Genesis 6:1 Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose. 3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward Read more…
Genesis 4:16 Cain left Yahweh’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. 17 Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. WEB Some people will ask about Cain’s wife Read more…
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end. BSB At the end of Genesis chapter four, we see that people were beginning to call on (“worship” in some translations) the Lord. Seth is continuing with an acceptable worship in the manner initiated by Abel while the Cain descendants are Read more…
Genesis 4:8 Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him. 9 Then God said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And God said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Read more…
Genesis 4:4 But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering, 5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast. 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast? 7 Is it not true that if you do Read more…
Genesis 4:1 The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.” 2 Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. WEB Genesis 4:1 Now the man had marital relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. Then she said, “I have Read more…
Revelation 12:7 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels. 9 And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and Read more…
Genesis 3:14 So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” BSB God Read more…
Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. JPS Tanakh 1917 Historically the church has pointed at this verse along with Matthew 19:4-7 and Mark 10:6-9 as the norm for human sexuality. While the word “marriage” doesn’t appear here, the act of leaving parents, Read more…
God teaches truth in the Bible three ways: 1) Direct statements, 2) approved examples and 3)inference/prudential reasoning. Direct statements, such as the Ten Commandments, are relatively straightforward as are the examples. Inference is the hardest because we are taking the principles and morals of the story and then applying them to ascertain what is being taught. These narratives teach their truths differently than direct statements (think Mark versus the Ten Commandments). In terms of frequency, Read more…