Return to the Garden - by Meg Elizabeth Brown (Paperback)

About the Book

Two Bible studies on the beginning of the Torah; Genesis 1-3 in one book!

Book Synopsis

The first three chapters in Genesis, let alone the entire Torah, are somewhat complicated for how simply they play out. That's why we've gone a step further for you at the Behold Collective. Imagine two Bible studies in one.

Over the years of completing Bible studies, we at the Behold Collective have found that there are different depth levels of Bible content, and depending on the season of life you are in, your Bible study habits need to change. Because of this, we decided to identify our studies by content depth so you can choose how DEEP to dive into the word of God, your spiritual walk, and the time commitment you have in THIS season. In some seasons, you may have more than 30 minutes to spend with God. And in other seasons, you may be lucky to grab 5 minutes of alone time. We get it!

We've designed this as two studies in one. All our Bible studies are biblically based and will contain our "Milk & Honey" and our "Bread & Wine" studies. You can use our "Bread &Wine" content to facilitate and disciple two to three women through the "Milk & Honey" content or do an independent study of either study.

This study has themes of light and dark, the significance of trees and water, shame and forgiveness, rest and work, wisdom, and living as a warrior in our world for Jesus.

Review Quotes

"'When we step toward the Garden, we choose God's way. If we step away from the Garden, we choose the human way.' We have a choice to make. Return to the Garden or not."

"We at the Behold Collective have a soft spot for the word "behold." Sure, we all skimmed right past it for years, only really noticing it during the Christmas nativity production or when reading through the Prophets. Now the word "behold" is so skimmed over that it's being removed from our Bible translations. But Meg Elizabeth noticed that every time there was a "behold," it was during a MAJOR event in the Bible. As you read, if you catch a glimpse of a hummingbird, there's a Behold Moment there."

"A part of the Torah, the title of Genesis, is known in Hebrew as "In the Beginning," which is the first phrase of the book (which means the first word is: God). Another title in the Hebrew tradition is The First Book of Moses, signifying its place in a five-volume work authored by Moses. In ancient times, these books were also called "The Law," which you hear Jesus and the Pharisees regularly use in the New Testament. The key to Genesis is to see it as an opening scene that leads to the giving of the Law through the Exodus and into the Promised Land."

"Any time you see the "LORD" capitalized, that is the translator's way of telling you that the word here is the word, "יהוה or "Yahweh/YHWH." If it's "Lord," then it's referring to the Hebrew word, "ֲאדֹ ָני or a form of Adonai." And finally, if you see the word "lord" in Hebrew, it means "ֲאד ֹון , adon, or lord/ master." For more info, turn to the Uncover More section on page 94."

"I don't know about you, but for some reason, this description in Proverbs 8 and 9 of Lady Wisdom makes me almost giddy. The fact that "Wisdom" or the "Spirit" was within Yahweh in the beginning and existed with Him before the "beginning" of the Earth piques my interest. The author in Proverbs describes Lady Wisdom as being brought forth before the depths or springs were there in the beginning. I love the fact that Wisdom says that she was beside Him, like a master workman, and He delighted in Her."