Verses and Sketches

 The Noahic Covenant Ge 9:11 "Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." * Its Unconditional Structure: "...I establish My covenant with you..." --- With regard to heavenly grace ("I establish") --- With regard to a happy case ("My covenant with you") * Its Universal Stricture: "Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." --- With regard to the human race ("all flesh") --- With regard to human space ("the earth")

Ge 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. * The Depravity of Man's Dealings: "...the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth..." --- Dirty Hands --- Pervasive maleficence ("great" or "filled with violence" verse 11) --- Shallowed by sin * The Depravity of Man's Depths: "...that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." --- Dirty Heart --- Pure malevolence ( " every," "only," "continually ") --- Swallowed by sin

When God Ordained War  Ge 3:15 ...I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." * The Commencement of the Conflict: "...I will put enmity Between you and the woman..." --- War with the woman and the wicked  * The Continuation of the Conflict: "...And between your seed and her Seed..." --- Belligerence between the blessed and the blasted * The Conclusion of the Conflict: "...He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." --- Clash concerning the Christ and the Cursed 

The Very First Lie Ever Told Ge 3:4 "...the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die." * The Deceiver: "...the serpent..." --- Cunning --- No restrainment * The Deceived: "...the woman..." --- Conniving --- No discernment * The Deception: "You will not surely die." --- Contradicting --- No punishment

The Elements Of The Marriage Institution Ge 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. * Leaving: "...a man shall leave his father and mother..." --- The prioritization of marriage --- The concentration on marriage * Cleaving "...be joined to his wife..." --- The partnership of marriage --- The commitment of marriage * Weaving: "...they shall become one flesh." --- The philosophy of marriage --- The chemistry of marriage

God's Original Creation Of Man Ge 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." * God's Constitution of Man: "...Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..." --- Man as a reflection of God (image) --- Man as a resemblance of God (likeness) * God's Institution of Man: "...let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." --- Man as a representative of God (dominion)

  God --- The Great Architect Of The Universe Ge 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. * The Eternality of God: "In the beginning God..." --- He was already there existing * The Energy of God: "...God created..." --- He was there establishing * The Effects of God: "...the heavens and the earth." --- He was there exhibiting