Lesson 2: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

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Lesson 2: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

1. How long had God known Jeremiah? Jeremiah 1:5

2. Does God know each of us in the same way? Psalm 139:16

“Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.” Isaiah 44:2.

“Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself.” Isaiah 44:24.

3. Whose hand is it that fashions the human body? Job 10:18 

4. Of what are we made? Job 10:9 

See the chart on the next page of this lesson for a list of the earth’s elements from which our bodies are made.

5. Why did David say he would praise the Lord? Psalm 139:14

fearfully: to fear, reverence, be afraid.

wonderfully: to be distinct, marked out, be separated, distinguished.

The Bible refers to the anatomical structure of the body as well as to its functions. Several times anatomy (body structure) and physiology (body function) are used metaphorically to describe the relationship between God and man and between God and His church. Such metaphors show that the Bible writers had a knowledge of how the human body works.

6. What did Job say he was clothed with? Job 10:11

The skin is the largest organ of the body.

7. Job said that he was fenced with what? Job 10:11

The bones form the skeleton which gives the body shape and rigidity. It holds us together and holds us upright. The sinews are the muscles, tendons and ligaments which hold the bones together and allow the body to move.

Read Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37:1-10, then answer the following questions.

8. What did God tell Ezekiel to prophesy to the bones? verses 4-6

9. After Ezekiel prophesied, what then happened? verse 7

10. What came onto the bones? verse 8 (first part)

11. What then covered the sinews and flesh? verse 8

12. What did the formed bodies lack? verse 8

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground.” Genesis 2:7. God formed the human body with His own hands, bone by bone, then connected the bones with muscles, ligaments, and tendons. He fashioned the organs and put them in place with the miles of blood and lymph vessels and nerve pathways. All this He covered with skin. But man was still not a living soul.

13. What did Ezekiel prophesy next and what was the result? verses 9-10

The Lord “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7. When God breathed life into man, the body He had formed came alive. The heart beat, the lungs filled with air, the blood coursed through the veins and arteries, electrical signals passed between all the parts of the body and the brain, the digestive juices flowed in the stomach, and hormones were secreted. Man was a living creature, a living soul.

Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-26. Paul refers to the function as well as the structure of the body in these verses and is using them to describe the church and its relationship to Jesus Christ. After reading the verses, answer the following questions.

14. What does the body have many of? verses 12, 14

15. Who has tempered the members of the body together? verse 24

16. How does He feel about it? verse 18

17. What happens if one member of the body suffers? verse 26

If our head is congested with a cold, we fell miserable all over. If our feet hurt, we only want to put them up and do nothing. Whatever affects one part of the body affects the other parts as well.

18. Name some of the members of the body mentioned by Paul either directly or indirectly.

A. verse 15

B. verse 16

C. verse 17

D. verse 21

19. What can the foot not say to the hand? verse 15

20. What members of the body are necessary? verse 22

21. Paul says that our comely parts have no need. The word “comely” means: pleasant to look at, attractive. What parts of the body do we usually associate with comeliness? 1 Samuel 16:7

The countenance is the face. We humans judge beauty by how pretty the face is, and often how tall an individual is.

22. Paul also states that God has given more honor to those parts which lack comeliness. What members did Paul mention that we usually do not consider comely? 1 Corinthians 12:15, 16

We do not usually consider the feet to be an attractive part of the body, but without feet it is impossible to walk properly. Our feet are the base on which we stand and which we usually take for granted. They do not receive the attention that the face or the stature receive, but our mobility would be very much limited without them. This helps us to understand why Paul said that the uncomely parts receive more honor.

23. What did the apostle John wish for fellow Christians? 3 John 2

John’s desire is that all might have health of body, mind, and spirit in equal proportion.

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