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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 3: Genesis 21:1-13

November 24, 2020November 22, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 21:1-13:

Finally, Isaac arrives in God’s timing when Abraham is 100 years old. His name means “he laughs.” Isaac is circumcised at 8 days old. Of course, Ismael is jealous of Isaac. Abraham threw a big feast for Isaac when he was weaned, and Sarah told Abraham to get rid of Ismael and Hagar. God confirmed that they should go, so Abraham set them off one day and they wandered the desert of Beersheba. God tells Abraham that Ismael shall be a great nation as well.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 3: Genesis 21:1-13

6) Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did what he had promised at the very time God had promised.

7) Isaac will be recknoned and will be made into a great nation as well. Hagar bears children who are to be slaves. Galations 4 is Paul noticing the difference between those born of the flesh and those born of the promise. Of the promise is a gospel of faith, not one of reliance on your own power. Ismael represents those who rely on human power to accomplish tasks, which leaves people enslaved to the law and sin like Hagar. Isaac represents those who by faith alone are blessed and are set free to obey God.

8 ) God told Abraham to do what Sarah says and that He will handle the rest by making Ismael into a great nation.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 3: Genesis 21:1-13

God has got everything.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 3: Genesis 21:1-13

The Birth of Isaac

God fulfilles His promise with the birth of Isaac, 25 years after He first made the promise. This was an unconditional promise that Abraham had to do nothing to earn.

Isaac’s birth mirrors Jesus’ birth in many ways.

Miraculous
In God’s timing
Both were promised by God
Both were joyful (Genesis 21:6; Luke 1:46-47; 2:10-11).
The births were assured (Genesis 18:13-14; Luke 1:34, 37).

Obviously, Ismael would be jealous. Isaac was the promised one, not him. Most Bible scholars agree that Isaac is three years old here.

Ismael was cast out because he was a son of the flesh, which cannot co-exist with those of the spirit.

While your family is a strong bond, God’s bond of faith is stronger. Sometimes, you have to make a tough decision and separate from the flesh, no matter the relationship, and trust that God will handle the rest. God will take care of Ismael, which is why they were given only a few supplies. Here, Abraham acts in faith, as opposed to the lie of Sarah as his sister in Genesis 20. Abraham may have wanted Ismael as a backup plan if Isaac died (remember in ancient times, many children never made it to adulthood). God says to separate completely.

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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 2: Genesis 20

November 23, 2020November 22, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 20:

Abraham had been staying near the great trees of Mamre (Genesis 18) and now has moved on to the Negev between Kadesh and Shur. He stayed in Gerar for a time and again lied about Sarah being his sister. So, of course, the king of Gerar, Abimelech, took her for his wife.

God rescued Sarah (again) when he came to Abimelech in a dream and told him he had taken a married woman unbeknownst and that is why God has kept him from touching her. God tells him to return Sarah and Abraham will pray for him so that he may live. Otherwise, he will die.

Abimelech called in Abraham and chastized him (like Pharaoh did) and asked him why he lied to him. Abraham again gave his lame excuse of how he was afraid and he wasn’t really lying because Sarah is his half-sister. Abraham, as the head of the household, told Sarah to lie for him on their travels.

So afraid of God was Abimelech that he gave Abraham sheep, cattle, slaves, and whatever piece of land he wanted. He gave silver to Sarah’s “brother” so she would be vindicated for the wrongs he did.

Abraham prayed and God healed Abimelech and his household so that they could have kids again (God had closed their wombs because of Sarah).

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 2: Genesis 20

3a) In Egypt where Abram went due to a famine. Abram told Sarai to tell the Egyptians she was his sister in order to protect himself because he was afraid the Egyptians would kill him while they were there. So Pharaoh married Sarai (thinking she wasn’t married) and treated Abram well because of it. He was given sheep, cattle, donkeys, servants, and camels.

The Lord was angry at this so he punished Pharaoh and Pharaoh asked Abram why he lied to him. Pharaoh sent them out of his land. They returned to the Negev much wealthier from his lie to Pharaoh.

b) Personal question. My answer: In this instance, I can’t. I’m unsure how you give your spouse to someone else. I can understand being afraid of death and doing irrational things. But this specifically, I can’t. Also, I’m wondering if because in Egypt Abraham was made a wealthy man because of Sarah, he tried this same thing again, and indeed, it worked again! Abraham was given a lot of wealth.

c) Personal Question. My answer: Unsure. Selfishness perhaps.

