summoned to maintain and enforce God's claim to dominion over the earth. -G. Von Rad

  24. A Biblical Understanding of Humanity The Lord God Fellow humans Self The World - work - politics- care of the environment, and so on

  25. Act Two: Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall

  26. A catastrophe has occurred.We are no longer in continuity withour good beginning. We have been separated from it by a disaster.We are also, of course, separated from our good end. We are, in other words, in the middle of a mess. -Eugene Peterson

  27. Introductory Remarks Why is the world so messed up? • Our environment... • Our values and morality... Why am I so messed up? • My health problems... • My relational problems... • My continuing depravity... attitudes, thoughts, words, actions, etc.,etc.

  28. Scene 1: Encounter with the Enemy -- (Gen. 3:1-7) The Serpent Serpent = ? “the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world” (Rev 12:9; cf. 20:2)

  29. Scene 2: Consequences of the Rebellion • Their eyes were opened • They realized they were naked • They made coverings for themselves • They hid from the Lord in the trees • They felt the need to blame shift

  30. Descriptions of Sin • Idolatry: placing anyone/anything before God • Autonomy: making oneself source of right/wrong, good/bad, true/false • Covenant rebellion: refusing allegiance to rightful King • Relational selfishness: making yourself more important than others

  31. Scene 2: Consequences of the Rebellion Judgment: Serpent • Curses him to crawl along the ground • Declares hostility between serpent & woman

  32. Scene 2: Consequences of the Rebellion Judgment: Eve • Childbirth pain way up • Desire to usurp Adam • Subject to domineering, sinful leadership of the husband

  33. Scene 2: Consequences of the Rebellion Judgment: Adam • Ground is cursed • Work becomes difficult • Subject to challenges to his leadership in the marriage

  34. Scene 3: Eviction of the Rebels Judgment: Adam & Eve • Expelled from garden • Separation from God • Loss of innocence • Death

  35. Scene 3: Eviction of the Rebels Promise  The Serpent Crusher • Genesis 3:15 • “protoevangelium” • Central conflict • Foreshadows the solution to the central problem in the Bible • Rom 16:20

  36. Scene 3: Eviction of the Rebels Provision • No immediate death • Sacrifice for a covering

  37. All spheres of life—marriage and family, work and worship, school and state,our play and art—bear the wounds of our rebellion. Sin is present everywhere—in pride of race, in arrogance of nations,in abuse of the weak and helpless,in disregard for water, air, and soil,in destruction of living creatures, in slavery, deceit, terror, and war, in worship of false gods, and frantic escape from reality.We have become victims of our own sin. -Contemporary Testimony, 17

  38. Summary of Act 2 Humanity rebels against God, plunging creation into chaos.

  39. End of Act Two

  40. Act Three:The King Chooses IsraelRedemption Initiated Scene 1: Before Israel

  41. Genesis 4-50: Prologue to Israel’s Story • Universal period (4-11) • The beginning of civilization • Three very important events • Patriarchal period (12-50)

  42. Scene 1: Before Israel Genesis 4–11: Universal Period • Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) • The first vivid evidence of the mess we’re in • Unbelief, rebelliousness, jealousy, rage are expressed relationally • 4:7 – “sin is crouching at the door; and it’s desire is for you, but you must master it.”

  43. Scene 1: Before Israel Genesis 4–11: Universal Period • Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) “And he died …” (Gen 5  8 times) repeated confirmation of God’s promised judgment

  44. Scene 1: Before Israel Genesis 4–11: Universal Period • Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) • A worldwide flood

  45. Scene 1: Before Israel Genesis 4–11: Universal Period • Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) • A worldwide flood • A forced diaspora

  46. Scene 2: Formation of a People • Abrahamic Covenant • The Promise (Genesis 12:1-3)

  47. Genesis 12:1-3 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

  48. Scene 2: Formation of a People • Abrahamic Covenant 3 main elements in God’s covenant with Abraham: • A personal relationship 2. Growth of a family into a nation 3. Land of their own

  49. Scene 2: Formation of a People • Abrahamic Covenant • The Promise (Genesis 12:1-3) • Land/Dominion/Geography To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites -- Gen 15:18-21

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