Week 2: Memory Verse
Why This Verse
Genesis 2:7 captures the intimacy of the creation of humanity in a single image: God kneeling in the dust, shaping a body, and then leaning close to breathe life into it. This is not the distant deity of other ancient religions — this is a God who gets close. Memorizing this verse grounds us in our identity: we are dust that has been given breath by a God who chose to make us.
Connections This Week
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 — Jesus is called the 'last Adam,' a life-giving spirit
- John 20:22 — Jesus breathes on his disciples, echoing God breathing life into Adam
- Psalm 104:29-30 — When God takes away breath, creatures die; when he sends his Spirit, they are created