2 | Male and Female
Powerpoint:
Questions for consideration:
1. God made male and female, but it is not unique to human identity. Among plants and animals (not human animals), to what does male and female fundamentally refer?
a. Sex organs and their function
b. Body physiology or physical structure
c. Appearance
d. All of the above
2. Among plants and animals what is the primary function of the sex “organs”?
a. To procreate
b. To have pleasure
c. To dominate one another
d. To create lifelong nurture through relationship together
3. Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.” So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male (zakar) and female (neqebah) He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:26-28
True or False In this passage “male” and “female” in Hebrew references the physical differences between a man and a woman, not their social roles.
4. True or False In Gen 1:26-28, we read of the essential identity of human beings as image bearers of God beginning with the establishment of a difference between them through the two sexes. To bring order to the chaos in Genesis 1, God separates and makes differences distinctive.
5. True or False In Gen 1:26-28 God establishes difference, then blesses that difference. This blessing is the establishment of a divine union capable of fulfilling the His mandate to be fruitful, multiply, fill and subdue the earth.
6. Eve was created out of Adam’s side, indicating that in Eden she was:
a. His servant or slave
b. Equally God’s image bearer and co-laborer with Adam
c. Both male and female
7. Jesus’ “great command” to His disciples was to love God and to love one another wholeheartedly. How might this impact male/female relationships in our culture today?
a. Men and women would seek to empower and promote one another
b. There would be less objectification and abuse between men and women. No more sexual harassment or rape.
c. In their relationships together, men and women would excel at problem solving and brave communication
d. All of the above