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Study – Genesis Lesson XV - Genesis
The Curse – Part IX
– The
Adam & Eve sinned because they choose to believe a corruption of God’s Word above God’s pure holy Word. The result of this choice was a curse upon Satan, Eve, Adam, their offspring, as well as the earth. A provision of atonement (covering) by God after an acceptance of God’s Word also resulted.
The result of the curse on Satan resulted in a prophetic revelation to mankind of a battle between two “seeds” that would continue for ages to come. This prophetic message insured that the coming “Seed of the Woman” would, after many battles, eventually crush the head of the “seed of the serpent”. God’s message to mankind continued with God’s provision of the “coats of skins”. These “coats of skins” also gave a prophetic lesson, teaching that man’s way to atonement (or covering) for sin was useless, but God’s provision would lead man on a path back to paradise, and an end to the curse. (Revelation 22:3)
The result of the curse on Eve has played out in Eve’s life as pain and suffering in childbirth, but God’s merciful prophetic Word has actually made Eve a “type of Christ” (Isaiah 53:10), Who would be the final sacrifice for sin.
The result of the curse on Adam and the earth, played
out in Adam’s life in the form of sorrow, pain & suffering, sweat &
tears, and eventually death. God’s “very
good” creation now seems to be wearing down and under the “bondage of
corruption”. The entire “creation was made
subject to vanity”, and the earth began to “wax old as doth a garment (Hebrews
After Adam’s confession (Giving his assent to God’s Word) by naming his wife Eve, the mother of all living, The Second Triune Council then meet and removed Adam & Eve from the gardenplacing, “cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way” at the east side of the garden so they could not re-enter. This same type of picture is all through the Bible, and is associated with the Throne of God. God still spoke to man after the fall, but now at a distance. Now when Adam and Eve or their descendants approached God, they must approach God by no other way than by His Word.
We will see Adam & Eve experience the reality of
the age-long “
Today also a person’s heart desire in approaching and knowing God actually determines his destiny in eternity. If the person accepts God’s Word by approaching God in faith in God’s provision of the blood of Jesus Christ, he then becomes one of the heaven born “seed of the woman” and is restored into the presence and fellowship of God. On the other hand, if that person continues to twist and reject God’s Word, relying on his own way, he is imposing his own will in place of God’s will. He is actually presuming to be “as gods, knowing good and evil.” This person then becomes the “seed of the serpent.”
Has it ever seemed that you were far from the presence of God? In times like these, do you know how to approach God? The contrast in the Cainitic and Sethitic lines point out that there is only one way to be restored in the presence of God. These early stories in Genesis teach us that a relationship with God, does not come by anything we can do, but by a direct revelation from God, that results from making God’s Word our heart desire.
I. Adam’s
Confession After The Curse
Genesis
God had pronounced the great curse, with all its intricacies and implications, but He had also given an even greater promise – that of the coming Redeemer. When Adam heard God’s Word this time, he believed God and His promise of salvation in spite of Adam’s sin and the resulting curse.
This time Adam believed God’s Word instead of
corrupting it or doubting and rejecting it.
God’s purpose in a trial is to
change the heart not just modify behavior.
A. This time Adam believed God At His Word
B. Adam called his wife’s name Eve – chavvah meaning “life”
1. This indicates that Adam had faith in God’s promises
a. Adam believed that Adam & Eve would have children
b. Adam knew the Seed of the Woman would come from that offspring
2. Adam Had A Change Of
Heart – Agreed With God’s Word
II. The Lord God’s Provision
Genesis 3:21 Unto
Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed
them.
