Series:
SUPPLANTING The LEGACY Of WICKEDNESS—Genesis 6:9—10:32
A—GOD’s REMOVAL STRATEGY—Genesis 6:9-22
Toward Removing the Legacy of Wickedness
B—GOD’s DESIGNED DESTRUCTION(& Salvation)—Genesis 7:1-24
C—SALVATION REALIZED(Getting to Normal)-II—Genesis 8:1-19
D—EXPERIENCING The VICTORY/Man’s 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
Attention:
What We’re About To Receive:
The story is told of two non-Christian men who, in order to pick blackberries, braved a pasture containing a notorious bull. The blackberry patch was located in the center of the pasture & a good distance from any quick exit that might be needed. They were picking away when the bull spotted them. He became enraged, lowered his head, & began pawing up the grass & dirt with his hooves getting ready to charge the blackberry pickers.
The men heard the huffing of the angry bulls nostrils & instantly the men darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, & it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make it. They could feel the ground shaking underneath them from the pounding hooves of the enormous bull!
Terrified, the one shouted to the other, “Put up a prayer, John. We’re in for it!”
John answered, “I can’t. I’ve never made a public prayer in my life.”
“But your daddy was a preacher – surely he taught you some sort of prayer! So pray John, pray! The bull is catching up to us.”
“All right,” panted John, "I’ll say the only prayer I know, the one Daddy used to repeat at the table: ‘O Lord, make us truly thankful for what we are about to receive!’”
Those guys never realized/received their salvation!
But...God’s people do!
Safe passage was realized/experienced/fulfilled for all on the ark.
All on the ark escaped/were saved from the Flood’s destruction.
Salvation was realized by those favored by God.
How/When is salvation by God accomplished/realized?
3 ways salvation by God is realized.
Last month we found that, Salvation is realized when & how...
1. God DETERMINES(:1-5)
2—Salvation is realized when...
Man COMPLIES/Submits & Responds(:6-14)
Explanation: (:6-14) We must serve God until...
:6—“So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.”
After forty days after the ark’s having settled on the mountaintop in Ararat, Noah opened the “window,”(Nwlx) of the ark which he had built.
It is interesting to note that Noah was told to make a “window” of a seemingly different character in 6:16(rhu). However, these ‘may be’ merely expressing different aspects of the opening.
Gen. 6:16—“You shall make a window[rhu] for the ark, & you shall finish it to a cubit from above; & set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, & third decks.”
“Window”—rhu tso’-har—Noun Masc.—1) Noon, midday—1a) Noon (as specific time of day), 1b) Noon(in simile as bright of happiness, blessing). OR--Noun Fem.—2) Roof—2a) meaning dubious. Strong—A light(i.e. window): Dual double light, i.e. Noon. Used 24X.?From—rhu tsaw-har'—Verb—To glisten; To press out oil.
Also:
cf.-8:2—“The fountains of the deep & the windows[hbra] of heaven were also stopped, & the rain from heaven was restrained.”
cf. 7:11—“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, & the windows[hbra] of heaven were opened.”
“Opened”—xtp paw-thakh'—1) To open; 2) To carve, engrave. Strong—a primitive root; To open wide(literally or figuratively); specifically, To loosen, begin, plough, carve.
*“Window”—Nwlx khal-lown'—1) Window(piercing of the wall). Strong—A window(as perforated). Used 31X.
:7—“Then he sent out a raven, which kept going to & fro until the waters had dried up from the earth.”
Noah sent a “raven” which permanently stayed out of the ark as it “kept going to & fro” without returning to Noah, “but returning to the ark for rest; probably not in it, but upon it.”(Matthew Henry). It did this “until the waters had dried up from the earth.” The “raven” would have not left the security of the ark without a suitable “dry” place to nest along with sufficient food.
The “raven’s” behavior let Noah know that the water had started to appreciably dissipate.
The “raven” was probably released first since it was relatively more expendable than the dove(released afterward--cf.- :8-13). It was neither good for food or sacrifice. And ravens were present in the ark in greater numbers than the majority of the other animals(7:2-3).
“Sent”(See :8)—xlv shaw-lakh'—Piel Imperfect(usually expresses an "intensive" or "intentional" action or a "repeated" or "extended" action)—1) To send, send away, let go, stretch out—1c) (Piel)—1c1) To send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out, 1c2) To let go, set free, 1c3) To shoot forth (of branches), 1c4) To let down, 1c5) To shoot. Strong—a primitive root; To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).
“Raven”—bre oreb'—1)Raven. Strong—from bre aw-rab'; A raven (from its dusky hue).
“Kept going & To/Went”2X—auy yaw-tsaw'—Qal Imperfect—1) To go out, come out, exit, go forth—1a) (Qal)—1a1) To go or come out or forth, depart, 1a2) To go forth (to a place), 1a3) To go forward, proceed to (to or toward something), 1a4) To come or go forth (with purpose or for result), 1a5) To come out of. Strong—a primitive root; To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally &figuratively, direct & proximally.
