God blessed Noah’s family and said, fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.” The blessing “Be was similar to that which God gave to their first parents, Adam and Eve, but it left out something: ruling the earth. For when Adam and Eve obeyed Satan rather than God, they lost their reign to him. And yet there remained elements of hope. The rainbow gave hope of life and told of God’s love and his desire for people to live kindly together. That God did not destroy the tree of life, but merely barred the way to it, gave hope that one day the way to it might be opened. The promise of a Serpent Crusher gave hope that the serpent’s rule would end. That Adam and Eve through pain could bear and sustain life gave hope that the Serpent Crusher’s bruised heel might be life-giving too. The story has just begun. Next week we meet the family through which the seed of the Serpent Crusher will be traced. Bible Outline Proverbs Haggai Old Testament Ecclesiastes Zechariah Song of Songs Malachi Five Books of Moses Genesis Exodus New Testament Leviticus Numbers Prophetic Four Gospels Deuteronomy Matthew Histories Major Prophets Mark Isaiah Joshua Luke Jeremiah Judges John Lamentations Ruth History Ezekiel 1 Samuel Daniel 2 Samuel Acts 1 Kings Twelve Minor Prophets Letters 2 Kings 1 Chronicles Joel Letters of Paul 2 Chronicles Amos Romans Ezra Obadiah 1 Corinthians Nehemiah Jonah 2 Corinthians Esther Micah Galatians Nahum Books of Wisdom Ephesians Habakkuk Philippians Job Zephaniah Colossians Psalms
God blessed Noah’s family and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.” The blessing was similar to that which God gave to their first parents, Adam and Eve, but it left out something: ruling the earth. For when Adam and Eve obeyed Satan rather than God, they lost their reign to him. And yet there remained elements of hope. The rainbow gave hope of life and told of God’s love and his desire for people to live kindly together. That God did not destroy the tree of life, but merely barred the way to it, gave hope that one day the way to it might be opened. The promise of a Serpent Crusher gave hope that the serpent’s rule would end. That Adam and Eve through pain could bear and sustain life gave hope that the Serpent Crusher’s bruised heel might be life-giving too. The story has just begun. Next week we meet the family through which the seed of the Serpent Crusher will be traced. Bible Outline Old Testament Five Books of Moses Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Histories Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Books of Wisdom Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs Prophetic Major Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Twelve Minor Prophets Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi New Testament Four Gospels Matthew Mark Luke John History Acts Letters Letters of Paul Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians
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