4) God once again stepped in to solve the situation and put things right. He came to Abimelech in a dream, told him the truth about Sarah, and told him waht to do. He also told him the consequences of not doing as He says.

5) Personal Question. My answer: my move, my career, my job.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 2: Genesis 20

It seems Abraham made out in both these situations wtih Sarah, and God was the one who rectified the situation. I never see a sign of remorse from Abraham because he uses his fear of death as an excuse.

Why move somewhere where you suspect the people are pagans and where your fear for your life? This doesn’t make sense.

Abraham, as the protector of his wife, abandons her — again. I’d be mad as his wife.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 2: Genesis 20

Abraham moved after Sodom and Gomorrah had been destroyed. Sarah was related to a wealthy man, which made her valuable in those days. Collecting wives was what rich people did in ancient times. Plus, this lie worked for Abraham before (he walked away wealthy), so why not use it again?

God could not let Sarah’s womb be compromised when it was about to bear Isaac, and the beginning of Jesus’s line. God protected Abimelech as well because he acted in good faith. God rescues us even when we make the same mistakes. He shows mercy and does not abandon us.

Abimelech was upset — and righfully so. Aren’t you upset when you are lied to? He also chastized Abraham (a man of God), while he was a pagan. Most definitly not a way to live here.

Abraham’s Excuse for Sin

Abraham was afraid, but not of God as he should have been. Instead, he relied on his own power (again, never a good thing) and half-truths that backfired again. Then, of all things, Abraham blames God (by God calling him to wander. Wander here means a negative way to wander, which is used 50 times in scripture to describe drunks and lies).

Here, Abimelech gives Abraham gifts and wealth to make up for the grievance. Abraham accepts (note he did not in Genesis 14:21-24)

I see no remorse here from Abraham. Do you?

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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 12, Day 2: Genesis 18:16-33

November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 18:16-33:

Abraham just got done hosting God and two other men. He says that Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. They will keep the way of the Lord and the generations afterwards as well.

God announces His plan to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because it is so wicked. But Abraham intercedes and pleads with God not to, arguing that God cannot kill the righteous along with the wicked, treating them the same. Abraham says what if there are 50 righteous people? So God agrees that if He finds 50 righteous people He will not destroy them. Abraham keeps pleading with God, asking for 45, 40, and so on down the line till the number agreed upon is 10. Abraham returns home.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 12, Day 2: Genesis 18:16-33

3) That God walked with Abraham, and God hid nothing from Abraham. God has faith in Abraham to walk in His ways and to teach his children to do so as well.

4) Lot lives in Sodom, his nephew. Abraham is compassionate. God listens and shows mercy.

5) Abraham knew that God was righteous and would not destroy righteous believers because God would do what is right.

6) We can ask God to do what is right because we know God is good to do so. We also see how God answers prayers and requests here.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 12, Day 2: Genesis 18:16-33

We see the power of prayer firsthand. Because Abraham was bold and asked for God what was on his heart, a whole city was spared. Think of what you are hesitant to ask God and ask! He can do anything, especially if we ask.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 12, Day 2: Genesis 18:16-33

God reveals to Abraham what is about to happen to Sodom and Gomorrah for two reasons:

Because God would bring forth a great nation from Abraham
Because Abraham would teach his descendants about the One, True God

We can only assume what a huge outcry this was against Sodom and Gomorrah for God to want to destroy them. Possible sources of outcry include creation, angels, victims inside the cities, and God’s holy nature.

Obviously God knows the outcries are true against Sodom and Gomorrah since God knows everything. He says this for our purposes only so we know He is a just God. (Psalm 19:9, Revelation 16:7)

We can infer the two men were the angels whom will address Lot in Genesis 19.

What We See As Abraham Asks God to Spare Sodom and Gomorrah

Abraham draws near to God, as we should
Abraham reminds God of who He is
Abraham understands God’s nature
God agrees
Abraham is specific in his prayer (note the number of righteous people found)
Abraham asks with the right heart
Abraham is humble

This is a powerful passage of those before Jesus still being conformed in his image (Romans 8:29),

If Abraham persisted from 50 down to 10, why stop at 10? Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because only 4 righteous people (Lot’s family) were found. Would history have been different if Abraham had persisted? Perhaps Abraham himselfe believed that there were surely more than 10 people who were righteou there.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 9, Day 3: Genesis 13:14-18

October 27, 2020October 25, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 13:14-18:

After Lot left, God reaffirmed His promises to Abram, telling him He will give him all the land he sees, and He will multiply his offspring like the dust of the earth. Abram moved to Hebron and built an altar to the Lord.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 9, Day 3: Genesis 13:14-18

7) He lost a relative whom he had been with all his life. He lost the security of the added people and flocks. He may have been discouraged because Lot chose the better-looking land.

