Series:
SUPPLANTING The LEGACY Of WICKEDNESS—Genesis 6:9—10:32
A—God’s REMOVAL STRATEGY-II—Genesis 6:9-22
Toward Removing the Legacy of Wickedness
B—REMOVAL—Genesis 7:1-24
C—SALVATION—Genesis 8:1-19
D—RESPONSE—Genesis 8:20-22
E—POTENTIAL For RESTORATION—Genesis 9:1-19
F—SAME Ol’ SAME Ol’—Genesis 9:20-29
G—The NATIONS—Genesis 10:1-32
Genesis records God’s strategy for Removing the Legacy of Wickedness.
God strategizes the removal of the Legacy of Wickedness.
What strategy removes the legacy of wickedness?
The strategy for removing the legacy of wickedness engages...
We have seen that God’s strategy for removal(the legacy of wickedness) addresses/engages...
1. The Existing DICHOTOMY/Contrast(:9-12)
2—God’s strategy for removal(the legacy of wickedness) addresses/engages... DESTRUCTION(:13)
Explanation: (:13)Absence/Presence
:13—“And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; & behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
God spoke directly to Noah. And likewise, He speaks to people if we take the proper steps to listen!
God told Noah that the “end of all flesh” will come because of the “violence” propagated by men. Mankind is not fulfilling his designed capability. He has relied upon his freewill to the extent that he has disregarded his very Maker.
God has expended sufficient time in waiting for mankind to return to Him. Now the time has come.
Eccl. 7:8—“The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
Lk. 21:19—Jesus told His disciples,—“By your patience possess your souls.”
God warned Noah that a calamity would occur soon(See :3-120 yrs.).
God had to circumvent the consuming corruption of “all flesh”(:5, 11-12) The creator’s solution was to “destroy” the corrupting “flesh” inhabiting the earth. Not only the instigators of the violence, but also those creatures intimately tied to man’s corruption would be the recipients of God’s “destruction.”
“With the earth” signifies all breathing creatures that were created on the 5th & 6th days.
Rom. 8:18-22—“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans & labors with birth pangs together until now.”
This seminally prepares us for the manner of God’s upcoming plan of destruction.
“End”—Uq qets—Noun Masc.—1) End—1a) End, at the end of(of time), 1b) End(of space). Strong—An extremity; adverbially(with prepositional prefix)--After.
“Flesh/People”(See :12)—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.
“Come before”—awb bow—Qal Perfect—1) To go in, enter, come, go, come in; 1a) (Qal)--1a1) To enter, come in, 1a2) To come—1a2a) To come with, 1a2b) To come upon, fall or light upon, attack(enemy), 1a2c) To come to pass, 1a3) To attain to, 1a4) To be enumerated, 1a5) To go. Strong—a primitive root; To go or come(in a wide variety of applications).
“Filled”(See :11)—alm maw-lay’—Qal Perfect—1) To fill, be full. Strong—a primitive root, To fill or intransitively--Be full of, in a wide application(literally & figuratively).
“Violence”(See :11)—omx khaw-mawk’—Noun Masc.—1) Violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice. Strong—Violence; by implication, Wrong; by metonym--Unjust gain.
*“Me” & “Through them/Because of them”—Mynp paw-neem’—Noun Masc.—1) Face. Strong—plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun [hnp paw-neh'; from hnp paw-naw'—V.—To turn or face]; The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally & figuratively).
“Behold”—Nh hen—Interjection—1) Behold, lo, though.—Hypothetical particle—2) If. Strong—a primitive particle; Lo!; also (as expressing surprise)--If.
“Destroy”(See :11, 12—“Corrupt(ed)” & :17)—txv shaw-khath’—Hiphil(causative) Participle—1) To destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay. Strong—a primitive root; To decay, i.e. causatively--Ruin(literally or figuratively).
“With”—ta ayth—1)With, near, together with.
Argumentation:
Jer. 51:11-18—“Make the arrows bright! Gather the shields! The LORD has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it, Because it is the vengeance of the LORD, The vengeance for His temple. Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon; Make the guard strong, Set up the watchmen, Prepare the ambushes. For the LORD has both devised & done What He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your covetousness. The LORD of hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts, And they shall lift up a shout against you.” He has made the earth by His power; He has established the world by His wisdom, And stretched out the heaven by His understanding. When He utters His voice-- There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: “He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightnings for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries. Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Every metalsmith is put to shame by the carved image; For his molded image is falsehood, And there is no breath in them. They are futile, a work of errors; In the time of their punishment they shall perish.”
Hag. 2:6-7—““For thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven & earth, the sea & dry land; ‘& I will shake all nations, & they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, & I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the LORD of hosts.”
*Heb. 12:25-29—“See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence & godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.”
Mat. 3:10-12—John the Baptist speaking of Messiah Jesus—“And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down & thrown into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit & fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, & He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, & gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
*2Cor. 10:2 -6—“But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments & every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, & being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
Rev. 20:11-15—“Then I saw a great white throne & Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth & the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small & great, standing before God, & books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, & Death & Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death & Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Illustration:
The sport of Curling—Teams slide ~40lb. stones on ice attempting to get them inside of an area of 4 concentric circles called the ‘house’/The team with the closest stone to the bullseye(button) at the conclusion of an ‘end’ of play(8 stones) will be awarded the point(s) for that ‘end’/The team with its stone(s) closest to the center of the ‘house’ wins a point for each of the stones with a maximum of 8 points possible/Between matches, the surface of the playing field(sheet) is ‘pebbled’ or roughened on a minute scale by having been sprayed or sprinkled with droplets or a mist which immediately freezes onto the 23° playing surface/The ‘sweepers’ actually put enough pressure on the pebble causing it to briefly thaw which allows the stone to glide more freely/By ‘sweeping’, the ‘sweepers’ can actually control the speed & motion of the stone/By ‘sweeping’ they effectively destroy the natural(unaided) course of the stone/The DESTRUCTION
Termites invade household/Call the exterminator/You must be rid of them or your house’s integrity will fail/Use poisons or lures to remove the threat/The lures remove them from the house/Do I wipe out the entire population of earth or do I rescue some to help decompose in natural settings?/The DESTRUCTION
The earth & all of creation is God’s creation. He must sustain it in the manner which is appropriate to it’s purpose of existence.
Application:
?God actively Engaging the Promised DESTRUCTION of your former life(without Christ)... by your life in Christ?
?God’s Strategy truly Removing the legacy of wickedness from your life?
CONCLUSION:
Action:
God’s strategy for removal(the legacy of wickedness) addresses/engages...
2. The DESTRUCTION(:13)
1. The DICHOTOMY/Contrast(:9-12)
Pt. 2 only! Presented 05/07/2017pm to:
FBC Cbelle
206 Storrs Ave. SW.(SE Ave. A)
Carrabelle, FL 32322
Pts. 1-4 Presented 02/26/2012pm to:
Needmore Baptist Church
1620 Mt. Vernon Rd.
Woodleaf, NC 27054
