Genesis 21
Gen 21:3 ~ Isaac means "God is laughing now." When God told Abraham he'd have a son at such an age, he laughed (Gen 17:17). When Sarah heard about it, she laughed (Gen 18:12). Now that the son was born, God is laughing!
Gen 21:12 ~ Even when things seem to be at their bleakest, God comes through. If He can provide a well in the desert, what could I possibly need that He could not just as easily provide?
Gen 21:22-23 ~ The world takes note of a Godly person. Just as Abimelech recognized that God was with Abraham, so too today those whose walk is following closely in the steps of the Lord can be seen by all to be upright, trustworthy people.
Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
1.10.10 -- Genesis 15
Genesis 15
Skipping ahead here with SOAP (again, if you want to follow along you can find the schedule here).
Gen 15:6 ~ Justification has always been by faith alone. Abraham's righteousness was "accounted to him" because he believed. As such he became the father of a great nation, God's chosen people!
Gen 15:19 ~ Israel is still around while all the others on this list are gone. Speaks mightily for God's covenants!
Skipping ahead here with SOAP (again, if you want to follow along you can find the schedule here).
Gen 15:6 ~ Justification has always been by faith alone. Abraham's righteousness was "accounted to him" because he believed. As such he became the father of a great nation, God's chosen people!
Gen 15:19 ~ Israel is still around while all the others on this list are gone. Speaks mightily for God's covenants!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
1.9.10 -- Genesis 9
Genesis 9
Gen 9:2 ~ I love this verse. Imagine what it was like before all the animals feared man! That's the world God intended us to live in!
Gen 9:3 ~ There is a certain small movement within Christianity saying that we should all be vegetarians so as to avoid killing God's creatures. Apparently that's not what God desires or asks of us.
Gen 9:12-13 ~ I think of this every time I see a rainbow. What a beautiful way to remember God's covenant with Noah!
Gen 9:24-25 ~ Ham's downfall was that instead of helping his father, he laughed at him and went and told his brothers about it, probably assuming that they'd laugh too.
Gen 9:2 ~ I love this verse. Imagine what it was like before all the animals feared man! That's the world God intended us to live in!
Gen 9:3 ~ There is a certain small movement within Christianity saying that we should all be vegetarians so as to avoid killing God's creatures. Apparently that's not what God desires or asks of us.
Gen 9:12-13 ~ I think of this every time I see a rainbow. What a beautiful way to remember God's covenant with Noah!
Gen 9:24-25 ~ Ham's downfall was that instead of helping his father, he laughed at him and went and told his brothers about it, probably assuming that they'd laugh too.
1.8.10 -- Genesis 8
Genesis 8
Gen 8:1 ~ God didn't just let the water dry by itself. Because He "remembered Noah, and every living thing" He used wind to speed up the process.
Gen 8:11 ~ Olive trees/branches traditionally symbolize peace. Perhaps this was a small peace offering from God to Noah and his family.
Gen 8:19 ~ After having spent all that time on the ark, I bet there were more than just two of each type of animal leaving!
Gen 8:1 ~ God didn't just let the water dry by itself. Because He "remembered Noah, and every living thing" He used wind to speed up the process.
Gen 8:11 ~ Olive trees/branches traditionally symbolize peace. Perhaps this was a small peace offering from God to Noah and his family.
Gen 8:19 ~ After having spent all that time on the ark, I bet there were more than just two of each type of animal leaving!
Friday, January 8, 2010
1.7.10 -- Genesis 7
Genesis 7
Gen 7:2-3 ~ The thing that has always struck me most about this is how noisy and smelly that ark must have been!
Gen 7:6 ~ If Noah was 600 years old when he did all of this, the excuse of "I'm too old for God to use me" seems somewhat hollow.
Gen 7:24 ~ We always repeat the "40 days and 40 nights" as if that was the entire extent of the time spent on the ark. That was only how long it rained. I wonder if the hundred and fifty days included the forty or if they were on the ark 190 days total?
Gen 7:2-3 ~ The thing that has always struck me most about this is how noisy and smelly that ark must have been!
Gen 7:6 ~ If Noah was 600 years old when he did all of this, the excuse of "I'm too old for God to use me" seems somewhat hollow.
Gen 7:24 ~ We always repeat the "40 days and 40 nights" as if that was the entire extent of the time spent on the ark. That was only how long it rained. I wonder if the hundred and fifty days included the forty or if they were on the ark 190 days total?
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
1.6.10 -- Genesis 6
Genesis 6
Gen 6:4 ~ Not sure why, but I find the concept of these "giants" (fallen ones in Hebrew) fascinating. From everything I've read it seems the "Sons of God" in this section are angels (probably the fallen angels who were allied with Satan), so the giants would be the offspring of angels marrying with humans.
Gen 6:7 ~ Just as Humanity's fall had tainted all of Creation, so humanity's destruction was to be the destruction of all life on earth.
Gen 6:14-21 ~ God is so specific and so thorough in His planning and care for those He loves!
Gen 6:4 ~ Not sure why, but I find the concept of these "giants" (fallen ones in Hebrew) fascinating. From everything I've read it seems the "Sons of God" in this section are angels (probably the fallen angels who were allied with Satan), so the giants would be the offspring of angels marrying with humans.
Gen 6:7 ~ Just as Humanity's fall had tainted all of Creation, so humanity's destruction was to be the destruction of all life on earth.
