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Genesis Chapter Four

1. The first human birth recognizes God’s Sovereignty in the gift of grace to parents (Gen. 4:1).
   1. Cain. קַיִן qayin #7014: possession. fr. קָנָה qānāh #7069: to get, acquire, buy, possess.
   2. Abel. הֶבֶל hebel #1893: breath. Same as #1892: vapor, breath, vanity.
2. Abel’s sacrifice was accepted by the Lord (Gen. 4:4), as an offering by faith (Heb. 11:4), according to the revealed Word of God (Rom. 10:17).
3. Cain’s sacrifice was rejected by the Lord (Gen. 4:5), as an offering without faith (Heb. 11:6), under the influence of Satanic teaching (1st Jn. 3:12).
4. Even after the murder, the Lord provides Cain with the opportunity to repent and confess (Gen. 4:9).
5. Even in Divine judgement, the Lord shows mercy to Cain (Gen. 4:15).
6. Cain’s civilization flourished apart from the presence of the Lord (Gen. 4:16-24).
7. God graciously provides a Godly son for the blessing of Adam & Eve (Gen. 4:25,26; Ps. 127:3; Prov. 23:24,25). Seth שֵׁת shēth #8352: compensation, fr. שִׁית shiyth #7896: to put, set.

Genesis Chapter Five + 1 Chr. 1:1-4

1. Genesis 5 tracks 2000+ years of Gentile history, from Adam to Noah’s 3 sons.
2. Adam was made in the likeness of God, but Adam’s sons were born in Adam’s image (Gen. 5:3).
3. Summary of Generations giving preference to the Greek LXX over the Hebrew MT: AM = Anno Mundi

Adam	b. 0	d. 930AM
Seth	b. 230	d. 1142
Enosh	b. 435	d. 1340
Kenan	b. 625	d. 1535
Mahalalel	b. 795	d. 1690
Jared	b. 960	d. 1922
Enoch	b. 1122	d. 1487
Methuselah	b. 1287	d. 2256*
Lamech	b. 1474	d. 2221
Noah	b. 1656	d. 2606AM

4. Enoch becomes the Gentile type of Church-Age believer when he is “raptured” to heaven (Gen. 5:21-24).

Genesis Chapter Six

1. The sons of God are (fallen) angels (Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7).
2. The daughters of men are human women.
3. Their offspring are Nephilim “fallen ones” (Gen. 6:4). These giants are committed enemies of the Lord, and servants of their fallen angelic parents (Num. 13:33).
4. The pollution of the entire human race was nearly achieved (Gen. 6:12). The adversary nearly corrupted the “seed of the woman” that God promised would bruise his head.
5. Noah became the object of God’s grace (Gen. 6:8).
6. Noah’s family was preserved through the flood as an expression of God’s grace in delivering believers through their trials (2nd Pet. 2:5,9).
7. God instructed Noah to construct an Ark for the preservation of his family, and the animals of the world (Gen. 6:14-22).
   1. The ark was 440’ long, 73’ wide, and 44’ high. (The Mayflower was only 90’ long).
   2. The ark was a vessel of three decks with a capacity of 1,500,000 cubic feet, and a deck area of 95,700 square feet.
   3. For a discussion on the thousands of animal species, and the ark’s capacity to contain these animals, see Noah’s Ark: A Feasibility Study by John Woodmorappe, Institute for Creation Research.
8. The flood of the world was a universal flood, that destroyed the entire human race except for Noah, his three sons, and their four wives (Lk. 17:27; 2nd Pet. 2:5).
9. The preservation of the animal realm was achieved by taking a mating pair of each bird, animal, and creeping thing (Gen. 6:20-22).