15 Days Through the Bible:Day Four

15 Days Through the Bible: Day Four

Once Adam and Eve were sent from their garden home, they faced a life of weeds, labor (literally), and spiders. As my friend would say: dirt, calories and sin, we will fight them till our whole lives.

They also began having children. After hearing the prophecy in the garden Eve had to be wondering which of her children would be the One that would crush the head of the serpent that deceived her. 

Satan, being for-warned but not omniscient was also left looking for the One that the prophecy spoke of. 

As Cain and Abel were born, he had to be thinking, is this the one?, what about Seth? on through the generations as he lied and tempted his way through the generations, all the way to Noah. Still on the search for the crusher of his head.

Sin infects the heart of all man. Cain kills his brother out of jealousy and fear of not being accepted his brother Seth is born. Seth will be the family to watch going forward.

In Genesis 6-9 we read of Noah, a man who followed God. God cleanses the earth through a flood, but saves one (Noah's) family, sealing them in the Ark, a foreshadow of the ONE who will seal those who believe IN HIM, one day. 

Another promise is given as the flood waters go down and the sky fills with the rainbow. God makes a covenant with Noah that He will not flood the earth again. 

The infection of man's heart flourishes as the population grows.

Men in pride try to use the skills they have to conquer by building a tower to the heavens (probably an astronomy tower, or a ziggurat of idol worship). God reminds them that He is the master of time and space as he confuses their languages and they spread across the map. God, who does not live in time, will bring about His plan, in His time. 

Still Satan watches for the One predicted in Genesis 3:15.

As we reach Genesis 12  we see a shift, a narrowing of the focus in the story of man. In our story so far we have gone from one family, to all of humanity, and back to one family.

This will be the beginning of God's plan for "The One" beginning to unfold.

As a parents we look back and see Adan, Eve and Noah all had children who saw God's hand at work up and close. Some followed God while others rejected Him. There are no guarantees. We cannot choose for our children, we can only obey, follow, pray and trust. Each individual is responsible for the choices they make.