Comments on Genesis 1-20

Here are some things I've read many times, but jumped out at me this time through:

Gen 1:30 - God's original plan, for both humans and animals, was to eat vegetarian! Not that shouldn't be surprising, for He is against death, but I don't remember seeing this before. Scientists talk about how some animals are carnivores and some are herbivores, but this indicates God's original plan.

Gen 4:19 - Lamech was the first polygamist--why would he do that? He was also a murderer (verse 23).

Gen 4:26 - "men began to call on the name of the Lord" -- SDABC says "In this time a more formal worship was begun." Vol 1, p. 244.

Gen 6:2 - A common question is: Who were the sons of God that married daughters of men? The "sons of God" were His faithful followers, who were intermarrying with women who were not followers of God.

Gen 6-9 - The flood. My "Open Bible" says Genesis is all about four events (Creation, The Fall, The Flood, The Division of the Nations) and four men (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph). That's an interesting organization of the book.

Gen 12 - Who was the first Jew? Abraham, who is called by God in this chapter. Some Christians believe that all of God's interaction with the Jews is not relevant to our lives today. However, there is much we can learn from Abraham, the first Jew. God called him to be a father of a great nation, and he obeyed, leaving his family, his home,

Abraham's lies - He just doesn't seem to learn, lying about his relationship to Sarah two times! (See Gen 12:11-20 and chapter 20).

Did you know? Abraham and Sarah both laughed at the idea that they could conceive a child--Sarah in Gen 18:12, Abraham in Gen 17:17. What do you make of that?