over earth and falling victim to sin and death (Gen. 3). The blast wave of this disobedience resounds forward through all human history, its devastating effects illustrated in Genesis 4–11: murder, anarchy, destruction, and then rebellion against God. Everybody today will admit that something is wrong with the world and with the people in it. As Ecclesiastes says, “Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins” (7:20), and “The hearts of the sons of men are full of evil