Genesis 4-7

We begin our reading with the story of Cain & Abel. So, Cain is jealous because God likes Abel's present better than Cain's. The first natural born human commits murder, fratricide to be precise. I'm kind of blown away to imagine that someone who has conversations with God kills his own brother, and I don't know what to think of the first human being naturally born committing the first murder. So, God continues to talk to Cain after the murder & punishes him by marking him and turning him into a nomad. And then Adam & Eve have another son, named Seth. 

About this time people started worshipping the Lord.

Then we get into geneology, people with very long lives. But, in chapter 6 they talk about supernatural beings marrying the prettiest girls, and their kids becoming superheros & warriors called Nephilim. For a special treat, google on "the giants of Nephilim" and check out those images! 

People, being how we are, became cruel & violent and God was sorry he ever made them. Then he told Noah to build the ark and gather the animals, put his wife, sons & daughters in law aboard, and when they were all aboard God closed the door. 

I know this is God's doing but I can't help wondering what it would have been like to be on that boat for 150 days until the water started going down, yikes! I suppose it was better than the alternative!

Tomorrow's read - Genesis  8-11:9