Ch. 4 - The Early World

How an ancient Israelite viewed Genesis 1-11

An episode of the Understanding the Scriptures podcast, hosted by Carson Weber, M.A., titled "Ch. 4 - The Early World" was published on July 7, 2009 and runs 74 minutes.

July 7, 2009 ·74m · Understanding the Scriptures

Summary

In this lesson, Carson covers Chapters 4 through 11 in the Book of Genesis. The author of Genesis contrasts the descendants of Cain (the evil seed of the serpent) with the line of Seth (the righteous seed of the woman), and various interpretive clues in the text help us to discern what the original human author intended to affirm. Noah is a New Adam. The Flood and the subsequent repopulation of the earth are presented as a New Creation. God's covenant family is at odds with those who attempt to create a name (Hebrew: shem) for themselves out of pride and vainglory. Calling upon the name of the Lord indicates covenant worship. Find out what the Hebrew names: Cain, Abel, and Seth mean and how Genesis 1-6 is a literary parallel of Genesis 7-11. All this and more in this podcast episode!

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