8 ) God meets us where we are at. He encourages Abram, knowing his heart is a bit emptier. He gives Abram courage to keep moving forward. This is what all of us get from God.

9) Matthew 19:29-30 says everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, or land for his sake will receive 100 times as much and will inherit eternal life. Many who are last will be first. Romans 8:16-18 says we are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ and we shall share in his glory.

10a) Abram moved to Hebron and built an altar to the Lord.

b) Personal Question. My answer: I’m wrestling with trying to figure out God’s plan for me in this move. Trying to see what my life looks like because of it.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 9, Day 3: Genesis 13:14-18

Great lesson in parting here and how God is with us in the midst of our losses, as well as our joys.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 9, Day 3: Genesis 13:14-18

We see God’s generosity here in this repeated promise to Abram first made in (Genesis 12:1-3, Acts 7:2-4)

Mamre means, vision. Hebron means communion.

It’s interesting that God says explore the land. Too many of us don’t do that, even the land around us. We stick to what we know, possibly missing out on what we don’t know.

We see from Abram on the need for atonement and forgiveness in our lives. Thus, this has been modeled since the beginning one could say.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

October 19, 2020October 18, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 11:10-32:

The line of Shem is followed here. The account of Terah from the line of Shem who was Abram’s (later Abraham’s) father. Lot was Abram’s nephew. Abram married Sarai (later Sarah) and she was barren (had no children).

Terah, Abram, Sarai, and Lot left Ur for Canaan but settled in Haran where Terah died.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

3) “he became the father”, “lived and had other sons and daughters.” They went about their lives.

4) Nothing really. These lists are quite boring.

5) Personal Question. My answer: the fact that my ancestors were born, lived, had kids, and died.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

Admittedly, I got nothing here, so I’m praying you did. When we did Genesis last, BSF skipped verses 11-26 and did not ask about them.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

We see Abraham here for the first time. He is featured more than 312 times in the Bible with 272 verses dedicated to him. Wish that were me. Admittedly, Abraham if the father of nations. It takes a lot to explain that and I’d say that makes him pretty important, indeed. We’ll be studying him and his line for the rest of the year.

Too many of us try to live up to Abraham’s faith. In truth, we do; our stories just aren’t recorded in the Bible. Abraham was called God’s friend (2 Chronicles 20:7); (Isaiah 41:8). ( James 2:23 ) We can all be God’s friend. We are all great in God’s eyes.

FUN FACT: Sarai Abram’s wife means ” controversial.” Abraham ” means ” Father.”

What we don’t see here is that Abram is called while still in Ur Acts 7:2-4. This is important. Abram leaves Babylon to go to Ur at God’s calling. However, he brings other family members (not God’s calling), and he makes pitstop in Haran (part way there). Terah means “delay” and Haran means “barren,” which was Abram’s life in Haran.

While many fault Abraham for stopping, the important part is that he started. This is all we have to do: start. One step at a time in God’s will.

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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17

October 8, 2020October 3, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 9:8-17:

God establishes His covenant with Noah, the animals, and all of their descendants to never flood the earth again. He sets the rainbow as the sign of the covenant, and when He sees it, He will remember.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17

12) God establishes His covenant with Noah, the animals, and all of their descendants to never flood the earth again. He sets the rainbow as the sign of the covenant, and when He sees it, He will remember. Even though man is evil, God is good, and He will preserve all of humanity.

13) Personal Question. My answer: God’s heart is bigger than I ever could imagine. He loves creation, and since His love is much greater than mine, we should love creation whole-heartedly as well.

14a) The rainbow. It is the sign of the covenant between God and the earth. He will remember this covenant every time it appears.

b) We’re still here, aren’t we?

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17

I love rainbows. Their appearance is always special, and I always wish they would last longer. They last long enough for God to remember me and me to remember Him.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17

FUN FACT: This is the first of many covenants God makes with his people and that we will see in this study of Genesis. This one covers every living creature.

This covenant was a repetition and clarification of the promise God made in Genesis 8:21-22.

