The Breath of God!

The Breath of God

“In whose hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every living thing.”  Job 12:10

Many great scholars believe that the first part of Genesis shows there were two creations.  You will have to study this yourself, but here are a couple of things to think about.  In Genesis 1:27-28 “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (NKJ)

Now we go to Genesis 2:5-8 “For the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.”

I personally have so many questions on these two passages of scripture and hope someday for some answers.  In the meanwhile, going on with this incredible story, Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree that God told them never to do and sin was BORN! God cursed the ground and cursed pain on Eve during childbirth.  Then they both were driven from Eden.  From then on they were to know a life of toil and a life of sin

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“Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, "I have acquired a man from the LORD." Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.  (Genesis 4:1-2) This next part shows how far this little family had fallen.  Satan’s evil had poisoned so much that jealousy came into their lives.  Let’s stop here to consider the word; jealousy.

I believe that the word ‘Jealousy’ is the cause of every sin.  Out of jealousy comes forth ‘Greed’ which brings forth every criminal thought and action there is.  There was even jealousy in Heaven; Satan was jealous of God and tried to destroy God.  Satan still uses the same tactics he has always used; speaking jealousy in peoples mind.  If one allows it, the consequences are deadly.

Both Cain and Abel gave up an offering to God, but God only accepted Abel’s.  It appears that Cain did not follow God’s command.  This caused jealousy to rise up and murder rose in Cain’s heart and he killed his brother.  Cain was cursed and God sent Cain out into the wilderness, but God did put a mark on Cain so no one would kill him.  Cain wandered around until he came to live in the land of Nod. Suddenly he has a wife with him and she is pregnant and she bore a son, Enoch.  “And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son--Enoch.” (Genesis 4:17) (This Enoch is not the one that comes later and walks with God.)

Wow, where did Cain’s wife come from? I’ve heard the story that she was his sister and hundreds of years later, Cain married his sister.  I personally don’t believe that’s true.  Remember back in Genesis one, “male and female He created them.”  Then God told them to be fruitful and multiply the earth.  Where did those people go at that time? I believe they were still around and somehow, men always seem to find women.

Genesis 4:25-26, “And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, "For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed. And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the LORD.”   Far from Eden humans began to question and realize there was a mighty God, Jehovah who was there for them. He watched over them and loved them; there was a reason for them to go on and follow Him, so they began to worship Him.

To continue next week.