A. In response to Adam’s Confession, God Provided A Covering For
Nakedness
1. Their self-made fig leaves were completely inadequate to cover guilt & sin
2. This taught that the provision could only come from God, and God alone
3. God’s provision of Innocent blood was shown to be
needed for the covering:
Leviticus
4. This taught that complete salvation was only to those who:
a. Worshiped God
1. Approached God with a proper offering
2. Worship literally means to: “Bow down to God’s will”
b. Forgot their
own will, and accept God’s Word
1. Acknowledged their own guilt and helplessness
2. Trusted in God alone for complete salvation & provision
B. This
Provision Was Completely Opposite To Satan’s Advise
1. No appeal to the physical or mental senses
2. It required putting down human pride & accepting God’s Word
C. The typical
teaching was that the woman’s Seed would
1. Shed His own blood in the coming conflict
2. This would happen before the complete deliverance
could occur
D. The
Application Today: We also should heed to this typical teaching
1. By reckoning our own “fig leaves” as filthy
rags:
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all
our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do
fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
2. By allowing God to clothe
us with the garments of salvation:
Isaiah 61:10 I will
greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath
clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of
righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with
ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her
jewels. {decketh: Heb. decketh as a priest}
III. The Second
Triune Council
Genesis 3:22 And
the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and
evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life,
and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:23
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the
ground from whence he was taken.
Genesis 3:24 So he
drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to
keep the way of the tree of life.
A. Man Now
Knew The Evil Of Rejecting God’s Word
1. The council recognized that “Man had become one of Us, to know good and evil”
2. This statement was made in sadness
a. Man had once known only the goodness of God
b. Now man has known the evil in rejecting God’s Word
c. Now man knew the suffering that results from rejecting God’s Word
d. Now man’s “goodness” as promised by the serpent was not what was hoped
e. Man had been created in God’s image – That image was now marred by evil
3. God had to drive out man from the garden
a. Adam & Eve Were Reluctant to leave their paradise for the unknown world
b. They were afraid of never seeing God again
4. To guard the garden’s entrance to the tree of life, God placed two cherubim east
B. Cherubim (And
Seraphim) are always associated with the throne of God
Psalm 80:1 Give
ear, O Shepherd of
Psalm 99:1 The LORD
reigneth; let the people
tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims;
let the earth be moved. {be moved: Heb. stagger}
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Cherubim Are Associated With The Throne Of God |
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Genesis 3:24 So he
drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to
keep the way of the tree of life. |
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Ezekiel’s Cherubim |
Isaiah’s Cherubim |
John’s Cherubim |
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Ezekiel
1:4-28; 10:1-22 |
Isaiah
6:1-6 |
Revelation
4:6-8 |
D. It Is
Likely That God Continued to Converse with Adam
1. From God’s Throne
2. As Adam & his offspring gav
e their assent to God’s Word
IV. God’s Purpose
Is To Change Hearts – Not behavior modification
I John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and
declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
I John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in
darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
I John 1:7 But if
we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth
us from all sin.
I John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in us.
I John 1:9 If we
confess<3670> our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I John
I John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye
sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
the righteous:
I John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours
only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
I John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his
commandments.
3670 omologew homologeo hom-ol-og-eh’-o - from a compound of the base of 3674 and
3056; TDNT-5:199,687; v
confess 17, profess 3, promise 1, give thanks 1,
confession is made 1, acknowledgeth 1; 24
1) to say the same thing as another, i.e. to agree with, assent - 2) to concede -2a) not to refuse, to promise -2b) not to deny - 2b1) to confess - 2b2) declare - 2b3) to confess, i.e. to admit or declare one’s self guilty of what one is accused - 3) to profess - 3a) to declare openly, speak out freely - 3b) to profess one’s self the worshipper of one - 4) to praise, celebrate
A. True Confession
Is Much More Than The Telling Of Your Sins
B. True
Confession Is Agreeing With God’s Word
C. True
Confession Is Giving Your Assent To God’s Will Not
Self
D. True
Confession Is Giving Up Our “Fig Leaves” & Agreeing with God’s Word
E. True
Confession Is A Change Of Heart
V. Eve’s
Confession
Genesis 4:1 And
Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. {Cain: that is, Gotten,
or, Acquired}
A. Eve cried,
“I have gotten a man from the Lord” – Literally “From the Lord”
1. Eve believed the Lord
2. Eve believed God’s promise in Genesis 3:15
3. Even though Eve had experienced pain in childbirth
4. Eve had seen God’s faithfulness in giving her a son
B. The name
Cain means “gotten” – Obviously from Eve’s exclamation
1. Eve was not only happy that she was given a child, but a man
2. Eve believed God’s promise of a Deliverer
3. Cain was not this deliverer, however, he was the first of the “serpents seed”
1 John
1
John
VI. The Shepherd And The Farmer
Genesis 4:2 And she
again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a
tiller of the ground. {Abel: Heb. Hebel} {a keeper: Heb. a feeder}
A. Able -
different from his brother – Called Righteous, A
Prophet & Still Speaking
1. Abel is
found in the “Hall of Faith”
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying
of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
2. He is called righteous
Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous
blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom
ye slew between the temple and the altar.
