1. Lesson 16: Nature of Society
Genesis
Part I: 1-11
Lesson 16: Nature of Society

2. חַיָּה Kayah (life) חַוָּה Genesis 3
20And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Adam renames Woman (“out of man”) Eve (“mother of all living”).
חַיָּה Kayah (life)
חַוָּה
Kavah (life giver)
Ζωή Zoe (life) – Gen 3:20
Εὕα Eva (?) – Gen 4:1; II Cor 11:3; I Tim 2:13

3. Hebrews 7
9And as I may so say, Levi also, who re-ceiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
Levi received tithes from other 11 tribes.
Levi paid tithes before conception.
Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Levi
Abraham tithes (14:20) and dies (25:8).
Levi is born ~70 years later (29:34).

4. Jeremiah 1
5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
God sanctified Jeremiah before birth.
God knew Jeremiah before conception.
Adam had humanity in his loins.
Eve gave life to them.

5. Acts 17
24God that made the world …
26… hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27that they should seek the Lord …
Before creation, God chose the place and time of our birth.

6. Genesis 5
3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
4and the days of Adam after he had be-gotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
How many children in 130 years?
Seth means “substitute” for Abel.
How many children in 800 years?

7. Man is in need of a keeper. Man incorporates for protection.
Successful Society
1. Incorporation
Genesis 4
9And the Lord said unto Cain, “Where is Abel thy brother?” And he said, “I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Man is in need of a keeper.
Man incorporates for protection.
Society is like a rope: small strands become strong when twisted together.

8. Ecclesiastes 4
9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

9. Ecclesiastes 4
9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

10. Ecclesiastes 4
11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

11. Ecclesiastes 4
12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

12. Productivity requires incorporation.
Successful Society
1. Incorporation
Genesis 4
11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength …
Productivity requires incorporation.
Water and work is needed for produce.

13. Society formed in Eden, east of the garden.
Successful Society
1. Incorporation
Genesis 2
5and every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Society formed in Eden, east of the garden.
Cain lives as a fugitive, east of Eden.

14. Location requires incorporation.
Successful Society
1. Incorporation
Genesis 4
12… and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
16And Cain … dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Location requires incorporation.

16. brotherhood of keepers
fugitive and vagabond
brotherhood of keepers

17. Society sees the need for divine guidance.
Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
Genesis 4
25… she bare a son, and called his name Seth: ”For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”
26… then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
Society sees the need for divine guidance.

18. God must mark a society for it to prosper.
Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
Genesis 4
15And the Lord said unto him, “Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
God must mark a society for it to prosper.

19. A prosperous society requires God’s favor.
Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
Psalm 127
1Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
A prosperous society requires God’s favor.
A prosperous society acquires God’s power.

20. Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
Romans 13
1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves dam-nation.

21. $650,000,000,000

22. Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
Genesis 4
17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
18And unto Enoch was born … Lamech.
19And Lamech took unto him two wives …

23. Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
Genesis 4
23And Lamech said unto his wives, Āʹ-dãh and Zĭlʹ-lãh, “Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, tru-ly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”

24. Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
3. Innovation
Genesis 4
20And Āʹ-dãh bare Jāʹ-băl: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
21And his brother’s name was Jūʹ-bãl: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

25. Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
3. Innovation
Genesis 4
22And Zĭlʹ-lãh, she also bare Tūʹ-bãl -Ĉāin, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron …

27. Successful Society
1. Incorporation
2. Invocation
3. Innovation
Deuteronomy 8
9a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

28. It appears the sons of Cain were more advanced than the sons of Seth.
Luke 16
8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their gen-eration wiser than the children of light.
Individual rights must not undermine the good of society.

29. Song of Solomon 5
2I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.”
3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

30. Song of Solomon 5
6I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
7The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

31. Luke 15
13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Joshua 24
15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; … but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

32. Lesson 17: Nature of Grace
Genesis
Part I: 1-11
Lesson 17: Nature of Grace