Three Doves

Story of Noah is recorded in Genesis 6-10.

Genesis 8:1 And God remembered Noah…
In the midst of all trouble and travail, God remembers His own…
Noah and family locked up inside the Ark for 7 months and 17 days…
Genesis 19:29 God remembered Abraham…
Genesis 30:22 God Remembered Rachel…
1 Samuel 16:19 God remembered Hanna…
And the list goes on all through Scriptures…
God Never forgets, (Except our sins Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Hebrews 10:17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.)
In times of trouble, despair, disaster, GOD IS THERE, remembering you …
Genesis 8:6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, (after 10 months vs 5)
A Raven is sent out … why a Raven? Ravens are mentioned in Scripture 11 times.
Leviticus 11:15, Deuteronomy 14:14, Unclean, not to be eaten.
1 Kings 17:4, obeyed God and brought food to Elijah
Proverbs 30:17, They are scavengers
Psalm 147:9, Job 38:41,
Song of Solomon 5:11, Isaiah 34:11, Comparisons of color.
Then Noah sent forth a Dove. Dove appears 31 times in Scripture, (Turtledove, same word, 10 times).
Most of the time it’s used is reference to being a sacrifice for sins…
Other times used as a word of endearment of peace and gentleness. (Song of Solomon 2:14,5:2)
The four Gospels all equate the Dove to the image of the Holy Spirit which descended upon the Lord Jesus at His baptism.
IT’S INTERESTING THAT THE DOVE IN GENESIS WAS SENT FORTH 3 TIMES.
8:8-9 returned, finding no rest
8:11 returned with an olive branch
8:12 didn’t return (found a resting place)
WHY? Is there a spiritual truth hidden here?
1st The Raven… type of man’s effort. Willing to settle for lesser things.
Scavenger, pick’s on bones of dead.
The 1st Dove … Symbol of God, the Father (1 Dove 3 times … 1 God, 3 offices)
No rest for her feet.
(mountain tops were in view, no doubt debris, trees, dead bodies were floating).
Doves are very gentle, sensitive creatures, just as the Dove find no resting place, neither did God find mankind fit for fellowship with Him.
The 2nd Dove …. Symbol of God the Son
Returned with an Olive Branch, the symbol of peace.
The Son came to earth to bring peace … and had to shed His blood
The 3rd Dove … Symbol of the Holy Spirit.
Returned not again, found a resting place
The Holy Spirit has found a resting place in the heart of all who have believed and are saved by the blood of Christ.

For a list of some of the Animals Noah had on the Ark see Animals

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The Children of Noah

Just an interesting look at Noah’s Family. Three sons are listed SHEM, HAM and JAPHETH, no daughters. Was Noah 500 years old before he had children? This seems strange but the answer could lay in the fact that the world had become very wicked and any children born earlier had fallen into the ways of the world and would perish in the flood. (Read Genesis 6:1-8)

Genesis 5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
It appears Noah was 502 years old when Shem was born;
Genesis 11:10-11 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: and Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
making Japheth born 1-2 years prior to Shem and Ham born sometime after Shem: Japheth then Shem then Ham.
(Genesis 9:24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son (Ham) had done unto him).
(Japheth, Shem, Ham oldest to youngest, in order of age).
Shem is in the Godly linage – therefore this is probably why he is listed first.

If there were any other children born between the age of 500-600 years of Noah’s life, they probably went the way of the world and perished in the flood.

After the Flood.
Genesis 9:18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
Genesis 10:1-2 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. (7 Sons)
Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. (4 Sons)
Genesis 10:21-22 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. (5 Sons)
Genesis 9:28-29 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

No other children are listed in scripture for Noah and his wife.

