GENESIS FIRST CHURCH MINISTRIES, 2020 BILL CUMBIE ([email protected])

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Genesis 1:26-28) Intro to Genesis and summary of Gen 1-4

▪ Given in context with the Israelites being freed from slavery and also receiving Civil, Moral, and Religious laws for the community ▪ Gen. 1 – Creation and furnishing of the world; of mankind as the crown of creation. ▪ Gen. 2 – God’s special care of mankind ▪ Gen. 3 – Mankind’s temptation and fall; exile from Eden ▪ Gen. 4 – Mankind after the Fall. The consequences of the Fall continue to spiral out of control These are the generations of…

Primeval History (1:1–11:26) - Five ▪ 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth ▪ 5:1 This is the book of the generations of ▪ 6:9 These are the generations of ▪ 10:1 These are the generations of the sons of Noah ▪ 11:10 These are the generations of Patriarchal History (11:27–50:26) – Five (6 counting 36:9) ▪ 11:27 These are the generations of ▪ 25:12 These are the generations of ▪ 25:19 These are the generations of ▪ 36:1 These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom) and (36:9) ▪ 37:2 These are the generations of Genesis 4:8-12 murders and is Exiled

8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?” 10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. 11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” Genesis 4:17-22 The Family of Cain

17 Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore . When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born , and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered . 19 And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 Adah bore ; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother's name was ; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22 Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was . Genesis 4:23-24 Lamech and his boast

23 Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. 24 If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.”

Lamech is seventh from the line of Cain Genesis 4:25-26 The line of

25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.” 26 To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the Lord. Gen. 5:1-24 – the godly line of Seth (through the 7th gen.)

5 This is the book of the . When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.5 Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died. 6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh. 7 Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8 Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died. 9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered . 10 Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died. 12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered .13 Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died. 15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered .16 Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died. 18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch. 19 Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered .22 Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. Comparison of the lines of Cain and Seth through the 7th gen.

17 Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. 6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh. 7 Seth lived after he When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8 Thus all name of his son, Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died. 9 When Enosh had lived fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and 90 years, he fathered Kenan. 10 Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 Methushael fathered Lamech. years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Thus all the days of Enosh 12 19 And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was were 905 years, and he died. When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.13 Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 14 20 and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Kenan were Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in 15 21 910 years, and he died. When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he tents and have livestock. His brother's name was Jubal; he fathered Jared.16 Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. had other sons and daughters. 17 Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 22 Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all years, and he died. 18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was fathered Enoch. 19 Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and Naamah. had other sons and daughters. 20 Thus all the days of Jared were 962 23 Lamech said to his wives: years, and he died. “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; 21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: 22 I have killed a man for wounding me, Methuselah. Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch a young man for striking me. 24 24 If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, were 365 years. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.” took him. Gen. 5:25-6:8 – Methuselah to Noah (8th through 10th gen.)

25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech.26 Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died. 28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son 29 and called his name Noah, saying, “Out of the ground that the Lord has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.” 30 Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters.31 Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died. 32 After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, , and . 6 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.”4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. 5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Who were the Sons of God and the Daughters of Men

▪ Two major views 1. That the Sons of God were Spirits who intermarried with mankind (Daughters of Men) ▪ This view appears to best account for the Nephilim’s ‘super abilities’ ▪ Has some support from Job’s ‘Sons of God’ and possibly 2 Peter and Jude ▪ Does not explain why the word ‘angels’ was not used ▪ Does not explain why the whole of mankind was destroyed ▪ That the Sons of God represents the Godly line of Seth and the Daughters of Men represents the line of Cain ▪ Fits with the two lines traced out in Gen. 4 and 5 – ungodly and godly ▪ Has some support from Job’s ‘Sons of God’ in that this refers to good angels, and in Romans 8:18-25 ▪ Explains why the whole of mankind was destroyed ▪ Explains best why the Nephilim continued to exist after the flood ▪ Both views require some ‘poetic’ interpretation of passage Romans 8:18-25 – Suffering Part of the Fall

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. These are the generations of…

Primeval History (1:1–11:26) - Five ▪ 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth ▪ 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam ▪ 6:9 These are the ▪ 10:1 These are the generations of the sons of Noah ▪ 11:10 These are the generations of Shem Patriarchal History (11:27–50:26) – Five (6 counting 36:9) ▪ 11:27 These are the generations of Terah ▪ 25:12 These are the generations of Ishmael ▪ 25:19 These are the generations of Isaac ▪ 36:1 These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom) and (36:9) ▪ 37:2 These are the generations of Jacob From the Fall through the Flood

Shem, Ham, Japeth and families

Adam/ 5. Generations of Shem Enoch Shem, Ham, Japeth and families Abel

Noah 4. Generations of sons of Noah Adam/Eve Seth 3. Generations of Noah

Cain 2. Generations of Adam

Lamech

The Fall 1. Generations of Heaven & Earth Slides for later or for background Background And Other Background Info on Long Lifespans Before the Flood The Sumerian Kings List (Mesopotamia, After the Flood Oldest copy circa 2000 BC) Source of Info: Wikipedia NOTE: It is quite possible that the Sumerian Kings List is a garbled corruption of early lifespans in Genesis Before the Flood