Genesis 9 Commentary “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.” This isn’t the famous Genesis Chapter 1 verse 28, the blessing of the LORD God for Adam. Instead, this is Chapter 9. The audience isn’t Adam but Noah! Of course, our minds go back to the original blessing of mankind at creation.ContinueContinue reading “Genesis 9 Commentary”
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Genesis 8 Commentary
Genesis 8 Commentary The word ‘altar’ appears for the first time when Noah decides to offer a sacrifice to the LORD God. The altar would be a special name given to the table used by humans to serve the LORD God. Food for the LORD God is served here.Like Abel, Noah does a good jobContinueContinue reading “Genesis 8 Commentary”
Genesis 7 Commentary
Genesis 7 Commentary “Seven pairs of every kind of clean animal…” And, “Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights…” Here we are again with the famous “seven” and “forty”. Then you know the scripture is talking about something else behind the numbers! But we leave it there! The scriptureContinueContinue reading “Genesis 7 Commentary”
Genesis 6 Commentary
Genesis 6 Commentary The sons of God could easily be the line of Seth. This view may be supported by Luke’s genealogy which states that Adam was the son of God. If you jump the intermediaries, Noah was the son of God.This term could be used to distinguish Seth’s godly line from Cain’s ungodly lineContinueContinue reading “Genesis 6 Commentary”
Genesis 5 Commentary
Genesis 5 Commentary The holy script has an agenda. We cannot put a finger on it but we can tell from the discrimination found in this chapter. Yes, Adam did have many other sons and daughters. But the focus is on Seth. Seth had many other sons and daughters but the focus is on Enosh.ContinueContinue reading “Genesis 5 Commentary”
Genesis 4b Commentary
Genesis 4b Commentary Genesis is a book of firsts. We have the first-ever recorded offering. It is probably ‘millennias’ before the Law of Moses! Why these sacrifices? We could make some guesses. The LORD God who interacted with Adam in the Garden was no longer present. Probably these initial interactions involved sharing of meals. It’s aContinueContinue reading “Genesis 4b Commentary”
Genesis 4 Commentary
Genesis 4 Commentary If sin leads to death, it is the death of the righteous, not the wicked! Sinful Cain escapes death; righteous Abel pays the penalty. By the statement “…You must not touch it, or you will die”, did the LORD God point to a situation like we have with Cain and Abel? ThatContinueContinue reading “Genesis 4 Commentary”
Genesis 3d Commentary
Genesis 3d Commentary “You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.” Verse 14b. You cannot avoid thinking about the original blessing. The same blessing was repeated to Noah. Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish …, over theContinueContinue reading “Genesis 3d Commentary”
Genesis 3c Commentary
Genesis 3c Commentary Adam’s punishment is yet another blessing reversal. The blessing of prosperity that hangs on Adam’s shoulders through work is reduced to toil. Work won’t produce for Adam. Only by sweat shall Adam produce enough food.Moses’ prayer that the LORD blesses the work our hands has this background. We donkey it endlessly withContinueContinue reading “Genesis 3c Commentary”
Genesis 3b Commentary
Genesis 3b Commentary Never mind eating fruit from the Tree of Life, merely touching the tree in the middle of the Garden was fatal! Verse 3. Yes, touching the tree would result in death! The rule was strict!Never talk to strangers; every boy and girl learns simple and foundational life lessons from their mothers. EveContinueContinue reading “Genesis 3b Commentary”
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