SHEEP IN THE WORD MINISTRIES

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SHEEP IN THE WORD MINISTRIES Rev. Robert C. Lewis
Glendale Baptist Church Houston,
Texas quicknotes.org 2002
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GENESIS 111

• Gods Blessing and Cursing

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Adam and Noah

• there are two parallel sections in Genesis
  111
• before the flood and after the flood

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ten generations divide Adam from Noahand ten
generations divide Noah from Abraham
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the world begins again with a fresh start in
the second section
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STRIKING SIMILARITIESIN THE TWO SECTIONS

• (1)
• water covers the earth, subsides, and dry land
  appears (Genesis 1910 8113)

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(2)the animal kingdom begins multiplying and
filling the earth (Genesis 12022, 2425
81719)
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(3)days and seasons are set by God (Genesis
114 822)
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(4)animals are commanded to be fruitful and
multiply on the earth (Genesis 122 817)
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(5)man is commanded to be fruitful and multiply
and fill the earth (Genesis 128 91, 7)
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(6)man is given dominion over the animal
kingdom (Genesis 128 92)
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(7)food is providedfor man(Genesis 12930
93)
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(8)man spreads out and builds cities (Genesis
41617 101012)
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Blessing and Cursing

• Gods blessing and cursing are the main
  theological concepts in Genesis 111

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Blessing

• blessing brings children (be fruitful and
  multiply and fill the earth Genesis 122, 28),
  fellowship with God (38 52224 69), and life

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the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 10 are the
fulfillment of this blessing
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Cursing

• cursing brings expulsion (Adam and Eve,
  Genesis 32224 Cain, 41114, 16 flood, 67
  Babel, 1189), separation from God (Adam, 38,
  24 Cain, 414, 16), and death (flood, 74, 2123)

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Principles

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• life or death depends on whether man receives
  from God a blessing or a curse

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(2)without Gods blessing men and animals are
not able to flourish
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(3)it is man who partially determines whether
the world will receive a blessing or a curse
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Human Failure

• chapters 111 end in human failure
• sin, judgment, expulsion, dispersion,
  homelessness, and death

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notable righteous exceptions were Abel, Enoch,
and Noah
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Reversal

• Gods promise to give land to Abraham is a
  reversal of the pattern of expulsion, dispersion,
  and homelessness in Genesis 111

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Cursing to Blessing

• Gods cursing (crime and punishment) is
  mentioned five times in Genesis 111 (314, 17
  411 529 925)

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Gods blessing is mentioned five times in
Genesis 1223(82 times in the patriarchal
narratives)
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Turning Point

• Abrahams obedience was a turning point in
  human history, when God turned from cursing the
  world for sin to blessing the world through faith

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the problem of cursing in Genesis 111 is
solved by the blessing of 1213
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chapters 111 show why all the families of the
earth need to be blessed
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Context of the Abrahamic Covenant

• the blessings of Genesis 12 must be read in the
  light of the failure of mankind in Genesis 11
  (the scattering at the Tower of Babel)

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a blessing is given after each
judgment(ultimate victory over Satan, Genesis
315 rest and the Noahic Covenant after the
flood, 529, 821, 9817 a permanent homeland
after a worldwide scattering, 1315)
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everything the people of Babel tried to
accomplish through rebellion was given to Abraham
through faith and obedience
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(1)the people sought fame at Babel, but received
none (let us make for ourselves a name Genesis
114)God promised to give Abraham a great name
(make your name great Genesis 122)
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(2)the people sought to make a great nation at
Babel, but were scattered (Genesis 114, 6)God
promised to make Abraham into a great nation (I
will make you a great nation Genesis 122)
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(3)the people sought to build a city at Babel
(Genesis 1145, 8)God built a city for
Abraham(Hebrews 1110, 16)
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(4)the people sought to build a tower in the
city whose top will reach into heaven to God
(Genesis 114)Abraham will live in a city
built in heaven by God (Hebrews 1110, 16)
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SHEEP IN THE WORD MINISTRIES Rev. Robert C. Lewis
Glendale Baptist Church Houston,
Texas quicknotes.org 2002