Genesis 7-9
Today we get more of the Noah story. (and as promised the possible rape of Noah by his son).
Every one is familiar with the two by two story of the animals, but in Genesis 7:2 and 3 we see how the Lord made Noah take extra of the clean beasts for sacrifice to the Lord.
2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
Here is an interesting tidbit. The flood came the same year Methuselah died.
Genesis 7:6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Genesis 5: 25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
29 And he called his name Noah
So Methuselah was 187, when he had Lamech. Lamech was 182 when he had Noah. So Methuselah was 369, when Noah was born. The flood happend when Noah was 600, so Methuselah was 969 when he died/the flood happened. Lamech died at age 777, five years before the flood. (It's always sad when a parent outlives a child, I'm sure those last five years of Methuselah were very difficult.)
Lets continue back with today reading.
Genesis 7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
That's correct, the LORD shut the door of the ark, and as He did, He made it rain.
Some interesting pre-flood facts:
1. It didn't rain before the flood.
Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 2:6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
Rain isn't mentioned next until the story of Noah.
2. All creatures were vegetarians.
Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
post flood
Genesis 9:3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
OK, back to the story.
They leave the ark, then Noah sacrifices one of each of the clean beasts, then God decides not to kill everything again*
Genesis 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
*Genesis 9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Don't read the fine print...
Genesis 9:18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
Uh... ok, thanks for that...
20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
A husbandman is a farmer. Uncovered means nekkid.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
Once again... thanks for that.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Remeber that word ... KNEW from yesterdays lesson? So why did he curse Canaan, and not Ham?
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
And that's the end of today's lesson.
So what did we learn?
Mankind was wicked, and a vegetarian; coincidence?
Ham possibly raped Noah.
Noah became a farmer.
God promised not to kill everyone again by a flood.
PRAISE JESUS!!!
YIC
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Today we get more of the Noah story. (and as promised the possible rape of Noah by his son).
Every one is familiar with the two by two story of the animals, but in Genesis 7:2 and 3 we see how the Lord made Noah take extra of the clean beasts for sacrifice to the Lord.
2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
Here is an interesting tidbit. The flood came the same year Methuselah died.
Genesis 7:6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Genesis 5: 25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
29 And he called his name Noah
So Methuselah was 187, when he had Lamech. Lamech was 182 when he had Noah. So Methuselah was 369, when Noah was born. The flood happend when Noah was 600, so Methuselah was 969 when he died/the flood happened. Lamech died at age 777, five years before the flood. (It's always sad when a parent outlives a child, I'm sure those last five years of Methuselah were very difficult.)
Lets continue back with today reading.
Genesis 7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
That's correct, the LORD shut the door of the ark, and as He did, He made it rain.
Some interesting pre-flood facts:
1. It didn't rain before the flood.
Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 2:6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
Rain isn't mentioned next until the story of Noah.
2. All creatures were vegetarians.
Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
post flood
Genesis 9:3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
OK, back to the story.
They leave the ark, then Noah sacrifices one of each of the clean beasts, then God decides not to kill everything again*
Genesis 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
*Genesis 9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Don't read the fine print...
Genesis 9:18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
Uh... ok, thanks for that...
20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
A husbandman is a farmer. Uncovered means nekkid.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
Once again... thanks for that.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Remeber that word ... KNEW from yesterdays lesson? So why did he curse Canaan, and not Ham?
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
And that's the end of today's lesson.
So what did we learn?
Mankind was wicked, and a vegetarian; coincidence?
Ham possibly raped Noah.
Noah became a farmer.
God promised not to kill everyone again by a flood.
PRAISE JESUS!!!
YIC
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