圣经主要人物分析

2021年1月22日发(作者：糜镛)
God

is the central being of all existence. He is eternal in that he has no
beginning and no end. In the
first chapter of the first book
of
Bible
an
account is given of God creating the universe and the earth and creating
people in his own image. The Bible also reveals that God is full of
mercy

and
love
(for example
1 John 4:8
. Millions of people in the world trust in
God as their master and Lord and also their saviour. He is a personal
being, who is three in one -
Father
,
Son
and
Holy Spirit
) The Bible also
reveals that God stands ready to come into any person's life when that
person acknowledges him and repents of having not lived his way.


He gives life to all and he is the author of love and forgiveness.
John 1:4

describes this beautifully:

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
God is also
completely
holy
and without any evil. At the same time God is
forgiving and merciful and full of love
Adam
was the first person created by
God
Himself. He
sinned
with
Eve, because of that mankind physically died but they live forever
spiritually. He was 930 years old at the time when he died. He listened to
the Devil by eating the forbidden fruit.

Adam was the first man on earth, and for a short time he lived
alone. He arrived on the planet with no childhood, no parents, no
family and no friends. Perhaps Adam's loneliness moved God to
quickly present him with a companion,
Eve
. Before God created Eve,
he had given Adam the garden of Eden. It was his to enjoy, but he
also had the full responsibility of taking care of it. Adam knew that
one tree was off-limits, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Adam would have taught Eve the rules of the garden. When
Satan tempted Eve to eat the fruit, she would have known it was
forbidden. When she offered it to Adam, the fate of the world was on
his shoulders. As they ate the fruit, in that small act of rebellion to
God, man's independence and disobedience separated him from God.

But God already had a plan in place to deal with man's
sin
. The
Bible is the story of God's plan for man. Adam is
and we are all his descendants.

Adam's Accomplishments:

God
chose
Adam
to
name
the
animals,
making
him
the
first
zoologist.
He
was
also
the
first
landscaper
and
horticulturist,
responsible to work the garden and care for the plants. He was the
first man, the father of humankind. He was the only man without a
mother and a father.
Adam's Strengths:

Adam was made in the image of God and shared a close relationship
with his Creator.
Adam's Weaknesses:

We see that Adam avoided his God-given responsibility. He blamed
Eve and made excuses for himself when he committed a sin. He hid
from
God
in
shame,
rather
than
facing
his
error
and
admitting
the
truth.
Life Lessons:

We
see
from
Adam's
life
that
God
wants
us
to
freely
choose
to
follow and obey him out of love. We also learn that nothing we do is
hidden
from
God.
Likewise,
it
does
not
benefit
us
to blame
others
for our own failings. We must accept personal responsibility.

Hometown:

Adam began his life in the Garden of Eden but was later expelled by
God.

Eve
was the first woman on earth, the first wife, and the first mother.
She
is
known
as
the

of
All
the
Living.
was
Adam
's
companion,
his
helper,
the
one
who
would
complete
him
and
share
equally
in
his
responsibility
over
creation
.
She
too
was
made
in
God's
image, displaying a portion of the characteristics of God. Together only
could Adam and Eve fulfill God's purpose in the continuation of creation.
With Eve, God brought human relationship, friendship and marriage into
the world.
Eve's Accomplishments:

Eve is the mother of humankind. She was the first woman and first wife.
Although her accomplishments are quite remarkable, very little is known
about Eve. She was the only woman without a mother and a father. She
was made by God as a reflection of his image to be a helper to Adam.
Together they would fulfill God's purpose of populating the Earth.
Eve's Strengths:

Eve was made in the image of God, and to be a helper to Adam. Together
she and Adam would fulfill God's purpose in multiplying God's creation
of humankind on the Earth.
Eve's Weaknesses:

Eve was tempted by Satan when he got her to doubt God's goodness, by
focusing on the one thing she
couldn't
have.
She
forgot
all of
the good
things God had blessed her with in the garden. She became discontented,
feeling sorry for herself, because she could not share in God's knowledge
of good and evil. Eve allowed Satan to subvert her trust in God.
Although she shared a close relationship with God and her husband, Eve
failed
to
consult
either
one
of
them
when
confronted
with
Satan's
suggestions.
She
acted
impulsively,
independent
of
her
authority.
Once
entangled in
sin
, she invited her husband to join her. Like Adam, when
confronted
with
her
sin,
Eve
blamed
someone
else
(Satan),
instead
of
taking personal responsibility for what she had done.
Life Lessons:

We learn from Eve that women share in God's image. There are feminine
qualities to the character of God. God's purpose for creation could not be
fulfilled
without
the
equal
participation
of

Just
like
we
learned from Adam's life, Eve also teaches us that God wants us to freely
choose to follow and obey him out of love. Nothing we do is hidden from
God. Likewise, it does not benefit us to blame others for our own failings.
We must accept personal responsibility for what we do.


Noah
In a world taken over by evil, violence and corruption, Noah was a
righteous man. However, Noah wasn't
just
a righteous man; he was
the
only

follower
of
God
left
on
the
earth.
The
Bible
says
he
was
blameless among the people of his time. It also says he walked with
God. Living in a society saturated with sin and rebellion against God,
Noah was the only man alive that pleased God. It's hard to imagine
such unwavering faithfulness in the midst of such godlessness. Over
and
over
again,
in
the
account
of
Noah's
life
we
read,

did
everything
just
as
God
commanded.
His
life
of
950
years,
exemplified obedience.
Since the wickedness of man had covered the earth like a flood, God
decided
to
start
over
again
with
Noah
and
his
family.
Giving
very
specific
instructions,
the
Lord
told
Noah
to
build
an
ark
in
preparation for a catastrophic flood that would destroy every living
thing on earth. You can read a Bible story summary of
Noah's Ark
and
the
Flood
here
.
The
ark-building
project
took
longer
than
the
average lifespan today, yet Noah diligently accepted his calling and
never
wavered
from
it.
Appropriately
mentioned
in
the
book
of
Hebrews


of
Faith,
Noah
was
truly
a
hero
of
the
Christian
faith.
Noah's Accomplishments:
When we meet Noah, we learn that he is
the
one
and
only
follower
of
God
remaining
in
his
generation.
He
goes
on
to
become
the
second
father
of
the
human
race.
As
an
architectural
engineer
and
shipbuilder,
he
put
together
an
amazing
structure,
the
likes
of
which
had
never
before
been
built.
With
the
project
length
spanning
120
years,
it
was
quite
a
notable
achievement.
Noah's
greatest
accomplishment,
however,
was
his
faithful commitment to obey and walk with God all the days of his
life.
Noah's
Strengths:
Noah
was
a
righteous
man.
He
was
blameless
among the people of his time. This does not mean Noah was perfect
or
sinless,
but
he
loved
God
with
his
whole
heart
and
was
fully
committed
to
obedience.
Noah's
life
revealed
qualities
of
patience

and
persistence,
and
his
faithfulness
to
God
did
not
depend
on
anyone else. His faith was singular and unshakable in a completely
faithless society.

Noah's Weaknesses:
Noah had a weakness for wine. In Genesis 9,
the
Bible
tells
of
Noah's
only
recorded
sin.
He
became
drunk
and
passed out in his tent, making himself an embarrassment to his sons.

Life
Lessons:

We
learn
from
Noah
that
it
is
possible
to
remain
faithful and pleasing to God even in the midst of a corrupt and sinful
generation.
Surely
it
wasn't
easy
for
Noah,
but
he
found
favor
in
God's
eyes
because
of
his
remarkable
obedience.
God
blessed
and
saved Noah, just as he will faithfully bless and protect those of
us
who
follow
and
obey
him
today.
Our
call
to
obedience
is
not
a
short-term,
one-time
call.
Like
Noah,
our
obedience
must
be
lived
out
over
a
lifetime
of
faithful
commitment.
Those
who
persevere
will finish the race.

The story of Noah's drunken transgression reminds us that even the
godliest people have weaknesses and can fall prey to temptation and
sin. Our sins not only affect us, but they have a negative influence on
those around us, especially our family members.
Hometown:
The Bible doesn't say how far from Eden Noah and his
family had settled. It does say that after the flood, the ark came to
rest on the mountains of Ararat, located in present-day Turkey.