🌍 From Creation to Confusion (4004 BC -2000 BC)

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On October 24, 2023
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🌍 From Creation to Confusion (4004 BC -2000 BC)
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đź“– The Progressive Revelation in God’s Plan 🕰️

 

Understanding the Bible requires recognizing God’s sovereign hand in history. His unchanging character is our foundation, but His dealings with mankind have evolved throughout time. This is the essence of the Bible’s progressive revelation, revealing different dispensations of God’s plan at specific points in history.

 

Time Period: Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 11

 

The first two thousand years of biblical history (human history) are recorded in the first eleven books of the Bible. It is crucial to study these first eleven chapters, as they set the trajectory for God’s great plan of salvation for all mankind.

 

For the first 2000 years, all of mankind spoke one language, and God directly interacted with all mankind. There was no written law or prescribed instructions to worship God except that when a person sinned, they were to bring a blood sacrifice to God by faith, and their faith (plus works, bringing a blood sacrifice) would save them just like it saves us today. Basically, everything God instructed Cain and Abel to do was the format for all mankind for that time period (4004 BC–2000 BC).

 

Scripture is clear as to what mankind did with those instructions; they said thanks, but no thanks, God; we will do our own thing; and all mankind thought of all the time was evil. So God destroyed them with the flood except for Noah and his family (8 people) out of billions. Then, from the time Noah and his family left the Ark, another 200 years went by, and mankind was right back in full rebellion mode, doing their own thing and rebelling against God by refusing to fill the earth and populate the planet. So God forces mankind to scatter by confusing the languages.

 

đź“ś “Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.” (Genesis 11:1, NKJV)

 

God commanded mankind to scatter, and of course, mankind rebelled and said, No thank you, God, we will stay right here. So God came down and confused their languages, forcing them to scatter (Genesis 11:7-9).

 

 

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What Saith the Scripture?

Most problems in interpreting Bible passages arise from neglecting a passage’s context. The guiding principle of sound interpretation is to take a passage literally. Not maintaining this discipline, interpreting Scripture becomes made up, man’s idea, fantasy, and the passage can mean almost anything. The result is erroneous and ridiculous interpretations.

Another important principle to sound Bible interpretation is to read Scripture “in-time”. In other words, we have to read and study the Bible as a progressive revelation. Not getting ahead of God’s revelation.

God’s plan of redemption for mankind wasn’t revealed all at once to Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah, or any of the other old testament prophets. Not even Peter and the eleven were given the full counsel of God. The Lord revealed to each of the aforementioned what they needed at their particular time in Biblical history. A hermeneutical method that does not approach Scripture as a progressive revelation leads to erroneous interpretations.

To be a good bible student one must maintain a literal, grammatical and historical (in-time) hermeneutic. There has been much too much of man’s theology governing Scripture when it is God’s Word alone that reigns over theology.

 

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Who's writing?

Identify the author of the book and passage.

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Who is the author writing too?

Who is the audience? Yes, all Scripture is for us but not all of Scripture is directed to us our salvation and doctrine (how to live our daily lives). To say all of Scripture is, is erroneous interpretation.

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When was the Book or Passage written?

This is necessary to identify the time and historical context.

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What were the circumstances when it was written? (what was going on)

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What was going on before and after it was written?

What happen before and after the particular Book or Passage you’re reading?

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What is the HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE VERSE?

Where does the Bible verse fit in Biblical history. Use the answers from the list of these questions to identify the “historical context”.

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Are there other passages that the Author has written to help expand on the verse your reading?

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Utilize the full counsel of God to illuminate the passage

All of Scripture fits perfectly.

 

The Good News

salvation

Salvation is a FREE GIFT from God. You don’t have to do anything but believe by faith that God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for your sins, was buried, and rose from the dead 3 days later.

THE GOOD NEWS

SALVATION

Salvation is a FREE GIFT from God. SALVATION IS BY FAITH ALONE & FAITH IS BELIEVING WHAT GOD SAYS.

  1. God declares all mankind sinners and we all fall short of Glory of God. Romans 3:23
  2. The payment for our sin is death. Romans 6:23
  3. But God…because he loved you so much sent His own Son, Jesus Christ, to die in your place, for your sins, was buried, and rose from the dead three days later. 1 Cor 15:1-4; 2cor 5:21

All God asks is that you believe by faith alone in 1, 2, & 3. That you’re a sinner, separated from God but God sent his Son to die for your sins, was buried & rose again 3 days later.

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9

Do You Believe?

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