Weekly Sermons

Genesis Chapters 7 and 8

 

A Righteous life is ____________ by God                                7:1

 

By faith, Noah, being divinely warned of things not seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which we condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.            -Hebrews 11:7

 

Why does he speak of 7 pairs of animals in verses 2-3 instead of 2?

 

Clean is a phrase symbolizing worthy of ________________ – see 8:20

 

The flood comes from below and above                                   7:11-12

 

Note that in the Bible “heavens” is used in 3 senses:

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-                                                                     -2 Corinthians 12:2

 

Noah’s family ____________ the ark with the animals           7:13-16

 

The ______________ of God’s judgment on sin                       7:21-24

 

The ___________________ of the global flood                         8:1ff

 

A new day for the earth begins post flood                                8:15ff

 

What’s the first thing Noah does when he leaves the ark?

 

3 Key concepts in 8:21 –

 

1.       The Lord is __________ with worship brought from an obedient heart

 

2.       Mankind’s “total ____________”

 

3.       There won’t be another universal flood judgment   

 

There is a universal judgment for the earth coming, but it will be by fire           (2 Peter 3:5-14)

The ________________ of the Ark:

 

The Ark represents both the judgment and mercy of God

 

The ark is a _____________ of Christ; One of the key phrases in the New Testament is “In Christ!” 

 

When the flood judgment came, those in the ark were safe from judgment, those not in the ark perished; On Judgment day, those in Christ will be safe from judgment, those not in Christ will not be safe from judgment.

 

1 Peter 3:18-22                          2 Peter 3:1-9

 

Ro 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

Ro 8:1   There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus

 

1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

 

2Co 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

 

Ga 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

 

Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

 

Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

 

Eph 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

 

Php 1:1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

 

Col 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

1Th 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

 

2Ti 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.