The chapter opens with the description of the first war mentioned in the Bible. Four kings from the Fertile Crescent in Mesopotamia (i.e., the area of Babylon) fought with cities in Canaan. They smote the Rephaims near Damascus, the Zuzims near the Dead Sea, the Emims near Jerusalem, and finally they came to Enmishphat south […]
After his bad experience in Egypt, Abram returned to the Promised Land. He headed back to the altar he had built near Bethel, and there he worshipped God, Genesis 13:1-4. God had not moved; he had moved. If you are not as close to God as you once were, you have moved, not God. Abram […]
In the winter as a boy, Dad cleared the snow from the driveway with the tractor and pushed it into large piles. We used to play a game called “King of the Mountain”. The object of the game was to climb to the top of the pile of snow and keep others from pushing you […]
A family tree is diagrams one’s ancestors as the roots of a tree. This evening, we are going to look at the roots of Abram’s family tree. After God divided the languages at Babel, some of Shem’s family settled in Ur south of Babel. [See map] One of Shem’s grandsons was Uz (10:23). He may […]
Genesis 10 gives an overview of population growth after the flood. Genesis 11:1-9 describes the details of a world-changing event that probably took place in the days of Peleg (Genesis 10:25). Peleg was born about 100 years after the flood and his name means “division.” God tells us that the earth was divided in his […]
In John 15:13 Jesus said, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest love ever displayed. (Romans 5:6-8) “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for […]
The Noahic Covenant 28 March 2021 PM – Genesis 9 – Gen2021 – Scott Childs Introduction After the flood, the world was new in many ways. The geography of the world was all new with new mountains, new oceans, new icecaps, new rivers, new canyons and a new climate. In Genesis 9, God tells us […]
The faithfulness of God ought to be a great comfort to your heart. He is always the same. He never changes. He always keeps His word. He is always on time, never early or late. He never forgets. Read the words of “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” #40 Transition As we meditate on Genesis 8, we […]
God struck Uzzah dead for touching the Ark of the Covenant while Queen Jezebel lived a wicked life for years before God judged her. God’s timing is not always the same, but He always deals righteously with sin and sinners. Transition The Noahic flood gives us a picture of how God deals with sin and […]
We never truly know the pain another suffers until we go through something similar. Thus, we will never really know how God felt when his beautiful, perfect creation became so corrupt that He could no longer bear it and had to destroy it. Transition This evening I want us to look at Noah’s Wicked World […]