Gen. 6-7 A long period elapsed between the commencement of the building of the ark and the actual flood. During that period we notice: (1) the strength of Noah's faith. God has told him of a deluge of which there is no appearance; he has commanded him to build a strange vessel for no apparent purpo... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 6:3 I. What is implied in the assertion, "My Spirit shall not always strive with man?" It is implied: (1) that the Spirit does sometimes strive with men; (2) that men resist the Spirit. II. What is not intended by the Spirit striving? It is no form of physical struggling or effort whatever... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 6:5 , GENESIS 6:7 I. "In these verses," it will be said, "we see the results of the fall. God made man innocent, and man fell when he lost this independent virtue, this innocency of his own; as the first father lost it, all his descendants, by the decree of God or by some necessity of their... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 6:5 , GENESIS 6:7 I. "In these verses," it will be said, "we see the results of the fall. God made man innocent, and man fell when he lost this independent virtue, this innocency of his own; as the first father lost it, all his descendants, by the decree of God or by some necessity of their... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 6:9 I. Noah, we read, "was a just man and perfect in his generations"; and why? (1) Because he was a faithful man faithful to God, as it is written, "The just shall live by faith." Noah and Abraham believed God, and so became heirs of the righteousness which is by faith; not their own right... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 6:12 _(with Luke 17:26)_ I. The statement in Genesis of the corruption of the world before the flood is expressed in very strong language: "The wickedness of man was great in the earth." Only one particular feature of this general corruption is given: "that the earth was filled with violen... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 6:16 I. When Noah was building his ark, God gave him a command, "A window shalt thou make to the ark," and this window was to be made in the roof. Its purpose was (1) to let in the light and air; (2) that Noah might look out of it, sometimes, to heaven. He could see nothing of earth through... [ Continue Reading ]