Today is our first day of reading the Bible through on a chronological plan. We are using the book, Reader's Guide to the Bible by George H. Guthrie. The passage is Genesis 1 and 2.
The first question asks me to identify the order and rhythm of rest in my weekly patterns. Mine can be a little messed up sometimes because my job as a children's minister has me "working" on Sunday. So I do my best to take Friday and Saturday away from the office. That doesn't mean I don't do my job on those days. Some weekends I'm on the phone trying to find subs for classes, or I might have KidStuf rehearsal on a Saturday. It seems Sunday is the apex of the week. When Sunday afternoon rolls around, I don't do a lot. I mostly read, watch TV or take a nap. When Monday comes around, everything starts to build once again to Sunday.
The next question asks how God is the hero of Genesis 2, the creation of man and woman. All the other animals, birds and sea creatures had a mate, but the man didn't have a mate. God saw this and said it was not good, so He used the man to make the woman. He brought her to the man. God is the hero because He provided the mate for Adam.
The last question asks what the passage says about the nature and beauty of marriage as God designed it. God designed the man and woman to be united and become one flesh. The man is to leave his parents' home to establish his own home with his wife, be united to her, and become one with her.
