Gen 22:2. Gen 8:15-16. Sometimes, a child of God will find himself cast, through force of circumstances, into very curious companionship. Judges There have been many more recent attempts to find and document the ark, but they have been hindered by politics and surrounded by controversy. On what grounds would God be told that He can bring death to millions of people at the end of a normal lifespan, but that He may not do it in any other way? (Barnhouse). He had put it away from him as a foul thing, drowned beneath the flood; but after the offering of Noahs sacrifice, the Lord smelled a savour of rest.. And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? You know the story of Hagar; of her being sent out from Abrahams tent with her son Ishmael. And the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. Jacob was the prince with the disjointed limb, and that is exactly what a Christian is. They are important for the divisions of this book. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. That raven that you did not lock up well at home, has come here after you. 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 . And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there. God, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. And he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; and said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro. Gen 49:8. A strong emphasis in Spurgeon's preaching was God's grace and sovereignty over man's helpless state. The people brought their golden ear-rings to Aaron, and he made a calf, and they bowed before it, saying, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. While this wickedness was going on, Moses was on the mountain-top with God. That Book of Proverbs is placed not far from the Song of Solomon, which treats of high spiritual communion, as if to teach us that the next-door neighbour to the wisdom that cometh from above which walks with God, is that prudence which God gives to his servants for their dealings with men. Proverbs And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother into the land of Seir, the country of Edom. He waits Gods time, and we are always wise in doing that. Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.. Click to Sign Up Now! And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. The timing and method of that death are completely in the hands of God. And the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for mans sake; for the imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. God does not always fulfill his promises to his people at once; else, where would be the room for faith? Apparently, Adam was not forbidden to eat of the fruit of the tree of life, though, after his fail, he was cast out of Eden, as God said, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever. He might freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden except one: of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it. It was a slight prohibition, yet the test was more than man, even in a state of innocence, was able to endure, and, alas! The Akkadian-Sumerian and Assyrian-Babylonian"creation and flood myths" (for example the "Gilgamesh-Epic") have often been compared with the corresponding reports of the Bible, and are often considered to be their "template".But these human poetic writings, full of various "gods", are in great contrast to the simple, clear words of Holy Scripture.But they do show that these heathen peoples kept a small memory of the beginnings of the world which, in their imagination and under the influence of their idolatry, they wrote down in the form we have today. We know that the angels went down to Sodom, where they were received by Lot, and despitefully used by the Sodomites. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. There is a deal of wisdom in this sign, however. Now let us read what the Lord says, through the prophet Isaiah, concerning this covenant. And it is a burnt offering, not only a sin-offering but an offering of a sweet savour unto himself. If you would hear the voice of a divine promise, go to the atoning blood of Jesus. Gen 7:4. Genesis 6. 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. Gen 19:18-21. The ark could carry 136,560 sheep in half of its capacity, leaving plenty of room for people, food, water, and whatever other provisions were needed. Gen 22:12. In the six hundred and first year: Genesis 7:11-13 says that Noah entered the ark on the seventeenth day of the second month of the six hundredth year of his life. Zechariah Gen 32:20-24. Gen 8:2. It looks as if the deluge must have been universal when we read that not only did the waters prevail exceedingly upon the earth, but that all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven; that is, all beneath the canopy of the sky, were covered. What could be more plain and clear than that? Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. Gen 49:11-12. Gen 32:4-5. They are all gone out of the way.. For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. The breath of life ( Genesis 2:7; Psalms 104:29-30) remains his to give and to recall." [Note: Brueggemann, Genesis, p. Gen 19:22-28. Jacob knows this, so he lets Esaus anger have an opportunity to cool down while he watches drove following drove. Only for this will he be enquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them, and we must take care that we call his promise to mind, and plead it at the mercy-seat. God told Noah to cover it with pitch inside and outside, which makes it possible that the ark was preserved for a long time. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Gen 49:22. So, when my eye of faith is dim, and I cannot see the covenant sign, I will remember that there is an eye which never can be dim, which always sees the covenant token; and so I shall still be secure notwithstanding the dimness of my spiritual vision. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? Chapter 6 begins with the context that accentuates his faithfulness. Blessed be the name of Jehovah-jireh! Gen 8:20. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. It is a blessed thing to be such a fool that you do not know anyone to trust in except your God. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; That knife was cutting into his own heart all the while, yet he took it. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. In order that there might be time for his brother to look at the present in detail, and see it piece by piece, and so be the more struck with the size of it. 1 Samuel I win not pronounce a benediction in the which thou shalt not share: In blessing I will bless thee,, Because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself.. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. 