"And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters." Genesis 5:7
This sounds as if Enosh is his first born, but whether he was or wasn't, Seth definitely had more sons and daughters in the eight hundred years he lived after that. With lifespans that much longer if they started having kids in their 30s it's possible for them to have met many, many generations of their descendants.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Genesis 5:6
"When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh." Genesis 5:6
Did Seth have other children before Enosh? Or is it just saying this is the line to pay attention to?
Did Seth have other children before Enosh? Or is it just saying this is the line to pay attention to?
Monday, January 16, 2017
Genesis 5:5
"Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died." Genesis 5:5
930 years! That's a long time to live. Did Adam really live that long? Why don't we live that long now?
According to Answers in Genesis with the Flood came a change to the environment and from there we see the maximum life span decrease to 120 years. It goes on to talk about genetic reasons and mutations. Reasons to Believe also points to our genetics and suggests that God tweaked them after the Flood to decrease our life spans. Another website, Christianity.net.au, gives a good point that we might not have the whole picture.
Science is always discovering new things and sometimes these appear to clash with the Bible, but sometimes a later discovery shows that there is not inconsistency or that the previous discovering was wrong. The Bible was not written as a Science text book to explain all the workings of the universe, so it doesn't even try to explain some of the things we don't understand that it hints at.
Not only was this an incredibly long life span, but this was also centuries after the Garden of Eden when God had told the first man that he would die if he ate of the tree of knowledge. Obviously they didn't drop dead when they ate the fruit, but instead, Adam lived 930 years. So he did die he just took a long time getting to it. If he hadn't of eaten from from that tree would Adam have lived forever? If nothing else, this shows that God is patient.
930 years! That's a long time to live. Did Adam really live that long? Why don't we live that long now?
According to Answers in Genesis with the Flood came a change to the environment and from there we see the maximum life span decrease to 120 years. It goes on to talk about genetic reasons and mutations. Reasons to Believe also points to our genetics and suggests that God tweaked them after the Flood to decrease our life spans. Another website, Christianity.net.au, gives a good point that we might not have the whole picture.
Science is always discovering new things and sometimes these appear to clash with the Bible, but sometimes a later discovery shows that there is not inconsistency or that the previous discovering was wrong. The Bible was not written as a Science text book to explain all the workings of the universe, so it doesn't even try to explain some of the things we don't understand that it hints at.
Not only was this an incredibly long life span, but this was also centuries after the Garden of Eden when God had told the first man that he would die if he ate of the tree of knowledge. Obviously they didn't drop dead when they ate the fruit, but instead, Adam lived 930 years. So he did die he just took a long time getting to it. If he hadn't of eaten from from that tree would Adam have lived forever? If nothing else, this shows that God is patient.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Genesis 5:4
"After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters." Genesis 5:4
So if Adam's daughters were born after Seth, how old was Cain when he got his wife? How many children did Adam and Eve have? 800 years is long time to be able to have more kids. They could have raised a few and then when those were old enough to take care of themselves had a few more and that cycle could have repeated until Eve was too old to have more children. If men and women lived so much longer then did menopause hit later too?
So if Adam's daughters were born after Seth, how old was Cain when he got his wife? How many children did Adam and Eve have? 800 years is long time to be able to have more kids. They could have raised a few and then when those were old enough to take care of themselves had a few more and that cycle could have repeated until Eve was too old to have more children. If men and women lived so much longer then did menopause hit later too?
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Genesis 5:3
"When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth." Genesis 5:3
Here it compares Adam having his son with God creating man. So would that make Adam and Eve his children?
Here it compares Adam having his son with God creating man. So would that make Adam and Eve his children?
Friday, January 6, 2017
Genesis 5:2
"He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man." Genesis 5:2
This verse clarifies that it's not just the men of our species that our created in God's image. Here it is reaffirming that these places where the word "man" has been used is referring to mankind, both the men and women. So it's not just men that are created in God's image, women are too.
This verse clarifies that it's not just the men of our species that our created in God's image. Here it is reaffirming that these places where the word "man" has been used is referring to mankind, both the men and women. So it's not just men that are created in God's image, women are too.
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Genesis 5:1
"This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God." Genesis 5:1
This verse is confirming Genesis 1:26 that man was created in the image of God. Instead of "when God created" the Qbible has "in the day God created." It's like saying, "Remember that one day, when God created man?" I think it's just a reminder for us that we are created to be like him. I know I don't do a very good job a lot of the time, but maybe we are more capable of being like him then we give ourselves credit for. Like God mankind is the one species on Earth that makes things. All you have to do is look at all our technology and invention to see how creative men and women can be. There are some pretty stunning examples all around us. The desire to create something does seem to be a pretty driving motivator also. There a definitely some days I just get the urge to make...something (usually something artsy like a painting or the like) but I don't always know what and it never turns out as good as it looks in my head. Even so, there is a satisfaction felt once I have finished a painting or put together a bookshelf. What other ways are we like God?
This verse is confirming Genesis 1:26 that man was created in the image of God. Instead of "when God created" the Qbible has "in the day God created." It's like saying, "Remember that one day, when God created man?" I think it's just a reminder for us that we are created to be like him. I know I don't do a very good job a lot of the time, but maybe we are more capable of being like him then we give ourselves credit for. Like God mankind is the one species on Earth that makes things. All you have to do is look at all our technology and invention to see how creative men and women can be. There are some pretty stunning examples all around us. The desire to create something does seem to be a pretty driving motivator also. There a definitely some days I just get the urge to make...something (usually something artsy like a painting or the like) but I don't always know what and it never turns out as good as it looks in my head. Even so, there is a satisfaction felt once I have finished a painting or put together a bookshelf. What other ways are we like God?
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Genesis 4:26
"Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name of the Lord." Genesis 4:26
So Adam and Eve's third son had a son. (Was this their first grandchild in proximity to them? They probably didn't have much contact with Cain's children.) Now with a new generation further removed from intimate contact with God men began to call on God. Was Enosh the one that started this?
So Adam and Eve's third son had a son. (Was this their first grandchild in proximity to them? They probably didn't have much contact with Cain's children.) Now with a new generation further removed from intimate contact with God men began to call on God. Was Enosh the one that started this?
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