Genesis 6:1-22

The de-creation of the flood is the judgment of God; several aspects of the judgment of God we need to recognize this morning

Outline

  • First, the purpose of God’s judgment (6:1-7)
    • The purpose of God’s judgment is to confront the breadth of our sinful actions (6:1-4)
    • The purpose of God’s judgment is to confront the depth of our sinful thoughts (6:5-7)
  • Second, the patience of God’s judgment (6:8-16)
    • God’s patience protects a righteous remnant – (6:8-10)
    • God’s patience preserves a corrupted creation (6:11-13)
    • God’s patience provides an unexpected deliverance (6:14-16)
  • Third, the promise of God’s judgment (6:17-22)
    • A promise of a certain judgment (6:17)
    • A promise of a covenantal judgment (6:18-21)
    • A promise of a coming judgment (6:22)

Christ Connections

  • The Flood foreshadows the cross, where God pours out his judgment on Christ. Just as his flood of waters will cleanse the corruption of sin and launch a new creation, that’s exactly what happens through the death and resurrection of Christ— Jesus cleanses the corruption of sin as he ushers in a new creation.
  • Matthew 24: 36–40 shows us that the Story of Noah doesn’t just point ahead to the first coming of Christ but the second coming of Christ; the judgment of God in Genesis 6 is a preview of the judgment that awaits the whole world at the return of Christ. “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.”

Applications

  • The Flood isn’t a portrait of these sinners but of the purpose of God’s judgment. God holds all of us accountable for our sinful actions. We are like these people in our sin and deserve the same punishment.
  • The coming of the Flood shows us that we cannot live as if everything is normal. We must live knowing that Christ is going to return at any moment. We cannot be so busy pursuing the treasures of this world that we forsake pursuing the treasures of heaven.