Bible Study Course

Book of Genesis

Part 2

Chapter 6

Genesis 1:17-18

1. Genesis 1:17-18 says, “And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give __________ upon the earth,  And to ________ over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.”

Do you see the emphasis here?  God does not want “DARKNESS” to rule.

God wants “LIGHT” to rule.

Note:  God ordained the sun to rule over the day, and the moon to rule over the night. 

Even so, God desires that light would rule in our lives, and that we would be godly influences in this evil and dark world.

2. Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your __________ so __________ before men, that they may see your good works, and ______________ your ____________ which is in heaven.”

3. John 3:18-19 says, “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.   And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved ________________ rather than __________, because their deeds were ________.”

The moon does not have any capability, of itself, to “PRODUCE” light—what it does is “REFLECT” the light of the sun.

Even so, we also have no light-producing capability in this old sinful flesh, but we can, by God’s grace, reflect His glory.

4. Romans 7:18 says, “For I know that in me (that is, in my __________,) dwelleth ____ good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.”

5. Psalms 39:4-5 says, “LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how __________ I am.   Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his ________ state is altogether ____________. Selah.”

How can the moon reflect light to us, when it is so dark at night?

It is able to do that because it is “separated” high above the darkness upon earth.

From that position, it is in direct line with the light of the sun, and can reflect that light to us.

What a picture that is for us.  We need to live a life “separate” from the sin and darkness all around us;

so that, instead of being engulfed by darkness, we might reflect God’s glory into this earth.

6. Philippians 2:14-15 says, “Do all things without murmurings and disputings:   That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye __________ as ____________ in the world.”

7.  2 Corinthians 6:14 says, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what ____________________ hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath __________ with ________________?”

8.  2 Corinthians 6:15 says, “And what ______________ hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an ______________?”

Note:  The word concord means, “a state of agreement, harmony” (Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary).

The word infidel means, “one who is not a Christian, or who opposes Christianity” (Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary).

If a Christian is walking with God, then he/she is not going to have true fellowship with an unsaved person.

9.  2 Corinthians 6:16-18 says, “And what agreement hath the ____________ of God with idols? for ____ are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.   Wherefore come ______ from among them, and be ye ________________, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,   And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

Do you see how we need to be like the moon—up above the darkness, so that we can reflect

God’s light and glory down into it?  If you are dabbling in the same darkness

and sin as the world, then you are not going to be reflecting

the light and glory of God to those around you.

10. 1 Peter 1:14-16 says, “As obedient children, not ____________________ yourselves according to the ____________ lusts in your ignorance:   But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye ________ in all manner of conversation;   Because it is written, Be ye ________; for I am holy.”

Question:  When people look at us, does the word holy come to their minds?  Can anyone see a difference in the way that we fashion ourselves since we have gotten saved?  See Bible Course BC-E-106, for some teaching on how a true inward change for Christ, will also show itself in an outward change.

11.  1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says, “What? know ye not that your ________ is the ____________ of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?   For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your ________, and in your ____________, which are God's.”

Note:  Many people say that God does not care about the outside—only the inside.  As you can see from the above verses, God cares about both.

When we get saved, we are supposed to be “good soldiers” of the Lord Jesus Christ.

12.   2 Timothy 2:3-4 says, “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good ______________ of Jesus Christ.  No man that warreth ____________________ himself with the ______________ of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.”

How do you know a soldier when you see one?  Usually, there are two things that give it away:

the “clothes” and the “hair.”  Can anyone tell that you are a good Christian soldier by your “uniform?”

13.  1 Corinthians 11:14-15 says, “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a ______ have ________ hair, it is a __________ unto him?  But if a __________ have ________ hair, it is a __________ to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.”

14.  1 Timothy 2:9 says, “In like manner also, that __________ adorn themselves in ____________ apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.”

Review:

1. Genesis 1:16-18 says, “And God made two great lights; the greater light to ________ the day, and the lesser light to ________ the night: he made the stars also.  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,  And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.”

2. Do you see the emphasis here?  God does not want “________________” to RULE.  God wants “__________” to RULE.

3. The moon does not have any capability, of itself, to “PRODUCE” light—what it does is “______________” the light of the sun.  Even so, we also have no light-producing capability in this old sinful flesh, but we can, by God’s grace, ______________ His glory.

4. How can the moon reflect light to us, when it is so dark at night?  It is able to do that because it is “__________________” high above the ________________ upon earth.  From that position, it is in direct line with the light of the sun, and can ______________ that light to us.  What a picture that is for us.  We need to live lives “separate” from the sin and darkness all around us; so that, instead of being engulfed by darkness, we might reflect God’s glory into this earth.

5. 1 Peter 1:14-16 says, “As ________________ children, not ____________________ yourselves according to the former __________ in your ignorance:   But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye ________ in all manner of conversation;   Because it is written, Be ye ________; for I am holy.”

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