Well here it goes after I Promised yesterday a verse by verse look
at fear-It’s amazing thatthe first mention of fear is right after the
flood! It is found in Genesis 9:2 (note this will be in the KJV until I
get a new ESV!) Genesis 9:2And the FEAR
of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and
upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and
upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Hmmm, I see a few things here.
- Funny how we (humans) are the very first thing “feared” in the Bible. NOT GOD. Perhaps that is why the flood happened!
- there was no mention of fear prior to this verse….even after the
fall. Fear was not a result of the fall! (very interesting to me since
we Christians leand ourselves to blaming all unpleasant thngs to the
fall) - in verse three it refers to men eating meat…despite the fact men had been wearing furs for clothing since the fall
Okay so a few questions…
- why after the flood and why not after the fall
- what is the difference between killing an animal for clothing and killing an animal for food
- Why hasn’t the fear of God been mentioned to this point
Okay so do you have any thoughts i would love to hear them!
