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WEEKLY SERMON JANUARY 10, 2025
Covenant with Adam
Introduction: There are many covenants in the Bible and the first covenant was with ADAM because God wanted us to know that we can have a relationship with Him. The covenant was the basis of our relationship with Him! Even in the perfection of the Garden of Eden there was a need for man to have a covenant with God! We need to know our rights in the covenant we have with God!
Focus Scripture: 1 Cor 15:45 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
The 2nd Adam is the Lord Jesus Christ and the term quickening spirit means that the Lord is from Heaven but the man Adam was made alive in a human body! One Adam is the head of the human body and one is the head of the church. One is the first man and one is the eternal head who lives forever that died for sin! God had a covenant with Adam but Adam fell so God sent a 2nd Adam to correct what the 1st Adam failed to do. This 2nd Adam had to be born without sin just like the 1st Adam was!
Gen 5:1-3 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:
God created man and named them Man (Adam which tells us that he was made from red dirt) He called both Adam the man and the woman. The man named her woman so the names of the ones in the garden were ish and ish-shah. Or Man and Woman. Then after the fall they were named Adam and Eve, God said in the day you sin you will die. (a day is as a thousand years to the Lord) Adam died at the age of 930. He was 130 when Seth was born but Seth was not the firstborn son. Can and Abel were born before him so he was younger when they were born!
A representative for Man- God showed forgiveness for man even after the first sin by man in the earth. God wanted man to be in a covenant with man from day one. They were part of the family of God and had a special relationship with God for they were created and were not just born like everyone else was. They were called a SON of God in Luke 3. They were considered the head of mankind!
Shed Blood for Man Gen 3:21-24 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
The fact that God gave them skins from animals infers a couple things. 1) an animal had to be shed 2) other animals of that kind were already created 3) if it were a lamb there had to be many lambs or God created more lambs. 4) all animals at that time were innocent and not meat eaters but from the rest of Scripture it was probably a lamb which was slain from the foundation of the world! (this could have been the lamb that was referred to!) There was a separation that occurred between man and God! They fell so the angel prevented the man and woman were cast out of the Garden! (Other verses that mention the tree of life Pr. 15:4 Rev 22:2)
Obey the Lord Gen 2:15-17 15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
This was a covenant of obedience. Adam and Eve were told to obey and as long as they did obey the Lord! But when they were created, they had supernatural bodies. The bodies were full of the glory of God! They knew good and evil! But at one time they only knew the goodness of God. There was already evil in the world so this indicates that Satan fell before this! Satan perverted what God had done and wanted to do the same to the head of the creation of God on the earth!
Naked without realizing it Gen 2:25 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
They were not created to wear clothes. They were clothed with the glory of God so even they were not wearing clothes they were clothed with the glory of God for they were created in the image of God! So, they were not ashamed even though they had no clothes! Naked but unashamed. God restored everything we lost in the Garden at Calvary!
Divinely Created God created Adam and Eve to rule over the Earth. God created a garden and put Adam into the Garden so they could rule over the earth. God HIT a homerun when he created man for man was created to be like a god over the earth. God gave man great authority and gave him a spiritual body that is why they did know they were naked,
Head of the human race 1 Cor 15:21-22 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
He was the one who was created so there were no other people. Adam was the one who to take rule over the earth. Christ as the 2nd Adam had to complete what the 1st Adam could not. If the 1st Adam would have defeated Satan there would be no evil and Jesus would not have needed to come! God knew that Christ would need to come! We are made alive because we were in Him according to the Scripture so when Adam sinned, he represented us but when Christ died Christ also represented us!
In his image Gen 1:26-30 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Do you think that you are in the imago dei – the image of God? God made Adam to be that way? God made the woman in his image as well. So that does not just mean your physical body since men and women have some physical differences. We are a triune being- spirit soul and body! God gave us authority over the whole of his creation! At this point they did not eat animals. They ate the herbs instead! We were told to subdue the earth and rule over it! We were told to multiply and God created us to reproduce All of creation was designed to reproduce!
Type of Christ - Rom 5:12-14 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
There are many in the OT that are considered to be types of Christ that is because they do some things that Christ did do! Moses Kind David and others are types of Christ. Jesus bore our sin so that even though sin was given to men. Death came to men until Jesus died at Calvary! Adam was the one who transgressed. Jesus removed that so we can be free!
