The theme of the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent is further expressed in the lives of Cain and Abel.
Gen 1-11 Part XVII – Inglorious Exile
August 31, 2014 inGen 1-11 Part XVI – Fractured Glory
August 17, 2014 inIn God’s words to the serpent, the man, and the woman, we have a clear picture of the suffering we should expect in a fallen earth. We also hear God’s first declaration of his abundant mercy and the hope to come in Christ. From the very moment of our rebellion, God shows his love toward us.
Gen 1-11 Part XV – Fleeing from Glory
August 10, 2014 inMake no mistake – Satan is still at work. Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour (1 Pet 5:8); he throws God’s people into prison that we may be tested (Rev 2:10); he is that great Dragon, the serpent of old, who makes war on those who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ (Rev 12:9, 17); he even transforms himself into an angel of light to deceive and destroy God’s people (2 Cor 11:14). So we are not to be ignorant of his schemes (2 Cor 2:10-11) but to put on the whole armor of God that we may be able to stand against his wiles (Eph 6:10ff). So how will Satan endeavor to destroy the good work that God is doing among us?
Gen 1-11 Part XIV – A Vision of Glory
August 3, 2014 inThough smoke often obscures our vision of the good life, still we have a sense of what life is supposed to be like. And the reason we know this is that God has created us in His image, created us with receptors that enable us to taste and long for the glory that once was. We have a longing for Eden, a longing for paradise, a longing for glory.
Gen 1-11 Part XIII – Glorious Companionship
June 29, 2014 inWhy does God suddenly judge that something he has created is “not good”? God created mankind in His image and God is not alone. In the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit live in an eternal fellowship of love and harmony; they live in community and companionship with one another.
Gen 1-11 Part XII – A Glorious Marriage
June 22, 2014 inMarriage was designed by God as a gift for human beings and is God’s norm for humanity. Consequently, God takes marriage very seriously.
Gen 1-11 Part XI – A Glorious Covenant
June 15, 2014 inMoses likely wrote Genesis as Israel was journeying to the Promised Land. He wanted them to understand what God had created them to be, to provide a vision for their future life in the Promised Land. Israel was, like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, to enter into the garden of the Promised Land, to tend and keep it to the glory of God, to enjoy Sabbath rest and marriage and life by submitting themselves to the Word of God, to God’s commandments. Loyalty to God and to His Word would mean life. Disloyalty, rebellion, would mean death and judgment.
Gen 1-11 Part X – A Glorious Garden(er)
June 6, 2014 inWhat is the “knowledge of good and evil?” How did this knowledge show itself in the garden, and how does it appear in our day?