Genesis 6-9

Today we briefly "step back" from the slower verse-by-verse format in order to make observations pertaining to the "big picture" of this very important narrative, along with it's relationship to Christian baptism and the Lord's Supper.

We have now reached the flood narrative in Genesis. In this sermon, we look at God's instructions to Noah about building the ark. This passage is more than just a set of technical instructions. It shows us amazing and encouraging truths about God establishing his covenant, keeping his promises, preserving life, and providing us with a refuge in Christ.

Genesis 6:3-9 The LORD "saw" that the wickedness of man was great and the LORD "regretted [repented]" that He had made man, so He determines to "blot out" what He has created -- but Noah found favor (grace)!

Genesis 6:1-4 The consensus among Bible commentators is that this passage is the most difficult to interpret (with certainty) in all of Genesis. There are three main viewpoints (with some variations within each viewpoint). We begin by looking at the advancing context in Genesis, we briefly identify the three views, and I advance the particular understanding that the "sons of God" are (types of?) fallen angels.

We continued to consider the genealogies in the early part of Genesis. For this week, we looked at the descendants of Adam from Enoch to Noah. The sermon emphasized the importance of living by faith according to the example of Enoch in a world of death and suffering.

Genesis 4:25-5:20

By grace, the LORD's Promise (see 3:15) will be developed in the line of Seth (who is the appointed substitute for Abel). Also interesting: What does it mean (or not mean) that Adam "fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image" ??

Genesis 4:17-24

To make good sense of the information recorded in Genesis chapters 4-5 it is important to understand that Biblical authors often are not driven by chronology (what happened first, second, and third), but by an important theme. The theme you don't want to miss from Genesis 4-5 is that there are two traceable lines: Cain's line (ungodly) and Seth's line (godly, by grace through faith). Today's message takes a closer look at the line of Cain. Oh, it also provides the answer to, "Where in the world did Cain get his wife?"

Genesis 4:6-16 Today's sermon completes the narrative concerning Adam & Eve's first two sons, Cain & Abel. Having been killed by his older brother, Abel's blood cries out to the LORD. Cries out for what? Justice? Is Cain justly punished for murdering his brother? If not, why not?