We studied in the previous lesson that the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Genesis 6:5) God, He seeks godly offspring." (Malachi 2:14-15) But Satan desired to thwart God's plan, and the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh;...” (Genesis 6:2-3)
And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. (Genesis 6:13) How is it all flesh on the earth had corrupted their way and was filled with violence? Because just as Eve and then Adam sought to fulfill the desires of their flesh outside of the will of God, that same sin nature is in all of us naturally. “There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.” “Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”; “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” (Romans 3:11-18)
The generation of people during Noah's time were so corrupt that they actually married and procreated with the sons of God, the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode,... (Jude 1:6) This was all a part of Satan's plan to stop the Seed of the woman, Christ Jesus from coming; because he knew that when the fullness of the time had come, God [would send] forth His Son, born of a woman,... that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (Galatians 4:4-7)
However, even though Satan was able to corrupt most of the world, there was still one man, Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. (Genesis 6:9) And God gave Noah 120 years for him and his family to get prepared before He destroyed all flesh with the earth. 'Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. (Genesis 6:14-16)
"And behold, I Myself am bringing flood waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.” (Genesis 6:17-21)
Up until this point, it had not rained on the earth. Surely the people during Noah's time watched him and wondered what was wrong with him; why was he building this large vessel? Even when it seems crazy or ridiculous to us to obey God and follow His commandments, when things don't appear like there's a problem, we better do the same thing Noah did; because, “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19) Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. (Genesis 6:22) We'll find out why it's best to obey in the next lesson...
And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. (Genesis 6:13) How is it all flesh on the earth had corrupted their way and was filled with violence? Because just as Eve and then Adam sought to fulfill the desires of their flesh outside of the will of God, that same sin nature is in all of us naturally. “There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.” “Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”; “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” (Romans 3:11-18)
The generation of people during Noah's time were so corrupt that they actually married and procreated with the sons of God, the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode,... (Jude 1:6) This was all a part of Satan's plan to stop the Seed of the woman, Christ Jesus from coming; because he knew that when the fullness of the time had come, God [would send] forth His Son, born of a woman,... that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (Galatians 4:4-7)
However, even though Satan was able to corrupt most of the world, there was still one man, Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. (Genesis 6:9) And God gave Noah 120 years for him and his family to get prepared before He destroyed all flesh with the earth. 'Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. (Genesis 6:14-16)
"And behold, I Myself am bringing flood waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.” (Genesis 6:17-21)
Up until this point, it had not rained on the earth. Surely the people during Noah's time watched him and wondered what was wrong with him; why was he building this large vessel? Even when it seems crazy or ridiculous to us to obey God and follow His commandments, when things don't appear like there's a problem, we better do the same thing Noah did; because, “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19) Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. (Genesis 6:22) We'll find out why it's best to obey in the next lesson...
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