Genesis 9:18-29 (Originally posted on May 15, 2020) The three sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They were all blessed by God. Ham apparently was the troublemaker, the black sheep of the family. He embarrassed and humiliated his father, and in return, Noah cursed Ham’s son Canaan. Ouch. Noah was found righteous by God, but Noah wasn’tContinue reading “Sons of Noah”
Category Archives: Genesis
Genesis 8:20-9:17
Originally posted on May 7, 2020 The first thing Noah did when he left the ark was build an altar to the Lord. He took of every clean animal and offered burnt offerings to God. The Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said that He would never again destroy every living thing. God was faithful to Noah, andContinue reading “Genesis 8:20-9:17”
Genesis 8:5-19
Revised from the original post on May 1, 2020 After the great flood, the waters finally receded. While Noah was waiting, he sent out a raven and it flew here and there. Then he sent out a dove, but with no place for it to land, it returned to him. He waited seven days then sent the doveContinue reading “Genesis 8:5-19”
Noah’s Ark
Originally posted on April 23, 2020. Genesis Chp. 7 – 8:4 In chapter six, God told Noah to build the ark, and he did – as crazy as it must have seemed. God found Noah to be righteous and wanted to save him and his family. He was 600 years old when God began to sendContinue reading “Noah’s Ark”
God Told Noah: Genesis 6:5-22
In Genesis 6:5-22, God revealed to Noah that He would destroy the earth because it was filled with violence. He saw that the wickedness of man was great and that his heart was continually evil; however, God saw goodness in Noah and spared him, his family, and the animals two by two. God told Noah toContinue reading “God Told Noah: Genesis 6:5-22”
Tricky Tricky
Genesis Chp. 6:1-13 Genesis Chapter 6 describes wicked times in the Bible and contains verses which are controversial due to the differing views of Bible scholars. Some believe that the sons of God mentioned in verse 2 are actually fallen angels who, with Satan, were thrown out of Heaven. Other Bible scholars believe that the sons ofContinue reading “Tricky Tricky”
Adam to Noah
Genesis 5 I will never forget the time my son called me and asked (without even a “Hi Mom.”), “What happened to m’ man Enoch?” My response: “Huh?” I soon realized he was talking about Enoch from the Bible. The Bible is very brief about Enoch’s demise. In fact, it’s so brief it’s easy to completely miss. From Genesis 5:1Continue reading “Adam to Noah”
Cain Moves On
Genesis 4:16-26 Cain has killed his brother Abel, and God sends him out to wander the earth. Cain ends up in the land of Nod, which is east of Eden. This verse always seems to stump people. If Adam and Eve were the first people, and they only had two children (sons) and one was already dead,Continue reading “Cain Moves On”
Cain’s Punishment
Genesis 4:9-15 (Originally posted on March 2, 2020) Cain has just killed his brother Abel, apparently, over petty jealousy. In verse 9 God questions Cain, and Cain lies to God. Can you imagine lying to God? God asks you a question; you know God knows EVERYTHING, but you still lie to Him? What sense does that make? Reminds me ofContinue reading “Cain’s Punishment”
Cain and Abel
Genesis Chp. 4:1-8 (Originally published on February 21, 2020) Adam “knew” his wife Eve and she gave birth to Cain. Later she gave birth to Abel. Abel kept flocks of sheep, and Cain was a tiller of the ground. Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. Abel brought ofContinue reading “Cain and Abel”
Genesis 3:8-24
Originally posted February 13, 2020 After Eve was deceived by the serpent, and she and Adam disobeyed God, they must have known right off that they had done something horrible. They were afraid or feeling guilty or both, and they hid from God. My guess is that at one time or another, we’ve all wantedContinue reading “Genesis 3:8-24”
Genesis 2:8 –Genesis 3:7
In these verses, God plants a garden toward the east in Eden and tells Adam to cultivate it. God causes the trees to grow for food, for life, and for-bidden (the tree of the knowledge of good and evil). There are rivers to water the garden. He creates Eve to be a helpmate to Adam. HeContinue reading “Genesis 2:8 –Genesis 3:7”
Genesis 1:1-Genesis 2:7
Hello everyone out there in Cyberville. I hope your day started off well. Mine began with a cup of coffee in my hand and the Bible in my lap. The best way to start the day! My previous Bible Blog post pointed out that God had already formed the earth (which is made of dust)Continue reading “Genesis 1:1-Genesis 2:7”
Genesis 1:1-2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters (NASB). I wonder how many Bible readers actually notice that all of this happened BEFORE theContinue reading “Genesis 1:1-2”
Genesis 40-41
Genesis 40 While Joseph was still in prison, two others joined him. The cupbearer and the baker did something to irritate the pharaoh, and he had them thrown into prison. The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph. After some time, they each had a disturbing dream on the same night. Joseph was ableContinue reading “Genesis 40-41”
Genesis 39
Getting back to Joseph who had been sold by his own brothers to the Ishmaelites—he had been taken to Egypt and bought by Potiphar who worked for Pharaoh. God helped Joseph and put him in such a place that he became a trusted advisor in the house of Potiphar. Potiphar was no dummy and sawContinue reading “Genesis 39”
Genesis 38
This chapter focuses on Judah, one of Jacob’s sons by Leah. Judah is the tribe of the bloodline of Jesus. It was important for Jesus to come from a pure bloodline, but as you will see, though the blood may be pure, not everyone in Jesus’s family tree is spotless. Judah left his brothers andContinue reading “Genesis 38”
Genesis 36-37
Genesis 36 Esau, also referred to as Edom, married women from the land of Canaan. As you may recall, his parents were very distressed over this, for they were not of a Godly people. He married Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon theContinue reading “Genesis 36-37”
Genesis 35
God gave Jacob a new order. He told him to pack up and move to Bethel and make an altar there for the Lord. Jacob then ordered his family to get rid of all their foreign gods and purify themselves. So they gave Jacob all their idols and the rings in their ears and heContinue reading “Genesis 35”
Genesis 34
In Genesis 31:3, God told Jacob “Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.” Jacob loved and respected God, but apparently he still liked to take matters into his own hands. Even though he’d told Esau that he would be along shortly, he thought it wouldContinue reading “Genesis 34”