Baptist Expositor

This chapter of Genesis records a sad lapse of faith on the part of Abram and Sarai, the consequences of which in a very real way, continue down to the present time. It presents a warning to us of the consequences of trying to accomplish God's will in our way and our timing instead of waiting upon God. We also learn that the self-life is ever present with the believer in his/her walk of faith and...

Study and explanation of the Abrahamic Covenant, with emphasis on the covenant ceremony and how it pictures Christ and the Gospel.

Genesis 15 records the details of the Abrahamic Covenant. It contains one of the most important salvation texts on the doctrine of salvation in the Bible (Vs. 6) and forms the bedrock of the Bible's doctrine of justification by faith.

In Genesis chapter 14 we have the first battle between nations that is noted and recorded in Scripture. We now see Abraham functioning as a soldier in this battle as we follow his walk of faith. Abraham was a worshipper of the Lord but he was also a warrior for the Lord. In this sermon we focus on the events that took place after the battle with particular emphasis on Abraham's encounter with Melc...

In this chapter we have the first battle between nations that is noted and recorded in Scripture. We now see Abraham functioning as a soldier in this battle as we follow his walk of faith. Abraham was a worshipper of the Lord but he was also a warrior for the Lord. From this passage we can learn some very helpful principles that we can apply to the spiritual conflict we find ourselves in, especial...

In our last message, we considered the separation that took place between Abraham and Lot. The lives of Abraham and Lot stand in stark contrast to each other. In this lesson we will briefly review what we covered in the last message and then continue on with tracing Lot's spiritual drift downwards. We will also see the contrast in Abraham's life and how God blessed him after this separation.

In our last message, we dealt with the theme of separation from the world. Now we come to an area of biblical separation that is in many ways is harder than separation from the world as it is much closer to home. It has to do with separation from other believers. In this message we study the account Abraham's separation from Lot and the spiritual lessons it contains for us.

Abraham's sojourn in Egypt was not blessed of God and represents a lapse in his walk of faith. It serves as a very powerful and relevant warning to believers of the danger of neglecting the walk of faith for a life of accommodation with the world.

We now come to another pivotal point in Biblical History with the call of Abraham who would be the progenitor of the Jewish Nation. Whereas the first section of Genesis (Chap. 1-11) had more of a world-wide focus, the Bible now focuses in on Israel as God's chosen people through whom Messiah, the promised See of the woman (Gen. 3:15), would come. Abraham is one of the most significant characters i...

We come now to another pivotal event in Biblical history with the dispersion at Babel and the origin of the world's diverse languages. Babel was the first real attempt recorded in Scripture to set up a one world government in opposition to God's authority.

In this section we have the final and only recorded words of Noah as he delivers a Patriarchal prophecy concerning his three sons and their descendants. It is a similar scenario to Jacob's prophecy concerning his 12 sons at the end of his life recorded in Genesis 49. We also have the invaluable historical genealogy of chapter 10 which provides very helpful information on the development of the nat...

Review of the 6 pieces of tabernacle furniture: the ark, the table of shewbread, the candlestick, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering and the laver. All picture Christ in wonderful ways.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ stands at the very heart of the Gospel. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul declares and defines the Gospel as Christ's death for our sins, His burial, and His bodily resurrection—entirely the work of Christ and not of human merit. He then defends the resurrection through fulfilled Scripture and the testimony of numerous eyewitnesses, including Peter, the apostles, more than...

In this chapter we have the post flood account of Noah and his three sons beginning with God's covenant and ending with Noah's compromise. It provides us with the conclusion to the life of this man of God who apart from one serious fall at the end, stands as an inspiring example of truth and righteousness. This chapter reminds us of the faithfulness of God on the one hand and the weakness of man o...

The flood account continues in this chapter with the restraining and the process of the waters receding from off the earth. The faithfulness of God to those on the Ark is demonstrated and their worshipful thankfulness is highlighted upon their departure from the ark.

In our last message we watched Noah as he constructed the ark, an ocean-liner sized vessel with more than sufficient capacity to carry Noah's family, the required number of animals and the food supplies for all on board. We now come to the account of the flood itself. The flood account is a powerful reminder that God is a just and Holy God who will judge unrepentant men who refuse His offer of gra...

In this message we consider the enormous size of the ark and how that it had more than sufficient capacity for Noah's family and the animals. We will also see how the ark is a wonderful picture of salvation.

The second half of Genesis 6 provides a brief statement concerning Noah's godliness, a repeated description of the wickedness of Noah's day and then the instructions for and preparations of the ark that would save Noah and his family from God's judgement. In this sermon we will focus on Noah's godly walk in the midst of a wicked world.

Chapters 6-9 are the great flood chapters in Genesis. They describe the lead up to the flood (chap. 6), the flood itself (chap. 7-8), and the events immediately after the flood (chap. 9). The first part of chapter 6 documents the moral degeneracy and depravity of the antediluvian civilization and God's determination to judge man's wickedness. The Bible's description of Noah's day is of great signi...

In this message we pause at this point in the Genesis record to consider some important questions as follows: Who was Cain's wife? Why did the Patriarch's live so long? What is the Purpose of the Genealogy? Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6 ?

The conflict between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman continues in this section with the development of two family lines – one godly and one ungodly. "Cain's family tree ends with the family of Lamech, an arrogant murderer whose 3 sons manufactured things for this world. Seth's line ends with Noah ("rest") whose sons gave the world a new beginning after the flood." (Wiersbe) Tragi...

Conflict between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman was predicted in Gen. 3:15 and we see that tragically play out within the very first family. Cain was of that wicked one, a child of the devil ( 1 John 3:12 ) and Abel was a child of God. We also see two competing approaches to God that would continue down to the present time. The way of faith and the blood sacrifice versus the blo...

In this section we continue with the chapter on the fall of man. We see God's justice at work in dealing with sinful man but at the same time, His grace shines through the darkness of the hour as God makes the way possible for mankind's reconciliation with Himself.

The darkest day in human history is recorded here in Genesis 3 where we have the Divine record of the Fall of Man. Jonathan Sarfati writes, "Genesis 3 is the most tragic chapter in the whole Bible. Here all the horrors of the world began: death, disease, suffering pain – and worst of all, sin, the progenitor of all these." If there is no literal fall as described in this passage, then the rest of...

Genesis is absolutely foundational to Christian morality and marriage is no exception. Failing to accept the historicity of Genesis leaves the Christian church without any real basis for Christian marriage and the home. It is significant that the institution of the home was the first formed by God before human government and the church. The home is the fundamental building block of the nation and...