“To & fro”—bwvw awuy— Qal Inifinitive— auy yaw-tsaw'—1) To go out, come out, exit, go forth, depart—&—bwv shuwb(See :9)—1) To return, turn back.
“Until”—de ad—Prep—1) As far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as; Conj.—2) Until, while, to the point that, so that even. Strong—(used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); As far(or long, or much) as, whether of space, Even unto; or time, During, while, until; or degree, Equally with.
“Dried up”—vby yaw-besh'—Qal Infinitive—1) To make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered. Strong—a primitive root; To be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also(as failing)--To dry up (as water) or Wither(as herbage).
:8—“He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground.”
Noah “also” sent a “dove.” He sent it specifically to see if the water had dried up. Doves/Pigeons ‘can be’ faithful bearers of information for humans(carrier pigeons).
They are generally representative of gentleness. This ‘probably’ has some relation to the Holy Spirit’s hovering or brooding(Gen. 1:2) as well as His taking the form of a dove in Jesus’ unequivocal identification(Lk. 3:22; Jn. 1:31-34).
Genesis 1:2—“The earth was without form, & void; & darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”
Lk. 3:22—“And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, & a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.””
Jn. 1:31-34—“I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.” And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, & He remained upon Him. I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, & remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ “And I have seen & testified that this is the Son of God.”
Was the dove female(?)(Unfortunately my Hebrew grammar is pitiable). Some translations suggest such. A dove suggests a ‘manner’ that is at once more identifiable with people, being more “sensitive & discriminating.”—Derek Kidner in ‘Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries’(TOTC).
To call one’s girlfriend, betrothed, or wife a “dove” is a term of endearment.
For the Jews, the “dove” would also become both the burnt & sin offering for those who could not afford bulls, goats, & lambs.
The same is not stated of the raven which is obviously less picky regarding its nesting locations as well as it’s distance regarding humanity. In contrast to the dove, the raven was content with what it found to sustain itself & was thus not a faithful herald of the state of the world for human habitation.—TOTC
“Sent”(See :7)—xlv shaw-lakh'—Piel Imperfect(usually expresses an "intensive" or "intentional" action or a "repeated" or "extended" action)—1) To send, send away, let go, stretch out—1c) (Piel)—1c1) To send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out, 1c2) To let go, set free, 1c3) To shoot forth (of branches), 1c4) To let down, 1c5) To shoot. Strong—a primitive root; To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).
“Dove”—hnwy yo-naw'—1) Dove, pigeon. Strong—probably from the same as Nyy yayin(effervesce, wine, intoxication); A dove(apparently from the warmth of their mating).
“Receded”(See :11 & 21—“Curse”)—llq kaw-lal'—Qal Perfect—1) To be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light. Strong—a primitive root; To be(causatively, make) light, literally--Swift, small, sharp, etc.; or figuratively--Easy, trifling, vile, etc.
“Ground”—hmda ad-aw-maw’—Noun Fem.—1) Ground, land. Strong—from Mda; Soil(from its general redness).?From—Mda ’adam aw-dam'; to show blood(in the face), i.e. Flush or turn rosy.
:9—“But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, & she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand & took her, & drew her into the ark to himself.”
The dove returned to the ark having not even found a dry spot on which to rest “her foot.” This is because “the waters” were still covering the majority of the earth.
Noah personally took the dove in to himself.
“Found”—aum maw-tsaw'—Qal Perfect—1) To find, attain to. Strong—a primitive root; properly--To come forth to, i.e. Appear or exist; transitively--To attain, i.e. Find or acquire; figuratively--To occur, meet or be present.
“Resting place”—xwnm maw-no'-akh—1) Resting place, state or condition of rest, place. Strong—Quiet, i.e. concretely--A settled spot, or figuratively--A home. Used 7X.
“Returned”(See :7)—bwv shuwb—Qal Imperfect—1) To return, turn back—1a) (Qal)—1a1) To turn back, return—1a1a) To turn back, 1a1b) To return, come or go back, 1a1c) To return unto, go back, come back, 1a1d) Of dying, 1a1e) Of human relations(fig), 1a1f) Of spiritual relations (fig)—1a1f1) To turn back(from God), apostatise, 1a1f2) To turn away (of God), 1a1f3) To turn back (to God), repent, 1a1f4) Turn back (from evil), 1a1g) Of inanimate things, 1a1h) In repetition. Strong—a primitive root; To turn back(hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively(not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally--To retreat; often adverbial--Again.
