Skeptics view of Genesis

[Drich]

Genesis 4 Questions:

 Why did God look on favour on Abel but not on Cain?

Because Abel did or was more like what God wanted man to be.

That’s not fair that’s evidence of God turning one against the other?!

God rewards those who do as they are told. Cain turned on his brother because he was too proud to change who he was.

 God yet again asks where Abel is. – Then asks ‘What have you done?’ – Seriously God you sound clueless.

Same answer. God gives 'us' an opportunity to come clean.

 Cain worries that people will kill him? – Who there are only 3 people in existence.

Ah, no. There are only three people you are aware of.

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Cain said he would be a restless wanderer then in a few verses later he goes and settle in

Nod and built a city? How could he be restless!!!

Guilt, follows a man despite how he choose to surround himself.

Who was Cain’s wife? Lamech had two wives? How is this possible when Cain only had a son? And subsequently the only Girl recorded after 7 Generations of men. So they all slept with Cain’s Wife?

An un named woman

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Cain built a city and named it after his son (Population 3)  Enoch had a child – With who? His Mother?

Here is where my throey comes in.
http://atheistforums.org/thread-14190.html

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Where did Tubal-Cain find the knowledge of making tools out of bronze?

From Monkey Man, (Man who live and evolved outside the garden.)

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Enoch walked with God? I again thought God could not be in the Presence of Evil?

Again, not kryptonite, but a choice.

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God took Enoch away? Where To?

To Heaven without having to feel the sting of death.


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The flood occurred less than 1,656 from creation of the world why did God want to obliterate everything so early? That’s 726 years since Adam died that God decided to destroy everything! Also that is technically 1 generation back then!

Very good observation. Working from my theory, God was (with in one generation) destroying all other versions of man. Meaning the only legacy after the flood would be man with a soul/Man made in the image of God. (No more monkey men)

Who are the Sons of God?

Decendants of Adam, (Man made in the image of God/Man with a soul.)

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Who are the Nephilim?

'Giants'

 Why did Mans Wickedness? What made them wicked surely there is a reason? It seems to be something occurring over a period of time? How do we determine what is wicked?

The bible does not say, but we can be assured that it does not happen today. Appearently it is something that happens between Man and the giants that lived them.

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God’s heart was filled with pain?! So why did he decide to destroy everything? He was going to destroy innocent children? Innocent Animals? Why?

To create a bottle neck where only the decendants of Adam could proceed through. (To create or shape a world the we currently enjoy and are the lords over.)

 How did Noah find favour in the eyes of the Lord? Why was Noah blameless and righteous?

Noah's righteousness was found in his character.
What are the details of his character? the bible does not say specifically, but we can build a picture based on what God's law says.

 God commanded Noah to build an Ark and gave only a little 18inch window!

So?

 So how on EARTH did Noah fit every single animal in existence onto the Ark? There are over

10 million animals? Did he have Penguins? Did he have Polar Bears? Did he have every type of Animal and Spider? Every type of Plant? For the size of the boat it’s rather small not to mention the weight?! Then he had to bring every type of food too? Wow!

This is a very common mistake people make when looking at Noah's Ark. Most see it as a tale of logistics, on how 'man' can go about to save the world from a crazy angry God.

When in fact Noah's Ark is an account of How God used a man's faith to justify saving a whole planet. The faith to build an impossiably large boat when there was no precedent or cause to do so. The faith to gather and to do every thing he was told down to the smallest detail.

Because Noah was willing to do all of these things God inturn 'filled' the gaps or provided any of the needs or provisions noah or his passengers needed.

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 How did Noah know the gender of every animal and how did he know if it was clean or unclean?

God told him (Pardon the obvious answer, but what else are you asking here?) Why wouldn't God tell Him?

 Wait we are now told that he is commanded to take 7 of every kind of Animal?

Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. 2 You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female; 3 also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth.

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So God seems to have given 7 days to get every animal into the ark?! That averages 15 animals per second or 992 per hour?!  Noah had 3 sons in one year?!

4 For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” 5 And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. 6 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.

Noah was in the ark for 7 days after the last animal was load up. (Maybe that is how long it took for the pitch on the door to cure)

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God said he would send the flood waters for 40 days and 40 nights then we hear the waters flooded the earth for 150 days?

It was piled on for 40 days and nights, after which it took 150 days to recede.

Genesis 8

 Why did God ‘Remember’ Noah? It sounds like God forgot – ‘Oh who’s in that boat?!’  If God wiped the face of the earth where did the Olive Leaf come from?

Do you not know how seeds work?

 We have absolutely ‘NO’ Proof there were flood waters! Because it says ‘When Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw the surface of the ground was dry’ this means for 7 months he did not see outside?! Bit convenient lol.

ever been in a boat in a storm? let alone one that lasted 40 days and nights... Noah knew he was on water.

 Ok so Noah killed some clean animals – Lovely! The only two species in existence and he kills one of them!

Maybe this is why we do not have any more unicorns.

Genesis 9

 Children are now apparently born Evil according to God? Why are Children Evil?!

where did you read that in Genesis 9?

 God said never again will he destroy everything!

by water (We still have fire Ice and desolation/absents of water)

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God says he will remember the Covenant when he sees a rainbow – So I am going to guess the earth is Random and God has no control whatsoever?!

why would you assume that from this passage?

 Why did Noah Get Drunk? I guess Mass Genocide will turn anyone to the drink!

 Noah cursed Canaan for what? He told his brothers to cover his drunken dad!

Proably because he wanted to. Being stuck on a boat with every living creature for an extended period of time would make anyone a little 'thirsty.'

Genesis 10

 Before Genesis 9:11 we are told that Japtheties / Hamites and Semites have their own language and then suddenly everyone has their own language? How is this possible?

How did anyone have their own language after babble? God gave it to them... I do not see the problem you do

I think we will stop here and wait for and address any follow ups before we proceed.