3. He is called a prophet
Luke 11:50 That the
blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may
be required of this generation;
Luke 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias,
which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It
shall be required of this generation.
4. These
testimonies from Christ, can only mean that Abel
believed God’s Word
B. The name
“Abel” means vapor or vanity
1. The impact of the curse has had long enough to manifest on Eve
2. The creation was “subject to vanity” – Romans
C. The Boys
Had Different Occupations
1. Cain became a farmer, Abel became a shepherd
2. Both occupations were honorable
a. The fruit from Cain’s labor provided food
b. Abel’s sheep provided clothes for the family
c. It is also probable that the sheep were used for sacrifice to God at the throne
VII. The Sacrifice And God’s Mercy
Genesis 4:3 And in process
of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an
offering unto the LORD. {in process…: Heb. at the end
of days}
Genesis 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and
of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Genesis 4:5 But
unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and
his countenance fell.
A. It looks as
though there was a regular time to sacrifice to God
1. This sacrifice was probably not the first sacrifice
2. The phrase “Process of time” suggests this literally meaning “the end of the days”
3. Adam and Eve were driven from the presence of God
(Genesis
4. By God’s grace it looks as though His people could
approach Him – His way
B. This was
the first time Cain received a Rebuke – His others had been acceptable
C. Why Was
Abel’s Sacrifice Acceptable? – Abel Believed God’s Word
1. It was not a product of Abel’s own labor – God had
blessed him with a fat lamb
2. It was by the death of an innocent substitution
3. It was by the shedding of blood
D. Why Was
Cain’s Sacrifice Unacceptable? – Cain Tried To Do It His Own Way
1. It was a product of Cain’s own labor
2. It was not by the death of an innocent substitution
3. It was not by the shedding of blood
E. Undoubtedly
Cain Began To Resent His Situation
1. His own labor would not please God
2. He probably had to purchase a lamb from Abel every time he approached God
3. Cain rebelled against God’s Word and brought his own labor approaching God
F. Cain’s
Countenance Fell Because Of God’s Rejection – He Became Angry
1. Pawneem translated “Countenence”, has a root meaning of a “look” - glance
2. Where his glance was haughty and conceited at first, became angry looking
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying
of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
VIII. The Murder
Genesis 4:6 And the
LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is
thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:7 If thou
doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth
at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt
rule over him. Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came
to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his
brother, and slew him.
03190 bjy yatab yaw-tab’ - a primitive root; TWOT-863; v
well 35, good 21, please 14, merry 5, amend 4,
better 4, accepted 2, diligently 2, misc 20; 107
1) to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad - 1a) (Qal) -1a1) to be glad, be joyful -1a2) to be well placed
-1a3) to be well for, be well with, go well with -1a4) to be pleasing, be
pleasing to -1b) (Hiphil) -1b1) to make glad, rejoice
-1b2) to do good to, deal well with -1b3) to do well, do thoroughly -1b4) to
make a thing good or right or beautiful - 1b5) to do well, do right
A. God
Promised Cain In Spite Of Cain’s Anger
1. Cain would be accepted “If he “doest well”
2. That obviously means “Adhere to God’s Word”
B. If Cain
Continued In Rebellion, He Would Become the “seed of
the serpent”
1. Sin “lieth at the door”
– “Lieth”, Rabats literally means “couched”
2. The desires of sin would be Cain’s desire
3. Cain would become the “seed of the serpent”, using sin as his obedient servant
4. Notice the similarity to Genesis 3:16
C. Cain Talked
With his Brother In The Field - D. Why Did Cain Kill Abel?
I John
E. The “seed
of the serpent” Very Quickly Struck At The Seed Of The
Woman
1. He first corrupted her first son –
2. He then killed her second son.
F. The “seed
of the serpent” Was Trying To Prevent The Fulfillment
Of Genesis 3:15
VIII. The Judgment
Genesis 4:9 And the
LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said,
I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
Genesis
Genesis 4:11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened
her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
Genesis 4:12 When
thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth
yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt
thou be in the earth.
