Genesis

75 sermons on Genesis

HOW GOD COMES TO MAN

Volume 50
Genesis 3:8 — "And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?"

CHRIST THE CONQUEROR OF SATAN

Volume 22
Genesis 3:15 — "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."
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TO THOSE WHO ARE ANGRY WITH THEIR GODLY FRIENDS

Volume 32
Genesis 4:6 — "And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."
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A FAMILY SERMON

Volume 23
Genesis 7:1 — "And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark.… And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood."
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THE PARABLE OF THE ARK

Volume 53
Genesis 7:15 — "And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life."

THE DOVE’S RETURN TO THE ARK

Volume 11
Genesis 8:9 — "But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark."
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THE WEARY DOVE’S RETURN

Volume 40
Genesis 8:9 — "But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark."

HUMAN DEPRAVITY AND DIVINE MERCY

Volume 11
Genesis 8:21 — "And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done."
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THE RAINBOW

Volume 9
Genesis 9:16 — "And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."
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ABRAM’S CALL; OR, HALF-WAY AND ALL THE WAY

Volume 34
Genesis 11:31 — "And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there."
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ABRAHAM’S GREAT REWARD

Volume 49
Genesis 15:1 — "Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."

TWO CHOICE ASSURANCES

Volume 58
Genesis 15:1 — "Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."

GOD’S OVERTAKING MERCY

Volume 62
Genesis 16:8 — "And he [the angel of the Lord] said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence comest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai."
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OMNISCIENCE

Volume 2
Genesis 16:13 — "Thou God seest me."

HAGAR AT THE FOUNTAIN

Volume 31
Genesis 16:13 — "And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi."
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THE LIFE, WALK, AND TRIUMPH OF FAITH

Volume 18
Genesis 17:1 — "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly."
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LINGERERS HASTENED

Volume 14
Genesis 19:16 — "And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city."
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THE FLIGHT TO ZOAR

Volume 45
Genesis 19:23 — "The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar."

THE SMOKE OF THEIR TORMENTS

Volume 10
Genesis 19:27 — "And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace."
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COMPASSION FOR SOULS

Volume 17
Genesis 21:16 — "She went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept."
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A WELCOME DISCOVERY

Volume 19
Genesis 21:19 — "God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink."
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HOUSEHOLD SIN AND SORROW

Volume 61
Genesis 27:35 — "And he said, Thy brother came with sublety and hath taken away thy blessing."

WARNING AND ENCOURAGEMENT

Volume 54
Genesis 27:38 — "And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept."

HUMILITY THE FRIEND OF PRAYER

Volume 30
Genesis 32:10 — "I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands."
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JACOB’S FEAR AND FAITH

Volume 49
Genesis 32:11 — "Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."

POWER WITH GOD

Volume 52
Genesis 32:28 — "As a prince hast thou power with God."

“I HAVE ENOUGH.”

Volume 47
Genesis 33:9 — "Esau said, I have enough … Jacob said, I have enough."

CORN IN EGYPT

Volume 5
Genesis 42:1 — "Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die."
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A DISCOURSE TO THE DESPAIRING

Volume 40
Genesis 42:1 — "Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die."

ROUGH, BUT FRIENDLY

Volume 59
Genesis 42:6 — "Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way: and thus did he unto them."
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A BIT OF HISTORY FOR OLD AND YOUNG

Volume 33
Genesis 48:15 — "And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, the Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads."
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BY THE FOUNTAIN

Volume 35
Genesis 49:22 — "Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall."

JOSEPH ATTACKED BY THE ARCHERS

Volume 1
Genesis 49:23 — "The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him; but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; from thence is the Shepherd, the stone of Israel."

A BOUNDLESS BENEDICTION

Volume 43
Genesis 49:25 — "By the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under."

SERMONS FROM SAINTLY DEATH-BEDS

Volume 13
Genesis 49:33 — "And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people."