Noah is mentioned 8 times in the new testament:
In the genealogy of Jesus Luke 3:36 which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
And by the Lord Jesus Mathew 24:37-38 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Also recorded in Luke 17:26-27 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
1 Peter 3:20 which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
2 Peter 2:5 and spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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The Ark of Safety

Genesis 6

The ARK was God’s plan
Genesis 6:1-4 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And 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. There 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.
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Peter writes about this:
1 Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
2 Peter 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly
The ARK was available for all when death threatened
Genesis 6:5-7 And 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. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And 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.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
The ARK was a God appointed refuge
Genesis 6:13-14 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress[a] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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David & Goliath

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Even a cursory reading of the Bible is all that is needed to show us, we are in a battle, a war, and it is to the finish. We (who have trusted in Christ) will be the victors. (1 Corinthians 15:57) We are conquerors (Romans 8:37) But we need to realize even though the outcome is sure, the battle is still raging on (Ephesians 6:12)

…..Our commission is sure (Acts 1:8)
…..Our acts are set (1 Timothy 1:18,6:12)
…..Our position is secure (2 Timothy 2:3)
…..Our weapons are listed (Ephesians 6:13-18)

When we rely upon God, He will deliver ….

Let’s look at a Biblical Soldier in 1 Samuel 17:1-3
The battle scene is described. The PHILISTINES were 1st mentioned in
Genesis 21:32, 26:18. They occupied 5 major cities to the south of Israel. At times they were friendly, bu they were used by God to chastise the Jews when the disobeyed Him, especially during the times of the Judges and into the times of the Kings.

Read 1 Samuel 17:4-7 Just how big was Golliath? A cubit is generally accepted at 18” and a span at 9”. Picture of giant of a man.
So 18 x 6 = 108 +9 =117 / 12 = 9’ 9” or If a cubit is 20” he would be 10’ 9”.
Needless to say he was a BIG man.

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Read 1 Samuel 17:8-10 Goliath was not only big but his pride was in his size.

Read 1 Samuel 17:11  Israel was in a state of apostasy, they didn’t lean upon God but upon self which resulted in their being “dismayed and terrified”. We are in a spiritual battle (Ephesians 6:12) and we need God in our lives. Jesus taught us who to fear. (Matthew 10:28)

Read 1 Samuel 17:12-25 Without God, man will try anything, but even a high prize failed to produce a HERO.

Read 1 Samuel 17:26-32  David could step up to the Challenge because his faith and trust was in God. Psalm 118:6-8 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

Read 1 Samuel 17:33-51 For actual Battle Details.

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DAVID WAS THE VICTOR because GOD GAVE HIM THE VICTORY

As believers we MUST stand for God. When we do He gives the victory!
2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalm 34:7, 91:4, 125:2

When we rely upon God, He will deliver!

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The Way of Cain Part 2

More thoughts about Cain.
Think about Adam and Eve. Expelled from the Garden, no more walks in the Garden with God, work by the sweat of the brow, knowing they would die.
Then, Eve delivers a SON, she cries “ I have gotten a man from the LORD”.
How happy they both must be. Then another son (and some daughters).
They taught their children how the sacrifice to the Lord.
The sons grow and go out, one becoming a shepherd and the other a farmer.
Then comes the time for them to bring an offering to the Lord.
Genesis 4:3-4 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And 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:
Remember Adam and Eve shown them how this was done.
Abel brings his offering, the shed blood, to atone for sin.
Cain brings his, THE WORK OF HIS HANDS!
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Cain gets angry. Genesis 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
The LORD offers Cain another chance. Genesis 4:6-7 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If 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.
Many Christians today are guilty of ‘The way of Cain’, not trusting in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, BUT by their own works.
NOT the way of Cain, BUT the way of the Cross.

Romans 4:4-5 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Titus 3:5-7 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
The Lord said: Matthew 7:21-23 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
NOT the way of Cain, BUT the way of the Cross.

