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Two Lines of Worshipers
In Genesis 4, we start getting a hint of the moral degradation that was coming after the Fall. Lamech became a polygamist, and then got involved in some sort of violence that brought fear into his heart. In contrast, Genesis 4:25-26 shows that some folks were seeking to be faithful, for at that time “men began to call on the name of the Lord” (NKJV).
Read Genesis 6:1–8. What process do we see taking place here and why is it so dangerous? What results did this lead to?
Little by little, the two classes of worshipers began to merge (Gen. 6:1–4). Yet, in spite of the great wickedness in the earth, there were holy men of giant intellect who kept alive the knowledge of God. Though only a few of them are mentioned in Scripture, “all through the ages God had faithful witnesses, truehearted worshipers.”—Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 84. The wickedness of the human heart, however, became so great that the Lord had to wipe humanity out and start over.
Hence, the Flood.
What was the first thing the Bible records Noah as doing after he came out of the ark, and why is that important? Gen. 8:20.
How fascinating that the first thing Noah does is worship. And central to that worship is the sacrifice. This is the first record of the patriarchs building a place of worship, an altar on which to offer their sacrifices. Thus, before doing anything else, Noah acknowledges his total dependence upon the Lord and upon the coming of the Messiah, who will give His life in order to redeem humanity. Noah knew that he was saved only through God’s grace; without it, he would have perished with the rest of the world.
How do you daily show your acknowledgment of God’s grace in your life? Or more important, how should you show that acknowledgment?
| TUESDAY | June 28 |
In Genesis 4, we start getting a hint of the moral degradation that was coming after the Fall. Lamech became a polygamist, and then got involved in some sort of violence that brought fear into his heart. In contrast, Genesis 4:25-26 shows that some folks were seeking to be faithful, for at that time “men began to call on the name of the Lord” (NKJV).
Read Genesis 6:1–8. What process do we see taking place here and why is it so dangerous? What results did this lead to?
Little by little, the two classes of worshipers began to merge (Gen. 6:1–4). Yet, in spite of the great wickedness in the earth, there were holy men of giant intellect who kept alive the knowledge of God. Though only a few of them are mentioned in Scripture, “all through the ages God had faithful witnesses, truehearted worshipers.”—Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 84. The wickedness of the human heart, however, became so great that the Lord had to wipe humanity out and start over.
Hence, the Flood.
What was the first thing the Bible records Noah as doing after he came out of the ark, and why is that important? Gen. 8:20.
How fascinating that the first thing Noah does is worship. And central to that worship is the sacrifice. This is the first record of the patriarchs building a place of worship, an altar on which to offer their sacrifices. Thus, before doing anything else, Noah acknowledges his total dependence upon the Lord and upon the coming of the Messiah, who will give His life in order to redeem humanity. Noah knew that he was saved only through God’s grace; without it, he would have perished with the rest of the world.
How do you daily show your acknowledgment of God’s grace in your life? Or more important, how should you show that acknowledgment?
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