Gen 9:8-10. The timing and method of that death are completely in the hands of God. 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. Gen 12:2-3. Those who are friends of God like to be much in their Lords company. And the fourth river is Euphrates. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. Instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. Gen 8:21-22. Habakkuk Gen 32:9. Job There is as much wisdom and care displayed in the creation of the tiniest creeping insect as in the creation of leviathan himself. 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. Gen 8:13. I have known him very strangely with his people, and when they thought they were quite forgotten, he has proved that he remembered them, and both the winds of heaven and the waters of the sea have had to work their good. Perhaps, before Jesus returns, God will make it even more necessary for people to willfully forget these things. Joseph is a type of him who is both the Shepherd and the Stone to us, the Shepherd who defends us, provides for us, and dies for us, and the foundation on which we build for time and eternity. Gen 49:22. Blessed be the name of Jehovah-jireh! Gen 8:21. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? Until the waters were dried up from of the earth. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Luke This narrative always comforts me I think that Zoar was preserved, not so much by the prayer of Lot, as by the greater prayer of Abraham which had gone before; yet the mighty intercession of the friend of God did not prevail until it was supported by the feeble petition of poor Lot. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 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). So, after God has given men light, and blessed them in various ways, their spiritual life begins to develop to the glory of God. 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. It is the strong who can afford to be quiet; as you go across the village green, a goose will hiss at you, while the strong ox lies down calmly, and takes no notice of you: His bow abode in strength, , Not only his hands, but the arms of his hands . And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. Amos Genesis contains biographies of seven believers: Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. The Lord Jesus confirms that Moses is the author in Luke 24:27; Luke 24:44; John 5:46-47.And Paul who often speaks of the law calls it the "law of Moses" (Romans 10:5; 1 Corinthians 9:9; Hebrews 10:28). He used the means that he judged to be the best under the existing circumstances, and I believe that God intends us always to use our best wits and judgment, and then to fall back upon him in confiding prayer just as if we had done nothing at all. 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, . A little of the spirit of doubt had crept into Eves mind, so she answered, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.. For as a prince hast thou power with God and with men and hast prevailed. If it was said, concerning somebody in this place, That individual , Thorns and Thistles Gen 22:16-18. iii. This fear and distress were sad proofs of want of faith on Jacobs part; for where there is strong faith, there may be a measure of human fear, but it will not go to the length of being greatly afraid and distressed, as he was. Chapter 29:1-31:55 Jacob's stay with Laban, Chapter 32 Jacob's fight with God and new name (Israel), Chapter 35 Jacob goes to Bethel; birth of Benjamin and death of Rachel, Chapter 36:1-37:1 Esau and his descendants; final word, 4. Gen 27:12-15. The fault lies in trying to compress all truth under either of those two heads. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 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. Are the waters very deep with you, dear friend? 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. O thou who art striving against sin, or seeking to win souls for Christ, after many disappointments may you be able to clutch this sweet assurance, He shall overcome at the last.. He was guilty of unkindness to his wife and of blasphemy against his maker, in seeking to escape from confessing the sin which he had committed. Look through Pauls list of the heroes of faith; some of them are exceedingly imperfect characters some we should hardly have thought of mentioning, but they had faith; and although men, in their faulty judgment, think faith to be an inferior virtue, and often scarcely look upon it as a virtue at all, yet, in the judgment of God, faith is the supremest virtue. That was a grand argument for him to use: Thou saidst, I will surely do thee good. This is one of the mightiest pleas that we can urge in praying to God: Do as thou hast said. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. An elderly Armenian man in America said that as a boy, he visited the ark with his father and three atheistic scientists in 1856. Those that swear too readily they know not what, will ere long swear till they care not what. Let your prayers go up for them all: Son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters.. Let it not be so with us; but let us both feed well and yield well. 9. So that, in intent and purpose, he had consummated the sacrifice, and therefore we read in Hebrew 11:17, By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son. He had virtually done so in the esteem of God though no trace of a wound could be found upon Isaac. Similar stereotype statements are known from cuneiform tables from Mesopotamia.The word "toledoth" occurs in the following passages: 1. No good comes of prying into unrevealed truth. Look till your heart melts with pity for the many who are going the downward road, and who will eternally ruin themselves unless almighty grace prevent! Psalms Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . So a man may have great opportunities, and yet lose them. Bravely said, O Jacob! The servant was very careful. Gen 7:1. And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 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. Gen 49:18. You may except that some great blessing is coming nigh to you when a horror of great darkness falls upon you. Therefore God drew a distinction between him and the unrighteous, for he always hath a special regard for godly people. And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. And yet Abraham had his but, for as yet Isaac was unmarried, and perhaps he little dreamed that for twenty years afterwards he who was to build the house of Abraham was to remain childless. Is it not written, concerning the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord, his leaf also shall not wither? Who art thou, O great mountain? Genesis The distinctive word of the gospel is a drawing word: Come. Jesus says, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest; and he will say to his people at the last, Come, ye blessed of my Father inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Depart is the word of justice and judgment, but Come is the word of mercy and grace. Gen 24:15-16. 