And the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? Commentary on Genesis 2:1-3 (Read Genesis 2:1-3) After six days, God ceased from all works of creation. Perhaps they were all one steamy conglomeration before, but now they are separated. And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, “Whenever I am engaged in blessing, I will bless thee. 16. It was according to the rule of war that, if persons who had made an invasion were afterwards themselves captured, then if the new captor gave up the persons, he was fully entitled to take the goods to himself. There are far better ornaments than gold can buy —ornaments neat, and raiment comely — may we all possess them. He is the greatest who is nothing at all unto himself, but all for others. Besides, I hope we shall never imagine that the highest faith is inconsistent with the greatest prudence, and that we shall never forget that there is such a book in the Bible as the Book of Proverbs, which contains counsels of wisdom for daily life. For I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. “Unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”. Gen 32:30. You know how sorely Joseph was persecuted by his brethren, yet how the Lord was with him in all his troubles. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. Eagles and vultures, and all kinds of kites in the form of carking cares, and sad memories, and fears, and doubts, come hovering over the sacred feast. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. He now resolved to have a night of prayer, that he might win deliverance: “Jacob was left alone;”, We know who that Divine Man was, the God who afterwards actually became man, of whom it might even then be said that “His delights were with the sons of men.”. It may have been long ages before God fitted up this world for the abode of man, but it was not self-existent; it was created by God, it sprang from the will and the word of the all-wise Creator. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 12. And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. When he finds them willing to make the sacrifice that he demands, he often does not require it at their hands. Uncontrolled passions may make him very little who otherwise might have been great. And the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. Gen 22:6-8. we are always making difficulties and suggesting hardships; but if our faith were in lively exercise, we should do God’s will far more readily. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake. Yet, if you do feel that it is right to make such plans as Jacob made, take care that you do what Jacob also did. This life of ours is to be a life of faith, and it will be well rewarded in the end. Download this high quality and practical app and do your Bible study comfortable on the coach. 11. Gen 49:8. Now we will read two short portions out of the Song of Solomon, from which you will see how love evermore craves for nearness to the loved one. What Eve said was true; but it was not a sufficient reason for her sin. And the evening and the morning were the third day. I am afraid there are not many men of Abraham’s sort in the world even now; but, wherever there is such a man, with whom God is familiar, he will be sure to be one who orders his household aright. Benjamin was his full brother, so he loved him best, and gave him most. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF C. H. SPURGEON Within this set you can access other study helps [ bible, theology, commentary, sermons, and more ]. All they had gained by their sin was a discovery of their nakedness. Sermons that are part of our on-line collection are hotlinked to the index pages. Now therefore be not grieved, not angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. Gen 1:1. It is so with us spiritually; first darkness, then light. The Lord had said concerning the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, “In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. God Himself will be the light (Revelation 22:5). Perhaps Jacob’s request had somewhat of curiosity in it, so the angel would not grant it. Text Commentaries by C. H. Spurgeon Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892), often known today as the Prince of Preachers, began his pastorate at London's New It only shows how low the moral sense may be in some who, nevertheless, have a desire towards God and have a faith in him. Some creature had to die in order to provide them with garments, and you know who it is that died in order that we might be robed in his spotless righteousness. He was, therefore, particularly careful here. Commentary on Genesis (Spurgeon Commentary Series) - Kindle edition by Spurgeon, Charles. It is a good thing also to know the names of truths, and the names of other things that are right. After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. O father of the faithful, though thou dost believe, and art counted as righteous through believing, dost thou still ask, “Whereby shall I know?” Ah, beloved! Spurgeon's Commentary On The Bible: Spurgeon's Bible Commentaries eBook: Spurgeon, Charles H.: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store ... My Sermon Notes: Complete - Genesis to Revelation. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. All this was to Reuben’s advantage, yet he was spoiled through one fault. Where the column of the leg supports the body, and if that be disjointed, a man has lost all his strength. Genesis 11:1. The layout of the Word Biblical Commentary series is not the most reader friendly, but in the case of Gordon Wenham’s commentary on Genesis, it is certainly worth the trouble. Not, “Cursed art thou,” as the Lord said to the serpent; but, “Cursed is the ground for thy sake.”. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. I suppose that this was a very drying wind, so the waters began to turn to vapor, and gradually to disappear. 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That which is foul, material, carnal, he delights in. Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber. So long the promise of Isaac was deferred; 1st, Perhaps to correct Abram’s over-hasty marrying of Hagar. Gen 7:15-16. God will foresee; “God will”-as we usually say,-“provide,” which is being interpreted, fore-see. Do I blame the men of God? Gen 1:2. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Study Genesis 1 using Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Gen 8:12. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament and it was so. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud. See how Joseph traces God’s hand in his whole career. He himself was to address her first, and then she must be ready, with all cheerfulness, to do far more than he asks. The sale of Joseph was only the “beginning of woes” for his father Israel. Gen 7:5. Gen 32:6-7. No; she might be a little too forward, and a forward woman was not a fit spouse for the good and meditative Isaac. He has not made all these creatures in order to starve them, but he has supplied them with great variety and abundance of food, that their wants may be satisfied. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. The Holy Spirit says, “Judas, not Iscariot,” so that there should be no mistake about the person intended. Of the clean creatures which might be offered in sacrifice to God you see that there was a larger proportion than there was of the unclean, that there might be sufficient for sacrifice without the destruction of any species. “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” The blood was not to be sprinkled inside the house where the Israelites might be comforted by a sight of it, but outside the house, where only God could see it. God did not cleave the earth and cause new waters to gush forth, nor was there need. Gen 49:22. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. Apparently, Adam was not forbidden to eat of the fruit of the tree of life, though, after his fail, he was cast out of Eden, as God said, “lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.” He might freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden except one: “of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it.” It was a slight prohibition, yet the test was more than man, even in a state of innocence, was able to endure, and, alas! Gen 3:8. And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? Commentary on Genesis (Spurgeon Commentary Series) - Kindle edition by Spurgeon, Charles. The Lord took away from Adam and Eve the withered fig-leaves; but put on them the skins of animals, to show, in symbol, that we are covered with the sacrifice of Christ. Whatever power we have, must come from God’s grace alone; and hence, usually, when we pray so as to prevail with the Lord there is at the same time a shrinking of the sinew, a consciousness of weakness, a sense of pain; yet it is just then that we are prevailing, and therefore we may rest assured that our prayer will be answered. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. Many things may seem to be left to chance, but they are not, the hand of God still guides and controls. Description. And, brethren, this is the true rule in the Church of God. Yet, alas! Some touch of human weakness must always accompany the divine strength that God may give to us. Directly on the heels of this sin flow the events of chapter 38. TOP PAGES: adam clarke commentary; godrules.net ; psalms 23 commentary; luke 2 commentary; matthew 9 commentary; works of martin luther; psalm 82 commentary; romans 3 commentary; ephesians 4 kjv; genesis 15 : Web: godrules.net: Charles H. Spurgeon's … And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: According to the Eastern manner of swearing. Gen 19:13-14. He would not gratify Jacob’s curiosity concerning his name, but he gave him the blessing that he craved. Most of the sermons not included in our collection are available from Emmet O'Donnell's excellent website in .pdf format. Now, in his weakness, he will prevail. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Testament. Gen 8:21. Wenham writes from a generally conservative evangelical viewpoint. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. So Abraham did, and now the Lord says to him, “Take Isaac, and offer him for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.”, Gen 22:3. Gen 18:26-30. The Spurgeon Commentary: 1 Peter makes Spurgeon’s content accessible—there’s no longer a need to comb through many volumes looking for one nugget of wisdom. He writes for the warning of believers now, and these things are examples unto us that we may avoid the blots and flaws in good men, and may thereby ourselves become more what we should be. This is the saving quality in many a life. After all, with all alleviations, it is a very great trial to be deprived of one’s eyesight, but those who are in good company. When you and I also are near our journey’s end, may we be able to say, as Jacob did, “I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.” He could not have said that once. Exploring the first book of the Bible as "theological literature," Waltke illuminates its meanings and methods for the pastor, scholar, teacher, student, and Bible-lover. Genesis 1. Of fowls also of the air by sevens the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 18. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saying my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) For as a prince hast thou power with God and with men and hast prevailed. Our Lord overcame his enemies even in the thicket of this world; and all power is given unto him now that he has “gone up” again into his glory. This was a very significant gospel action. 24. It is true that they were divided and scattered, like handfuls of salt, throughout the whole of Israel, for they were attendants upon the Lord’s priests, and they had cities appointed to them so that, while they did dwell here, and there, and everywhere, it was in order that they might reach the whole of the people, and prove a blessing to them. For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. If you would know what perfect reconciliation means, his to the altar where the great Sacrifice was presented. How wonderfully those two things meet in practical harmony,—the free will of man and the predestination of God! Answers in Genesis is pleased to present the text of a large collection of sermons from this 19th century “Prince of Preachers.” It will come to an end; therefore wait, and be patient, and do not want to know the time of your deliverance. This was just as our Divine Master acted when his disciples enquired of him concerning the times and seasons, he told them it was not for them to know what the Father had retained in his own power; but Christ added, what was much better for them, “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.” He will not tell us all we want to know, but he will give us all we need to have. Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: The patriarch fixes his eyes on his firstborn; he must say something sharp that would dishonour him, but he does not deny him the rights of birthright. Is it not written, concerning the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord, “his leaf also shall not wither”? There stands the old covenant, the covenant of grace made with Abraham concerning his seed. There must be a saddling of the ass, a calling of the two young men as well as Isaac, and a cleaving of the wood for the burnt offering. Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us. God, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (9-13) The serpent cursed, The promised Seed. They had cast off their allegiance to God; they had set up on their own account; they thought they knew better than God, and they imagined they were going to be gods themselves. Genesis 12:1. “The Lord knoweth them that are his,” “and they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up” — or, shut up — “my jewels,” as he was about to do in the case. Which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred and I will deal well with thee; I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. Gen 15:18-21. God will always have agents enough to save his elect; there shall be sufficient gospel preaching, even in the darkest and deadest times, to bring his redeemed out of the City of Destruction. Now I think I may freely say that this looks something like what we call “a wild-goose chase.” He was to go and find a wife for a young man left at home; he knew nothing of the people among whom he was to sojourn, but he believed that the angel of God would guide him aright. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Then pray to God to make it into a blessing. God did not bless them for themselves alone, but for all nations: “In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”. Gen 32:7-8. The marginal reading is “Two hosts, or, camps.” The angels of the Lord were encamping round about the man who feared him, though shore had been much in his character and conduct which the Lord could not approve. His wisdom and insight into God’s Word and world have helped others discover the richness of Scripture. And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, And the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: This holy man was careful of the purity of his family; he knew what an ill-effect a Canaanitish wife might have upon his son, and also upon his offspring. Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him: and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. Kindle Edition. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. And he blessed him there. Read Genesis 1 commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. It is a blessed thing to be such a fool that you do not know anyone to trust in except your God. For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. He is the true center, and we gather unto him. This seems hardly a blessing yet it was true of Issachar. He had put it away from him as a foul thing, drowned beneath the flood; but after the offering of Noah’s sacrifice, the Lord smelled “a savour of rest.”. This mysterious personage, the highest type of our Lord Jesus Christ, blessed Abraham; “and without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.” “He blessed him,”—. I believe that much of the theology which is tinged with free will is true, and I know that the teaching which fully proclaims electing love and sovereign grace is also true; and you may find much of both these truths in the Scriptures. Gen 12:5-6. Gen 32:3-5. Now the jewels are all in, and therefore the casket is closed. Gen 15:13. And get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. We have the thoughts that soar like fowl in the open firmament of heaven, and other thoughts that dive into the mysteries of God, as the fish dive in the sea, and these are after-development, after-growths of that same power which at the first said, “Let there be light.”. He takes the opportunity of making an enquiry, that he may know how to act. Gen 2:9. Gordon J. Wenham — Genesis 1-15 and Genesis 16-50 (Word Biblical Commentary, 1987, 1994). Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. THERE w a s a well of water close to Hagar all the while though she saw it not. Our subject is the value of divine guidance, and we shall, therefore, read two passages of Scripture illustrating the truth which we hope to enforce. This was a poor character for Issachar to possess; it was a tame-spirited tribe, that loved rest and ease, and therefore did not fight with the common foe. They do come into the assemblies of the saints. Observe the remarkable fact that, no sooner had God made the dry land appear, than it seemed as if he could not bear the sight of it in its nakedness. Joseph, having made himself known to his brethren, bids them return to their father, and bring him down to Egypt to see his long-lost son. “Who art thou, O great mountain? Abraham, is not God’s promise sufficient for thee? It is only God who can look upon any one day’s work, and say of it, as a whole, and in every part, that it is “good.” As for us, our best things need sprinkling with the blood of Christ, which we need not only on the lintels and side posts of our house, but even on the altar and the mercy-seat at which we worship God. And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. Genesis 1 - Spurgeon - Matthew Bible Commentary Studying the book of Genesis 1; shows a significant summary of the history, time and relevant details according to the bible’s acts based onSpurgeon - Matthew Bible Commentary and reading parallely the bible’s version King James Version. 5. And again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. 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