God imprisoned the angels (Jude 6) and shortened our lives, giving us less time to make amok of things.

FUN FACT: Remember that the blanket of water vapors was released in the flood and the water cycle of the earth changed after the flood, so this may be the first occurrence of a rainbow on the planet. God used the rainbow as a sign to Noah and all generations that He would be faithful to His covenant.

The other mentions of a rainbow in the Bible are set in the context of God’s enthroned glory (Ezekiel 1:28; Revelation 4:3).

Credit to enduring word for commentary

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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 4: Genesis 9:1-7

October 7, 2020October 3, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 9:1-7:

God blessed Noah and told him and his sons to be fruitful and multiply. Here, God makes the animals fearful of man. He gives man everything that lives and moves for food except for meat that still has lifeblood in it. God will demand an accounting for spilled human blood and animal blood.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 4: Genesis 9:1-7

9) God blessed Noah and told him and his sons to be fruitful and multiply. Here, God makes the animals fearful of man. He gives man everything that lives and moves for food except for meat that still has lifeblood in it. God will demand an accounting for spilled human blood and animal blood. In Genesis 1:28-30, God tells Adam to be fruitful and multiply and to rule over all the animals. He only gives man plants to eat here.

10) Personal Question. My answer: I’m definitely an animal lover. I’m the weirdo stopping to move praying mantis off the bike trail. I definitely value human life. In the US, we value animals more so than in the past. Unsure on human life. We talk the talk, but not necessarily walk the walk.

11) Personal Question. My answer: God wants us all to value all human life. It challenges me to love those in my life who are hard to love. I do need to pray more for my country and the world.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 4: Genesis 9:1-7

I love the emphasis on the sacredness of life and how there will an accounting for taking it. I love how you attack God’s image when you attack His people. Good stuff.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 4: Genesis 9:1-7

Do you ever wonder what Noah thought having seen the world before and now seeing this new world and how different it must be?

Since humanity is starting over, God gives Noah the same commandments as He gave Adam, except now man can now eat animals. This may be because the earth is less fruitful than it was before. Since man would be eating animals, God made the animals afraid of us for their protection. This gives me hope that in all of heaven there is no fear, and I can finally pet lions!

Blood represents life, and it must be respected (Leviticus 17:11, 17:14 and Deuteronomy 12:23).

FUN FACT: The word blood is used in the Bible 424 times in 357 separate verses (in the New King James Version).

Blood in the Bible

Blood is the sign of mercy for Israel at the first Passover (Exodus 12:13).
Blood sealed God’s covenant with Israel (Exodus 24:8).
Blood sanctified the altar (Exodus 29:12).
Blood set aside the priests (Exodus 29:20).
Blood made atonement for God’s people (Exodus 30:10).
Blood sealed the new covenant (Matthew 26:28).
Blood justifies us (Romans 5:9).
Blood brings redemption (Ephesians 1:7).
Blood brings peace with God (Colossians 1:20).
Blood cleanses us (Hebrews 9:14 and 1 John 1:7).
Blood gives entrance to God’s holy place (Hebrews 10:19).
Blood sanctifies us (Hebrews 13:12).
Blood enables us to overcome Satan (Revelation 12:11).
Jesus’s blood makes us holy.

This passage is where the justification for capital punishment comes from. Murderers attack the image of God, which means they must be held accountable. Like our laws, the Bible emphasizes the difference between murder and killing. Sometimes killing is justified, such as for capital punishment or self-defense. Capital punishment does fall on the shoulders of the government (Romans 13:1-4). As we saw with the murder of Cain, the guilt of unpunished murder defiles a land (Numbers 35:31-34).

God says to be fruitful and multiply because the earth was empty once again.

Credit to enduring word for commentary

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 3: Genesis 8:15-22

October 6, 2020October 26, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 8:15-22:

God told Noah to leave the ark, along with his family and all the animals so they can repopulate the earth. Noah built an alter and sacrificed clean animals to God. God thought the aroma was pelasing and said in His heart He would never rid the earth of man or animals again.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 3: Genesis 8:15-22

6a) God told Noah to leave the ark, along with his family and all the animals so they can repopulate the earth

b) Noah obeyed and left the ark and emptied it of animals. Then he built an alter and sacrificed clean animals to God for gratitude in his survival and God’s faithfulness.

