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? And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. iv. In a.d. 180, Theophilus of Antioch wrote: the remains [of the ark] are to this day to be seen in the mountains.. And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; Which, whatever may be said about it, was a plain lie, and is not to be excused upon any theory whatever. Oh, that the day might soon come when there would be more of clean men and women than of unclean, when there would be fewer sinners than godly people in the world, though even then there would be the ungodly by two like the unclean beasts. Micah After all, with all alleviations, it is a very great trial to be deprived of ones eyesight, but those who are in good company. 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! Gen 3:8. Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. There are many curious points on which we should like to have information, but God has not revealed it, and when he has not revealed anything, we had better not try to unravel the mystery. All they had gained by their sin was a discovery of their nakedness. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 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. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Gen 14:22-23. 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 8:20. The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my fathers house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. He also knew well the terrible joy that comes only through suffering as he lived quite afflicted (both by illness and slander). Song of Solomon All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. We should even be willing to humiliate ourselves in order to make peace. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Gen 22:11. This was true Oriental policy, and crafty Jacob always had more than enough of something and planning even when it was not done with wisdom; but, in this case, I think it was a wise arrangement, for which he is to be commended. Oh, that some people would wait for Gods command, but they will not! Ephesians These lights are to rule, but they are to rule by giving light. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto His servants, Pass over before me, and put a apace betwixt drove and drove. 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. There were to be five more dreary years of utter desolation and want. And they went both of them together. Hosea And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. Gen 32:11-13. Here is a lesson for us. And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. The waters were abated as far as the fruit trees; not only the tallest forest trees, but some of the fruit trees were uncovered from the water. But, on the other hand, Jacob spied his opportunity, and, sending the angel wrestling with him, he in his turn began to wrestle with the angel. Those who read the Scriptures with a view simply to find out novelties that may tickle their fancy, read in vain. I am Esau, said he. We dont hear of him complaining or rebelling; he simply obeyed. Commentary on Genesis 4. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Everybody was drowned save these great fathers of the new age, and all must begin from this stock. However, we must admire Jacob in this one respect, that, with all his thought, and care, and planning, and plotting, he did not neglect prayer. John And they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. Gen 33:1-2. Gen 27:12-15. Obadiah JOHN MACARTHUR DISCUSSES GENESIS 6 & THE NEPHILIM. I have heard of one, who had offended a brother Christian during the day; possibly, the brother-Christian had offended him quite as much. Gods gracious interposition had delivered him out of the hand of the angry Laban, Laban the churl, who cared for Jacob only for what he could get out of him. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . You know how sorely Joseph was persecuted by his brethren, yet how the Lord was with him in all his troubles. Not, Cursed art thou, as the Lord said to the serpent; but, Cursed is the ground for thy sake.. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Gen 22:12. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 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. There would be no beauty whatever in a Christian without any good works, and with no graces. Love me, love even my flocks and my herds. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. Gen 7:9. 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. Down headlong from their native skies The rebel angels fell, And thunderbolts of flaming wrath Pursued them deep to hell.. 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. A strong emphasis in Spurgeon's preaching was God's grace and sovereignty over man's helpless state. 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 every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: Does God remember cattle? This is speaking by an anthropopathy, after the manner of men, because God determined to do, and did something similar to men, when they repent of anything: as a potter, when he has formed a vessel that does not please him, and he repents that he has made it, he takes it and breaks it in pieces; and so God, because of man's wickedness, and to God comes to judge his fallen creature, yet he deals kindly with him. Gen 24:6. 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. Dear heart, you have been shut out from the world now for many days, but God has not forgotten you. The servant was very careful. Chapter 22:1-25:18 Abraham and Isaac: a prophetic view, Chapter 22 The offering of Isaac (Romans 8:32): Death of Christ, Chapter 23 Sarah's death and burial: Setting aside of Israel, Chapter 24 Isaac marries Rebekah: Calling of the bride, Chapter 25:1-18 Abraham's re-marriage and Isaac's inheritance: Millennium, b. a. So Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked out, but he did not go out till God commanded him to do so. The firmament an expanse of air in which floated the waters which afterwards condensed, and fell upon the earth in refreshing showers. They are important for the divisions of this book. And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. Chapter 1-5 From creation to the flood, Chapter 1 The work of the six days (general report), Chapter 2 Creation of man (special report), b. You did very wrong, but I say nothing about that, for I want you to notice how God has over-ruled your action, how your sin has been made to be the means of your preservation and the preservation of many besides: God did send me before you to preserve life.. 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. 