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. He also knew well the terrible joy that comes only through suffering as he lived quite afflicted (both by illness and slander). The Spurgeon Library | Scriptures | Genesis God will use them as a foundation for the rest of the human race. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Gen 22:2. No; she might be a little too forward, and a forward woman was not a fit spouse for the good and meditative Isaac. 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. The coat of arms of Judah was a lion couchant, in the fullness of his strength, keeping still, waiting to spring upon his adversary. And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. Hath he said, and shall he not do it? And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament and it was so. God remembered Noah, and he remembers you. This was a very significant gospel action. What ought he to do, now he had come near to the time when the decision must be made? So Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked out, but he did not go out till God commanded him to do so. Genesis 6:8. The two "conversations" of the Lord appear to be addressed within the Godhead. Gen 24:6. Gen 22:4. Many of Gods servants belong to this tribe, for their life is spent in conflict. Gen 18:17-19. So it is not strange that this is mentioned as an heroic act of faith. (Poole), 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. 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. And his head is bruised, blessed be the name of the Womans promised seed! 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! It was well for Jacob to be reminded of that fact, for he was about to pass into another trouble. Genesis 6:3 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org Thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: They praised God for him, they praised God by him, they praised God in him; he is the type of Jesus, of whom we can say all this with great emphasis. Jonah There stands the old covenant, the covenant of grace made with Abraham concerning his seed. He did not say any more; the devil is too wise to use many words. And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. This was just as our Divine Master acted when his disciples enquired of him concerning the times and seasons, he told them it was not for them to know what the Father had retained in his own power; but Christ added, what was much better for them, Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you. He will not tell us all we want to know, but he will give us all we need to have. 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. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; It was to be a long while before the nation should enter upon its inheritance. Does he provide for ravens and sparrows, and will he suffer you to lack anything, O ye of little faith? There are some purblind people who only believe one or other of these two truths; yet they are both true, and the one is as true as the other. The Lord told Noah when to go in, for it was necessary for him to know that; but he did not tell him when he should come out, for it was unnecessary that he should know that. 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 22:19. b. Gen 24:3. When we walk with a man, we know that he is there, we hear his footfall if we cannot see his face; we have some very clear perception that there is such a person at our side." (Spurgeon) ii. Depend upon it, our sins will come home to us sooner or later. Gen 33:3-4. Gen 22:3. The ark was certainly big enough to do the job. In 1918 one of the atheistic scientists (an Englishman) admitted on his deathbed the whole story was true. It does not say that he wrestled with the man, but there wrestled a man with him. We call him wrestling Jacob, and so he was; but we must not forget the wrestling man,or, rather, the wrestling Christ,the wrestling Angel of the covenant, who had come to wrestle out of him much of his own strength and wisdom, which, though it was commendable in a measure, and we have commended it, was an evil because it kept him from relying on the strength and wisdom of God. 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. THE chapter from which the text is taken bristles with points. He is always going about with serpentine wriggling, Seeking to do more mischief. 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? Further on in his history he received a still larger blessing when he returned from his victory over the kings. 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. Notice that the angel says, Now I know that thou fearest God. I do not think that the gracious use of godly fear has ever been sufficiently estimated by the most of us; here, the stress is not laid upon the faith, but upon the filial fear of Abraham. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. He believed that though he might be compelled to say his son, God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. Abraham bade the young men stay where they were, they must not see all that he was to do before the Lord. And the evening and the morning were the third day. "Commentary on Genesis 6". Jacob called unto his sons, so he was not bereaved after all. 3010A Sermon Published On Thursday, October 18th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. 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. THIS is the first gospel sermon that was ever delivered upon the surface of this earth. After all, an ark is a chest, not a ship; this refers to the shoebox shape of the vessel. iii. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.". Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. Paul writes to the Galatians, Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. Now let us read in the twenty-second chapter of this same Book of Genesis. 1 Timothy And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas.