WEEK 4: KJB GENESIS ; CHAPTERS 4 TO 11

In Genesis chapter 1 we can see God’s care and favor in man because he gives man “dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” However, as mankind’s story progresses we see how God begins to turn his back on them. First, he kicks Adam and Eve out of Eden. The, after witnessing Cain’s murder against his very own brother, God curses Cain. We can even see Cain’s boldness in the way he responds to God by replying to him in such a manner as if God was not God. Chapter 4, verse 9 it says, “…Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?” Here it shows the attitude that mankind has towards God, showing no respect. That being said, Cain’s act in killing Abel show’s the wickedness of humanity because Cain killed his own brother, his very own family, essentially showing no love towards thy brother. Later on, in the book of Genesis, God is essentially fed up with all of his creations and decides to eliminate all of them. However, he has an exception with Noah and then decides to let him takes his family along with 1 pair of each animal. After the construction of the ark, God sends out a massive flood wiping out anything that was not on Noah’s ark. This is significant because it shows that God does have mercy due to the fact that he let some creations live. However, it also shows his wrath because he killed everything else. Lastly, we can see in Chapter 11 how humanity cares about themselves because of the Tower of Babel symbolism. It was made to show great architectural feat and also to be convenient for man to be with one another. However, it shows their disobedience because God wanted them to disperse throughout the Earth but instead, they create this tower for their purposes. I find it interesting how humanity wants to do their own thing but God wants them to do something else but humanity refuses and rebels. Keep in mind that man was made to be of God’s image…

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Skip to toolbar