Genesis 6:5–8
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to a passage that is a bucket of ice water to the face of modern sensibilities. Our therapeutic, man-centered age wants a God who is a celestial grandfather, endlessly affirming and entirely manageable. They want a God made in their own image, a God who would never, ever bring judgment. But the God of Scripture is not manageable, and He is certainly not a doting grandfather wringing his hands in the corner. He is the sovereign ruler of the cosmos, holy and just, and He is the central character in the story. The world before the flood was not a primitive, brutish existence. It was a sophisticated, technologically advanced, and profoundly wicked civilization. The long lifespans meant that knowledge accumulated at a staggering rate. Adam could have known Methuselah, who in turn could have known Shem.