Genesis 6 - God’s Decision
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Genesis 6 begins setting the stage for the flood. As we saw in Genesis 6 - Causing God Strife, Adam’s descendants had been causing God strife ever since The Fall. I mean, after The Fall, it wouldn’t be until Adam was 235 years old before anyone started calling on God’s name. Instead, people had to live off the cursed ground, and many likely under the thumb of Cain. Why under Cain? Well, Cain had the acid touch when it came to farming (Genesis 4:12), had no desire to be a shepherd (Genesis 4:5), and was afraid that everyone would want to kill him (Genesis 4:14). Add to his fear and …