_AN AWFUL SIGHT_ ‘And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,’ etc. Genesis 6:5 I. ‘IN THESE VERSES,’ it will be said, ‘ WE SEE THE RESULTS OF THE FALL. God made man innocent, and man fell when... [ Continue Reading ]
_HUMAN SIN AND DIVINE JUDGMENT_ ‘And it repented the Lord that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.’ Genesis 6:6 I. HUMAN SIN.—(a) _ Sin had grown_. This thought should be amplified, and special emphasis should be laid upon the fact that evil always has a tendency to gr... [ Continue Reading ]
_A LONELY MAN OF GRACE_ ‘Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.’ Genesis 6:8 I. THE FIRST FACT THAT STRIKES US IN THE STORY OF THE FLOOD IS THIS: that God, on account of the wickedness to which the world had grown, had made up His mind to sweep it away, once and for all. II. OUT OF THE SEED... [ Continue Reading ]
_DOOM AND DELIVERANCE_ ‘And behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh.’ Genesis 6:17 With the exception of the black tribes and peoples, THERE IS NO BRANCH OF THE HUMAN RACE THAT HAS NOT A TRADITION OF THE FLOOD.—These traditions, of course, differ in many... [ Continue Reading ]