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The Ark of Safety Part 2

The ARK was the ONLY refuge
Genesis 6:17-18 And, 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. But 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.
Jesus said to the Jew:
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
The warnings apply to all:
Proverbs 11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Proverbs 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man,but the end thereof are the ways of death.
The ARK was an absolute safe refuge
Genesis 7:10-16 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; they, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
John 3:15 that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John 10:28-29 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

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The Ark of Safety Part 3

ALL who entered the ARK were saved
Genesis 8:15-20 And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him: every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
1 Cor 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
ALL who remained outside the ARK perished
Genesis 7:21-23 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: all in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Then came a time when it was too late to enter
Genesis 7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Matthew 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Luke 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Proverbs 1:24-28 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

REMEMBER the lesson from the ARK

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The Children of Lot

Lot flees with daughters

Read about LOT in Genesis 11-19. The story of his family is in Genesis 19.
To Summarize:
19:1 Two angels visit Lot
19:12 Tell him to Gather his family, sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you?
19:14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters.
But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
19:15 Angels grab their hands and lead them out of city.
19:29 God destroyed the cities of the plain, Sodom and Gomorrah.
19:30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, … He and his two daughters lived in a cave
Lot had Son’s, Son-In-Laws and Daughters! But only two survived.
19:36 The daughters get their father drunk and commit sin with him and bear sons.

It would appear that Lot had more than two daughters.
Perhaps Sons, Daughters-in-law, Daughters and Sons-in -law who did not have faith and did not believe him and they perished in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

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Elijah

His story is in 1 and 2 Kings. 63 Bible results for “Elijah .”

1 Kings: (some highlights)
17:1 He was a Tishbite from GILEAD.
He warned King Ahab it would not rain for 3 years.
17:13-24 He was a man of God.
He performed a miracle for a widow and raised her son from the dead.
18:1-2 After 3 years he went to Ahab and told him rain was coming.
18:7-17 He met with Obadiah and Ahab.
18:21-36 He challenged the prophets of Baal and mocked them.
18:40-42 He had all the prophets of Baal killed.
18:46 He ran to Jezreel (before Ahab).
19:1-2 Jezebel warns Elijah.
19:9-13 Hides in a cave, God finds him.
19:19-21 Meets Elisha who follows him.
21:17-28 Meets with Ahab and says God ill spare him but will bring evil upon his son

2 Kings: (some highlights)
1:3-4 The Lord told him to meet with the king of Samaria.
1:8 Description of Elijah
1:10 Calls fire from heaven, destroys 50 men.
1:12-13 Calls fire from heaven, another destroys 50 men. Spares 3 group/
1:15 He goes to see the king.
1:17 Jehoram reigned in his stead.
2:1-2 The LORD to take Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind.
2:4 Elijah and Elisha go to Jericho.
2:6 Then to Jordan.
2:8-9 Divides the waters.
2:11 The chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
2:13-15 Elisha took up also the mantle of Elijah
3:11 Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
9:36 Prophecy concerning Jezebel.
10:10 Prophecy concerning the house of Ahab.
10:17 Elisha continued the work of Elijah.

2 Chronicles 21:12 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

Ezra 10:21 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

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Days of Noah

Many wonder: Just how bad can it get!

The Lord Jesus warned how it will get before he returns and he compares it to the days of Noah.
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
The approximately 1600 years from Adam to Noah are recorded in Genesis 4-5.
The Lord Jesus continues:
Matthew 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
The Lord Jesus didn’t talk about all the wickedness, just commented that none seemed worried that the end was soon coming, just like today. But Genesis reveals just how bad it was.
Genesis 6:5-6 And 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. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Has the world reached this point today? “every imagination of the thoughts…only evil continually”!
Genesis 6:11-12 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Yes, man had become wicked, evil, corrupt, so indescribable that God had to destroy all flesh. But man thought all was okay and continued in his evil ways.

Matthew 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

This is the way it will be when the Lord Jesus returns to set up his kingdom. (Review The Future)
The question is “How Long, O Lord, How long?”

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