Genesis 7. Within the last chapter, we found that the world is in disarray. A majority of the population are participating in acts of violence, abuse, and selfishness. It seems that humanity is falling deeper and deeper into sin to the point of possible self-annihilation. All hope seems lost until God sees Noah and his family. And thus, a plan is put into motion. God instructs Noah to build a considerable sized seaworthy vessel capable of housing Noah, his family, and the multitude of animals that would be brought on board in order to preserve life. A Flood was coming… As we continue with the story of the devastating, worldwide, Creation-reversing Flood, let us ask God for wisdom and guidance as we dissect this part of Scripture.

Sources:

“Genesis,” In Genesis to Deuteronomy Vol. 1 of The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, edited by Francis D. Nichol, 255-258. Hagerstown: Review And Herald Publishing Association, 1978.

“Genesis,” In Old Testament of the Andrews Bible Commentary, edited by Angel Manuel Rodriguez, 150-152. Berrien Springs: Andrews University Press, 2020.

The Remnant Study Bible With E.G. White Comments. Genesis 7. New King James Version. Remnant Publications, 2009.

Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Genesis 7. New Revised Standard Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

White, Ellen. “The Flood.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

White, Ellen. “Seth and Enoch.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

Scoggins, Jeff. “Genesis 7.” A Simple Guide To The Book of Genesis. Skapto Publishing. 2022.

Doukhan, Jacques B. “The Flood: From Rain to Rainbow.” Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2021.

Sabbath School & PM. Adventech. Genesis, The Flood, Vers. 4.9.1 (2115), 2022. Google Play Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryart.sabbathschool.

“Noah’s Ark.” Ark Encounter. https://arkencounter.com/noahs-ark/

“How Big Was Noah’s Ark?” Ark Encounter. https://arkencounter.com/noahs-ark/size/

“How Long is a Cubit?” Ark Encounter. https://arkencounter.com/noahs-ark/cubit/

“How Did Noah Feed and Care for the Animals?” Ark Encounter. https://arkencounter.com/animals/care/ 

“Genesis Session 9 of 41 (Chapter 7:1 - Chapter 8:21) - A Comprehensive Commentary by Ron Matsen” YouTube, uploaded by Koinonia House, 27 January 2021, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GMF1TCS1feg&t=2388s

Genesis 6. Through the Fall of Adam and Eve, sin had entered the world. Both of their sons, Cain and Seth, were both affected by the choices of their parents, yet both followed different paths in life. As recorded, one familial line rebelled against their Creator while the other chose to pursue a relationship with God. Life and death, positive and negative, are intertwined. But where did all of this lead to? As we read and study the content within Genesis chapter six, let’s pray that we don’t seek to affirm our own beliefs, but rather, let’s open up our hearts to God’s wisdom and humble ourselves to receive such knowledge.

Sources

“Genesis,” In Genesis to Deuteronomy Vol. 1 of The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, edited by Francis D. Nichol, 249-255. Hagerstown: Review And Herald Publishing Association, 1978.

The Remnant Study Bible With E.G. White Comments. Genesis 6. New King James Version. Remnant Publications, 2009.

Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Genesis 6. New Revised Standard Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

White, Ellen. “The Flood.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

White, Ellen. “Seth and Enoch.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

Scoggins, Jeff. “Genesis 6.” A Simple Guide To The Book of Genesis. Skapto Publishing. 2022.

Doukhan, Jacques B. “The Flood: From Rain to Rainbow.” Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2021.

Sabbath School & PM. Adventech. Genesis, The Flood, Vers. 4.9.1 (2115), 2022. Google Play Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryart.sabbathschool.

“Noah’s Ark.” Ark Encounter. https://arkencounter.com/noahs-ark/

“How Big Was Noah’s Ark? Ark Encounter. https://arkencounter.com/noahs-ark/size/

“How Long is a Cubit?” Ark Encounter. https://arkencounter.com/noahs-ark/cubit/

Rodriguez, Angel Manuel. “Genesis 6: 1-4.” 

https://adventistbiblicalresearch.org/materials/genesis-61-4/

Genesis 5. Now, I know what you’re thinking… What can we learn from a genealogy? Again, whenever I first read the Bible all of the way through back in 2018, I tried to read these genealogies, but I eventually got into the habit of just skipping them, thinking that they didn’t mean much. However, after taking a deeper dive into this chapter, I see that there’s a lot more to discover underneath the surface.

“Genesis Session 7 of 41 (Chapter 5:1-32) - A Comprehensive Commentary by  Ron Matsen” YouTube, uploaded by Koinonia House, 13 December 2021, https://youtu.be/433VYNDC6tc

“Genesis,” In Genesis to Deuteronomy Vol. 1 of The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, edited by Francis D. Nichol, 244-249. Hagerstown: Review And Herald Publishing Association, 1978.

The Remnant Study Bible With E.G. White Comments. Genesis 5. New King James Version. Remnant Publications, 2009.

Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Genesis 5. New Revised Standard Version.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

White, Ellen. “Cain and Abel Tested.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

White, Ellen. “Seth and Enoch.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

Nixon, John S. “Holiness: Enoch.” Redemption In Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2011.

Scoggins, Jeff. “Genesis 5.” A Simple Guide To The Book of Genesis. Skapto Publishing. 2022.

Doukhan, Jacques B. “Cain and His Legacy: Crime and Punishment.” Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2021.

Sabbath School & PM. Adventech. Genesis, Cain and His Legacy, Vers. 4.9.1 (2115), 2022. Google Play Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryart.sabbathschool.

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Now we are left in the aftermath of sin. Adam and Eve have left the garden of Eden and are now living on a corrupted planet. Life and death are now intertwined. Roses have grown thorns, lions now hunt and devour gazelles, the earth itself rebels. Genesis chapter four seems to be a fulfillment of the results of sin after the Fall. In fact, from the end of Genesis chapter three and onward, most of Scripture will show and tell stories that contrast those who follow God versus those who follow self like Satan. And Genesis chapter four is just the beginning.

“Genesis Session 6 of 41 (Chapter 4:1-26) - A Comprehensive Commentary by  Ron Matsen” YouTube, uploaded by Koinonia House, 26 December 2021, https://youtu.be/berPkmG2W-4

“Genesis,” In Genesis to Deuteronomy Vol. 1 of The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, edited by Francis D. Nichol, 237-244. Hagerstown: Review And Herald Publishing Association, 1978.

The Remnant Study Bible With E.G. White Comments. Genesis 4. New King James Version. Remnant Publications, 2009.

Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Genesis 4. New Revised Standard Version.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

White, Ellen. “Cain and Abel Tested.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

White, Ellen. “Seth and Enoch.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

Nixon, John S. “Brotherhood: Cain And Abel.” Redemption In Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2011.

Scoggins, Jeff. “Genesis 4.” A Simple Guide To The Book of Genesis. Skapto Publishing. 2022.

Doukhan, Jacques B. “Cain and His Legacy: Crime and Punishment.” Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2021.

Sabbath School & PM. Adventech. Genesis, Cain and His Legacy, Vers. 4.9.1 (2115), 2022. Google Play Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryart.sabbathschool.

Angel Manuel Rodríguez. “Eden and the Israelite sanctuary.” Ministry Magazine. April 2002. Web. 18, April 2022. http://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2002/04/eden-and-the-israelite-sanctuary

“Cain and Abel.” Storyline Church (Audio), 30 January 2016. https://storyline.church. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dCkjGGGi8Cwuw1sS52O6z?si=buv7q5vSTBS4IWjH2fZktQ&utm_source=copy-link

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Genesis chapter three. Up until this point, we’ve experienced what life was intended to be. How things were supposed to be originally. Adam and Eve lived innocent lives as a married couple in paradise. A perfect, blissful, and peaceful existence where we could commune with God face-to-face any time was meant to be ours. But Genesis 3… is where it all falls apart… Genesis 3 is where we’re introduced to disappointment. Yet, that’s not all… 

“Genesis Session 5 of 41 (Chapter 3:1-24) - A Comprehensive Commentary by  Ron Matsen” YouTube, uploaded by Koinonia House, 30 December 2020, http://youtu.be/c9LHZopNgQA

“Genesis,” In Genesis to Deuteronomy Vol. 1 of The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, edited by Francis D. Nichol, 228-237. Hagerstown: Review And Herald Publishing Association, 1978.

The Remnant Study Bible With E.G. White Comments. Genesis 3. New King James Version. Remnant Publications, 2009.

Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Genesis 3. New Revised Standard Version.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

White, Ellen. “The Temptation and Fall.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

White, Ellen. “The Plan of Redemption.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

Cullinane, Dean, host. “Let Me Be A Woman.” Why They Did That, season 3, episode 5, 1 October 2021. www.whytheydidthat.org. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ag3ofCmmsy797FVUYjph9?si=owFgIETzOpZq2rigoWPA&utm_source=copy-link.

Nixon, John S. “Grace: Adam And Eve.” Redemption In Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2011.

“Eve and Her Daughters.” Storyline Church (Audio), 16 January 2016. https://storyline.church. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WQrzhYbjJ6YQq6XdOlp1i?si=865b2f538ca04618.

Scoggins, Jeff. “Genesis 3.” A Simple Guide To The Book of Genesis. Skapto Publishing. 2022.

Doukhan, Jacques B. “The Fall: Why This Nonsense?” Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2021.

Sabbath School & PM. Adventech. Genesis, The Fall, Vers. 4.9.1 (2115), 2022. Google Play Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryart.sabbathschool.

Angel Manuel Rodríguez. “Eden and the Israelite sanctuary.” Ministry Magazine. April 2002. Web. 18, April 2022. http://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2002/04/eden-and-the-israelite-sanctuary

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Genesis chapter two. In the last chapter, we got an overview of the six creation days from God calling forth light to the formation of man and woman. Yet the intended audience, the Israelites, might still have had some questions. After being reminded that the God that was leading them through the desert was the same God that created the starry night above them, the ground that they laid on, and everything in between, they might still have wondered exactly why or how mankind was created. So, although this chapter continues on from the last, more chronological chapter, where man and woman were one of the last subjects mentioned, it also rewinds and puts emphasis on the intimate creation of humankind from the start and tells of how God has always wanted a relationship with His children from the very beginning.

