4 - Geneology

Kathleen’s thoughts

I love genealogy! Looking for my roots has been a wonderful journey finding my family and where they came from. What I find here is the wonders of wonders how God keeps a record of everything we do. Just reading today’s word proves the fact of God’s love for us, there is not one minute in a day in God's eyes that is not accountable for, you can't hide from God! Genesis 10, 1 Chronicles 1: 5-27 is the family records of Noah

Take a look at Noah when he indulged in too much wine. Here we find what respect means for one’s parent as well as being naked in front of our children and the harsh penalty of not having respect. Look what happened to Canaan because of Hams disrespect. Here we see that God noticed this and recorded it for us to see. Makes one think what we do in secret and we think no one else has seen. As God said everything will be revealed.

I noticed in Genesis 10:5 that each group had its own language then you read about the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11:7 God confused their language so they could not understand one another’s speech and the Lord scattered them all over the earth. Interesting!

Even their life span was very long from 200 – 950 years. In Genesis 6:3 says their days will be 120 years. So I wonder when that took place?

Noah, known as the man of soil was the first to plant a vineyard.

Blessings

Kathleen.

4 - Powerful Man & Towers

Tower of Babel by: Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1526/1530–1569)

Chareen's Thoughts: 

Today as I was reading I noticed that Ham's grandson (Noah's great grandson) Nimrod was a man of note. He is noted as the first powerful man on earth.  He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD.Genesis 10:8-9 In the bible he is noted as a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord and yet he is credited with building the Tower of Babel !  His name means to 'rebel against God'.  The Jewish historian Josephus writes about him and his terrible character in his historical chronicles. It amazes me how in the space of three generations a man can turn from God and forget (even though he was living with his grandfather and great grandfather who were on the Ark !)

As I was reading about Noah and him planting a vineyard (the word calls him a man of the soil), I had always thought of him as a carpenter because he built the ark but now I realise he was a farmer. What an amazing job he managed to do building an ark.  How wonderful that he was equiped to look after the animals because he was a man of the soil.  He had a good understanding of what was needed.

Then I read about him becoming drunk and uncovering himself,  all about his son Ham's disrespectful response. I thought about the world today and how nakedness is becoming so common and is becoming the new normal.  I am struck by the way that Noah cursed Ham and Ham's descendents.

I found it encouraging that teaching my children to be modest and cover up is the right thing to do.  God clothed Adam and Eve and He set the standard of covering up. In this story Noah shows that children looking at their parents nakedness is not a good thing and carries penalties.

Genesis 11:1-9 Ah the famous tower that brought about the many languages among us. It amazes me that the LORD came down and had a look.  I wonder if they knew that God Himself was standing watching them ? He thought carefully of a consequence for their actions and then acted upon it.  He was just land gentle and spread the people out over the whole earth.

I must confess I am not fond of reading genealogies. Name upon name and most of them I can not pronounce.... I was reminded today to see it as a lesson of how God pays attention to detail.  He is concerned about every detail.

Blessings

Chareen

For Further reading:

• Nimrod - Who was he ? Was he godly or evil ?
• Is there archaeological evidence of the Tower of Babel?
• Tower of Babel
• Relevant Lessons for today: The Tower of Babel by AiG
• Babel by John Whitcomb June 2002