What other scriptures highlight God's response to human sinfulness like in Genesis 6:5? Setting the Scene: Genesis 6:5 “The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.” This verse shows God looking, evaluating, and responding with grief and impending judgment. The same dynamic appears throughout Scripture. Early Glimpses of Holy Grief and Judgment • Genesis 3:17-19 — “Cursed is the ground because of you… through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.” • Genesis 11:6-7 — At Babel the LORD says, “Come, let Us go down and confuse their language,” scattering proud humanity. • Exodus 32:9-10 — “I have seen this people… Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them.” • Numbers 14:11-12 — “How long will this people despise Me?… I will strike them with a plague and destroy them.” • Judges 2:20-21 — “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant… I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left.” The Pattern Repeats in Israel’s History • 1 Samuel 15:11 — “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from Me.” • 2 Kings 17:13-18 — Despite prophetic warnings, “they would not listen… So the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from His presence.” • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 — They “mocked God’s messengers… until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.” Prophets Expose the Depth of Human Depravity • Psalm 14:2-3 — “All have turned away… there is no one who does good, not even one.” • Psalm 78:40-41 — “How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!” • Isaiah 1:2-4 — “I have raised children… but they have rebelled against Me.” • Isaiah 59:2 — “Your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God.” • Jeremiah 17:9-10 — “The heart is deceitful above all things… I, the LORD, search the heart and examine the mind.” • Ezekiel 18:30 — “Therefore I will judge each of you according to his ways.” • Hosea 4:1-6 — “There is no faithfulness… My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” New Testament Echoes of the Same Verdict • Romans 1:18, 28-32 — “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven… He gave them up to a depraved mind.” • Romans 3:10-12 — “There is no one righteous, not even one.” • Ephesians 2:1-3 — “You were dead in your trespasses… by nature children of wrath.” • 2 Peter 2:4-6 — God “did not spare the ancient world but preserved Noah… He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction.” Why These Parallels Matter • They underscore God’s unwavering holiness—He consistently sees, evaluates, and judges sin. • They reveal the universal reach of sin, stretching from Eden to every human heart. • They prepare the way for the gospel: only a Savior greater than our sin can satisfy God’s righteous response. |
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