It's easy to skip chapters in the Bible dedicated to genealogies. Chapter 10 of Genesis is no exception. But, within this chapter are a few important nuggets that are worth discussion and help lead us into chapter 10, the story of the Tower of Babel. I picked up some really cool things from my study of this chapter, including some fun Hebrew word play, which I explain in this episode. I hope you tune in and enjoy!

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Noah is a picture of so much GOOD, and yet, he is flawed. He is not the promised seed, nor are his sons. In this episode, we wrap up the life of Noah with a story of his failure despite his life of obedience.  This story has implications for us as well. Though we do much that is good, we are all flawed. The story of the Bible points us to the only One who is not flawed and who can free us from the curse of sin.

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The story of Noah's flood might be familiar to you, but there are some hidden gems when you study the ancient literary techniques used by biblical authors.  One example is found in the story of the flood through a chiastic structure. In this episode we peel back the layers of this chiasma and discuss why Noah makes such a great foreshadowing of the promised seed from Genesis 3:15. The flood story wraps up here, but stay tuned, Noah's story isn't over, just like yours.

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The story of Noah and the ark is familiar to many.  But if you read it looking at Noah as a potential promised seed, what emerges is a picture of tremendous obedience in the midst of a wicked world. This episode will peel back the layers of a familiar story and hopefully encourage you to walk the walk as Noah did.

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It's the open scene for the story of Noah. Remember the classic Bible story of the ark and the animals?  Well, there's an interesting scene description that this story has before it gets started.  There are multiple points in these first few verses of chapter 6 that scholars debate about.  But one thing is clear - the answer to the question "are humans fundamentally good or fundamentally bad".  And how you answer this is critical to understanding the story of the Bible - the story of the promised Seed.

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Genesis has a few genealogies and in this episode we encounter two of them.  Genealogies can be easy to skip because there doesn't seem to much we can learn from them.  However, the purpose is to trace the lineage of the promised Seed - the one who God promised he would send to crush the head of the serpent.  In this episode we explore Cain's line and Seth's line, both sons of Adam, both with potential for producing the heir.

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The story of Cain and Abel is a familiar one.  it should come as no surprise that murder has consequences.  But have you ever stopped to consider God's character in this story?  What about Cain's? In this episode we'll spend some time really looking closely at the characteristics of both Cain and of God to learn what we can from both and hopefully encourage us to be more like God himself.

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Genesis 3 is a critical chapter to understand the entire Biblical narrative. It's here in these verses where we discover what Adam and Eve did wrong and how God responded.  We learn a lot about who God is as he seeks out the hiding couple and as he questions them and deals with their disobedience.  I hope you'll find that what we learn about God in this scenario is a relief given how he could have responded.

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Adam and Eve had it all.  A perfect life.  Yet somehow they fell into temptation.  What was it about the conversation with the serpent that led to their disobedience? How could they have been so tempted when they had the perfect life?  We will examine these question as we unpack one of the most critical passages in Genesis that explains why the story of humanity and the story of humanity's salvation unfold the way it does.

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When God saw that Adam was lonely he said it was "not good".  So Adam set out to find the perfect companion, but none could be found. Instead, God created a woman out of Adam's side which included his bones and his flesh.  It was an ideal circumstance: a lush orchard garden, a source of water, the freedom to eat from any tree (except one), and the perfect companion for man, a woman.  Eden is God's ideal for us and as we look at these verses we learn a lot about who God is and what He desires for us.

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