Author: Jacob Gerber

The world’s solution to the problem of sin is to build a taller tower to reach up to God. The gospel insists that God must reach down to us.(Exposition of Genesis 11)

Even after a fresh start, Noah fails to become the new Adam who can save humanity. Instead, humanity must await the offspring of Noah’s son Shem. (Exposition of Genesis 9:18–10:32)

God makes a covenant of preservation with Noah to carry creation forward. A covenant of redemption, however, will come elsewhere. (Exposition of Genesis 8:20–9:17)

The Flood was a de-creation, and disembarking from the ark is a new creation that foreshadows the ultimate new creation. (Exposition of Genesis 8:1–19)

Is God a God of judgment and wrath, or is he a God of salvation and grace? Can we reduce God to one side or the other? (Exposition of Genesis 6:9–7:24)

What does it mean for the sons of God to marry the daughters of men? Why does that sin spiral into God’s sending the flood? (Exposition of Genesis 6:1–8)