Although God has made man earth’s steward – Genesis 1:26
And it is righteous to be a conscientious steward of His creation – Genesis 1:28, 29, 30
Man will not save the earth, God will destroy it on His timetable – Revelation 20:11
Tag: Genesis
Satan’s 3 Step Method
Satan deceives us, even today, using 3 steps:
- He questions God’s Word; creates doubt – Genesis 3:1
- “…Yea, hath God said…?”
- Next, he denies God’s Word – Genesis 3:4
- “…Ye shall not surely die:”
- Then he substitutes his own lie and denies the deity of Christ – Genesis 3:5
- “…ye shall be as gods…”
and our response is rationalization – Genesis 3:6:
- the tree was good for food
- it was pleasant to the eyes
- and to be desired to make one wise
God has provided a way back to fellowship with Him:
- Accept Jesus as your personal savior – Romans 10:9
- Confess and repent your sins- 1 John 1:9
- and sacrifice them to Jesus as He has willingly paid for all sin to free us from the devil’s hold now and into eternity- 2 Timothy 2:21
- It is His faithfulness we rely on!!!
- He has always and will continue to do what He says!!!
- Come to Jesus, NOW!!!
Even so, come quickly Jesus
Animal Sacrifice
Animal sacrifices were instituted as early as Genesis 3:21
Up to the time of Leviticus burnt offerings, which were totally consumed nothing but ashes left, were made by the faithful who wanted to approach God.
The act of making offerings was awful, horrific, and shocking just as sin is, and meant to reveal and remind us of how God feels about sin.
Animals used in the burnt offering had to be male, without blemish, and not carnivores (cattle or sheep) to typify Jesus.
Burnt offerings point to God’s satisfaction with Jesus Christ’s willingness to die to purchase us from sin.
God abhors sin, and provides the remedy.
Vengeance
Vengeance belongs to God:
God speaking to Abram – Genesis 12:3
God says not to retaliate – Leviticus 19:18
Moses proclaiming God’s words – Deuteronomy 32:35
God controls who gets His wrath – Proverbs 24:17, – Proverbs 24:18
God will give what is deserved – Proverbs 24:29
Paul speaking of gifts – Romans 12:19
Paul speaking on God’s sole prerogative – Hebrews 10:30
Jude says the Lord will do the rebuking; we do not need to rail against others – Jude 1:9
“An eye for an eye” in the scriptures is saying let the punishment fit the crime, to prevent unbalanced retaliation
Cain’s and Abel’s Sacrifices
Abel’s sacrifice was made by faith, – Hebrews 11:4, Genesis 4:4
and Cain’s was of the cursed ground. – Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5
Animal Sacrifice
God clothed Adam and Eve with coats of skin signifying that only by the shedding of innocent blood will sins be covered; pointing to Jesus shedding His blood on the cross to take away our sins. – Genesis 3:21
Jesus in the Old Testament
Although Satan has usurped the world since Genesis 3 and continually tries to thwart God’s plan (thou shalt bruise his heel) through Jesus , Jesus (it shall bruise thy head) will crush him when He returns on the Day of the Lord and will then finish him off after the millennium. – Genesis 3:15
Genealogy of Christ
From Adam through Noah, the first ten generations of Jesus’ genealogy lay out God’s redemption plan when revealing the Hebrew meaning behind each man’s name.
