Genesis 5-6 Matthew 3

Genesis 5-

When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them.

I find it amazing to think that people used to live so long! Adam 930 years, Seth 912 years, Enosh 905 years, Kenan 910 years, Mahalalel 895 years! Also, that after Noah turned 500 years old he became the father of 3 sons! We learn in Genesis 6:3 that God limits mans days to 120! This just reminds me of 2 Peter 3:8 "With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." Our timing is not God's timing!

"Enoch walked with God". (vs. 24) How great would it be to have something written about you saying that "you walked with God". What an honor!!!

In WBS this past year Stephanie taught about Genesis 6:2 and 4 and I had never heard about this before. "The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and they married any of them they chose." "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days...when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them.". These were heavenly beings (not angels, not cherubim, but Nephilim) on the earth that ended up committing this huge sin by marrying humans and having children!!! This upset God and He flooded the earth!!!

Vs 6. The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. Through ONE righteous man, mankind was spared! Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. He also walked with God. And because he was a righteous man, he did everything just as God commanded him (vs. 22) in regards to building the ark and assembling the creatures and food!

The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. (vs 5) the earth was corrupt and full of violence. It doesn't sound much different from what the world today is becoming and how we need to be prepared as the day approaches when Jesus will return!

Matthew 3-
John the Baptists message is still true today "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near" This passage also reminds us that we are to be producing fruit in keeping with repentance (vs. 8) because a tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. (vs. 10).