_This is the book of the generations of Adam_ DISTINGUISHED MEN I. SOME MEN ARE RENDERED DISTINGUISHED BY THE PECULIARITY OF THE TIMES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. Adam; the first human being to (1) inhabit the earth, (2) hold communion with God, (3) be led astray. II. SOME MEN ARE RENDERED DISTINGUISH... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Adam begat a son in his own likeness, after his image_ HUMAN DEPRAVITY I. THAT HUMAN DEPRAVITY IS TOTAL AS TO ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE HUMAN MIND. By the phrase, human depravity, we mean that corruption of our nature, whereby we are inclined to sin rather than to holiness. The seat of this depr... [ Continue Reading ]
_And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died_ THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ADAM I. THE SUBJECT OF THIS BRIEF NARRATION. Adam, the first of men. Here it may be profitable to notice him most attentively. 1. As a compound being, formed of different component parts. (1)... [ Continue Reading ]
_Enoch walked with God_ THE LIFE AND TRANSLATION OF ENOCH I. Consider THE LIFE OF ENOCH. He “walked with God.” These words seem to imply that Enoch possessed a remarkable resemblance to God in moral excellence; that he realized God’s presence, and enjoyed His communion in an extraordinary measure,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And all the days of Methuselah_ THE LONGEST LIFE AND ITS LESSONS In dwelling upon this text I shall-- I. Take a simple survey of the age and manners of the antediluvian world. The youth of the world was the season of man’s greatest age; perhaps, also, of man’s greatest wickedness. II. Draw some... [ Continue Reading ]
_This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands_ HOPE THROUGH THE GLOOM I. THE HARDNESS AND DIFFICULTY OF LIFE. These words are the words of parents. Lamech, “the powerful,” is not ashamed to confess that he needs comfort; and when this child comes to him he accepts him as a... [ Continue Reading ]