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Gilbert House Fellowship #233: Genesis 3:8-4:16
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS have been messed up for millennia because of what happened in Eden.
This week, we discuss the consequences of eating the forbidden fruit, taking a deep dive into Genesis 3:16, a difficult passage that suggests husbands and wives have been cursed by sin to struggle with one another for control.
Then we talk about the curse directed at the serpent and explain why it has more to do with the Mesopotamian concept of the netherworld than why snakes don’t have legs. (Snakes never had legs.) We also deal with the old “serpent seed” heresy, which is debunked simply by reading Genesis 4:1. Cain was the son of Adam, not Satan.
Finally, we discuss the murder of Abel, speculating that at least one fallen entity whispered to Cain to encourage the shedding of his brother’s blood.
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Check the website for links to some of our favorite Bible study tools! And please, take advantage of our free mobile app for iOS and Android. Links to the iTunes App Store and Google Play are on the main page at www.GilbertHouse.org.
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'Realms of Fire,’ the fifth in Sharon's series of supernatural thrillers The Redwing Saga, is available now at Amazon! See www.TheRedwingSaga.com for more information.
Derek's new book 'Last Clash of the Titans' is now available for Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader! For more information, log on to www.LastClashOfTheTitans.com.
For the complete Gilbert House Fellowship archive, go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship.
This week, we discuss the consequences of eating the forbidden fruit, taking a deep dive into Genesis 3:16, a difficult passage that suggests husbands and wives have been cursed by sin to struggle with one another for control.
Then we talk about the curse directed at the serpent and explain why it has more to do with the Mesopotamian concept of the netherworld than why snakes don’t have legs. (Snakes never had legs.) We also deal with the old “serpent seed” heresy, which is debunked simply by reading Genesis 4:1. Cain was the son of Adam, not Satan.
Finally, we discuss the murder of Abel, speculating that at least one fallen entity whispered to Cain to encourage the shedding of his brother’s blood.
————
Check the website for links to some of our favorite Bible study tools! And please, take advantage of our free mobile app for iOS and Android. Links to the iTunes App Store and Google Play are on the main page at www.GilbertHouse.org.
————
'Realms of Fire,’ the fifth in Sharon's series of supernatural thrillers The Redwing Saga, is available now at Amazon! See www.TheRedwingSaga.com for more information.
Derek's new book 'Last Clash of the Titans' is now available for Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader! For more information, log on to www.LastClashOfTheTitans.com.
For the complete Gilbert House Fellowship archive, go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship.
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