“Took”—xql law-kakh'—Qal Imperfect—1) To take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away—1a) (Qal)—1a1) To take, take in the hand, 1a2) To take & carry along, 1a3) To take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away, 1a4) To take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept, 1a5) To take up or upon, put upon, 1a6) To fetch, 1a7) To take, lead, conduct, 1a8) To take, capture, seize,1a9) To take, carry off 1a10) to take(vengeance). Strong—a primitive root; To take(in the widest variety of applications).
“Drew...in/Pulled...in/Brought...back”—awb bow'—Hiphil Imperfect—1) To go in, enter, come, go, come in—1b) (Hiphil), 1b1) To lead in, 1b2) To carry in, 1b3) To bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon, 1b4) To bring to pass. Strong—a primitive root; To go or come(in a wide variety of applications).
:10—“And he waited yet another seven days, & again he sent the dove out from the ark.”
Noah waited -7- more days & sent the dove again. Evidently Noah suspected—per the raven’s behavior—that the waters were nearing a point of having receded enough to safely exit the ark.
Direct conversation from/with God had stopped. Noah had not heard from YHWH since 7:1-4, when he was told to enter the ark(i.e., it is not recorded that God spoke after that point).
The Hebrew for “Waited”(lwx) is not the typical word for patient waiting as in the following verse(:11). This gives us insight to Noah’s anxiousness. *Yet he did not move ahead of God’s leading. He indeed waited yet he did it with high anxiety as in the throes of childbirth! Noah was ‘chomping at the bit’ as it were...he had ‘cabin fever’ as it were.
“Waited”—lwx khuwl—Qal Imperfect—1) To twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained—1a) (Qal)—1a1) To dance, 1a2) To twist, writhe, 1a3) To whirl, whirl about. Strong—a primitive root; properly, To twist or whirl(in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. specifically--To dance, to writhe in pain(especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively--To wait, to pervert.
:11—“Then the dove came to him in the evening, & behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; & Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.”
This time the dove was gone longer, not returning until the evening. When she returned, she brought back to the ark an “olive leaf” or possibly foliage from an olive tree. The “olive leaf” had been “freshly picked” so that it was becoming obvious to Noah that fruit trees had survived, were healthy because they were bearing fruit.
The “olive leaf” let Noah know that the water was gone from the earth.
“Evening”—bre bre—te ayth—1) Time—1a) Time(of an event), 1b) Time(usual), 1c) Experiences, fortunes, 1d) Occurrence, occasion. Strong—Time, especially(adverb with preposition) Now, when, etc. bre eh'-reb —1) Evening, night, sunset. Strong—Dusk.
“Freshly picked”—Prj taw-rawf'—1) Freshly picked, freshly plucked, fresh-plucked. Strong—Recently torn off, i.e. fresh. Used 1X.
“Mouth”—hp peh—Strong—The mouth(as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative(particularly speech); specifically--Edge, portion or side; adverbially(with preposition)--According to.
“Olive”—tyz zay'-yith—1) Olive, olive tree. Strong—An olive(as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry.
“Leaf”—hle aw-leh'—1) Leaf, leafage. Strong—A leaf(as coming up on a tree); collectively--Foliage.
“Knew”—edy yaw-dah'—Qal Imperfect—1) To know—1a) (Qal)—1a1) To know—1a1a) To know, learn to know, 1a1b) To perceive, 1a1c) To perceive & see, find out & discern, 1a1d) To discriminate, distinguish, 1a1e) To know by experience, 1a1f) To recognize, admit, acknowledge, confess, 1a1g) To consider, 1a2) To know, be acquainted with, 1a3) To know (a person carnally), 1a4) To know how, be skillful in, 1a5) To have knowledge, be wise. Strong—a primitive root; To know(properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically & inferentially(including observation, care, recognition; & causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
“Receded”(See :8 & :21—“Curse”)—llq qalal kaw-lal'—Qal Perfect—1) To be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light. Strong—a primitive root; To be (causatively, make) light, literally--Swift, small, sharp, etc.; or figuratively--Easy, trifling, vile, etc.
:12—“So he waited yet another seven days & sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore.”
Noah again “waited” yet another 7 days. Thus far, since the ark has come to its resting place, its inhabitants have had to wait 54 consecutive days— 40 days(:6), 7 days(:10), & 7 days(:12)--~ 2 mths.
After this last 7 day waiting period, Noah then sent the dove, but this time she never returned to the ark. Thus Noah knew the earth was ready for the remainder of the animals & his own household.
“Waited/Stayed”(See :10—lwx khuwl)—lxy yaw-chal'—Niphal Imperfect—1) To wait, hope, expect. Strong—a primitive root; To wait; by implication--To be patient, hope.
“Anymore”—dwe `owd—Substantive—1) A going round, continuance; Adv.—2) Still, yet, again, besides. Strong—properly, Iteration or continuance; used only adverbially(with or without preposition)--Again, repeatedly, still, more.
