PROCLAMATION
“These are
the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations;
and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.” Genesis 10:32 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These are
the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God. After the flood, God blessed Noah
and his sons and told them to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth.
(Genesis 9:1) Noah had three sons,
Japheth, Ham, and Shem. Each of his sons
had sons, and each of them had sons. (Genesis 10:1-32) These grandsons, and great-grandsons, and
great great-grandsons of Noah spread out in different directions establishing
territories of their own for their families. (Genesis 10:5, 10:11-12, 10:19,
and 10:30) These family territories were
the foundations of the nations of the world.
APPLICATION
If we could
trace our family history back far enough, we would all find that we are related
to one of Noah’s sons. For most of us
this history is lost. However, the
Jewish records were maintained, probably because of their concern regarding the
genealogy of Christ. For all of our
national and ethnical differences, all of the people in the world today came
from Noah’s family. We need to pray for our
family members, nearby and far away, those known, and unknown.
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