Gen 24:3. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. The Lord will have it from his own lips that he has offended; he summons no other witness. Happy man that can say that, who has a blessing everywhere! Are the waters very deep with you, dear friend? This is very respectful language, and rather obsequious, too; but when a man knows that he has done wrong to another, he ought to be prepared to humble himself to the injured individual; and, though it happened long ago, yet Jacob really had injured his brother Esau, and it was but right that, in meeting him again, he should put himself into a humble position before him. It seemed essential to this end that Abraham should come right out from his fellow-countrymen, and be separate unto Jehovah, so the Lord said to him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers house, unto a land that I will shew thee.. On the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament and it was so. He was strong, but then he was an ass as well as strong, so he liked couching down between two burdens much better than bearing either one of them, yet he had to bow his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred and I will deal well with thee; I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. God always lets his people know what is practically for their good. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. Gen 8:10-11. That tree of life in the midst of the earthly paradise was to be symbolic of another tree of life in the paradise above, from which the children of God shall never be driven as Adam and Eve were driven out of Eden. They have true faith who can go forth at Gods command, not knowing whither they are going. In those darker days we can hardly expect to find so much of the excellences of the spirit as we ought to find now-a-days in those who possess the spirit of God fully. There were to be five more dreary years of utter desolation and want. C.H. My chief business is to honour the God whom I am, and whom I serve; and if the taking of this spoil would dishonour him, I will not take even so much as a thread or a shoe-latchet.. Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. If Jacob had been true to his faith in God, he would have dispensed with these very prudent preparations; for, after all, the faithfulness of God was Jacobs best defense; it was from God that his safety came, and not from his own plotting, and planning, and scheming. To what a shameful pitch of presumptuous impudence had Cain arrived when he could thus insult the Lord God. 1 Timothy And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. We will read two or three passages in the Book of Genesis concerning God blessing his servant Abraham. Gen 32:7-8. Let that man beware who would attack this Lion of the tribe of Judah: Who shall rouse him up? If you persecute his followers, you will rouse him up. Gen 22:2. The earth is completed now that man has come upon it, and man is completed when the image of God is upon him, when Christ is formed in him the hope of glory, but not till then. Here is no human passion, but divine dignity: And he said, . a. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is Gods host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. According to all that God commanded him, so he did: The Bible presents Noah as a great hero of God. We will continue our reading at the twelfth verse of the next chapter. And he gave him tithes of all. The fig leaves were to hide their nakedness, and now the trees themselves were to hide them from God. Commentary on Genesis 6:8-11 (Read Genesis 6:8-11) Noah did not find favour in the eyes of men; they hated and persecuted him, because both by his life and preaching he condemned the world: but he found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and this made him more truly honourable than the men of renown. If it had not been on record in the page of inspiration, we might almost have doubted whether a man could speak so impudently when , Eyes Opened So Abraham did, and now the Lord says to him, Take Isaac, and offer him for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of., Gen 22:3. And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. It is a good thing also to know the names of truths, and the names of other things that are right. And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. I should think that no person, merely by reading this chapter, would arrive at the conclusion that has been reached by some of our very learned men, too learned to hold the simple truth. Philippians 2 Thessalonians He began with a question. Gen 32:9-10. b. Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth: Noahs three sons will figure into the account in a significant way. And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come out of thine own bowels shall be their heir. Drive them away; God give you grace to drive them away by the power of his gracious Spirit! In the midst of such corruption and judgment, there is also grace. and whose are these before thee? And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for tens sake. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. What can Jacob do now that the main bone of his leg is put out of joint? Levi gained a blessing at the hands of Moses, one of the richest blessings of any of the tribes. It is a very sweet thing to die with a blessing on your lips, and it is equally good to live in the same spirit. There is not an angel in heaven but God will make him to be a servant to you if you need him; there is not a wind in any quarter of the globe but God will guide it to you if it is necessary; and there are no waves of the sea but shall obey the Lords will concerning you. Here the old man paused, and refreshed himself by saying, . He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. It is in Christ that all the nations of the earth are to be blessed. And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. Gen 15:6. Abraham bases his argument upon the justice of God; and when a man dares to do that, it is mighty pleading, for, depend upon it, God will never do an unjust thing. Spurgeon Sermons | Answers in Genesis He has not made all these creatures in order to starve them, but he has supplied them with great variety and abundance of food, that their wants may be satisfied. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. God called Noah to an essential role in the greatest judgment and greatest salvation the world had seen. Thus Noah did: When given this staggering job to do, Noah did it. And the rain was upon the earth forty day and forty nights. Chapter 37:2-36 Joseph's dreams and imprisonment in Egypt, c. Chapter 39:1-41:57Joseph's humiliation and exaltation, Chapter 40 Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's servants, Chapter 41 Pharaoh's dreams and Joseph's liberation, d. Chapter 42:1-47:31 The seven lean years, Chapter 43 The second journey of Joseph's brothers to Egypt, Chapter 44 The conscience of the brothers begins to awake, Chapter 47 Jacob blesses Pharaoh; Joseph, the "saviour of the world", e. Chapter 48:1-50:26 The end of Jacob and Joseph, Chapter 48 Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, Chapter 49 Jacob blesses his twelve sons and dies, Chapter 50 Jacob's burial and Joseph's death: The hope of the inheritance, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. Love is impatient to have the object of its affection brought near. Gen 8:13. 2978A Sermon Published On Thursday, March 8th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. It contains the "seed" for all the dealings of God with this world, the principles of the relationships of God with man, and in type anticipates all future revelations of God.