[Day #2-Genesis 4-7]}

My thoughts from today's readings:

Ch. 4
v. 5b-6: "...So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell. Then the Lord said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?'"

{What does countenance mean?}
Countenance-a person's face or facial expression.

v. 7: "If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door, andits desire is for you, but you must master it."

{This would be a great verse to memorize, I think}

v. 26b: "Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord."

{This was right after the birth of Enosh, the son of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve. Using the list of years given in the following chapter and if I am understanding correctly, this would mean that God was on the Earth with everyone for approximately 235 years. Interesting.}


Ch. 5
Adam--130 years-->became the father of Seth--800 more years=930 years old when he died.
{And so on and so forth from here on out}
Seth--105 years-->Enosh--807 more years=912.
Enosh--90 years-->Kenan--815 more=905.
Kenan--70 years-->Mahalalel--840 more=910.
Mahalalel--65 years-->Jared--830 more=895.
Jared--162 years-->Enoch--800 more=962.
*Enoch--65 years-->Methusaleh--300 more=365.
Methusaleh--187 years-->Lamech--782 more=969.
Lamech--182 years-->Noah--595 more=777.

{*"Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him."-Genesis 5:24----HOW COOL IS THAT?! Enoch DIDN'T die! As far as I can recall, he is the only person in history who has escaped death. "...and he was not, for God took him..." Wow. That story has always intrigued me. And you'll notice, he only lived about 1/3 as long as the others mentioned above. Incredible.} {{{EDIT: It was pointed out to me that Elijah was taken up to Heaven by a whirlwind, so make that two people that did not die ;)}}}

Ch. 6
v. 4: "The Nephilim were on the Earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown."

{I'm still trying to fully understand and research this one...this verse has always interested me.}

Ch. 7
Clean animals: by sevens, male and female
Unclean animals: 2, a male and his female
Birds: by sevens, male and female

v. 16: "And the Lord closed [the door of the ark] behind him."

{Every time the Lord directly does something, it just amazes me. Could Noah not have closed the door himself? And yet, whatever the reason was, the Lord closed the door!}

v. 23: {Another God-verb}: "blotted"-to obliterate

v. 24: "The water prevailed upon the earth [150] days."

{About 5 months! Boy is that a long time to be crammed in an ark with your family and literally, an entire zoo!}