genesis 6 commentary spurgeon

And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 1 Thessalonians It might be many miles to Padanaram, but it does not matter to faith. Genesis 6:3 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org Commentary on Genesis 3. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. Gen 24:7. And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; Notice that the Lord did not say to Noah, Go into the ark, but Come, plainly implying that God was himself in the ark, waiting to receive Noah and his family into the big ship that was to be their place of refuge while all the other people on the face of the earth were drowned. Abraham here spoke like a prophet; in fact, throughout this whole incident, he never opened his mouth without a prophetic utterance; and I believe that, when men walk with God, and live near to God, they will possibly even without being aware of it, speak very weighty words which will have much more in them than they themselves apprehend. Now was his faith tried indeed, he had no child, he was himself old, and his wife also was old, yet the Lords promise was, So shall thy seed be as the stars of heaven. Spurgeon left this earth for his heavenly hope in 1892. And he said, I will not destroy it for twentys sake. And God opened her eyes. Genesis xxi. Noah didnt earn grace; he found it. 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! He who provided the ram for a burnt offering in the place of Isaac will provide everything else that is required; and you may depend upon it that he who, in the greatest emergency that could ever happen, provided his only-begotten and well-beloved Son to die us the Substitute for sinners, will have foreseen every other emergency that can occur, and will have fore-provided all that is needful to meet it. You will find that it is true of all his promises that, whatever he has said, shall be fulfilled to you, and you shall one day say of it all, and it was so. It is equally certain concerning all his threatenings that what he has spoken shall certainly be fulfilled, and the ungodly will have to say and it was so. These words are often repeated in this chapter. Genesis 6:1-8 | Preaching Source 1. Gen 32:25. Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. The covenant Angel will give thee what thou wilt if it be needful for thee; but he will not answer thine idle questions. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. If thou darest to plead his righteousness, his infallible justice, thou pleadest most powerfully. And Abraham gat up early in. The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; God works upwards, and stops the windows of heaven. Rokovitsky told his commanding officer and an expedition was dispatched to find the ark and photograph it. And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. God told Noah to cover it with pitch inside and outside, which makes it possible that the ark was preserved for a long time. Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him, and so proved that he was righteous before God. And it came to pass, before he had done speaking. 15. Well fed, and then yielding correspondingly. 2 Kings He will have everything ready against the time when it will be needed. Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? Gen 22:17-18. Gen 24:4-5. And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. There is no sign of true confession here. He has liberty in speech, freedom of utterance, he is not in bonds, he is as a hind let loose., Ah, now the patriarch comes to his beloved Joseph, and here the old man lingers long, longer than upon any other of his sons: Joseph . God always lets his people know what is practically for their good. Romans And every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: Does God remember cattle? And God called the firmament Heaven. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. 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. Unto him shall the gathering of the people be.. Down headlong from their native skies The rebel angels fell, And thunderbolts of flaming wrath Pursued them deep to hell.. There was always a trial for Abrahams faith, but even his trials were blessed, for God blessed Abraham in all things.. Go forth, says the Lord, Go forth of the ark.. Lesson 14: Sin's Full Course (Genesis 6:1-8) | Bible.org True emblems of the Church of God with her smoke and her light, her trying affliction, yet the grace by which she still keeps burning and shining in the world. Gen 2:15. a. This is very respectful language, and rather obsequious, too; but when a man knows that he has done wrong to another, he ought to be prepared to humble himself to the injured individual; and, though it happened long ago, yet Jacob really had injured his brother Esau, and it was but right that, in meeting him again, he should put himself into a humble position before him. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me. And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Micah Abraham, is not Gods promise sufficient for thee? How there was light before there was any sun, for the sun was not created until the fourth day of the week it is not for us to say. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Gather yourselves together. They were to keep together as a family; and shall not the people of God keep together? And he stayed yet other seven days; I wonder whether Noah sent out these creatures on the Sabbath mornings. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. i. Gen 45:2-3. And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. I suppose our Lord Jesus Christ did here, as on many other occasions preparatory to his full incarnation, assume a human form, and came thus to wrestle with the patriarch. his failure involved all his descendants, for he was the federal head of the human race, and by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men. Happily, there is another federal Head, and therefore we read, For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.. Common sense would have said, Spare them, for you will want every one of them. But grace said, Slay them, for they belong to God. You may except that some great blessing is coming nigh to you when a horror of great darkness falls upon you. Genesis 6 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity There was to be occupation for man even in paradise, just as they who are before the throne of God in glory serve him day and night in his temple. Idleness gives no joy, but holy employment will add to the bliss of heaven. For out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Oh, that question! And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. You do not go unattended at any single moment of your life. Why did not Noah come out? Abraham did not deceive the young men, he believed that he and Isaac would come to them again. Psalms How that Spirit of God comes there, we know not, we cannot tell how he acts, even as we cannot tell how the wind bloweth where it listeth, but until the Spirit of God moves upon the soul nothing is done towards its new creation in Christ Jesus. 