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An Echo

Posted on January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 by jovial_cynic

Genesis 4 is not merely the consequence of Genesis 3. It’s a retelling of it. The stories have an echo that get louder every time.

In Genesis 3, we have:

Adam: A tiller of the ground -> fruit -> broken relationship -> a curse of death -> God’s protection (covering) -> the man has a son.

In Genesis 4, we have:

Cain: A tiller of the ground, -> fruit -> broken relationship -> a curse of death -> God’s protection (a mark) -> he has a son.

See how He Loves Us

Posted on January 12, 2025January 16, 2025 by jovial_cynic

This is how I read the scriptures:

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1 (NIV)

See how he loves us!

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Genesis 1:2 (NIV)

See how he loves us!

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:3 (NIV)

See how he loves us!

If I can’t see how He loves us in the passage, I stop and look for it. And I will never stop looking and listening until it all rings and echoes with this singular truth: See how he loves us!

Echoes

Posted on January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 by jovial_cynic

Genesis 1:1 tells us both the beginning and the end. So it tells us ALL of time.

So does Genesis 1:1-3.

So does all of chapter 1.

So does the whole of Genesis.

The scriptures echo, and grows louder and clearer every time.