:13—“And it came to pass in the six hundred & first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; & Noah removed the covering of the ark & looked, & indeed the surface of the ground was dry.”
:14—“And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried.” ”
This is a concise reiteration of :6-12. Noah had to “remove” the covering of the ark to see the land(:6, 13).
The “covering” of the ark was NOT the side door(6:16) by which all the inhabitants had entered, & by which YHWH had earlier shut them all inside(7:16).
On Noah’s 601st birthday, he saw that the water was gone from the surface of the earth but the ground was evidently still saturated, because :12 implies(dove did not return) & :13 specifies that “the earth” itself “was dried” completely(Qal Perfect) “in the 2nd month.”
Noah himself removed the covering(nondescript) from the ark so that he saw with his own eyes that the “ground” was dry.
7:11-16--02/17/600 of Noah=Water began & the ark was shut.
8:4--07/17/600 of Noah=Ark rested on mountain.
8:13--01/01/601 of Noah=Waters were dried from the earth.
8:14--02/27/601 of Noah=Earth was “dry” enough for habitation by the animals, Noah & his household.
*—Noah, his family & the animals all spent exactly 1 solar year(365 days) on the ark!—NICOT/NAC
“Dried up”—brx khaw-rab'—Qal Perfect—1) To be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins; 2) To be dry, be dried up; 3) To attack, smite down, slay, fight. Strong—a primitive root; To parch(through drought) i.e. by analogy--To desolate, destroy, kill.
“Earth”—Ura eh'-rets—Strong—from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; The earth(at large, or partitively a land).
“Removed”—rwo soor—Hiphil Imperfect—1) To turn aside, depart—1c) (Hiphil)—1c1) To cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose, 1c2) To put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish. Strong—a primitive root; To turn off (literal or figurative).
*“Covering”—hokm mik-seh'—1) A covering—1a) Covering(of the ark), 1b) Covering(of the skins of the tabernacle). Strong—A covering, i.e. Weather-boarding. Used 16X.
“Looked”—har raw-aw'—1) To see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider—1a) (Qal)—1a1) To see, 1a2) To see, perceive, 1a3) To see, have vision, 1a4) To look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out, 1a5) To see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish, 1a6) To look at, gaze at. Strong—a primitive root; To see, literally or figuratively(in numerous applications, direct & implied, transitive, intransitive & causative).
“Ground”—hmda ad-aw-maw'—Strong—Soil (from its general redness).
“Dry”—brx khaw-reb'—Adj.—1) Waste, desolate, dry. Strong—Parched or ruined. Used 10X.
Argumentation:
Christian conduct says something about the One we attempt to honor! It does not save you but the salvation changes the source of your conduct.
Eph. 4:21-5:1—“if indeed you have heard Him & have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, & be renewed in the spirit of your mind, & that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness & holiness. Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. Be angry, & do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, & evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.”
Eph. 5:2-11—“And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us & given Himself for us, an offering & a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. But fornication & all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ & God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, & truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”
Prov. 16:3—“Commit your works to the LORD, And your thoughts will be established.”
Ps. 37:3-5—“Trust in the LORD, & do good; Dwell in the land, & feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.”
1Pet. 5:5-7—“Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, & be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”
Illustration:
Confessional Compliance:
A new priest is nervous about hearing confessions, so he asks the older priest to sit in on his sessions. The new priest hears a couple of confessions, then the old priest asks him to step out of the confessional for a few suggestions.
The old priest suggests, “Cross you arms over your chest, & rub your chin with one hand.”
The new priest tries this.
The old priest suggests, “Try saying things like, ‘I see, yes, go on,’ & ‘I understand.’ ‘How did you feel about that?’”
The new priest says those things, & realizes that before, he had the wrong manner to put people at ease.
The old priest says, “Now, don't you think that's a little better than slapping your knee & saying ‘You're kiddin’ me!!! What happened next?’”
Anxiety/A wedding in which I had counseled the couple/The singer arrived at the last minute!, making the bride’s dad very nervous/Being a singer himself, he busily prepared a CD of something he knew to fill-in!/Also—The unity candle wouldn’t light!—What to do!/Stuff happens!/SUBMIT & RESPOND
Application:
?Your Salvation Realized as you COMPLIES/Submits & Responds to God’s Determination?
? Your Salvation Realized?
CONCLUSION:
Visualization:
Blackberry pickers chased by the bull--“Lord, make us truly thankful for what we’re about to receive!”
Action:
Salvation is realized when & how...
2. Man COMPLIES/Submits & Responds(:6-14)
1. God DETERMINES(:1-5)
Pt# 2 only! Presented 06/24/2018pm to:
FBC C’belle
206 Storrs Ave.(SE Ave. A)
Carrabelle, FL 32322
Presented 03/25/2012am to:
Needmore Baptist Church
1620 Mt. Vernon Rd.
Woodleaf, NC 27054
