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one· know"Instruction Book"

1. Name (1) "Pentateuch": From Genesis to Deuteronomy is a book consisting of five parts. (2) "Torah": The Chinese Bible is generally translated as "the Book of Law," which means "a book that uses instructive narratives to teach, guide, or issue instructions." 2. Characteristics of "Torah" (see Huang Yizhang: Creation, Covenant, and Reconciliation, Tiandao Bookstore) (1) Unity

• In the Hebrew Bible, the "Book of Teachings" is one book, not five. Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers all begin with the word "W" (pronounced waw, meaning "and"), showing the unity of the Pentateuch.
• In Deuteronomy, the "Book of the Torah" is always referred to in the singular: The Book of the Torah (Deut. 29:20, 30-26)
• The authors of different books in the Bible all regarded the "Book of Teachings" as one book. (Joshua 8; 2 Kings 14:6; 2 Chronicles 25:4; Ezra 6:18; Nehemiah 8:1)
• When Jesus himself quoted Exodus 6:6, he was not referring to the Book of Exodus, but to the Book of Moses (Mark 2:26).
• The contents of the five volumes of "Doctrine" record the origin of the Israelite nation and the process of preparation for entering the promised land, and they echo each other.

(2) Genre: Comparison between "Law" and "Torah"

• "Law" tells us what not to do = passive avoidance
• "Instructions" tell you what to do = positive life

3. The theme of the “Book of Instruction” (1) is not the law (2) but the relationship between God and man. 4. The division of the “Book of Instruction” (see Li Sijing: “On the Old Testament of Gratitude and Hatred”, updated resources) (1) The promise of God’s people (Genesis 1-Exodus 18) (2) The formation of God’s people (Exodus 19-Numbers 9) (3) The test of God’s people (Numbers 10-Deuteronomy 34)  

two· Life in Paradise

1. Rest (1) Genesis 2:15a: “The Lord put the man in the Garden of Eden…” (see Genesis 2:8). The word “put” has two meanings in the original text:

• "Rest" or "safety" (cf. Gen. 19:16; Deut. 2:10).
• “Presentation” specifically refers to offering something to God (see Exodus 16:33-34). (2) Therefore, the meaning of the passage is “God placed man in the Garden of Eden so that man could find rest and security and have fellowship with God.”

2. Worship and Obedience (Working Service) (1) Genesis 2:15b: “He made him tend and keep the garden.” In the original text, the word “garden” does not appear, but a feminine pronoun is used, while the “garden” in “Eden” is a masculine word. Therefore, this pronoun does not refer to the Garden of Eden. (2) “Tend and keep” in the “Torah” is basically used for “worshiping and serving God.” (3) “Keep” in the “Torah” is basically used for “observing religious commands and duties.” (4) Therefore, people in the Garden of Eden mainly worshiped and served God and obeyed His word. (Thus, we understand why Cain and Abel in chapter 4 knew how to worship God and offer gifts to Him.)

three· God's Name

In fact, the title "Yahweh God" appears only once in Genesis chapters 2 and 3 of the Pentateuch, aside from in Exodus 9:30. After studying the 20 uses of "Yahweh God" in Genesis 2 and 3 and 16 uses elsewhere in the Old Testament, biblical scholars have concluded that the use of a different name in Genesis 1 was to show that God is not only the God of Israel (Yahweh) – Jehovah – but also the Creator of the universe (Elohim) (see Exodus 9:30; 2 Samuel 7:25). A clear example is that in Genesis 2 and 3, only in the dialogue between the woman and the serpent in verses 3:1-5 is this title not used. This sole change in these two chapters is because when the woman and the serpent were conversing, the Israelites were not yet alive, and therefore God was not yet the God of Israel (Yahweh), so the covenant title used between God and the Israelites was not used. In their view, God is the same Creator of the universe (Elohim) described from the beginning of Genesis.