Death Still Reigns
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MESSAGE – Rev. Dr. Dale Thiele
Genesis: Foundations for Life
Death Still Reigns
- The Curse of Death
- The Corruption of Sin
- The Hope of Promise
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read Genesis 35:16-29. What catches your attention from this passage? Why?
- Read Romans 5:12-21. Why does Paul talk about death as reigning? How does death reign in Genesis? What impact should death have on the covenant family in Genesis?
- Why does Reuben do what he does in verse 22? Take into consideration Jacob’s treatment of his mother, Leah, and Absalom’s activity in 2 Samuel 16:20-22.How does God view Reuben’s activity?
- The listing of the twelve sons of Jacob in verses 23-26 seems mundane. Why is it anything but mundane? Take into consideration the description of New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:12-14.
- How do you view and respond to death? Why and how should believers hold onto hope in the face of death?
Memory Verse of the Week:
Romans 5:17 For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. (ESV)
