Message Date: January 26, 2025
Bible
Genesis 1-3 contains your whole Bible in seed form.
Purpose vs. Production
Genesis 1:28 NKJV
Christ can do in a moment what striving can’t do in a year.
“Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to delight in Him forever.” – Westminster Catechism
John 17:3 NKJV
Genesis 3:7-10 NKJV
Genesis 3:15 NKJV
God’s dream is to dwell with His people, in His garden.
Jesus is the promised seed who fulfills God’s dream.
From cover to cover, your Bible is about the garden.
The Tabernacle mimics the Garden of Eden.
Ref. Exodus 25:31-40
Exodus 28:33 NKJV
In the Tabernacle, the line between man and garden is blurred.
Ref. Genesis 6:5-6
Ref. 1 Samuel 8:7
Purpose vs. Production
God is going to recreate His garden through a man who is like a tree.
Psalm 1:3 NKJV
Isaiah 11:10 NKJV