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. This is characteristic of Jacob. Gen 45:4. Genesis i. The giving up of a life yielded a better covering than the growth of nature; and so today the death of Christ yields us a better covering than we could ever find in anything that grew of our poor fallen nature. If the Bible mentions a leaf, they make it a bough; and if the Bible says it is a bough, they make it a leaf. God moves his servants to pray in a certain case, and they do pray with great liberty and manifest power. even he tried plotting and scheming more than once, but failed every time he did so. There is a deal of wisdom in this sign, however. There is no food like the bread and wine that our blessed Melchizedek brings forth to us, even his own flesh and blood. Observe that God did not create man until he had provided for him neither will he ever put one work of his providence or of his grace out of its proper place, but that which goes before shall be preparatory to that which follows after. God knows when to send angels to his servants; and when they come, it is often as the forerunners of a trial which is to follow them. And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. Gen 32:32. And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord. Gen 45:6. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; Noahs faith was pleasing to God. Amos If, at his age, he had said, Lord, I am too old to travel, too old to leave my country, and to begin to live a wandering life, we could not have wondered; but he did not talk in that fashion. No. Make yourself: This means this was Noahs project. And Abraham rose up early in the morning,-, Obedience should be prompt, we should show our willingness to obey the Lords command by not delaying: Abraham rose up early in the morning,-. b. It is for our sake that the rainbow is set in the cloud, and we can see it there; yet infinite mercy represents it as being there as a refreshment to the memory of God: The bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it,-. Gen 49:3. 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. 1 Kings Many things may seem to be left to chance, but they are not, the hand of God still guides and controls. Genesis Here the old man paused, and refreshed himself by saying, . He began with a question. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Gen 1:5. In this case, it certainly was Jacobs duty to make some reparation to his brother, whether Esau accepted it or not. Gen 49:20. Gen 24:1. There is a higher code of morals for the servant of God than for other men; and we may often think of what they do, and not condemn them, although we could not do the same ourselves, for we are lifted into a higher position as the servant of the Lord. Little could they have dreamed in what a terrible sense the serpents words would come true. Chapter 6. And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? Bible Study Tools Language Tools Study Library And it came to pass, before he had done speaking. Love is impatient to have the object of its affection brought near. 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 7:24. Chapter 6:9: This is the history of Noah, 4. Gen 8:1. Yet it was to be so long in coming to maturity because it was so vast. Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: the blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. Better still is it for the Christian to remember the word of Christ, Swear not at all, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath. Doubtless the doctrine of the Saviour is that all oaths of every sort are lawful to the Christian, but if they ever be taken, it should be with deep circumspection and with earnest prayerfulness, that there be no mistake about the matter. Malachi The Lord knoweth them that are his, and they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up or, shut up my jewels, as he was about to do in the case. Well does Dr. Watts set forth the contrast between the fall of the angels and the fall of man, . Gen 7:14. The Angel said, Let me go, at the very time when Jacob felt the shrinking of the sinew: He said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. 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. Click to Sign Up Now! Gen 6:6-7. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. 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. Perhaps you have some of these unclean birds coming down upon your sacrifice just now. No one earns grace, but we can all find it. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. He was in no hurry to close that blessed interview; when he had once come into the Lords immediate presence, he lingered there. 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. Proverbs Colossians Let us also always call persons and things by their right names: God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. Darkness first and light afterwards. And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. Now let us read what the Lord says, through the prophet Isaiah, concerning this covenant. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Now the lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers house, unto a land that I will shew thee: It was Gods intention to keep his truth and his pure worship alive in the world by committing it to the charge of one man, and the nation that should spring from him. How obliquely fell the curse! we also shall have in our later days to chide ourselves for our foolish unbelief. 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. And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. 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. This mysterious personage, the highest type of our Lord Jesus Christ, blessed Abraham; and without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. He blessed him,. (wpe), Family Reformation; Or, Jacobs Second Visit to Bethel, An Urgent Request for an Immediate Answer. And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, , What a wonderful expression that is! Since it had not rained yet on the earth, it is reasonable to suppose Noah didnt know what God was meant yet. And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. In tones of mingled pity and rebuke he asked, Where art thou?, Note the calm majesty of every word. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? No! The ark was certainly big enough to do the job. Gen 45:1-2. Genesis 6 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. 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. 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. 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. 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.. And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. The blood was not to be sprinkled inside the house where the Israelites might be comforted by a sight of it, but outside the house, where only God could see it. 35 bus timetable: aberdeen to elgin, hubitat vs smartthings vs home assistant,
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