THE GENEALOGY OF THE NATIONS

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. The sons and grandsons of Japheth settled the isles including Britain. (Genesis 10:3-5)  The sons and grandsons of Ham settled the area of Canaan, Babel, Nineveh, Sodom, and Gomorrah. (Genesis 10:6-20)  The sons and grandsons of Shem settled the area from Mesha to Mount Sephar. (Genesis 10:21-31)  These family territories were the foundations of the nations of the world. (Genesis 10:32)

 

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 ethnic differences, all of the people in the world today are from the genealogy of Noah and his sons.  We need to pray for our family members, nearby and distant, those known and unknown, those all over the world.