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. I have heard of one, who had offended a brother Christian during the day; possibly, the brother-Christian had offended him quite as much. Well, even that was better than planning, and not praying at all; so there is something commendable in his action, though not without considerable qualification. That I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. vi. This was the very glory of Abrahams faith; it was so simple, so childlike. For a hundred and twenty years he pursued his theme, three times as long as most men are ever able to preach, and now at last Gods time of long-suffering is over, and he proves the truthfulness of the testimony of his servant by sending the flood that Noah had foretold. No, speaking popularly, and as the Scripture often speaks, we may say that Noahs character was a righteous one. Yet I must say that I do not like these terms that Jacob uses; they do not seem to me to be the right sort of language for a man of faith: My lord Esau, Thy servant Jacob saith thus. What business had Gods favored one to speak thus to such a profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright? Adam had been an unfallen creature a few hours before, but, now, he had broken the commandment of the Lord, and you can see how completely death was brought into his moral nature; for if it had not been so, he would have said My God, I have sinned, canst thou and wilt thou forgive me? But instead of doing so, he laid the blame for his sin upon his wife, which was an utterly mean action: The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. He almost seemed to lay the blame upon God because he had given him the woman to be with him. Gen 8:15-21. Gen 8:13. Not Yet a Member? Gather yourselves together. They were to keep together as a family; and shall not the people of God keep together? 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. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. The type of what a Christian minister should be, indeed, what every Christian worker should be, a hind let loose, one who can say with David, O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid. And, brethren, this is the true rule in the Church of God. Uncontrolled passions may make him very little who otherwise might have been great. Daniel God knew all along that this was how things would turn out, but our text clearly tells us that as God sees His plan for the ages unfold, it affects Him. Now therefore be not grieved, not angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. Gen 49:14-15. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. He mentions the adversaries to show how great would be the victories of the race that should come and dispossess them. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. He did not give him what he asked for, but he gave him something better, and, in like manner, if the Lord does not open up a dark doctrine to you, but gives you a bright privilege, that will be better for you. I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. Chapters Available - Genesis - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the This is very respectful language, and rather obsequious, too; but when a man knows that he has done wrong to another, he ought to be prepared to humble himself to the injured individual; and, though it happened long ago, yet Jacob really had injured his brother Esau, and it was but right that, in meeting him again, he should put himself into a humble position before him. Well does Dr. Watts set forth the contrast between the fall of the angels and the fall of man, . Send out a dove rather than a raven; come to the house of God with quiet, gentle, holy expectation, and your dove will come back to you. If you would know what perfect reconciliation means, his to the altar where the great Sacrifice was presented. But the first one saw that the sun was going down, so he turned to seek his friend, that he might say to him, Friend so-and-so, I was wrong in being angry today. Half-way between their two houses, they met, and each of them said, I was just coming to say that I was wrong. There is no need of any arbitrator when each of the disputants is willing to say, I was wrong, and the trouble is soon over when that point is reached. This was a poor character for Issachar to possess; it was a tame-spirited tribe, that loved rest and ease, and therefore did not fight with the common foe. faith is often marred by a measure of unbelief; or, if not quite unbelief, yet there is a desire to have some token, some sign, beyond the bare promise of God. He himself was to address her first, and then she must be ready, with all cheerfulness, to do far more than he asks. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. He shall bless thy going out and thy coming in if thou wilt go forth and come in when he bids thee. See the result of one mans grand act of obedience, and note how God can make that man to be the channel of blessing to all coming ages. Gen 1:3-4. Chapter 8:15-10:32 Noah and his descendants, Chapter 9 Institution of authority and Noah's fall, Chapter 10 The table of nations: Descendants of Japheth, Shem and Ham, c. Chapter 11:1-26The building of the tower of Babel, II. And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother; There he is, planning again! James When he left the promised land, he had a vision of angels, ascending and descending upon the ladder, as if to bid him farewell. 9. Gen 32:32. Ruth Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.On Lords-Day Evening, June 16th, 1867. I think that, when Christians differ from one another, there should be a holy emulation between them as to which shall be the first to give way, and which will give way the more to the other. It is not to the credit of these men. Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him, and so proved that he was righteous before God. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Lesson 14: Sin's Full Course (Genesis 6:1-8) | Bible.org Hebrews Now that he is going back, the angels are there again to speed him on his way home to the land of the covenant, the land which the Lord had promised to give to Abraham and his seed. Here is a promise that was to take four hundred years to ripen! Here good old Jacob, worn out by what he had already said, exhausted by the ecstasy into which as a prophet he had been cast, paused awhile, and panted. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Genesis Chapter 8 I think that I know some who are; they could do a great deal, but they see that rest is good, and the land is pleasant, so they idle away their days. Did Noah live a perfect life? 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. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud. and whose are these before thee? Chapter 6:9: This is the history of Noah, 4. It might be many miles to Padanaram, but it does not matter to faith. If thou darest to plead his righteousness, his infallible justice, thou pleadest most powerfully. That holy awe, that sacred reverence of God is the very essence of our acceptance with him. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him. This is a very different thing from slavish fear; it is a right sort of fear, the kind of fear that love does not cast out, but which love lives with in happy fellowship. Gen 49:20. It is a good thing also to know the names of truths, and the names of other things that are right. Job Whose branches run over the wall: He does more than he is expected to do; nothing seems to content him, his branches run over the wall., Gen 49:23-24. And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. Exodus The report was forwarded to the Czar, who was soon overthrown and the photos and the report perished. Here the old man paused, and refreshed himself by saying, . And he wept aloud: Emotion long pent up grows violent; and when at last it does burst forth, it cannot be restrained: He wept aloud.. Gen 27:12-15. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? Chapter 10:1: These are the generations of the sons of Noah, 5. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. ] Gen 18:31-32. The Song opens thus:. c. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD: While God commanded all the earth to be cleansed of this pollution, He found one man with whom to begin again: Noah, who found grace in the eyes of the LORD. My spirit shall not always strive It is only by the influence of the Spirit of God that the carnal mind can be subdued and destroyed; but those who wilfully resist and grieve that Spirit must be ultimately left to the hardness and blindness of their own hearts, if they do not repent and turn to God. Another case may seem to be precisely like it: yet the mouth of the former suppliant is shut, and in his heart he does not feel that he can pray as he did before. Abraham will have nothing but what his God shall give him; he will not take anything from the king of Sodom. It seems he was in the ark a full calendar year. Oh, if we would but seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all things should be added unto us! There is as much wisdom and care displayed in the creation of the tiniest creeping insect as in the creation of leviathan himself. Gen 9:17. And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and alas he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. Let us learn from Abraham how to obey. Gen 45:6. Gen 3:4-5. And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. He knew that she had found a proper resting-place, and that the earth was clear of the flood. He also knew well the terrible joy that comes only through suffering as he lived quite afflicted (both by illness and slander). That river in Eden also reminds us of the pure river of water of life clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, of which we read almost at the end of the Revelation that was given to John in Patmos. 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. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. It only shows how low the moral sense may be in some who, nevertheless, have a desire towards God and have a faith in him. MEN think a great deal of anyone who has power with royalty. After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Gen 19:12. How often we throw the blame of our sin on the devil, who certainly has enough to bear without the added guilt of our iniquity! 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. Gen 22:9-10. we also shall have in our later days to chide ourselves for our foolish unbelief. That has often been the request of Gods people, they have wanted to know Gods wondrous name. Thou hast loosed my bonds.. And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; He had been accustomed to eat of the fruit of the many trees of paradise now he must come down, and eat the herb of the field. He is lowered from royal dainties to commoner fare. And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. b. Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth: Noahs three sons will figure into the account in a significant way. Chapter 37:2-36 Joseph's dreams and imprisonment in Egypt, c. Chapter 39:1-41:57Joseph's humiliation and exaltation, Chapter 40 Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's servants, Chapter 41 Pharaoh's dreams and Joseph's liberation, d. Chapter 42:1-47:31 The seven lean years, Chapter 43 The second journey of Joseph's brothers to Egypt, Chapter 44 The conscience of the brothers begins to awake, Chapter 47 Jacob blesses Pharaoh; Joseph, the "saviour of the world", e. Chapter 48:1-50:26 The end of Jacob and Joseph, Chapter 48 Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, Chapter 49 Jacob blesses his twelve sons and dies, Chapter 50 Jacob's burial and Joseph's death: The hope of the inheritance, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. JOHN MACARTHUR DISCUSSES GENESIS 6 & THE NEPHILIM. "Commentary on Genesis 6". Gen 8:1. Gen 7:12-13. This seems hardly a blessing yet it was true of Issachar. Noah might have thought it was dry enough before; but God did not think so, there was enough mud to breed a pestilence, so Noah must wait until God had made the earth ready for him. WE shall this morning leave all discussion as to the creation of the world to those learned divines who have paid their special attention to that subject, and to those geologists who know, or at any rate think they know, a very great deal about it. And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. He speaks, and it is done. And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Terms of Use For as a prince hast thou power with God and with men and hast prevailed. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. 1 Chronicles And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. Gen 15:18-21. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Commentary on Genesis 6:8-11 (Read Genesis 6:8-11) Noah did not find favour in the eyes of men; they hated and persecuted him, because both by his life and preaching he condemned the world: but he found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and this made him more truly honourable than the men of renown. But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. Asher was a tribe that was placed in a very fertile region where everything was crowned with delight. 1 2 3 7 8 9 12 14 15 18 19 22 24 27 32 33 45 49 Continues after advertising Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers 2 Kings And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant. The serpent does not dare to state a lie, but he suggests one: Has God refused you all the fruit of these many trees that grow in the garden?. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons wives with him: every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. Titus Here is, I. God's resentment of man's wickedness. Acts No; she might be a little too forward, and a forward woman was not a fit spouse for the good and meditative Isaac. Gen 22:9. Leviticus Chapter 12:1-14:24 The call of Abram and his visible life of faith, Chapter 12 Abram moves to Canaan by faith and fails in Egypt, Chapter 13 Lot's choice and Abram's part, Chapter 14 Abram saves Lot and meets Melchisedec (Hebrews 7:1 ff), b. 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. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Bible Commentaries Genesis 6 Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible Genesis Intro Genesis Genesis Intro Genesis Intro Genesis Genesis Intro Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.
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