A. This Time
Cain Did Not Go To The Place Of Sacrifice
B. God Went To
Where Cain Was
C. God asked
Cain where his brother was
D. Cain’s
Response
1. He outright lied to God
2. He questioned God’s right to ask the question
E, God Could
No Longer Deal With Cain In Mercy, But Rather Judgment
F. Cain’s
actions demonstrated Cain’s heart attitude – opposite God’s Word
G. Cain Had
Been Abel To Stop The Voice Of His Prophesying Brother
H. But Cain
Could Not Stop The Voice Of Abel’s Blood
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying
of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. {yet…: or, is yet spoken of}
H. Abel Was A Type Of The “Seed of The Woman”
1. He was righteous before God
2. He died violently at the hand of the “seed of the serpent”
3. Abel’s blood crying is a type of all righteous suffering through the ages
4. The climax: The very people Christ had called of your father the devil cryed out:
Matthew 27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us,
and on our children.
b. Like
Cain, they would rather shed innocent blood than obey God’s Word
K. God Took
From Cain The Fruits That He Had Used To Approach God
1. The Earth would no longer yield its increase for
him
2. Those who do not believe God’s Word can only
produce thorns & thistles
IX. Cain’s Improper
Confession To God’s Judgment
Genesis 4:13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment<05771> is
greater than I can bear. {My…: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be
forgiven}
Genesis 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from
the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a
fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one
that findeth me shall slay me.
05771 Nwe ‘avon aw-vone’ or Nwwe ‘avown (2Ki 7:9; Ps 51:5) - from
05753; n m
Iniquity 220,
punishment 5, fault 2, Iniquities + 01697 1, mischief 1, sin 1; 230
1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of
iniquity - 1a) iniquity
1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition) - 1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity
A. Cain
believed that his iniquity were too great to be forgiven
B. Cain
believed that he would be driven from the face of the earth
C. Cain’s
worst fear was to be driven from God’s presence
Principle - A
Relationship With God Only Comes From Accepting God’s
Revelation
D. Cain
believed he would be a fugitive and a vagabond
E. Cain
believed that when anyone saw him, they would try to kill him
X. God Deals With
Cain’s Improper Confession
Genesis 4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.
And the LORD set a mark,<0226> upon Cain, lest
any finding him should kill him.
Genesis 4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt
in the land of Nod, on the east of
0226 twa ‘owth oth - probably from 0225 (in the sense of appearing);
TWOT-41a; n f
sign(s) 60, token(s) 14, ensign(s) 2, miracles 2,
mark 1; 79
1) sign, signal - 1a) a distinguishing mark -1b) banner -1c) remembrance -1d) miraculous sign -1e) omen -1f) warning -2) token, ensign, standard, miracle, proof
Principle – A
False Confession Seems To Drive One From The Presence
Of The Lord
XI. The Ungodly
Line Of Cain
Genesis 4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt
in the land of Nod, on the east of
Genesis 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch:
and he builded a city, and called the name of the
city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Genesis
Genesis 4:19 And Lamech took unto him two
wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of
the other Zillah.