Gen 6:14-21 ~ God is so specific and so thorough in His planning and care for those He loves!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
1.5.10 -- Genesis 5
Genesis 5
Hmm... this is just a genealogy chapter, so not a whole lot to discuss here. I did notice a couple of things though: 1) everyone was living to around 900 years of age! and 2) Noah was only the tenth generation (assuming I counted that right). I don't know why but I always thought he was further removed.
Hmm... this is just a genealogy chapter, so not a whole lot to discuss here. I did notice a couple of things though: 1) everyone was living to around 900 years of age! and 2) Noah was only the tenth generation (assuming I counted that right). I don't know why but I always thought he was further removed.
Monday, January 4, 2010
1.4.10 -- Genesis 4
Genesis 4
Another not-so-favorite chapter, in which Cain proves that humans were spoiled, whining, conniving brats pretty much from the start.
Gen 4:6-7 ~ When Cain became disheartened at God's response to his sacrifice, God took the time to explain what was wrong with his offering and how to fix it.
Gen 4:9 ~ More of the blame game. No personal responsibility here.
Gen 4:13-14 ~ Cain is upset about his punishment but never shows even a little remorse for killing his own brother!
Gen 4:15 ~ Once again God provides for His children, despite their disobedience.
Gen 4:24 ~ Lamech thinks himself to be mightier in his wrath than God.
Gen 4:25-26 ~ A new start for Adam's family... in only the second generation of mankind!
Another not-so-favorite chapter, in which Cain proves that humans were spoiled, whining, conniving brats pretty much from the start.
Gen 4:6-7 ~ When Cain became disheartened at God's response to his sacrifice, God took the time to explain what was wrong with his offering and how to fix it.
Gen 4:9 ~ More of the blame game. No personal responsibility here.
Gen 4:13-14 ~ Cain is upset about his punishment but never shows even a little remorse for killing his own brother!
Gen 4:15 ~ Once again God provides for His children, despite their disobedience.
Gen 4:24 ~ Lamech thinks himself to be mightier in his wrath than God.
Gen 4:25-26 ~ A new start for Adam's family... in only the second generation of mankind!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
1.3.10 -- Genesis 3
Genesis 3
This is NOT one of my favorite chapters. What a day I picked to start blogging this.
Gen 3:1 ~ I never noticed before that the serpent in this chapter is set apart from "any beast of the field which the LORD God had made."
Gen 3:1, 4-5 ~ Satan likes to twist God's words, even from the very start of his influence on earth. He turned the rule against the fruit of one tree into a rule against all fruit trees. And I can't help but think his emphasis was probably on the word surely in 3:4 (" 'You will not surely die' ").
Gen 3:6 ~ Apparently Eve had never considered eating what she was told not to before. The first time she notices that the fruit is "good for food" and "pleasant to the eyes" was after Satan tempted her. How very different human nature was before the fall! These days as soon as we're told we can't have something, that tends to be the one thing we focus on most. Yet Eve had apparently not even noticed the look of the fruit she was told not to eat until it was pointed out to her.
Gen 3:8 ~ The pre-incarnate Christ? Since God the Father has no physical presence it would seem likely that the LORD God they "heard" in the garden was not Him.
Gen 3:12 ~ Adam blames 1) "the woman" 2) "whom You gave to be with me." No blame for himself and none for the serpent who started the whole mess!
Gen 3:13 ~ The woman's blame seems more accurate: 1) "The serpent deceived me" 2) "and I ate."
Gen 3:14-15 ~ The first of the curse was not on humankind but on the serpent. It is arguably the most severe curse of the three. God knows who is to blame and to what degree.
Gen 3:20 ~ Eve had no name until after the curse. Don't know why but I had never noticed this before.
Gen 3:21 ~ Even in the midst of punishing them, God carefully provided for Adam and Eve.
This is NOT one of my favorite chapters. What a day I picked to start blogging this.
Gen 3:1 ~ I never noticed before that the serpent in this chapter is set apart from "any beast of the field which the LORD God had made."
Gen 3:1, 4-5 ~ Satan likes to twist God's words, even from the very start of his influence on earth. He turned the rule against the fruit of one tree into a rule against all fruit trees. And I can't help but think his emphasis was probably on the word surely in 3:4 (" 'You will not surely die' ").
Gen 3:6 ~ Apparently Eve had never considered eating what she was told not to before. The first time she notices that the fruit is "good for food" and "pleasant to the eyes" was after Satan tempted her. How very different human nature was before the fall! These days as soon as we're told we can't have something, that tends to be the one thing we focus on most. Yet Eve had apparently not even noticed the look of the fruit she was told not to eat until it was pointed out to her.
Gen 3:8 ~ The pre-incarnate Christ? Since God the Father has no physical presence it would seem likely that the LORD God they "heard" in the garden was not Him.
Gen 3:12 ~ Adam blames 1) "the woman" 2) "whom You gave to be with me." No blame for himself and none for the serpent who started the whole mess!
Gen 3:13 ~ The woman's blame seems more accurate: 1) "The serpent deceived me" 2) "and I ate."
Gen 3:14-15 ~ The first of the curse was not on humankind but on the serpent. It is arguably the most severe curse of the three. God knows who is to blame and to what degree.
Gen 3:20 ~ Eve had no name until after the curse. Don't know why but I had never noticed this before.
Gen 3:21 ~ Even in the midst of punishing them, God carefully provided for Adam and Eve.
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