7a) Jesus.

b) Personal Question. My answer: Die to what we want to do and do what God wants us to do. Proverbs says do what is right and just. Hosea says to acknowledge God. Micah says to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly. John says love and sacrifice for friends. Romans says to offer your bodies as living sacrifices as a spiritual act of worship. Do not conform to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Hebrews says to do good, share with others, and prasie God continually and confess His name.

8 ) Part personal question. My answer: Faithfulness. I know that God has got me, and I don’t have to worry.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 3: Genesis 8:15-22

I never noticed that God said this “in his heart.” It shows us that the heart is what matters.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 3: Genesis 8:15-22

Even though Noah took some of the precious animals for the sacrifice, they did not die out or go extinct. Sacrifices to God should cost you something. This is pleasing to God since He gave the ultimate sacrifice in his Son, Jesus, to us. (Ephesians 5:2 and Hebrews 9:26, 10:12)

David never offered God that which costs me nothing (2 Samuel 24:24).

FUN FACT: This is the first recorded offering to God since Cain and Abel.

The Bible speaks anthropomorphically here, which is using a human analogy of a divine action or attribute. More pleasing to God than the smell of the sacrifice was the heart of Noah in his sacrifice. “The Lord smelled the offering” appears commonly throughout the first five books of the Bible written by Moses.

Noah’s sacrifice mirrors Jesus’s sacrifice and is why God promises to never destroy man.

God also established the seasons here. We can assume the climate was the same before.

We see lifespans of man decreasing here. Bible Scholars believe that the dinosaurs went extinct shortly after the flood because of these weather changes.

Credit to enduring word for commentary

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 2: Genesis 8:1-14

October 5, 2020October 3, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 8:1-14:

God remembered Noah, the ark, and the animals, so He caused the water to recede. It stopped raining. The ark came to rest on the 17th day of the 7th month on Mount Ararat. On the first day of the 10th month the tops of the mountains became visible. After 40 days, Noah sent out a raven. Then he sent out a dove. It found nothing. The dove went out again in 7 days and came back wtih an olive leaf. Noah knew the water had receded. He sent the dove out for a third time, and it did not return. Noah was 601 years old when the earth was dry. on the 27th day of the 2nd month the earth was completely dry.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 2: Genesis 8:1-14

3) He kept sending out birds for signs of the life. He believed God would be faithful.

4a) God was with Noah the entire time; He did not abandon him or turn his back on him like He did everyone else. God turned His attention to Noah. This is an anthropomorphism (a non-literal picture of God in human terms we can understand).

b) Both were faithful.

5) Personal Question. My answer: Move us so we can start our own businesses. You just keep on trucking, and God’s plan will come to fruition.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 2: Genesis 8:1-14

I had forgotten the raven and the fact that the dove was sent out three times. It’s amazing the details you forget and then relearn as you restudy the Bible. Always a good reminder that time with God is never wasted time.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 2: Genesis 8:1-14

Practically speaking, a mountain would be hard to off-load thousands of animals. Historically speaking, it’s a good place for an ark to be preserved.

Time is marked form when the rain began falling (Genesis 7:11-12).

Note that God never told Noah how long he would remain in the ark. This was because Noah did not need to know and maybe for mental reasons. This was a long time to be on a boat.

It is believed the raven did not return to the ark. This may be because ravens eat dead carcasses and so found food.

The dove did not find rest as we do not find rest. It is now a symbol of peace and goodness.

Noah was in the ark for one whole year. It seems all living creatures survived the journey.

Credit to enduring word for commentary

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 5, Day 5: Genesis 7

October 1, 2020October 3, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 7:

God tells Noah to enter the ark with the animals for in seven days He will send rain for 40 days and nights. Noah obeys. Noah was 600 years old when the flood happened. All the animals came to him. Then the Lord shut them in and the waters came. Everything perished. After the rain stopped, the earth remained flooded for 150 days.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 5, Day 5: Genesis 7

13) Personal Question. My answer: God always has hope, even though He knows what will happen. He created man, knowing that one day He would destroy them. He gave man 120 years to repent, and still nothing but evil. God’s judgement is swift, it’s absolute, and you are powerless beneath it. No questions are raised for me.

14) Personal Question. My answer: God is always faithful to His word, and if we have faith in the Word, we have faith in God.

15) Personal Question. My answer: It’s an encouragement because it shows there is retribution for all the wrongs done in the world. It’s a warning that God can judge whenever He wants. It’s both for me, to follow His ways always. I know God will punish and destroy the wicked one day. I know He will judge. And I need to be as prepared as I can be for when He judges me.