“Genesis Session 4 of 41 (Chapter 2:1-25) - A Comprehensive Commentary by  Ron Matsen” YouTube, uploaded by Koinonia House, 9 December 2020, http://youtu.be/S_H3leWZVNs

“Genesis,” In Genesis to Deuteronomy Vol. 1 of The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, edited by Francis D. Nichol, 219-227. Hagerstown: Review And Herald Publishing Association, 1978.

The Remnant Study Bible With E.G. White Comments. Genesis 2. New King James Version. Remnant Publications, 2009.

Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Genesis 2. New Revised Standard Version.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

White, Ellen. “The Creation.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

Nixon, John S. “Grace: Adam And Eve.” Redemption In Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2011.

“Growing Faith Part 2 - 2nd Svc” YouTube, uploaded by Madison Campus Seventh-day Adventist Church, 28 August 2021. https://youtu.be/LdHwO1wAutl

“Scotland And The USA.” https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/scotland-around-the-world/scotland-and-the-usa. Accessed: 13 September 2021.

Cullinane, Dean, host. “Let Me Be A Woman.” Why They Did That, season 3, episode 5, 1 October 2021. www.whytheydidthat.org. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ag3ofCmmsy797FVUYjph9?si=owFgIETzOpZq2rigoWPA&utm_source=copy-link.

Sabbath School & PM. Adventech. Genesis, The Creation, Vers. 4.9.1 (2115), 2022. Google Play Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryart.sabbathschool.

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Scoggins, Jeff. “Genesis 1.” A Simple Guide To The Book of Genesis. Skapto Publishing. 2022.

Scoggins, Jeff. “Genesis 2.” A Simple Guide To The Book of Genesis. Skapto Publishing. 2022.

Angel Manuel Rodríguez. “Eden and the Israelite sanctuary.” Ministry Magazine. April 2002. Web. 18, April 2022. http://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2002/04/eden-and-the-israelite-sanctuary

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Genesis. The book of Beginnings. The book of Origins. The first book of the Bible and of the Old Testament. Most people see this title whenever they first begin their journey reading and flipping through the pages of the Holy Bible. However, it is also a piece of literature shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding. It’s easy to read and just take it at face value, which is fine, or it’s possible to even misinterpret it. But there is so much more behind the words written within the book of Genesis. Over four years ago, I had read each word of this book whenever I decided to read the Bible through in a year, yet I don’t believe I truly comprehended what I was reading at the time. Which is why I made the personal decision to dive deeper and read through slowly to hopefully reveal more of what God was wanting us to know. What He was wanting me to know individually.

“Genesis Session 1 of 41 (Chapter 1:1) - A Comprehensive Commentary by Ron  Matsen” YouTube, uploaded by Koinonia House, 2 December 2020, https://youtu.be/mttwYB_hs-U

“Genesis Session 2 of 41 (Chapter 1:2-25) - A Comprehensive Commentary by  Ron Matsen” YouTube, uploaded by Koinonia House, 9 December 2020, https://youtu.be/pBHmA12ZdnM

“Genesis Session 3 of 41 (Chapter 1:26-31) - A Comprehensive Commentary by Ron Matsen” YouTube, uploaded by Koinonia House, 16 December 2020, http:youtu.be/94SvuLI7F_g

“Genesis,” In Genesis to Deuteronomy Vol. 1 of The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, edited by Francis D. Nichol, 206-219. Hagerstown: Review And Herald Publishing Association, 1978.

The Remnant Study Bible With E.G. White Comments. Genesis 1. New King James Version. Remnant Publications, 2009.

Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Genesis 1. New Revised Standard Version.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

White, Ellen. “The Creation.” Patriarchs And Prophets. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. September 2019.

Nixon, John S. “Grace: Adam And Eve.” Redemption In Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2011.

“Growing Faith Part 2 - 2nd Svc” YouTube, uploaded by Madison Campus Seventh-day Adventist Church, 28 August 2021. https://youtu.be/LdHwO1wAutl

“The Significance of Seven” Bible Project Podcast, 21 October 2019. https://bibleproject.com/podcast/significance-7/#:~:text=God%20stopped%20on%20the%20seventh,is%20a%20symbol%20of%20completeness.

Sabbath School & PM. Adventech. Genesis, The Creation, Vers. 4.9.1 (2115), 2022. Google Play Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryart.sabbathschool.

Doukhan, Jacques B. “The Creation: Heavens and Earth.” Genesis. Nampa: Pacific Press Publishing Association. 2021.

“Animal Pollination.” United State Department of Agriculture. https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/index.shtml

Scoggins, Jeff. “Genesis 1.” A Simple Guide To The Book of Genesis. Skapto Publishing. 2022.

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