WICKEDNESS That INVITES REPERCUSSION-II—Genesis 6:1-8
Attention:
There was a student who had no transportation to the community college she was attending.
None of the students live on campus & had to get to class by their own means. Many catch a ride with someone who has a car.
This particular student found a person gracious enough to help her & agreed to a departure time. Two times the rider ‘held-up’ the driver making them both nearly late to class. Incensed, the driver plainly told the rider that if she wasn’t at the car by 6:45, then she would go without her!
You know what happened...The rider was not there in time & as the driver headed down the road, she saw the rider walking down the driveway in her rearview mirror. The driver continued to the school by herself!
The potential’ rider is now in danger of being kicked out of school for inattendance.
Need:
If people would take it upon themselves to heed God’s alarm clock, they would not be considered ‘wicked’ & suffer the consequences of missing His presence!
Genesis records the wanton wickedness of humanity & its repercussions.
Repercussion—An unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, esp. an unwelcome one.
Wanton wickedness invites repercussion.
How does wickedness invite repercussion?
7 channels thru which wickedness invites repercussion.
7 aberrations of wickedness that invite repercussion.
We have seen previously that Wickedness invites Repercussion thru...
1. Aberrant RELATIONSHIPs(:1-2)
2—Wickedness invites repercussion thru...
Aberrant BURDENs(:3)
Explanation: (:3) Cause God strife/To Burden God
: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 & twenty years.””
The mind & heart of YaHWeH are revealed. It appears that He is speaking to Himself &/or Noah but obviously & ultimately reveals His heart to Moses the writer. God’s Spirit would not contend for control with any person for any great deal of time, as had been exemplified by the unusually(?) long lives in the genealogy of Adam(5:1-32).
God has granted man much time to respond positively to God’s love.
*Probably*:
This may also be interpreted as YaHoWeH’s having reached the point of ultimate frustration with His offer of grace. God is giving man 120 years to repent prior to the arrival of judgment, i.e., prior to the Flood.
*This scenario seems a better fit in the context of ‘the times’(4:16—5:32), than to see it as a lowering of the physical age of men(in general) following the Flood.
“What's He been doing? Striving with man. He's been trying to bring these sinners to repentance & He says, “I'm not going to do this indefinitely.”—John MacArthur
“The word yadhon[(Nyd)“strive”] has been rendered variously as contend, strive, or abide; the etymology is uncertain. It is usually taken to mean that “God will not forever bear the consequences of man’s sin.”—‘THE MEANING OF “SONS OF GOD” IN GENESIS 6:1-4’—Trevor J. Major
“The word strive(dyin-Nyd) has the sense “to contend” or “to plead.” God was saying He would not continually strive, plead, or contend with the humans. He noted that they were flesh, implying that they had given themselves over to sensuality & immorality.”—‘Genesis Chapter 6’ - Commentary By Mike Wells
*Selfishness as well as love are consequences of free-will, which is itself God-ordained!
And one day, in our future, God will bring about man’s destruction & exaltation again...& thereby his final judgment!(Heb. 9:27)
Heb. 9:27—“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,”
“Spirit”—xwr roo'-akh—Noun Fem.—1) Wind, breath, mind, spirit—1a) Breath, 1b) Wind, 1c) Spirit(as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)—1c1) Spirit, animation, vivacity, vigor, 1c2) Courage, 1c3) Temper, anger, 1c4) Impatience, patience, 1c5) Spirit, disposition(as troubled, bitter, discontented), 1c6) Disposition(of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse, 1c7) Prophetic spirit, 1d) Spirit(of the living, breathing being in man & animals)—1d1) As gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being, 1e) Spirit(as seat of emotion)—1e1) Desire, 1e2) Sorrow, trouble, 1f) Spirit—1f1) As seat or organ of mental acts, 1f2) Rarely of the will, 1f3) As seat especially of moral character,. Strong—Wind; by resemblance--Breath, i.e. A sensible(or even violent) exhalation; figuratively--Life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension--A region of the sky; by resemblance--Spirit, but only of a rational being(including its expression & functions).
xwr corresponds to Greek—pneuma. A)quch—Breath, i.e. by implication--Spirit, abstractly or concretely--The animal sentient principle only, which is distinguished from, B) pneuma—The rational & immortal soul, & C)zwh—Mere vitality, even of plants. These terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew...A)vpn, B)xwr & C)yx.
