Book of Genesis – Genesis Chapter 6 Summary
May 2nd, 2012Quick Chapter Summary
The Flood
- As man’s population grows, the ‘sons of God’ (possibly angels, most likely godly men) marry the ‘daugthers of men’ (possibly descendents of Seth).
- The Lord declares a limit of 120 years for mans life span.
- Nephilim (heroes of old, men of renown) were on the earth at this time.
- The Lord saw the great wickedness in man’s heart and grieved that he had made man.
- He decides to wipe everything off the earth, except for Noah who found favor in His eyes.
- Noah was a righteous man with three sons: Shem, Ham and Japeth.
- God tells Noah that He is going to destroy everything on the earth.
- He tells Noah to build an ark of cypress/gopher wood.
- The ark should have three stories/levels with rooms and be coated in pitch inside and out.
- Dimensional size should be 450 feet long x 75 feet wide x 45 feet high.
- It needed to have a door a roof and some windows no more than 18 inches below the roof.
- God explains that He is going to flood the earth and that everything outside the ark will perish.
- God tells Noah to gather his wife, his sons, and their wives into the ark, along with two of every kind of animal and bird and food for all of them.
- Noah did exactly what he was told.
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Genesis Chapter 6
1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. 4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. 5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. 18But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 19And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. 20Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. 22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Book of Genesis – Genesis Chapter 5 Summary
February 23rd, 2011Quick Chapter Summary
Genealogy/Generations of Adam
- Adam fathers Seth at age 130.
- Adam lives to be 930 years old and has many sons and daughters.
- Seth fathers Enos at age 105.
- Seth lives to be 912 and has many sons and daughters.
- Enos fathers Cainan at age 90.
- Enos lives to be 915 and has many sons and daughters.
- Cainan fathers Mahaleel at age 70.
- Cainan lives to be 910 and has many sons and daughters.
- Mahaleel fathers Jared at age 65.
- Mahaleel lives to be 895 and has many sons and daughters.
- Jared fathers Enoch at age 162
- Jared lives to be 962 and has many sons and daughters.
- Enoch fathers Methuselah at age 65.
- Enoch lives to be 365 and has many sons and daughters. He does not die, but instead is taken to heaven by God.
- Methuselah fathers Lamech at age 187.
- Methuselah lives to be 969 and has many sons and daughters.
- Lamech fathers Noah at age 182.
- Lamech lives to be 777 and has many sons and daughters.
- Noah fathers Shem, Ham and Japeth at 500.
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Genesis Chapter 5
1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth: 4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: 5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. 6And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: 7And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: 8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. 9And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: 10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: 11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. 12And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel: 13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: 14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. 15And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 16And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: 17And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. 18And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. 21And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. 25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech. 26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: 27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. 28And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 29And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. 30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. 32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.Book of Matthew – Matthew Chapter 8 Summary
July 1st, 2008Quick Chapter Summary
Chapter 8 is a chapter recounting many of Jesus miracles.
- Jesus heals a man with leprosy, tells him not to tell anyone about it. (verses 1-4)
- Jesus heals a Roman centurion’s crippled servant. (verses 5-13)
- The centurion comes to Jesus for help.
- Jesus offers to go to mains house, but centurion feels unworthy and tells Jesus that He can help him from there.
- Jesus is amazed by the man’s faith and heals his servant without going to his house.
- Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law Mary from a fever. (verses 14-15)
- Later in the evening after healing Mary, Jesus exorcises many brought to him who are demon possessed. (verses 16-17)
- Jesus is approached by several individuals who want to follow him. Jesus tells the first man that He himself has no home. The second man says he needs to go and bury his father first and Jesus responds, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” (verses 18-22).
- Jesus is awoken by His frightened disciples and calms a storm while out in a boat. (verses 23-27)
- Jesus casts demons out of two men. (verses 28-34)
- Demons acknowledge Jesus and begged to be cast into a nearby herd of swine.
- Jesus casts them into the swine, which then proceed to run down the hillside into the lake and drown.
- Upon seeing and hearing this, the local people came to Jesus and pleaded with Him to leave their region.
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Matthew Chapter 8
1When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 5And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. 14And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: 17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. 23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! 28And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. 31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. 33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. 34And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.Book of Genesis – Genesis Chapter 4 Summary
October 12th, 2007Quick Chapter Summary
Cain and Abel
- Eve gives birth to two sons: Cain, the older, and Abel .
- Abel is a shepherd a finds favor in God’s eyes by bringing a pleasing offering to the Lord.
- Cain is a farmer and skimps on his offering. The Lord isn’t pleased with this.
- Cain becomes angry with the fact that his brother’s offering was better than his.
- Cain lures Abel out into the field and kills him.
- God curses Cain, places a mark upon him and sends him away.
- Genealogy of Cain:
- Cain fathers Enoch.
- Enoch fathers Irad.
- Irad fathers Mehujael.
- Mehujael fathers Methushael.
- Methushael fathers Lamech.
- Lamech fathers Jabal — Jabal’s descendants are nomadic.
- Lamech fathers Jubal — Jubal’s descendants are musicians
- Lamech fathers Tubal-Cain — Tubal-Cain’s descendants are blacksmiths.
- Lamech is a very boastful and ungodly man.
- Eve gives birth to Seth.
- Seth has a son named Enosh.
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Genesis Chapter 4
1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; 12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. 19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. 23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. 25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.Book of Matthew – Matthew Chapter 7 Summary
October 12th, 2007Quick Chapter Summary
Continuation of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ (these are Jesus’ teachings)
- Jesus discusses judgment:
- Do not judge anyone, for similar judgment can also be placed on you.
- Always reflect on yourself before pointing out other’s flaws. How can you hypocritically point out a small flaw in another when you are guilty of a much larger one?
- Teaching others should be done within their spiritual understanding.
- Jesus continues with seeking the things of God
- Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened.
- Jesus compares how parents take care of there children’s needs to how God will fulfill our needs in a greater capacity.
- The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have the do to you.
- Wide and broad is the road to destruction and hell. Narrow is the road that leads to eternal life.
- Jesus warns against false prophets. He points out that you can recognize them by the ‘fruit’ they produce, by there works and actions.
- Building upon God’s Word is like building on rock. Your faith will stand the storm. Anyone who hears the Word and rejects it is building on sand and is doomed to destruction.
- The people listening to Jesus are amazed because He teaches differently; as one who has actual authority.
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