Genesis 6 "The Flood"
- God: "This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high. Make a roof for it and finish the ark to within 18 inches of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks."
- God: "Everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark--you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you."
Genesis 7
- God: "Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made."
--> why 7? 7 is the number of completion
--> why 40 days and 40 nights? 40 is the number of trials?
- Noah was six hundred years old when when the floodwaters came on the earth.
- God: "I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark--you and your sons
- The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.
Genesis 8
- On the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
--> Noah's ark is thought to be found in Turkey (which has olive trees)
- On the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
- By the first day of the first month of Noah's six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth.
- By the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was completely dry.
- Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.
Genesis 9: 1-17 "God's Covenant with Noah"
- God: "Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything."
- God: "I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you and with every livin creature that was with you... I establish my convenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."
- God: "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth."
Genesis 9: 18-28 "The Sons of Noah"
- Sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth
- When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers." He also said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem."
--> descendents of Shem later became the Israelites; Canaanites indeed became their slaves
- Noah lived 950 years and then he died.
Genesis 10 "The Table of Nations"
- The Japhethites (Japheth --> Gomer --> Javan)
- The Hamites (Jam --> Cush --> Raamah)
- The Semites (Sham --> Aram, Arphaxad --> Eber --> Peleg, Joktan)
- "These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11 "The Tower of Babel"
- "The whole world had one language and a common speech."
- The people said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
- God: "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."
--> "us": the Holy Trinity (God, the Father; God, the Son; God, the Holy Spirit)
--> John 1:1-2: In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him, all things were made; without him, nothing was made that has been made.
- Babel: the place where "the Lord confused the language of the whole world" and where "the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth."
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
090415: Genesis 4-6
Genesis 4 "Cain and Abel"
- God to Cain: "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
- God to Cain: "If anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengenance seven times over. Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
- the presence of "the others": 1) out of chronological order; 2) neantherthals; 3) women weren't usually recorded in history
Genesis 5 "From Adam to Noah"
Adam (930)
Seth (912)
Enosh (905)
Kenan (910)
Mahalalel (895)
Jared (962)
Enoch (365 -- walked with God; have not yet died)
Methuselah (969; name means "his death brings")
Lamech (777)
Noah
Genesis 6 "The Flood"
- The sons of od saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
- The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the Lord said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth--men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air--for I am grieved that I have made them."
- God to Cain: "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
- God to Cain: "If anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengenance seven times over. Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
- the presence of "the others": 1) out of chronological order; 2) neantherthals; 3) women weren't usually recorded in history
Genesis 5 "From Adam to Noah"
Adam (930)
Seth (912)
Enosh (905)
Kenan (910)
Mahalalel (895)
Jared (962)
Enoch (365 -- walked with God; have not yet died)
Methuselah (969; name means "his death brings")
Lamech (777)
Noah
Genesis 6 "The Flood"
- The sons of od saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
- The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the Lord said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth--men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air--for I am grieved that I have made them."
090412: meaning of the Gospels
sermon by Pastor Don Willeman
1 Corinthians 1:11
gospel = central message of Christainity; it is "good news"; an announcement of the end of moral system, of what it means to be human, of the resurrection of a human being
Christianity is thus NOT a religion, NOT a moral system
1. concern of the gospel
2. character of gospel: faith is the result of knowing the Truth
3. command of gospel
1 Corinthians 1:11
gospel = central message of Christainity; it is "good news"; an announcement of the end of moral system, of what it means to be human, of the resurrection of a human being
Christianity is thus NOT a religion, NOT a moral system
1. concern of the gospel
2. character of gospel: faith is the result of knowing the Truth
3. command of gospel
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
090225: Genesis 1-3
Genesis 1-2
- “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image.”
- “God saw all that he had made, and It was very good.”
- “By the seventh day, God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work creating that he had done.”
- “The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”
- “Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden…”
- God told Adam: “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.”
- Of the many trees in the Garden of Eve, there are only two that has a name: Tree of Life and Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
- How the 1st woman, Eve, was created: “While [Adam] was sleeping, [God] took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.”
Genesis 3 “Fall of Man”
- God curses the serpent.
- God curses the woman: childbearing pain, insecurity of husband
- God curses the man: “through painful toil” will he eat his food
- “The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them… After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.”
- “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image.”
- “God saw all that he had made, and It was very good.”
- “By the seventh day, God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work creating that he had done.”
- “The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”
- “Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden…”
- God told Adam: “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.”
- Of the many trees in the Garden of Eve, there are only two that has a name: Tree of Life and Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
- How the 1st woman, Eve, was created: “While [Adam] was sleeping, [God] took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.”
Genesis 3 “Fall of Man”
- God curses the serpent.
- God curses the woman: childbearing pain, insecurity of husband
- God curses the man: “through painful toil” will he eat his food
- “The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them… After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.”
090225: Romans 15 & 16
Romans 15
- “We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.”
- Jesus: The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
- “I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit.
- “I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the saints there.” à concept of future missionaries.
Romans 16
- “I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.”
- “We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.”
- Jesus: The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
- “I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit.
- “I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the saints there.” à concept of future missionaries.
Romans 16
- “I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.”
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
090218: Romans 12 & 13 & 14
Romans 12
“Living Sacrifices”
-“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
-“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.”
“Love”
-“Love must be sincere.”
-“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.”
-“Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath.”
- Proverbs: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
-“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Romans 13
“Submission to the Authorities”
-“The authorities that exist have been established by God.”
-“Then do what is right and he will commend you.”
- Matthew 22:21, Jesus said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
“Love, for the Day is Near”
-“Whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Romans 14 “The Weak and the Strong”
-“Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?”
-“For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone.”
-“Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another.”
-“Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
-“Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves.”
“Living Sacrifices”
-“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
-“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.”
“Love”
-“Love must be sincere.”
-“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.”
-“Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath.”
- Proverbs: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
-“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Romans 13
“Submission to the Authorities”
-“The authorities that exist have been established by God.”
-“Then do what is right and he will commend you.”
- Matthew 22:21, Jesus said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
“Love, for the Day is Near”
-“Whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Romans 14 “The Weak and the Strong”
-“Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?”
-“For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone.”
-“Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another.”
-“Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
-“Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves.”
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
090204: Romans 10 & 11
Romans 10:10
- “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
Romans 10:19-21
- “Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, ‘I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.’ And Isaiah boldly says, ‘I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.’ But concerning Israel he says, ‘All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.’”
Romans 11:2-6 “The Remnant of Israel”
- “Don’t you know what the Scriptures says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: ‘Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me’? And what was God’s answer to him? ‘I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.’ So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. And if by grace, then it it no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
Romans 11:11-24 “Ingrafted Branched”
- “You do not support the root, but the root supports you… Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.”
Romans 11:25-32 “All Israel Will Be Saved”
- “Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.”
- “God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.”
- “For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.”
- “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
Romans 10:19-21
- “Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, ‘I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.’ And Isaiah boldly says, ‘I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.’ But concerning Israel he says, ‘All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.’”
Romans 11:2-6 “The Remnant of Israel”
- “Don’t you know what the Scriptures says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: ‘Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me’? And what was God’s answer to him? ‘I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.’ So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. And if by grace, then it it no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
Romans 11:11-24 “Ingrafted Branched”
- “You do not support the root, but the root supports you… Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.”
Romans 11:25-32 “All Israel Will Be Saved”
- “Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.”
- “God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.”
- “For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.”
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