Who is God: Genesis 6

Genesis 6 transitions from genealogy to the state of the world. Mankind is corrupt, and in the entire world, only Noah is found to be righteous before God. God is grieved over man's wickedness, and He gives man a set amount of time to turn back to Him before judgement in the form of a flood. God selects one man, the only righteous man in the world, to be the new start of the human race. In a sense, God is recreating. Sin is not being destroyed, but we are starting with a righteous man.

This righteous man is tasked with saving life on earth. He is taking pairs of every animal so that the animal life can continue. He is taking his three sons and their wives so that human life can repopulate the earth. God gives specific instructions for how salvation is going to be granted from the flood, an ark made of gopher wood, with specific dimensions, decks, and openings.

God's patience with sin will reach it's limit, and it will be dealt with. Only the righteous will be saved, but that salvation comes from God, and He is very specific in how salvation is attained. God is grieved by sin. God is just towards sinners and the righteous. God is specific about salvation. That is what Genesis 6 tells us about God.


Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11

TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!

Who is God: Genesis 6.11-22

Man is wicked, God is grieved, and mans time is limited. In all the world, Noah alone is righteous and finds favor with God. Because of God's justice, Noah will not face the same judgment as the rest of the world. God commands Noah to build an ark in order to preserve his life, the lives of his family, and the lives of the animals. Noah will be saved because of his righteous lifestyle, and because of the favor he has found with God he is going to be allowed to save other lives as well.

God gives Noah specific instructions as to how to build the ark. The dimensions are specific, the decks are specific, the building materials are specified. God gives instructions on who is to be on the ark, how the animals are to be gathered. God gives instructions for food and promises to establish His covenant. Salvation is granted to Noah, but he isn't left to figure it out, God specifies exactly what Noah is to do.

God does not leave us to figure out how to be saved, He specifies exactly what to do. Let us live righteously before God and follow His instructions for salvation.


Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11

TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!

Who is God: Genesis 6.8-10

Genesis 6 has described the wickedness of humanity and God's reaction to it. God is grieved that He ever made man, and He has put a time frame on the time man has left to turn to back to Him before He destroys His creation. But not all humanity is wicked, not all humanity grieves the heart of God, "Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord".

God does not group all humanity together into a single unit of wickedness, there is a righteous man, and he is set apart by God. Noah walked with God, and therefore he found favor in the eyes of God. God holds each man accountable for his own actions. While the majority of the earth was corrupt and wicked, Noah continued to pursue God, walking in righteousness, and as a result, Noah found favor with God.

Those who walk with God in the midst of the wicked will not be grouped with the wicked by God. Let us choose to walk with God so that we may find favor with God.


Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11

TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!