Oftentimes, our highest obedience must be a solitary one; friends cannot help us in such emergencies, and it is better for them and better for us that they should not be with us. Perhaps the old mans legs trembled under him; he felt that he could not run so far; and, beside, the mountain seemed so bleak and dreary, he could not quite quit the abodes of men. However, since the fall in Genesis 3, every human being has a death sentence. The Jews superstitiously believe that we have lost the sound of the name of Jehovah, that the name is unpronounceable now altogether. Genesis The old man is in his dotage, said they; he always was peculiar, he never acted like the rest of the citizens; he came in here as a stranger, and he has always been strange in his behavior.. How he must have trembled to think that he had the daring perhaps his fears made him call it the presumption actually to wrestle with God himself, for he was conscious now that it was no mere angel, but the Angel of the covenant, the Lord himself, with whom he had wrestled. If thou darest to plead his righteousness, his infallible justice, thou pleadest most powerfully. Gen 32:31. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? God will also use Noah to save a remnant of each animal so the earth could be populated with people and animals after the flood. 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. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. Nahum And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. He who gives most light is the truest ruler, and the man who aspires to leadership in the Church of God, if he knows what he is at, aspires to be the servant of all by laying himself out for the good of all, even as our Saviour said to his disciples, Whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. The sun and moon are the servants of all mankind, and therefore do they rule by day and by night. Levi gained a blessing at the hands of Moses, one of the richest blessings of any of the tribes. Lots petition is only like an ounce of prayer. Chapter 36:1: These are the generations of Esau, 10: Chapter 36:9: These are the generations of Esau, 11: Chapter 37:2: These are the generations of Jacob. Chapter 11:27: These are the generations of Terah, 7. And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy childrens children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: Our common saying, Love me, love my dog, is very true. a. And the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. God thought upon his Son, and that great Sacrifice to be offered long afterwards on the cross, and he smelled a sweet savour.. 19. a. 7. The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men (Genesis 6:1-8) There was a considerable number of them altogether, more than enough, I expect most of you would think if you had them; but Jacob did not speak of them disparagingly, but he described them as the children which God hath graciously given thy servant.. Bible Text Commentaries by C. H. Spurgeon - Blue Letter Bible Oh, if we would but seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all things should be added unto us! No; she might be a little too forward, and a forward woman was not a fit spouse for the good and meditative Isaac. Gen 2:15. Gen 1:2. b. Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth: Noah's three sons will figure into the account in a significant way. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. viii. 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. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. O brethren, if you can remind God of his own promise, you must win the day, for promised mercies are sure mercies. 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. That raven that you did not lock up well at home, has come here after you. 2 Corinthians Abraham had endured the supreme test of his faith, and had, in full intent, offered up his son Isaac at the command of God, his hand being withheld from the actual sacrifice only by an angelic voice. 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.. Spurgeon pointed out that we can know that Noah had the righteousness that is of faith because as soon as the floodwaters had dried up and he left the ark, he offered sacrifices (Genesis 8:20). The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. We know that the angels went down to Sodom, where they were received by Lot, and despitefully used by the Sodomites. That must mean mischief to me, and my company. Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacobs; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us. iv. Gen 8:7-10. It is true that they were divided and scattered, like handfuls of salt, throughout the whole of Israel, for they were attendants upon the Lords priests, and they had cities appointed to them so that, while they did dwell here, and there, and everywhere, it was in order that they might reach the whole of the people, and prove a blessing to them. Gen 8:15-16. Surely, he is coming thus to avenge himself for the wrong I did him, long ago. Gen 9:16. So, dear brethren, in like manner, let us bring forth fruit unto God, and bring it forth abundantly, for herein is our heavenly Father glorified, that we bear much fruit. Does he provide for ravens and sparrows, and will he suffer you to lack anything, O ye of little faith? There is a deal of wisdom in this sign, however. Gen 8:21. Gen 49:9. Jacob was the prince with the disjointed limb, and that is exactly what a Christian is. Ruth Happy are those who, when they are near to God, use the opportunity in pleading for others, ay, even for the most wicked and abandoned of men. And the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground. 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! Choose Book of Bible to Study John Acts Numbers That the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. God makes much of salvation, oh, that we also did! No! 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. Whatever evolution or any other folly or evil of man may have done, everything had to begin again over. The covenant Angel will give thee what thou wilt if it be needful for thee; but he will not answer thine idle questions. Gen 45:2-3. Gen 1:14-19. 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. Everywhere, where the omnipotence of the creator should be emphasised, we read God. The Holy Spirit says, Judas, not Iscariot, so that there should be no mistake about the person intended. PREVIOUS Genesis 6:3 NEXT Genesis 6:5. Gen 8:12. James By her action, and her husbands, the flood-gates had been pulled up, and the flood of sin had been let loose upon the world. It is only God who can look upon any one days work, and say of it, as a whole, and in every part, that it is good. As for us, our best things need sprinkling with the blood of Christ, which we need not only on the lintels and side posts of our house, but even on the altar and the mercy-seat at which we worship God. And he said, I will not do it for fortys sake. To what a shameful pitch of presumptuous impudence had Cain arrived when he could thus insult the Lord God. One who exercised both the kingship and the priesthood, the only person that we know of who did this, and who, therefore, is a wonderful type of that marvelous King-Priest of whom we read in the 110th Psalm, and in the Epistle to the Hebrews. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. In a.d. 180, Theophilus of Antioch wrote: the remains [of the ark] are to this day to be seen in the mountains.. You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. Gen 22:16-18. Gen 3:1. Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his brother shall be unto Zidon. Yet, if you do feel that it is right to make such plans as Jacob made, take care that you do what Jacob also did. Noah walked with God. (4-5) Satan's direct challenge to God's Word. This, said Christ, is the work of God, the greatest of all works, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. To trust, to believe, this shall be counted to us for righteousness even as it was to Abraham. Gen 7:12-13. 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. 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! Gen 1:5. It is a sweet thing to be so weaned from your wisdom that you fall into the arms of God. the Holy Spirit does not write for the credit of man: he writes for the glory of Gods grace. Issachar crouched down between the burdens instead of taking them up and bearing them; God grant that none of us may be of that lazy tribe! Now let us read in the twenty-second chapter of this same Book of Genesis. He writes for the warning of believers now, and these things are examples unto us that we may avoid the blots and flaws in good men, and may thereby ourselves become more what we should be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his asss colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: his eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. The needful test had been applied, and Abrahams faith had endured the trial. Full often, we are hardly out of one trial before we are into another. God knows all things by his divine omniscience, but now he knew by this severe test and trial which he had applied, that Abraham really loved him best of all. 1 Kings Jacob knows this, so he lets Esaus anger have an opportunity to cool down while he watches drove following drove. Thou hast loosed my bonds.. The ark, roughly the shape of a shoebox, was plenty large enough (about the size of the Titanic), and had a cubit-wide opening (18 inches, one-half meter) all the way around the top. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is Gods host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Genesis 6 - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Bible 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. There is no sign of true confession here. Happy is that man who, though he begins with a dark shadow resting upon him, so lives as to turn even that shadow into bright sunlight. Gen 3:13. 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. This does not mean that creation was out of control, nor does it mean that God hoped for something better but was unable to achieve it. It was according to the rule of war that, if persons who had made an invasion were afterwards themselves captured, then if the new captor gave up the persons, he was fully entitled to take the goods to himself. He could not build a cook for his big ship; but God had prepared a berth for it on the mountain side Now, as he looked out, he could see, here and there, a mountain top rising like an island out of the great expanse of water. 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. 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. Let us rather learn a lesson from them. God had been very gracious to him, and all his fears were gone, so he met Esau as a brother, not as an enemy, and the four hundred men were willing to become his protectors. And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? On the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 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. There were to be five more dreary years of utter desolation and want. There is no food like the bread and wine that our blessed Melchizedek brings forth to us, even his own flesh and blood. We may request cookies to be set on your device. When one troubles gone, another doth him seize.. Gen 45:10. He felt that nothing he could do would be effectual without Gods blessing. Malachi Gen 32:17-19. 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. 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 It seems always more becoming to the worldling than the Christian. This was a distinct act of rebellion on the part of both of them. Zechariah The face of the ground was dry in the first month; the earth was dried, the second month. This process is pictured in Genesis 6:1-8, which describes the world just prior to God's judgment in the flood. Lesson 14: Sin's Full Course (Genesis 6:1-8) | Bible.org God does not always fulfill his promises to his people at once; else, where would be the room for faith? TO BETHEL. c. And God said to Noah: God told all of this to Noah with the intention of saving Noah and his family. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. 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. Their opponents are the seed of the serpent, crafty, cunning, wise, full of deceit; and there is enmity between these two seeds. Having attended to the air, God further exercised his power by setting the earth in order. Though I am willing to give up my share of the spoil, that is no reason why these men should do the same. Christian men ought not to expect worldlings to do what they cheerfully and willingly do themselves; and, indeed, it is not much use to expect it, for they are not likely to do it. The well was there already, but for all practical purposes it , Jacob's Model Prayer 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. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Esther This was the first act of God in preparing this planet to be the abode of man, and the first act of grace in the soul is for the Spirit of God to move within it. So he tied his own hands: he could not revoke his blessing, or, had he done so, he would have brought the curse upon himself. JOHN MACARTHUR DISCUSSES GENESIS 6 & THE NEPHILIM - Apprising And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. Here is no human passion, but divine dignity: And he said, . Their goal was to disprove the arks existence, but they found it and became so enraged they tried to destroy it, but could not because it was too big and had petrified. So the blessing of God extends to all that his chosen people have; not only to their children, but to all that they possess. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . 2978A Sermon Published On Thursday, March 8th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy fathers children shall bow down before thee. even he tried plotting and scheming more than once, but failed every time he did so. God did not bless them for themselves alone, but for all nations: In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.. An elderly Armenian man in America said that as a boy, he visited the ark with his father and three atheistic scientists in 1856. Gen 22:19. That tree of life in the midst of the earthly paradise was to be symbolic of another tree of life in the paradise above, from which the children of God shall never be driven as Adam and Eve were driven out of Eden. 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. O, what a fall was there, my countrymen, Then I, and you, and all of us fell down; while sin triumphed over us; yet even the fall by Adams sin was not without the promise of a gracious recovery through the last Adam, the Lord from heaven.