Text: Genesis 9:1-10:32 Introduction The opening verse of Genesis 9 summarizes the action that unfolds in the next two chapters: “And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” Chapters 9-10, as we might expect, conclude the story of the great Flood, and transition us into the major themes of the rest of the book of Genesis: the tower of Babel, and the stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They do this by describing for us how the small family of Noah becomes 70 nations… I. God Makes a Covenant
The Wickedness of Man Was Great in the Earth
Text: Genesis 5:1-6:8 Introduction Genesis 5:1 to 6:8 serves to connect the Creation and Fall events with the Flood. How do we get from Adam to Noah? What happened in the meantime? What made the Flood necessary? This passage serves as a bridge between these two great historical eras. Interestingly, the Bible is much more interested in the spiritual elements leading up to and following the Flood, than it is with the geological or even social elements. This is not to say there are not obvious geological and sociological impacts from the Flood, even today, but this is not what
Isaiah Saw Him
This is the 7th and final message of a series I taught in Peru, entitled “Jesus In the Old Testament.” As Isaiah records for us, from his vision, Jesus is the holy, holy, holy God.