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. Perhaps, before Jesus returns, God will make it even more necessary for people to willfully forget these things. Chapter 12:1-14:24 The call of Abram and his visible life of faith, Chapter 12 Abram moves to Canaan by faith and fails in Egypt, Chapter 13 Lot's choice and Abram's part, Chapter 14 Abram saves Lot and meets Melchisedec (Hebrews 7:1 ff), b. God is not unfeeling in the face of human sin and rebellion. Happy fowls, and happy cattle, and happy beasts of the earth to be connected with Noah, and go to come under a covenant of preservation and we, though only worthy to be typified by these creatures which God had preserved in the ark, are thrice happy to be in the same covenant with him who is our Noah, our rest, our sweet savour unto God. Gen 45:25-28. When did the dominion depart from Judah till the Lord Jesus came as the Seat One? For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be eating nor harvest. See that you turn it to account for the good of others. Gen 22:5. It is a good thing to have the right names for things. And the evening and the morning were the second day. Gen 8:2. Remember how the favored three, on the Mount of Transfiguration, feared as they entered into the cloud; yet it was there that they were to see their Master in his glory. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 2 Timothy Genesis i. The average size of a land animal is smaller than a sheep. 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. Gen 49:13. Many of Gods servants belong to this tribe, for their life is spent in conflict. Gen 49:21. And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? Moses lived around 1500-1400 BC. Genesis 46 Commentary - John Gill's Exposition of the Bible And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Make yourself: This means this was Noahs project. And ye sons of Jacob, learn to say the same. The people brought their golden ear-rings to Aaron, and he made a calf, and they bowed before it, saying, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. While this wickedness was going on, Moses was on the mountain-top with God. even he tried plotting and scheming more than once, but failed every time he did so. These lights are to rule, but they are to rule by giving light. And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last day. Joel Gen 15:9-11. Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: and he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. The sons of God marry the daughters of menMen turn to wickedness, the earth is filled with violence, and all flesh is corruptedThe Flood is promisedGod establishes His covenant with Noah, who builds an ark to save his family and various living things. Which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred and I will deal well with thee; I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. Obadiah Chapter 22:1-26:33 Isaac, the son of the promise, a. Now comes the crisis which will make a change in the whole of Jacobs future life: He touched the hollow of his thigh.. Now turn to the thirty-second chapter of the Book of Exodus, where we find a description of the sin of idolatry into which the Israelites fell while Moses was absent in communion with God upon the mountain. The Holy Spirit says, Judas, not Iscariot, so that there should be no mistake about the person intended. Zechariah Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. The needful test had been applied, and Abrahams faith had endured the trial. Gen 27:5-11. Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy fathers children shall bow down before thee. And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. Click to Sign Up Now! 15. After all, with all alleviations, it is a very great trial to be deprived of ones eyesight, but those who are in good company. Ruth Gen 33:6-10. Taken in its completeness, and all put together, God saw that it was very good. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . Gen 8:15-16. Chapter 26:34-37 Jacob-Israel, or the education of the Spirit, Chapter 27 Jacob deceitfully gets the blessing, b. b. First, let us read the story of Jacob in the Book of Genesis, the thirty-second chapter, at the twenty-second verse: , He had made a quiet oratory for himself by sending everyone else of the company over to the other side of the brook; his own resolve being , When the wrestling Man, the Angel of the covenant, saw , When we come nearest to God, we must have a deep sense of our own personal weakness; it must never be supposed, if our suit prevails with heaven, that there is anything in us, or anything in our prayers, to account for our prevalence. a. Gen 24:15-16. And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: For, among Orientals, it is such a common custom to offer and receive presents, that, if they are not accepted, it is regarded as an affront. So the blessing of God extends to all that his chosen people have; not only to their children, but to all that they possess. What should be the meditations of every godly man as he looks towards Sodom, and sees the smoke of its destruction? And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. Gen 18:23-25. Gen 8:1. Determine the structure of the passage Zephaniah Genesis 1 Commentary - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible In the infinite sovereignty of his grace, he chose Abraham,passing by all the rest of mankind,and elected him to be the depository of the heavenly light, that through him it might be preserved in the world until the days when it should be more widely scattered. Amos Here was positive proof of his righteousness, in that he was obedient to the word of the Lord. I like to see this glorious independence of the believing man. He knew that she had found a proper resting-place, and that the earth was clear of the flood. His most fruitful years of ministry were at the New Park Street and later the Metropolitan Tabernacle pulpit in London. We should even be willing to humiliate ourselves in order to make peace. And the hollow of Jacobs thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 6:3: A Family Sermon: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 7:1-3: The Ark Open for All: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 7:5: Shut In, or Shut Out: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 7:16: The Dove's Return to the Ark: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Genesis 8:9-12: The Best of the Best: Charles Haddon Spurgeon . 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. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. So Abraham returned unto his young men. Gen 8:7-10. Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.. Eve had begun to feel the fascination of the evil one, for she softened down the word of God. Study Guide for Genesis 6 by David Guzik - Blue Letter Bible Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Perhaps he did not doubt the promise, but he wanted to have it explained to him. This man Jacob was always planning, and scheming; he was the great progenitor of the Jews, who are still preeminent in bargaining. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. Noah was not told when he should be released, and the Lord does not tell you when your trouble will come to an end. He was, therefore, particularly careful here. That holy awe, that sacred reverence of God is the very essence of our acceptance with him. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him. This is a very different thing from slavish fear; it is a right sort of fear, the kind of fear that love does not cast out, but which love lives with in happy fellowship.

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