Genesis 6-9

Book: Genesis

Sep 27

This judgment of the flood will return the earth to its initial state of Genesis 1:1-2. God is making sure that the reader recalls that He is about to move once again to re create a new skies and earth as promised in Genesis 3:14-24, utilizing this new Adam, Noah. Thus the indication by the author is that God is bringing forth a new creation and a new Adam. Of course, this creation will decline since this second Adam is no different than the first. Like the first Adam, this one will plant a garden and eat (drink) of the fruit, and become naked and ashamed. In addition, it is clear that Noah, as the New Adam, did not wipe out the source of evil, the evil one himself, the serpent Satan.

The literary comparisons between the creation of Genesis 1—4 and Genesis 6—9 are clear. They are there to demonstrate that this was a “new creation” with a new Adam. But the difficulty was that all the righteous still had the character of the original Adam and will demonstrate it.