Table of Contents
 
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
 
 1.  God the Creator of All Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
  
      2.  Humans, Male and Female:  Identity and Purpose. . . . .  9 
 
      3.  God, Law, and Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
 
      4.  The Cultural Mandate: Farmers, Kings, and Queens . . .17
 
      5.  Falling Away: The Disruption of Harmony . . . . . . . . . .23
 
      6.  What Next? The Promise, the Hope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
 
      7.  The Holiness of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
 
 8. The Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
 
 9. The Story Continues: Prophets and Kings . . . . . . . . . . . .41
 
    10.  In the Darkness, a Light Shines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
 
    11.  ‘The Messiah Will Crush His Head’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
 
    12. The Sure Hope of Restoration through Christ. . . . . . . . . 63
 
           Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
           Supplement: Christ’s Lordship Over All. . . . . . . . . . . .. 69
           
 
 Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75