*“Strive/Contend”—Nyd dee-yn—Qal Imperfect—1) To judge, contend, plead; 1a) (Qal)--1a1) To act as judge, minister judgment, 1a2) To plead a cause, 1a3) To execute judgment, requite, vindicate, 1a4) To govern, 1a5) To contend, strive. Strong—a primitive root; To rule; by implication--To judge(as umpire); also To strive(as at law). Used 24X.
“Man/Adam”—Mda aw-dawm’—Noun Masc.—Adam = “red”—Noun Proper Masc.—1) First man; 2) City in Jordan valley. Strong—the same as Mda aw-dawm’[Ruddy i.e. A human being(an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)]; Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in Palestine. Used 9X.
“Forever”—Mlwe o-lawm’—Noun Masc.—1) Long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world. Strong—properly, Concealed, i.e. The vanishing point; generally--Time out of mind(past or future), i.e. practically--Eternity; frequentatively, adverbial(especially with prepositional prefix)--Always. Used 439X.
“Flesh/Mortal”—rsb baw-sawr’—Noun Masc.—1) Flesh—1a) Of the body—1a1) Of humans, 1a2) Of animals, 1b) The body itself, 1c) Male organ of generation(euphemism), 1d) Kindred, blood-relations, 1e) Flesh as frail or erring(man against God), 1f) All living things, 1g) Animals, 1h) Mankind. Strong—Flesh(from its freshness); by extension--Body, person; also by euphemism--The pudenda of a man.
Argumentation:
Isa. 1:10-20—“Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the law of our God, You people of Gomorrah: “To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the LORD. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats. When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this from your hand, To trample My courts? Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, & the calling of assemblies-- I cannot endure iniquity & the sacred meeting. Your New Moons & your appointed feasts My soul hates; They are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. Come now, & let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. If you are willing & obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; But if you refuse & rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword”; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
Lk. 19:10—[Jesus said]—“for the Son of Man has come to seek & to save that which was lost.”
Gal. 5:16 -24—“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, & you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, & the Spirit against the flesh; & these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, & the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions & desires.”
1Thes. 5:19—“Do not quench the Spirit.”
Jn. 3:3-7—“Jesus answered & said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb & be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water & the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, & that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’”
*Lk. 11:45-46—“Then one of the lawyers answered & said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.” And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, & you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.”
Isa. 5:3-4, 7—““And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem & men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me & My vineyard. What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?..... For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.”
Such things Burden our God unjustly.
God knows that we are but dust...but that is no excuse for acting like you’re unsaved by serving the dust/flesh!
Illustration:
The Lifeguard’s dilemma/He is there on a day when warning flags are out for dangerous currents & for dangerous marine life, so that no one is allowed in the water/A car load of teens arrives from Kansas who have come all the way to California, intent on swimming no matter what!/The lifeguard tells them they are forbidden to swim today because of the dangers at hand/The teens balk at the lifeguard & push him out of the way as he stands between them & the water/He has no choice but to let them have their way/The teens have placed an Aberrant BURDEN upon the lifeguard!
Granny’s(my mother-in-law) yard/She is currently 84yrs. old/She has a 2 ½ acre mowed yard & a large garden/To leave it all to her would be wrong!/It would place an undue & unjust burden upon her/Aberrant BURDEN
My brother & sister-in-law remove the BURDEN by regularly mowing, plowing, planting, trimming, picking, etc.!
People(Christians & otherwise) that live their entire lives in oppressive societies/Never able to ‘bloom’/Always held under someone’s thumb/Aberrant BURDEN
Application:
?You invited Divine Repercussions thru Aberrant BURDENs?
?Your Wickedness invited God’s Repercussion?
CONCLUSION:
Visualization:
The student rider who wouldn’t comply.
Action:
Wickedness invites repercussion thru...
2. Aberrant BURDENs(:3)
1. Aberrant RELATIONSHIPs(:1-2)
Pt. 2-only! Presented 09/11/2016pm to:
FBC C’belle
206 Storrs Ave. SW(Ave. A)
Carrabelle, FL 32322
Pts. 3-4 Presented 01/08/2012am to:
Needmore Baptist Church
1620 Mt. Vernon Rd.
Woodleaf, NC 27054
