Peter Barnes | Genesis 9:1-7
SERMON NOTES
A RENEWED CREATION
Genesis 9:1-7; 1 Timothy 4:1-16
1. Be fruitful and multiply.
– 9:1, 7; like Gen.1:28
– almost a second Adam and a re-creation
2. The relationship between man and animals.
– 9:2-3; man was originally vegetarian in 1:29
– this has changed (1 Tim.4:1-5)
– 9:4; see Acts 15:1-2, 19-20; possibly has a connection with the pagan practice of drinking blood
3. The sanctity of human life.
– 9:5-6; see Ex.21:12; Acts 25:11; Rom.13:4
– justice should be swift (Eccles.8:11) and appropriate
– no capital punishment for stealing (Ex.22:1)
– Ps.55:23; Matt.10:28-31