Fall Study: Genesis 1 Through Genesis 11:
Most Recently:
Mankind Receives Grace In Judgment:
Takeaway: Be On Guard Of Our Tendency To Rationalize Disobedience And Shift Blame.
Antagonistic Unbelief:
Takeaway: The Impact Of Sin On The Human Race.
Man's Way Or God's Way:
Takeaway: Go Your Own Way In Rebellion To God OR Call On The Name Of The Lord.
Takeaway: There Is Hope Of Eternal Life In Heaven For Those Who Walk With God.
Some Of The Topics In The Next Few Weeks:
Judgment By Water.
Preserving Life And Creation.
Curse Or Blessing.
And More.
Keep In Mind Who Will Be The Audience.
The Intended Audience Of Moses: 15th Century BC Hebrews.
They Are Coming Out Of Bondage In Egypt.
So, The Purpose: What Would They Understand This Scripture To Mean.
KEY TAKEAWAY:
SINCE THE FALL:
MANKIND IS BORN WITH A DEPRAVED SIN NATURE.
MANKIND DOES NOT SEEK GOD.
VERSES 1-4: THE SONS OF GOD AND THE NEPHILIM.
VERSES 5-7: YAHWEH GIVES THE PURPOSE AND EXTENT OF THE FLOOD.
VERSE 8: NOAH ALONE FINDS FAVOR WITH YAHWEH.
PEOPLE BECOME EVIL:
WHO ARE THE SONS OF GOD AND THE DAUGHTERS OF MEN?
The Best Explanation Seems To Be:
-The SONS OF GOD Were Demons Which Possessed Men.
-The DAUGHTERS OF MEN As Probably Lewd Women.
-The NEPHILIM WERE The Offspring Of This Relationship.
Corrupt Depraved Demonic Activity.
The Result Was A Race Of Fallen Ones.
THUS GOD HAD TO BRING JUDGMENT UPON MANKIND.
MANKIND SHOULD CALL UPON THE LORD BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE TO BE SAVED.
NOW: VERSES 5-7 YAHWEH GIVES THE PURPOSE AND EXTENT OF THE FLOOD.
Mankind Was Intended To Take Dominion Of The Earth.
Mankind Was Incapable Of Taking Dominion.
Mankind Turned To Pure Wickedness.
Mankind Was Greatly Influenced By Demons.
God Sees Mankind Thinking And Doing Evil Constantly.
God Was Grieved In His Heart.
God Was Sorry He Had Made Them.
God Determined To Blot Them Off The Face Of The Earth.
God Gave Them 120 Years Until His Impending Judgment.
POINT: THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THAT JUDGMENT:
TO BLOT OUT WICKED MAN
FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH
VERSES 1-4: THE SONS OF GOD AND THE NEPHILIM.
VERSES 5-7: YAHWEH GIVES THE PURPOSE AND EXTENT OF THE FLOOD.
NOW: CHAPTER 6: VERSE 8: NOAH ALONE FINDS FAVOR WITH YAHWEH.
Our Creator Has Ordained All Things (Rom. 11:36).
Our Creator Knows The Future Fully.
Unanticipated Circumstances To Us:
- Can Make Us Change Our Minds.
- But Divine “Change” Is Never Due To Such Things.
God’s “Change Of Mind”:
- Is Never Based On A Future Unknown To Him.
- Is Revealed Will Taking Man’s Response Into Account.
Having Purposed To Destroy All Flesh.
The Lord Is About To “Alter” His Plan.
Because One Man Is Faithfully Keeping Covenant.
Noah Finds Favor In God’s Eyes:
This Favor Will Temper God's Announced Judgment.
The Lord’s Relationship With Us Is Dynamic.
He Always Takes Our Actions Into Account.
Jeremiah 18:1–11: Plainly Teaches:
God Withholds Declared Blessings.
His Pronouncements Are Designed To Elicit Obedience.
He Pours Out His Grace Depending On Heeding His Word.
God Remains Consistent With His Nature:
The Lord Can Only Be True To His Holiness.
He Can Withhold A Reward He Has Pledged To Us
Even Before We Ceased To Be Obedient To Him.
God Always Knew He Would Save Noah.
God Knew His Pledge To Destroy All Men Was To Drive Mankind To Repentance.
His Foreknowledge Is Not Recorded Specifically Here. Moses Shows How God Rewards Righteousness.
Noah’s Story Exhibits What Jeremiah Taught:
Divine Judgment Can Be Averted By Repentance.
The Lord Always Knows:
How We Will Respond To Him Beforehand.
But He Does Not Often Reveal This Knowledge To Us.
So Rather Than Worrying About His Hidden Will:
We Need To Obey His Revealed Word,
We Need To Remember He Has Ordained All Things.
We Are Responsible For Our Devotion To Him.
Again: KEY TAKEAWAY:
SINCE THE FALL:
MANKIND IS BORN WITH A DEPRAVED SIN NATURE.
MANKIND DOES NOT SEEK GOD.
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