God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. Genesis xxi. And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. Genesis 6. The marginal reading is Two hosts, or, camps. The angels of the Lord were encamping round about the man who feared him, though shore had been much in his character and conduct which the Lord could not approve. Noah had been shut up in the ark for many a day, and at the right time God thought of him, practically thought of him, and came to visit him. So long as a righteous seed is preserved, God's promise of salvation hangs over the head of Satan, threatening of his impending doom. He received what he sought for his necessity, but not what he merely asked out of curiosity. The fig leaves were to hide their nakedness, and now the trees themselves were to hide them from God. Six Turkish soldiers claimed to see the ark in 1916. vii. Gen 15:13. i. Noah was a preacher of righteousness (2 Peter 2:5), yet in his 120-year ministry, it seems that no one was saved. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word | . Gen 27:1-4. And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. How there was light before there was any sun, for the sun was not created until the fourth day of the week it is not for us to say. And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? c. Take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself: God also commanded Noah to take all the food he could. 2 Chronicles The Spurgeon Library | Scriptures | Genesis Genesis Christ the Conqueror of Satan September 6, 2019 Christ the Conqueror of Satan "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Genesis iii. Gen 7:18-19. xxxv. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat: that my soul may bless thee before I die. Gen 32:28. Gen 32:9. JOHN MACARTHUR DISCUSSES GENESIS 6 & THE NEPHILIM. Oh, to have our inheritance where we feed upon the bread of heaven, and where the deep truths of God become to us royal dainties! See how quickly the patriarch changes from Jacob into Israel; when his spirit if revived, he becomes Israel. But there is good hope of things going right when Jacob, who is the better of the two brothers, is also the humbler of the two. Genesis 46 Commentary - John Gill's Exposition of the Bible When God began to arrange this world in order, it was shrouded in darkness, and it had been reduced to what we call, for want of a better name, chaos. This is just the condition of every soul of man when God begins to deal with him in his grace; it is formless, and empty of all good things. God thought upon his Son, and that great Sacrifice to be offered long afterwards on the cross, and he smelled a sweet savour.. Whatever evolution or any other folly or evil of man may have done, everything had to begin again over. Gen 7:20-23. PREVIOUS Genesis 6:3 NEXT Genesis 6:5. The unclean beasts were mostly killers and devourers of others, and therefore their number we to be less than that of the clean species. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. if he be once fully aroused what power will he put forth when he shall spring upon his adversaries ? Be not afraid; he can open the windows of heaven, and pour down abundant blessings for you, and he can let down the cellar-flaps of the great deep, and stop its flowing fountains. Habakkuk You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. Gen 32:1. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud. Gen 8:7-10. You may have what you will if you can speak thus to the covenant angel, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.. This was a sure sign that Joseph knew his brethren, and they might well recognize him even by that precept, for their consciences must have told them that it had been their common habit to fall out either with or without occasion, so he bids them not to do so. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And this time, perhaps, since he has prayed over the matter, he is planning more wisely than he did before, intending now to try to appease his brothers anger by a munificent present for Esau his brother., That is always the most powerful plea when we can quote Gods own promise: Thou saidst, . Perhaps you have some of these unclean birds coming down upon your sacrifice just now. She was to offer him to drink, and draw water for his camels; she would thus not be afraid of work, she would be courteous, and she would be kind, and all these meeting in one might show him, and by this test he might very wisely discover, that she was a fitting woman for Isaac, and might become his spouse. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. The dove had plucked off an olive leaf. Perhaps you have seen a picture of the dove carrying an olive branch in its mouth, which, in the first place, a dove could not pluck out of the tree, and in the second place, a dove could not carry an olive branch even if she could pluck it off. In those darker days we can hardly expect to find so much of the excellences of the spirit as we ought to find now-a-days in those who possess the spirit of God fully. Some mens work will not bear looking at, and tomorrow becomes all the worse to them because today was not considered and its sin repented of by them. And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. Not only shall his fruit be abundant, but his casual word, his leaf also shall not wither. So was it with it Abraham. Proverbs Sometimes alighting on the ark; then flying away again. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? Am I my brothers keeper? Genesis iv. 3 John It was not until 1858 that a boat bigger than the ark was built. In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. Now let us read what the Lord says, through the prophet Isaiah, concerning this covenant. He was lame, and probably remained lame for life. God did not cleave the earth and cause new waters to gush forth, nor was there need. Gen 8:1. Genesis 6:4 - Bible Verse Meaning and Commentary - Bible Study Tools Now comes the crisis which will make a change in the whole of Jacobs future life: He touched the hollow of his thigh.. Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. This process is pictured in Genesis 6:1-8, which describes the world just prior to God's judgment in the flood. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 6 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints For the sake of Lot, Abraham had to go and fight the enemies of the king of Sodom, and sometimes, in fighting for religious liberty, we have had to be associated with persons from whom we differ as much as Abraham differed from the king of Sodom but right must be fought for under all circumstances. And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. For therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come out of thine own bowels shall be their heir. Jesus Christ our great King-Priest, still meets us, and brings us bread and wine. God remembered Noah, and he remembers you. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. Spurgeon's Exposition: Genesis | Precept Austin No. Noah knew that he would come out of the ark one day, for was he not preserved there to be a seed-to keep the race alive? He cannot even stand up any longer in the great wrestling match; what can he do? Genesis 46. Matthew Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. So, if you lift up your eyes, and look the right, ay, you will see the great sacrifice close by you held fast for you, even as this ram was caught to die instead of Isaac. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth. Better take time in order to save time. In the early part of this century, a Russian aviator named Vladimire Rokovitsky claimed the discovery of Noahs ark. Abraham bases his argument upon the justice of God; and when a man dares to do that, it is mighty pleading, for, depend upon it, God will never do an unjust thing. i. He would not gratify Jacobs curiosity concerning his name, but he gave him the blessing that he craved. How much of evil begins with questioning! This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Oh, if we would but seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all things should be added unto us! And ye sons of Jacob, learn to say the same. And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant. This is the counterpart of what will follow the preaching of the gospel those who are in Christ shall live, shall rise, and reign with him for ever but none of those who are outside of Christ shall so live. Our Lord Jesus was blessing his disciples when he was taken from them; and since we do not know when we shall be taken sway from our relatives, let us be always blessing them. If there is a nation that has not yet heard the gospel, it must hear it, for so the promise stands, In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. We may look for a glorious future from the preaching of Christ throughout every land, for so the covenant was made with Abraham because he had obeyed Gods voice. Genesis 1 Commentary - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible Gen 45:2-3. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Testament. Gen 22:6-8. Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; and he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that, which grew upon the ground. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. These lights are to rule, but they are to rule by giving light. At this point, all Noah knew was that God will judge the earth, and he was supposed to build a big barge. That I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. Gen 49:8. Gen 49:14-15. Noah was not told when he should be released, and the Lord does not tell you when your trouble will come to an end. And his head is bruised, blessed be the name of the Womans promised seed! And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, sayings, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. God told Noah to cover it with pitch inside and outside, which makes it possible that the ark was preserved for a long time. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. So Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked out, but he did not go out till God commanded him to do so. According to an old tradition, not only Genesis (also called the first book of Moses), but the whole Pentateuch (from Greek pente - five and teuchos - container for scrolls) were written by Moses. This seems hardly a blessing yet it was true of Issachar. Philemon Gen 2:9. In this respect he falls short of his grandfather Abraham; yet, nevertheless, he acts wisely, first with common prudence, and next with uncommon prayerfulness. Gen 22:17-18. It is so with us spiritually; first darkness, then light. Gen 14:22-23. Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. Taken in its completeness, and all put together, God saw that it was very good. Whilst they have some of the greatest divines in modern history, they have here one of the best of men one of the patriarchs whose eyes were dim so that he could not see. We should know too much if we knew all that will happen in the future. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas. It is quite enough for us if we do our duty in the present, and trust God for the rest. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: The patriarch is greater than the king. It is a good thing to have the right names for things. He was an outstanding example of righteousness (Ezekiel 14:14), a preacher of righteousness (2 Peter 2:5), and Noah condemned the world by offering salvation in the ark that the whole world rejected (Hebrews 11:7). Perhaps the world was in its prime, when the trees were in bloom, and the birds were singing in their branches, and the flowers were blooming on the earth, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.. Abraham here spoke like a prophet; in fact, throughout this whole incident, he never opened his mouth without a prophetic utterance; and I believe that, when men walk with God, and live near to God, they will possibly even without being aware of it, speak very weighty words which will have much more in them than they themselves apprehend. Gen 49:1-2. And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons wives with thee. They were all there, yet he could remember the time when he had said, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away. Ah! This life of ours is to be a life of faith, and it will be well rewarded in the end. Gen 9:16. God can dry them up, and, singularly enough, he can stop one trouble with another, he can dry up the water with the wind. And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. There is no wonder that they were troubled at his presence.. Deuteronomy So it is clear that the greatest strength and dignity and power will not serve a man, so as to make him excel, if he be unstable. Here he draws Gods name into this lie, And this is worse still. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. He spoke like a prophet of God when he was really speaking to his son in the anguish of his spirit, and in his prophetic utterance we find the sum end substance of the gospel: My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering. He is the great Provider, and he provides the offering, not only for us, but for himself, for the sacrifice was necessary to God as well as to man. We have the thoughts that soar like fowl in the open firmament of heaven, and other thoughts that dive into the mysteries of God, as the fish dive in the sea, and these are after-development, after-growths of that same power which at the first said, Let there be light.. Gen 1:3-4. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. Paul tells us that the woman ought to have her head covered in the assembly because of the angels, that is, because they are there to see that all things are done decently and in order. Dear heart, you have been shut out from the world now for many days, but God has not forgotten you. Judah is a lions whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Lesson 14: Sin's Full Course (Genesis 6:1-8) | Bible.org But he soon resumed his prophecy: go Ge 49:19, What a happy breathing-space is this! After each days work, God looks upon it, and it is well for us every night to review our days work. This is the saving quality in many a life. So they went both of them together. Twice we are told this, for this incident is a type of the Father going with the Son and the Son going with the Father up to the great sacrifice on Calvary. And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. Come away from the world, beloved, but come close to one another; be one household, be it your delight to assemble around your elder Brother, the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians and whose are these before thee? And God opened her eyes. Genesis xxi. If the Lord is my Friend, and if I am indeed his friend, I shall wish him to be respected by my children, and I shall endeavor to dedicate my children to his service. It is similar to that remarkable declaration of Jehovah, recorded in Ex 12:13. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . Gen 15:14-17. Ecclesiastes b. I will destroy them with the earth: Some wonder if this is too harsh a judgment, or if this shows God to be cruel or a monster. Gen 7:1. Besides, I hope we shall never imagine that the highest faith is inconsistent with the greatest prudence, and that we shall never forget that there is such a book in the Bible as the Book of Proverbs, which contains counsels of wisdom for daily life. It is just like Joseph to speak thus kindly, and to put the invitation so attractively to his father: Thou shalt be near unto me. That would be the greatest joy of all to old Jacob; and this is the greatest joy to a sinner when he comes to Christ, our great Joseph, Thou shalt be near unto me. It is not merely that he gives us the land of Goshen to dwell in, but he promises that we shall be near unto him, and that is best of all. And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: And Esau, altogether a man of the world, one very like the sons of other families around about, took care to adorn himself in goodly raiment. Eagles and vultures, and all kinds of kites in the form of carking cares, and sad memories, and fears, and doubts, come hovering over the sacred feast. Everywhere, where the omnipotence of the creator should be emphasised, we read God. Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: That is, a prince of God. The work of building the ark was laborious, costly, tedious, dangerous, and seemingly foolish and ridiculous; especially when all things continued in the same posture and safety for so many scores of years together; whereby Noah, without doubt, was all that while the song of the drunkards, and the sport of the wits of that age. That was a very wonderful procession, it was the new beginning of everything upon the earth. We think not so; but, certainly, no man knows the nature of God, and understands him, but he to whom the Son shall reveal him. And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. Thus Noah did: When given this staggering job to do, Noah did it. Stoop, my brothers, if you wish to lead others. This is a clear proof of his guilt, first, that he throws the blame on her whom be was bound to love and shield; and next, that he throws the blame on God himself: The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree. Ah, me, what mean creatures men are when sin comes in, and shame follows at its heels! May many be gathered to Christ! And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal , Power With God Gen 24:8-11. ii. Whatever power we have, must come from Gods grace alone; and hence, usually, when we pray so as to prevail with the Lord there is at the same time a shrinking of the sinew, a consciousness of weakness, a sense of pain; yet it is just then that we are prevailing, and therefore we may rest assured that our prayer will be answered. Chapter 15:1-21:34Abraham's experiences with God, Chapter 15 The promise of the son and the inheritance, Chapter 16 Hagar and Ishmael: Law and the flesh (Galatians 4:21-31), Chapter 17 Renewal of the promise and institution of circumcision; change of name (Abraham and Sarah), Chapter 18 Fellowship with God and prayer for Sodom, Chapter 19 Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; Lot's salvation; origin of Moab and Ammon, Chapter 20 Abraham's failure with Abimelech, Chapter 21 Birth of Isaac and separation from Hagar and Ishmael, 2. He did not see it as an unconcerned spectator, but as one injured and affronted by it; he saw it as a tender father sees the folly and stubbornness of a rebellious and disobedient child, which not only angers him, but grieves him, and makes him wish he had been written childless. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. Chapter 11:10: These are the generations of Shem, 6. This was a wise and proper action on the past of Jacob, for he had grossly wronged his brother, and it was right for him to make advances toward a reconciliation. He did not say any more; the devil is too wise to use many words. Why cannot people keep to the words of Scripture? What a rush of thoughts must have passed through their minds when they remembered all their unkind behavior toward him! Gen 12:7. And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. And God spoke unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, Noah must wait till God speaks to him. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 6:3: A Family Sermon: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 7:1-3: The Ark Open for All: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 7:5: Shut In, or Shut Out: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 7:16: The Dove's Return to the Ark: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 8:9-12: The Best of the Best: Charles Haddon Spurgeon . They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. Now the jewels are all in, and therefore the casket is closed. And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. And so on; I need not read the rest of the story, because we now find that, through earnest prayer, the good servant has been rightly led. Used by Permission. And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. "And God saw the light that it was good.". Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: See how love attracts; Joseph must have his brothers near him, now he wants to have his father also near. Gen 45:1-2. This was a distinct act of rebellion on the part of both of them. Gen 32:3-5. Click on the different category headings to find out more. And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the arkyou, your sons, your wife, and your sons wives with you. THERE w a s a well of water close to Hagar all the while though she saw it not. No! Since it had not rained yet on the earth, it is reasonable to suppose Noah didnt know what God was meant yet.
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