Authority in the Garden- having authority in the Garden and that was the area that God created for them to rule over. We know that the Earth was one land mass for it was not divided until the days of Peleg. God HAS given man authority and wants us to walk in that authority over the Earth. Tell yourself You have authority because you belong to God! Adam Had authority and so do you!
He named the woman Gen 2:21-23 and 3:20-21 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
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Gen 5:2 says God named them Adam. Traditionally we do not realize that. Most do not know that the woman was named Adam by God and shared in the authority. Adam named her woman and then later Eve. He named her WO- MAN! then later EVE because she was the mother of all living! The name given to her meant something. Today, we name children after parents or relatives and we do not name them after characteristics. This shows authority when you name something!
Adam named all the animals Gen 2:19-20 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
I do not know how long it took to name the animals. I would imagine it took a long time. They have all those rhinoceros, elephants, snakes, giraffes, dogs, cats and the different breeds of these animals had to be named. Tiger and Lion are in the cat family etc. There are thousands of animals that we have today. So, Adam was in the Garden more then one day! He also named the fowl of the air and the cattle and the Lord did not find a suitable help meet for Adam for God knew that Adam needed help! This shows the authority and the fact that he was ruler over the earth!
Saw the Tree of life and death Gen 2:9 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
God knew the results o eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. These trees may not have been the trees we have for we do not have trees that are called the tree of life in our neighborhood. There was a tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and if you eat of that tree you would fall! It had both good and evil that came from that tree. So the fruit of these trees were character fruit and not fruit like apples or peaches.
Man Sinned – when MAN broke the covenant with the sin committed in the Garden then man fell. Sin broke the covenant. We do not know long Adam was in the Garden but he named the animals and the woman. Time did not start until Man fell, so it could have been billions of years the earth was here we do not know!
Man was cursed Gen 3:10-19 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
The woman man and snake were asked what did they do? The snake talked. The man answered first then the woman and then the snake. The man felt responsible then the woman told the Lord about the snake and then the snake had no one to blame. The man and woman blamed others. The snake had an eternal curse for the snake will not be redeemed. The ground was cursed and childbirth was cursed but the snake also would be defeated by the seed of the woman! ( we do not know how long they were in the Garden at this time.) Within one day (1,000 years) they would die! Gen 5 says that they all lived less then 1,000 years!
Animal killed for sin Gen 3:21-23 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Now an animal was sacrificed so they must have reproduced in the garden or that animal is out of existence. I think that the animal was a lamb. The NT tells us that Jesus is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (means- disruption of the world- which could mean the fall of Adam) I believe that God sacrificed a Lamb since Jesus is the Lamb of God! God did not want them to eat of the tree of life! for they would live forever in that sinful state and there would be no redemption for man!
New Beginning Gen 41-2,25-26 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
After the fall, Adam and Eve had children. Tradition says they had 30 kids. The first family- the kids married each other. There was no one else to marry. So they had many children but we only know the names of a couple of these children and that is Cain, Abel and Seth! Abel and Seth were good kids but Cain was a murderer and killed his brother Abel and Seth was born to replace the seed of Abel! At one point people had a revival
Conclusion- A covenant is stronger than a deal we have today. It is similar to a contract but it is signed with blood and is good for generations. We need to study the covenants so we know 1) what God has given to man and 2) what we have done through us in Christ. So, we are starting through Christ and seeing the depth of his provision starting with Adam.
Application – We apply this by studying this and seeing what is in our life because of the curses and blessings that we started with. Having to toil and what we are freely given. Then we praise God and live in an attitude of praise of thanksgiving. Then we go to God and trust that HE will continue to provide because of the covenant that we have in Him today!
Prayer for healing- (pray in faith believing) Expect a miracle and see yourself as being healed. Find a Scripture for your healing and speak that forth. Heavenly Father I pray for healing. I thank you for manifesting healing in my body today! You took all my sickness, disease, pain, sorrow for you paid for it on the cross of Calvary. I speak healing into my body and command ______________ to leave my body! No weapon can defeat me! I call myself healed because of the blood of Jesus Christ. Devil take your hands off of me for I am the child of the living God! Now thank the Lord for healing you!
Prayer for Salvation- I pray that all of you will come to know Jesus. Pray with me: Heavenly Father I recognize my need for you for without Jesus, I cannot make it in this life. I need you! I know I am a sinner and I need your SON. I recognize that Jesus died for my sin when Jesus died for me on Calvary. I believe that he rose again so that I can go to heaven and live with you there. Thank you for paying for my sin and bringing me into your forever family. So, Jesus come into my heart and live in me today! I am now a Christian!
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