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#GoodMorning and #happymonday! April 11 #BibleStudy links to readings and study resources:

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#genesis 6 #BibleForBeginners #Bible #BibleStudy #KnowYourBible
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The Hebrew paragraph divisions:

5:32-6:4 {p} Holy Spirit will not strive with flesh forever
6:5-8 {p} Exile a consequence of sin, but Noah found grace in the eyes of YHVH
6:9-12 {s} Righteous Noah contrasted with the corrupt earth
6:13-8:14 {s} …

We have been learning about the teaching tools God has embedded in the text of the Bible, beginning with the Hebrew paragraph divisions. Recall that the strong division, which concludes a topic, is marked by a {p} in my notes, since its Hebrew name begins with the ‘p’ sound. The second division is the weak division, which we haven’t really talked about yet. The weak division concludes a facet of a topic, going on to a new facet, but still staying within the topic already introduced. I mark it with an {s} in my notes, because its Hebrew name begins with the ‘s’ sound. We started seeing weak divisions in Gen 2:

2:4-3:15 {s} Disobedience to YHVH’s command is sin
3:16 {s} Consequences for the woman
3:17-21 {p} Consequences for the man
3:22-24 {s} Exile from YHVH’s presence is a consequence of sin
4:1-26 {s} Exile from family is the consequence of sin
5:1-5 {s} Mortality of Adam
5:6-8 {s} Mortality of Seth
5:9-11 {s} Mortality of Enosh
5:12-14 {s} Mortality of Kenan
5:15-17 {s} Mortality of Mahalalel
5:18-20 {s} Mortality of Jared
5:21-24 {s} Enoch walked with God and did not die
5:25-27 {s} Mortality of Methuselah
5:28-31 {s} Mortality of Lamech
5:32-6:4 {p} The Holy Spirit will not strive with flesh forever
6:5-8 {p} Exile a consequence of sin, but Noah found grace in the eyes of YHVH
6:9-12 {s} Righteous Noah contrasted with the corrupt earth

The mix of strong and weak divisions creates another teaching tool that I call Strong Themes. The very next paragraph in Genesis following the Creation account in Gen 1:1-2:3, is from Gen 2:4-3:15 and is ended with a weak marker {s}. There are more weak paragraphs following, and the next strong marker occurs at the end of Gen 3:21.

2:4-3:15 {s} Disobedience to YHVH’s command is sin
3:16 {s} Consequences for the woman
3:17-21 {p} Consequences for the man

weak facet + weak facet + concluding facet = strong theme
Gen 2:4-3:15 {s} + Gen 3:16 {s} + Gen 3:17-21 {p} = Gen 2:4-3:21 {s+s+p}

Now if Gen 2:4 begins a new strong theme which is concluded in Gen 3:21, Gen 2:3 concludes its own strong theme teaching a single overarching topic:

Gen 1:1-2:3 {px7 (seven concurrent strong facets)} God is our Creator
Gen 2:4-3:21 {s+s+p} Disobedience to God is sin, and carries the consequence of painful toil and death

Gen 3:22 is the start of the next paragraph, which happens to conclude with the weak marker, {s}, so we look for the next {p} marker to find the conclusion of the next strong theme:

3:22-24 {s} Exile from YHVH’s presence is a consequence of sin
4:1-26 {s} Exile from family is the consequence of sin
5:1-5 {s} Mortality of Adam
5:6-8 {s} Mortality of Seth
5:9-11 {s} Mortality of Enosh
5:12-14 {s} Mortality of Kenan
5:15-17 {s} Mortality of Mahalalel
5:18-20 {s} Mortality of Jared
5:21-24 {s} Enoch walked with God and did not die
5:25-27 {s} Mortality of Methuselah
5:28-31 {s} Mortality of Lamech
5:32-6:4 {p} The Holy Spirit will not strive with flesh forever

By making Gen 3:22-6:4 a single strong theme, God is teaching us about three exiles as a result of sin – Adam’s exile from Eden, Cain’s exile from the presence of YHVH and his family, and mankind’s exile from life or the earth in judgment (“I will blot out man from the earth,” Gen 6:7a). Sin precedes each of these exiles. BUT! In the face of mortality, sin, and judgment, we find that Enoch and Noah walked with God and did not die, but found grace in the eyes of YHVH. Thus the strong theme:

3:22-6:4 {sx11+p} Exile and death follows from sin and walking in the flesh; life follows from walking with YHVH.

If there are questions, these are good resources:

Gen 3:22-6:4, Strong theme chiastic structure (stay tuned …)
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Gen 5:32-6:4, Sons of God series – Christine Miller
https://www.alittleperspective.....com/genesis-532-64-

Noah’s Ark answers – Answers in Genesis
https://answersingenesis.org/noahs-ark/

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Check out our updated versions of our Parsha Pearls Gem Seekers and Pearl Seekers Pesach/Chag HaMatzot feast Editions. This special feast edition can be used during the entire week to teach your children about this commanded gathered assembly. Little Gems has an updated Pesach story including new characters as well as an audio link to the story being read! We have a new addition to our felt finger puppet craft in the Gem Seekers. We have instructions, pictures and a video on how to make paper lamb, horseradish and matzah stick puppets. Pearls Seekers has an addition to the Parsha Points as well as more Digging Deeper questions. Our memory verses have Podomatic links to songs that are catchy and fun to learn. We hope these lessons bless your home and feast during this season and as always we would love to hear from you. May you have a blessed Passover season from YMTOI and MTOI! Chag Sameach!
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Most traditions and legends have a small kernel of truth in their beginning. For instance the Pilgrims and the natives did eat together during the first American Thanksgiving. Much of the pageantry however is tradition. How dangerous is it when traditions and legends lead us away from the Bible? That can lead to false doctrine, replacement theology and worse. Join us for today’s podcast live at 10 AM Eastern time for Poor Translations Make Bad Tradition.