Two Offerings
One-Year Bible: 01/03/2023
Genesis 5:1-7:24
Two Offerings
New Beginnings have turned into Tragic Endings!
Adam and Eve were exiled from the garden due to their sin and a curse on mankind. The wages of sin were death, separating them from the God they walked within the garden. Shame covered them, and they gave birth to two sons born in their likeness.
The two sons, Cain and Abel, offered gifts to the Lord. Cain’s gift, which was aligned with the curse, was not received by the Lord. On the other hand, Abel sacrificed true worship and was accepted. Cain became furious with God and murdered his brother.
Two Brothers. Two Offerings. Two Destinies. Two Different Nations.
This is a sad but true tale of two brothers and Satan’s design to defeat God’s plan for the world to send salvation…
God’s perfect design is only four chapters long in the Bible, and we already see bloodshed and division due to the fall.
Chapter six tells us about this “Tale of the Two Offerings”...Cain’s murderous ways infected the bloodline, resulting in evil growing amongst God’s people.
The interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4 is both difficult and controversial. Who are the “Sons of God”? What has gone so terribly wrong that God has limited man’s lifespan to 120 years? God is willing to destroy all living creatures “for they have filled the earth with violence”...(6:11-12)
It is important for us to note what occurred BEFORE creation…
Before there was earth, God created angels along with heaven. They were living beings with the ability to think, feel, and make decisions. The word “angel” means messenger. They worshipped God and did his bidding.
Lucifer, the highest of angels, was an “anointed cherub”... He was a worship leader who chose to “lead worship of himself.” He was cast out of Heaven, which occurred before the creation of man and his temptation of mankind in the garden. His unbridled passion was to take God's place and rule all creation. (Check out Ezekiel 28:17 and Isaiah 14:12-15.)
Don’t think for a moment that he disappeared from the scene just because Adam and Eve were removed from the garden. Also, the Bible clarifies that Lucifer (Satan) has a following of demonic beings. The word “demonic” comes from “To Divide,”... which explains his earthly goal. The N.T. tells us that he comes “to steal, kill, and destroy.”
The oldest and most likely interpretation of the term “Sons of God” in Gen. 6:1-4 is that they are fallen angels or “demons.” Let’s look at the context of this passage to see what is going on here that is so severe that God wants to bring a worldwide flood…
We are told there are giant Nephilites that “lived on earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with the women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.” (6:4)
Here is what God says about them, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh.” (6:3)
God lowered their lifespan to 120 years, and the passage tells of “consistent and total evil and depravity going on” because of this unholy union. The Nephilim were the hybrid offspring of the union between fallen angels and human women. Humanity was falling deeper and deeper into corruption and complete depravity. And so God said, “I am sorry I ever made them.”
But, Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord…All of creation was at a crossroads...
Two Offerings. Life or Death?
