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Theology of Work Project - THEOLOGY OF WORK PROJECT,INC
Theology of Work, The Bible and Your Work Study Series: Genesis 1–11 (eBook edition)
© 2014 by Hendrickson Publishers Marketing, LLC
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ebook ISBN 978-1-61970-649-1
Adapted from the Theology of Work Bible Commentary, copyright © 2014 by the Theology of Work Project, Inc. All rights reserved.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
William Messenger, Executive Editor, Theology of Work Project
Sean McDonough, Biblical Editor, Theology of Work Project
Patricia Anders, Editorial Director, Hendrickson Publishers
Contributors:
Christopher Gilbert, Genesis 1–11
Bible Study
Andrew Schmutzer and Alice Mathews, Genesis 1–11
in the Theology of Work Bible Commentary
The Theology of Work Project is an independent, international organization dedicated to researching, writing, and distributing materials with a biblical perspective on work. The Project’s primary mission is to produce resources covering every book of the Bible plus major topics in today’s workplaces. Wherever possible, the Project collaborates with other faith-and-work organizations, churches, universities and seminaries to help equip people for meaningful, productive work of every kind.
Due to technical issues, this eBook may not contain all of the images or diagrams in the original print edition of the work. In addition, adapting the print edition to the eBook format may require some other layout and feature changes to be made.
First eBook edition — October 2014
Contents
Copyright
The Theology of Work
Introduction: Genesis 1–11
Genesis 1–3
Genesis 4–11
Chapter 1: God Creates the World (Genesis 1:1–2:3)
Lesson #1: God at Work in Making the Universe (1:1–25)
Lesson #2: God Is the Source of Creation (1:11) and He Works Relationally (1:26a)
Lesson #3: God Limits His Work (2:1–3)
Chapter 2: God Creates and Equips People to Work—Part 1 (Genesis 1:26–2:25)
Lesson #1: People are Created in God’s Image (1:26–27; 5:1)
Lesson #2: Made for Dominion (1:26; 2:5)
Lesson #3: Made for Relationship (1:27; 2:18, 21–25)
Chapter 3: God Creates and Equips People to Work—Part 2 (Genesis 1:26–2:25)
Lesson #1: Made for Fruitfulness and Growth (1:28; 2:15, 19–20)
Lesson #2: God’s Provision (1:29–30; 2:8–14) and Limits (2:3; 2:17)
Lesson #3: The Work of the Creation Mandate
—A Summary (1:28; 2:15)
Chapter 4: People Fall into Sin in Work (Genesis 3)
Lesson #1: The Lie that Divides (3:1–5)
Lesson #2: The Wreck of Relationships (3:6–13)
Lesson #3: God Names the Consequences (3:14–24)
Chapter 5: People Work in a Fallen Creation (Genesis 4–8)
Lesson #1: The First Murder (4:1–25)
Lesson #2: God Says Enough!
(6:1–22)
Lesson #3: God Creates a New World (7:1–8:19)
Chapter 6: God Works to Keep His Promise—Part 1 (Genesis 8–10)
Lesson #1: God’s Covenant with Noah (8:20–9:17)
Lesson #2: Noah’s Fall (9:20–29)
Lesson #3: Noah’s Children and the Nations from Them (10)
Chapter 7: God Works to Keep His Promise—Part 2 (Genesis 11)
Lesson #1: The Tower of Babel—the Hubris (11:1–5)
Lesson #2: The Tower of Babel—God’s Visitation (11:5–9)
Lesson #3: Redemption Planned through Shem (11:10–32)
Chapter 8: Conclusions from Genesis 1–11
Lesson #1: Revisiting Genesis 1–3
Lesson #2: God’s Response to the Fall in Genesis 3
Lesson #3: From a New Start in Noah to the Babel Debacle (4–11)
Wisdom for Using This Study in the Workplace
Leader’s Guide
The Theology of Work
Work is not only a human calling but also a divine one. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
God worked to create us and created us to work. The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it
(Gen. 2:15). God also created work to be good, even if it’s hard to see in a fallen world. To this day, God calls us to work to support ourselves and to serve others (Eph. 4:28).
Work can accomplish many of God’s purposes for our lives—the basic necessities of food and shelter, as well as a sense of fulfillment and joy. Our work can create ways to help people thrive. Our work can discover the depths of God’s creation. Our work can bring us into wonderful relationships with co-workers and those who benefit from our work (customers, clients, patients, and so forth).
Yet many people face drudgery, boredom, or exploitation at work. We have bad bosses, hostile relationships, and unfriendly work environments. Our work seems useless, unappreciated, faulty, frustrating. We don’t get paid enough. We get stuck in dead-end jobs or laid off or fired. We fail. Our skills become obsolete. It’s a struggle just to make ends meet. But how can this be if God created work to be good—and what can we do about it? God’s answers to these questions must be somewhere in the Bible, but where?
The Theology of Work Project’s mission has been to study what the Bible says about work and to develop resources to apply the Christian faith to our work. It turns out that every book of the Bible gives practical, relevant guidance that can help us do our jobs better, improve our relationships at work, support ourselves, serve