Through the Bible in one year notes
Jan2, 2003 Genesis 4-7

Quick note on yesterday reading, chapter 3 v. 21, the Lord made clothes for them and they were not plants This is the start, the blood has to be shed for sin to be covered.


Genesis 4
v 1 - 15
Cane and Able born. Able, the second born, took care of animals, and Cain, the eldest, was a farmer. When they came to sacrifice, notice two things, there is no blood in Cain's sacrifice and he did not bring the best. There is a good chance that the blood was not necessary in this case, it was to the Lord but not for sin. But, he did not offer his best. We are to offer our best when we offer things to the Lord. We are not to offer second best. For that reason God was displeased. Cain got angry that his brother got the best from God, but rather than seek out what was the matter with him, he figured he could get rid of the problem and God would have to like him. Wrong choice. And when God punishes him, he again weasels out.
v. 16 - 24
A trip through Cain's family line.

v. 25 - 26
Eve starts the bloodline here that will eventually lead to Jesus. The one who helped in the sin will help to bring the deliver eventually.

Genesis 5
Here is the bloodline of the Adam to Noah, the start of the redemption.

Genesis 6
v. 1 - 8
It is unclear the 'Sons of God" I tend to believe that it would be Godly men from the line of Seth. It could mean fallen angels, but that would mean that angels could mate with men and that seems to be against what God would plan (I think). It does not matter a lot, as what ever came of such a mating was about to be killed in the flood as God saw that all was evil. That is except for one man, NOAH.

v. 9 - 22
Noah is instructed to build the ark. And to bring two of every animal on to the ark. Also to bring food for the animals as well(v. 21).

Genesis 7
God modifies the rules for the animals to bring on the boat. Mostly for sacrifice reasons. One thing interesting here. Rain has never been mentioned before in the Bible, yet when Noah enters the ark it rains AND the grounds open up and water floods the earth. But Noah and his family are safe.

Read tomorrow: Genesis 8 - 11