Weird Stuff Is Happening Series

Genesis 6: 1 – 22

Weird stuff is happening

6 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. 3 And the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” 4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. 15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.” 22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.

As I begin to prepare for this study, I was thinking of the time right after the Lord Jesus opened my eyes and my heart. I was advised in being a new believer ato just start reading from the beginning of my Bible. Chapter 1 was wonderful to learn about our Creator’s work. Then in exploring chapter 2 I was moved to see my Holy God saved His last Supreme Genius Act in making us – male and female.

Moving on to chapter 3 strange things started. I was okay in understanding our Holy Lord’s daily steps in His Creative activity. I could see how one thing led to another. He formed the earth and began to place in it things to fill its land, oceans and sky. In chapter 3 I learned that our Holy Master put in a beautiful garden filling it with birds and animals that were all peaceful with each other. Finally He put in it the man and the woman.

Now for me things began to get weird. I was aware of all kinds and animals were placed in the garden but not reptiles. I start reading about a snake begins to have a conversation with the woman. How did this thing get into a perfect paradise? I do not see any indication that the woman was scarred or even startled about a snake talking to her. The snake begins to question the woman as to God’s commandments. In a short time the woman buys the snakes sales pitch that our Holy Creator was holding out on the man and woman by denying them the right to eat of the tree of Good and Evil. Succumbing to the temptation the woman eats of the fruit of the forbidden tree and then gives it to the man to eat. The result of this act gets them kicked out of the Garden and now they have to go and live in a cursed earth.