Genesis 4:20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the
father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Genesis
Genesis 4:22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain,
an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron:
and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
{instructer: Heb. whetter}
A. The Descendants Of Cain
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The Descendants Of Cain |
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Name |
Meaning of the Name |
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1. Enoch |
“Dedication or
Commencement” |
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2. Irad |
“Townsman” |
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3. Mehujael |
“God Gives Life” |
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4. Methusael |
“God’s Man |
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5. Lamech |
“Conquerer” |
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The Wives Of Lamech |
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Name |
Meaning of the Name |
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1. Adah |
“Ornament” |
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2. Zillah |
“Shade” |
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The Sons Of Lamech |
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Name |
Meaning Of The Name |
Accomplishments |
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1. Jabal |
“Wanderer” |
Invented The Tent |
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Domesticated
Cattle |
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2. Jubal |
“Sound” |
Invented Stringed
& Wind Instruments |
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3. Tubalcain |
“Etymology
suggests that it is the progenitor of the Roman god Vulcan” |
Invented Metalurgy |
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Made Bronze &
Iron Weapons & Tools |
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The Cainites
Attempts To Thwart The Effects Of The Curse |
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Name |
Meaning of the Name |
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1. Some Preferred
Urban Life Rather Than Tilling The Ground |
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2. Some Preferred
Nomadic Lifestyles Rather Than Agriculture |
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3. Metal Working
And Tools To Make The Effects Of The Curse Less |
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4. Music To Try
To Sooth The Soul Afflicted By The Curse |
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5. Polygamy
Introduced Rather Than God’s Monogamous Marriage |
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6. Metal Weapons
Introduced To Give The Tribe Using Them An Edge |
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7. Poetic
Boasting To Assert Man’s Self Sufficiency And Pride |
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XII. Lamech’s Poetic Improper Confession
Genesis 4:23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to
my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
Genesis
A. This Shows Lamech’s Defiance To God’s Word
B. This Shows Lamech’s Arrogance Toward’s God’s
Word
C. This Shows Lamech’s Total Disregard For God’s
Word
D. Lamech Was Not Going To Suffer Any Hurt Without
A 70 Fold Response
E. This Shows Lamech’s Pride Manifesting
F. This
Demonstrates Centuries Of Ungodly living
G. This Type Of Lifestyle spreads To Top Government Officials Until:
Genesis
XIII. The Godly
Line Of Seth
Genesis 4:25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his
name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of
Abel, whom Cain slew. {Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is
Appointed, or, Put}
Genesis 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called
his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name
of the LORD. {Enos: Heb. Enosh}
{to call…: or, to call themselves by the name of the
Lord}
Genesis 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that
God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis 5:2 Male
and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in
the day when they were created.
Genesis 5:3 And
Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a
son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Genesis 5:4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight
hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and
thirty years: and he died.
Genesis 5:6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: {Enos: Heb. Enosh}
Genesis 5:7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos
eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years:
and he died.
Genesis 5:9 And Enos lived ninety years, and
begat Cainan: {Cainan: Heb.
Kenan}
Genesis 5:10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and
daughters:
Genesis
Genesis 5:12 And Cainan lived seventy years,
and begat Mahalaleel:
Genesis 5:13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons
and daughters:
Genesis
Genesis 5:15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and
five years, and begat Jared: {Jared: Heb. Jered}
Genesis 5:16 And Mahalaleel lived after he
begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis
Genesis 5:18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat
Enoch:
Genesis 5:19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years,
and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis
Genesis 5:21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
{Methuselah: Gr. Mathusala}
Genesis 5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three
hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis
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The Descendants Of Seth |
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Name |
Meaning of the Name |
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1. Enos |
“Mortal Frailty” |
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2. Cainan |
“Smith” |
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3. Mahalaleel |
“God Be Praised” |
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4. Jared |
“Descent” |
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5. Enoch |
“Dedication” |
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6. Methuselah |
“When He Dies, Jugement” |
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7. Lamech |
“Conquerer” |
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8. Noah |
“Rest” |
XIV. The Amazing
Story Of Enoch
Genesis
XV. The Contrast Of The Two Seventh In Line From Adam
A. Cain’s Line
– Lamech – Full Of
Arrogance, Disrespect, & Pride
B. Seth’s Line
Enoch – Entered Into The Presence of God Without Dying
Principle –
Pride Is The Exact Opposite To Being In The Presence
Of God
XVI. Will God
Reveal Himself Where Pride Exists?
Answer – Yes, If The Heart Desire Will Agree With God’s Word
A. The Example
Of The Prideful Jacob
Genesis 28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and
the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and
descending on it.
Genesis 28:13 And,
behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy
father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest,
to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
Genesis 28:14 And
thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt
spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south:
and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. {spread…: Heb. break forth}
Genesis 28:15 And,
behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will
not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Look At Jacob’s
Confession:
Genesis 28:16 And
Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the
LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
B. The Example
Of Paul
II Corinthians 12:7
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the
revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan
to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
II Corinthians 12:8
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it
might depart from me.
II Corinthians 12:9
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee:
for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I
rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
II Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in
persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
C. Both Jacob
& The Apostle Made The Correct Confession –
They Both Agreed With The Word Of God