Act II of VII
Fall: Genesis 3–11
Sin and death spread; God promises a Seed who will crush the serpent (3:15).
Where Act II sits
- Covers
- Genesis 3–11
- Before it
- Act I, Creation: Genesis 1–2
- After it
- Act III, Promise: Genesis 12–50; Job
What happens in Act II
- Sin and its curse
- Death spreads to all
- The promised Seed
- Judgment and mercy in the flood
- The nations scattered at Babel
The chapters of Act II
Act II is told in Genesis 3–11.
- 3Genesis 3: The fall and the promise
Man falls into sin and death, but God promises that the woman's seed will crush the serpent's head.
- 4Genesis 4: Cain, Abel and Seth
Sin spreads from murder to vengeance, but God gives another seed, Seth, and men call on the LORD.
- 5Genesis 5: And then he died
Ten generations from Adam to Noah end in death, except Enoch, who walked with God and was taken.
- 6Genesis 6: Corruption and the ark
God resolves to destroy a violent, corrupt earth, but Noah finds favor with the LORD and builds the ark as commanded.
- 7Genesis 7: The LORD shut him in
Noah's household enters the ark, the LORD shuts him in, and the flood destroys all life outside.
- 8Genesis 8: God remembered Noah
God remembers Noah, and after Noah's offering He resolves never again to strike every living thing.
- 9Genesis 9: The rainbow covenant
God renews His blessing, guards His image-bearers, and by the rainbow vows no flood will destroy the earth again.
- 10Genesis 10: The table of nations
The nations spread from Noah's three sons by clan, language and land, fulfilling God's blessing.
- 11Genesis 11: Babel and Shem's line
God scatters proud Babel and confuses its language, then traces Shem's line to Abram and barren Sarai.