2. 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. The initial creative intent has not changed. “Take this gift and develop it.” Genesis 1:28 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

3. 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. The initial creative intent has not changed. “Take this place and develop it.” Building and investing in your family is a reflection of the Image. Creating something from the material that God has provided is a reflection of his Image. Is it by chance that all of the elements are useful? The variation of metals and alloyability. This was to be a corporate effort.

4. 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. Relationship with animals is negatively altered. Genesis 1:28 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

5. 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. Relationship with animals is negatively altered. They can now be lunch, which does explain the “dread” thing.

6. 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. Oops! The “P” redactors missed this entirely. (No distinction between clean and unclean ~ See Leviticus 11.) Documentary hypothesis: Documentary hypothesis: Jahwist ~ 950BC in Judah (½ Genesis & Exodus plus fragments of Numbers) Jahwist ~ 950BC in Judah (½ Genesis & Exodus plus fragments of Numbers) Elohist ~ 850BC in Israel (1/3 Genesis, ½ Exodus plus fragments of Numbers) Elohist ~ 850BC in Israel (1/3 Genesis, ½ Exodus plus fragments of Numbers) Deuteronomist ~ 600BC in Jerusalem (Deuteronomy) Deuteronomist ~ 600BC in Jerusalem (Deuteronomy) Priestly source ~ 500 BC in Babylon (1/5 Genesis, good parts of Exodus, Numbers and all of Leviticus) Priestly source ~ 500 BC in Babylon (1/5 Genesis, good parts of Exodus, Numbers and all of Leviticus) click on blue for source link click on blue for source link

7. 4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. Enter the “P” redactor. (Unless of course God intended to build into post-deluvian culture a structure that would foreshadow the ultimate shedding of blood on our behalf in the person and work of Christ. See Hebrews 10 ~ “The law is only a shadow”.) God would never have thought of that. Wait...

8. 4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. And surely, your blood for your souls I shall require. Accountability to God for your life? Something about blood is seen to be vital in regard to our accountability to God. The wages of sin is death... Romans 3

9. 4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. Man eaters need to be dealt with. (See Exodus 21:28-32)

10. 4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. Remember Cain and Lamech. Consequence for murder is now clearly defined. (Murder is actually a theological assault) 4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. 6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man. Lamech.

11. 4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. 6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man. 7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.” Back to the original plan. Genesis Genesis 1:28

12. 8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you.

13. 8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you— the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. God has made a covenant even with animals. They are probably not aware of this... Do we need to add an AR redactor? (AR ~ animal rights)

14. 8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you— the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. Remember that animals are the handiwork of God. Be nice! What if there is this entire creative plan that God had in mind for all of creation that we excel continually at messing up. What if part of worship is planting flowers? What if cutting the lawn so that it looks pleases God.

15. 8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you— the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant 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.”

16. 12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” 17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.”

17. 18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) 19 These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth.

18. 20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. Link

19. 20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father’s nakedness. Link

20. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.” We are unsure how this worked out as our information is very meager indeed. We know that Canaan’s descendants were not generally enslaved. (The land of Canaan) Link

21. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.” 26 He also said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. 27 May God extend the territory of Japheth; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.” Shem is the brother in the line of Christ. Link

22. Go to Chapter 10 Go to Chapter 10 24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.” 26 He also said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. 27 May God extend the territory of Japheth; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.” 28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 Altogether, Noah lived 950 years, and then he died. Noah was still living when Abram was born.

24. Hebrews 9:11-14 When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

25. Exodus 21: 28-32 “If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull must be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull will not be held responsible. 29 If, however, the bull has had the habit of goring and the owner has been warned but has not kept it penned up and it kills a man or woman, the bull must be stoned and the owner also must be put to death. 30 However, if payment is demanded of him, he may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded. 31 This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter. 32 If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull must be stoned. Note: there is no payment required for a non-slave death. (Click text to return )

26. Romans 3:21-26 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished — 26 he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. return

27. Leviticus 11:1-23 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat: 3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. 4 “ ‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a split hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. 5 The coney, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you. 6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you. 7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. 8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. 9 “ ‘Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams, you may eat any that have fins and scales. 10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to detest. 11 And since you are to detest them, you must not eat their meat and you must detest their carcasses. 12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be detestable to you. 13 “ ‘These are the birds you are to detest and not eat because they are detestable: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, 14 the red kite, any kind of black kite, 15 any kind of raven, 16 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, 18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey, 19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat. return

29. 1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. 10:2-5 ~ Genealogy of Japheth 10:6-20 ~ Genealogy of Ham 10:21-31 ~ Genealogy of Shem 32 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.

30. 1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. 10:2-5 ~ Genealogy of Japheth 10:6-20 ~ Genealogy of Ham 8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.” 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in Shinar. 11 From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. The use of “father” is used in the sense of ancestor. This happens occasionally in Scripture.

31. 1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. 10:2-5 ~ Genealogy of Japheth 10:6-20 ~ Genealogy of Ham 8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.” 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in Shinar. 11 From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. Beyond this reference, little is known about Nimrod. (Nirvana’s album does not count...)

32. 1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. 10:2-5 ~ Genealogy of Japheth 10:6-20 ~ Genealogy of Ham 18 Later the Canaanite clans scattered 19 and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. We do know that spiritually, Canaanites did not do too well. But then again, neither did anyone else.

34. 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. Shinar ~ Euphrates valley area (They are supposed to be filling the Earth... )

35. 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they 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.” Technology advance

36. 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they 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.” 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they 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.” Trying to get to God’s level. (Garden: “Be like God.”) Pride. Who they are trying to be better than? Direct disobedience

37. 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. It is not like God did not know all about it already, he just gives no out to his conclusions.

38. 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. 6 The LORD said, “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.

39. 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. 6 The LORD said, “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. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” Courtly use of “us”. Maybe he had some angelic involvement.

40. 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. 6 The LORD said, “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. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” 8 So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel —because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

41. Verses 10-26 ~ the very specific genealogy of Shem. This takes us to Abraham, about 282 years after the flood.

42. Sin will be judged in God’s timing. Be patient. Be repenting. (II Peter 3)

43. Sin will be judged in God’s timing. Be patient. Be repenting. (II Peter 3) There is a lot that we do not know. Trust.

44. Sin will be judged in God’s timing. Be patient. Be repenting. (II Peter 3) There is a lot that we do not know. Trust. God is all about recreation. Be becoming that “new creation” in Christ. (sanctification)

45. Sin will be judged in God’s timing. Be patient. Be repenting. (II Peter 3) There is a lot that we do not know. Trust. God is all about recreation. Be becoming that “new creation” in Christ. (sanctification) People have been given limited free reign. (The chain yank of sovereignty)

46. Sin will be judged in God’s timing. Be patient. Be repenting. (II Peter 3) There is a lot that we do not know. Trust. God is all about recreation. Be becoming that “new creation” in Christ. (sanctification) People have been given limited free reign. (The chain yank of sovereignty) God has an intricately woven plan to bring us salvation. Get with the program.