16) Personal Question. My answer: It shows how every day could be your last and that you should live each life — treating others as if it is your last.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 5, Day 5: Genesis 7

I love the story of Noah. Here’s a guy of faith who is told to build a big boat and save his entire family by God. How awesome and scary is that! Yet, he does it without fail, without question, showing us what a walk with God truly is.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 5, Day 5: Genesis 7

Genesis 7:

God was in the ark and would be with Noah in the ark, so He called Noah to come into the ark with Him.

“Notice that the Lord did not say to Noah, ‘Go into the ark,’ but ‘Come,”

In Genesis 6:20 God said the animals would come to Noah by migration.

Noah, the animals, and his family had to wait in the ark seven days for the rain to come. They had never seen rain up to this time. This was a real test of faith – to wait a week after more than 100 years of preparation.

The heavens containing the great waters that were above the firmament (Genesis 1:7) opened up. These waters formed the huge so-called blanket of water in the upper part of the earth’s atmosphere since creation. Waters came up from under the earth, too.

The Number 40 in the Bible

Here we see the first use of the number 40 in the Bible. It has become associated with testing and purification, especially before entering into something new and significant.

Moses’ time on Mount Sinai (Exodus 24:18, Deuteronomy 9:25)
The spies’ trip to Canaan (Numbers 13:25)
Israel’s time in the wilderness (Numbers 14:33, 32:13)
Elijah’s miraculous journey to Sinai (1 Kings 19:8)
Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness (Mark 1:13).

Note that God shuts the door. God has the final say in judgement. God shuts people out.

God kept the door open until the last possible minute, but there came a time when the door had to shut. Jesus is He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens (Revelation 3:7).

Of the more than 200 cultures that have their own account of the flood the following aspects of the story are common:

88% describe a favored family.
70% attribute survival to a boat.
95% say the sole cause of the catastrophe is a flood.
66% say that the disaster is due to man’s wickedness.
67% record that animals are also saved.
57% describe that the survivors end up on a mountain.
Many of the accounts also specifically mention birds being sent out, a rainbow, and eight persons being saved.

The water from the flood is collected in oceans today.

The Bible says that only the animals that had the breath of the spirit of life. The fish did not die in the flood; only animals with the breath of life in them died, the animals on dry land.

God may have put some or many of these animals into a period of hibernation for this period, meaning that less food, space, and supervision was be needed.
God provides many animals today with an amazing instinct for hibernation. It would be no difficulty for Him to miraculously impart a unique instinct for these particular animals.

Fun Fact: The flood is given more words in Scripture than Creation or the Fall.

Credit to enduring word for commentary

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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

Summary of Genesis 11:10-32:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

Summary of Genesis 21:1-13:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 3: Genesis 21:1-13

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 3: Genesis 21:1-13

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 3: Genesis 21:1-13

The Birth of Isaac

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Summary of Genesis 20:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 2: Genesis 20

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 2: Genesis 20

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 13, Day 2: Genesis 20

Abraham’s Excuse for Sin

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Summary of Genesis 18:16-33:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 12, Day 2: Genesis 18:16-33

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 12, Day 2: Genesis 18:16-33

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 12, Day 2: Genesis 18:16-33

What We See As Abraham Asks God to Spare Sodom and Gomorrah

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Summary of Genesis 13:14-18:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 9, Day 3: Genesis 13:14-18

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 9, Day 3: Genesis 13:14-18

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 9, Day 3: Genesis 13:14-18

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Summary of Genesis 11:10-32:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 8, Day 2: Genesis 11:10-32

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Summary of Genesis 9:8-17:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17

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Summary of Genesis 9:1-7:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 4: Genesis 9:1-7

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 4: Genesis 9:1-7

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 4: Genesis 9:1-7

Blood in the Bible

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Summary of Genesis 8:15-22:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 3: Genesis 8:15-22

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 3: Genesis 8:15-22

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 3: Genesis 8:15-22

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Summary of Genesis 8:1-14:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 2: Genesis 8:1-14

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 2: Genesis 8:1-14

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 2: Genesis 8:1-14

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Summary of Genesis 7:

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 5, Day 5: Genesis 7

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 5, Day 5: Genesis 7

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 5, Day 5: Genesis 7

Genesis 7:

The Number 40 in the Bible

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