Some thoughts on Scripture

Genesis 8:6--"So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made." It was by opening the window and sending out birds that Noah was able to determine if there was any dry land on which to beach the ark. God could have spoken in a loud, audible... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 7:16--"So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in." There is a finality when the ark door closes. God closes it, not Noah. Those who are with Noah, that is, those who come unto the ark as the LORD commanded, are saved from... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 6:6-8--"And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the LORD said, 'I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.' But Noah... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 5:29--"And he called his name Noah, saying, 'This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed." When I read this verse, I not only see Noah's story but Lamech's as well. Lamech has become weary of the toil. Scripture does... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 4:5-7--"but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. So the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 3:7--"Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings." Like what God says, who told Adam and Eve that they were naked? That they were naked was not the problem. They had been innocent. But upon... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 2:16-18--"And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.' And the LORD God said, 'It is not good that man should be... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 11:26--28a--"Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over hte fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind' and it... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 22:8-9--"Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. Then he said to me, 'See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 21:22-25--"But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the... Sign in to see full entry.