1. Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

2. It is reasonable to believe the Bible is God’s revelation & is true
It claims to be so by men of integrity
It is accurate on all it speaks on – history & the physical world
It’s prophecies are 100% accurate

3. God is the creator of all things & does what He says.
God created man in His own image & gave him specific responsibilities
Man is rational, emotional & volitional & also reflects God’s moral attributes
Man was to be God’s regent on earth
Only restricted from eating from tree of knowledge of good & evil

4. Man did not obey God resulting in sin and being cursed
Serpent lost legs & prestige
Woman gained pain
The earth would grow weeds
The man would toil & sweat
Death entered the world
Hope in a future redeemer

5. The Bible is God’s revelation – believe & trust it.
God is Creator & does what He says
God made man in His image & gave him responsibilities
Man disobeyed God & brought the curse of sin upon himself

6. The Spread of Sin Genesis 4 & 5
Cain & Abel – 4:1-8
Cain – “gotten” – hope of God’s promise
Abel – “breath” / “vanity”
Abel – a keeper of flocks
Cain – a tiller of ground

7. The Spread of Sin Genesis 4 & 5
Cain & Abel – Their offerings – 3-5
God regarded Abel’s firstling of the flock, He did not regard Cain’s fruit
Cain’s attitude was not right
Hebrews 11:4 – Abel offered by faith

8. The Spread of Sin God Warns Cain – Genesis 4:6-7
God had not rejected Cain
God prodded Cain to think about his attitude
God encouraged him to do well
God warned him about sin – and that he must master it.

9. The Spread of Sin
Sin desires to control- but we must resist it & master it
We yield to sin because we are enticed by our own desires. We want it.
Obedience to God protects from sin

10. The Spread of Sin
Humans are volitional – they can make choices – we do or don’t do what we choose
We sin because we choose what we desire instead of what God desires - We choose sin because it agrees with what we want.

11. The Spread of Sin
Cain murdered Abel – vs. 8
God cursed Cain – vs. 9-12
God confronted Cain
Cain lied
People don’t believe He is omniscient
Cain denied responsibility
God curses him to wander

12. The Spread of Sin God’s Mercy to Cain – 13-15
Cain complained it was too severe
God allows Cain to live giving the opportunity for future repentance
God does not hide – He invites – Hebrews 11:6; Matt. 11:28; John 7:37
Men hide & will not seek – Rom. 3:10-12

13. Cain’s Descendants The First City – Genesis 4:16-18
Nod = “wandering”
Cain’s wife? A sister or niece
No other possibility
No command against it
No genetic mutations / load
Cain started the city, it grew under his descendants

14. Cain’s Offspring: The City Builders 4:17-26
Title Page
Cain and Abel
BACK
Cain’s Offspring: The City Builders 4:17-26

15. Cain’s Descendants Lamech – Genesis 4:19-22
An expanding economy & technology
Jabal – keepers of livestock
Jubal – musical arts
Tubal-Cain – bronze & iron tools

16. Cain’s Descendants Lamech – Genesis 4:23-24
The first polygamist
A killer, not adverse to murder
Arrogant, boasting to get his own revenge & be 11 times worse than God’s vengence

17. Seth Genesis 4:25-26
This is the godly line that calls upon the name of the Lord

18. The Descendants of Adam Genesis 5
A genealogical record of line of promise from Adam to Noah
Summary statement about creation of man, then repetitious pattern for each generation.

19. Father Son Birth After Total
Adam Seth
Seth Enosh
Enosh Kenan
Kenan Mahalalel
Mahalalel Jared
Jared Enoch
Enoch Methuselah ↑
Methuselah Lamech
Lamech Noah

20. Adam to Noah Enoch walks with God. A prophet – quoted in Jude 11
He is taken and does not experience death because of his faith. (Heb. 11:5)

21. The Spread of Sin Genesis 4 & 5
Noah – 5:29 – the hope of the godly line
With the exception of Enoch – each ends: “and he died”
Sin spread to all – but
God preserves a remnant - hope
Methuselah – “When he dies, it shall be sent”

22. Adam to Noah ADAM (930) SETH (912) ENOSH (905) KENAN (910)
The Fall
(Age at death)
ADAM (930)
SETH (912)
ENOSH (905)
KENAN (910)
MAHALALEL (895)
JARED (962)
ENOCH (365–God took him)
METHUSELAH (969)
LAMECH (777)
NOAH
The Flood

23. Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