Occasionally, you will read a chapter and wonder what in the world can I learn from this???
This is one of those chapters:) But as you prayerfully read through it, the Holy Spirit will bring to mind something to take away....and sometimes, I just read the next chapter, too.
This chapter describes the descendants of Noah's sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. Fast forward to verse 25 where it says, "....the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided..." The Hebrew word for earth is "erets" which means "the whole earth under God's dominion; land; nations." This word is used over 2500 times in the Old Testament which tells me to remember that God does own it ALL. The word "divided" is "palag" (sounds like Peleg doesn't it?), and it means to "divide, split".
Verse 25 is describing what happens later, doing Peleg's life, at the tower of Babel when God "divides" the people and confuses their languages. (Just for fun, I looked up Peleg and it actually means, "earthquake"....very symbolic I would say.)
Three times we read the phrase, "These were the sons of ____ according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations" and about the sons of Noah, "according to their generations, in their nations, and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood."
This reminds me of verse 7:9 in Revelation where John sees multitudes, "from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb...." worshipping Jesus. God created the nations. He is orderly and loves variety.
I also see the first reference to Babel started by Nimrod, Ham's grandson, in what is modern-day Iraq. It's interesting to think about the parallels between what happened in that part of the world thousands of years ago and the conflict that is still happening today.
Living it today: Remember today that Christ loves variety; He loves ALL people. He wants people from all nations to be in His Kingdom. I will be mindful of this truth today and be very aware of any prejudice I may have.
Living it yesterday: Nothing specific happened the last few days that made me wait on any weighty decisions, but it was interesting how just meditating on that thought, and honoring and loving God with all my heart, made me order my day more carefully. The things I said and did were more intentional. The Lord also gave me two opportunities to encourage friends with the scripture I've been praying for myself. God is good all the time.
Interesting article on race, prejudice and interracial marriage....
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/nab/are-there-different-races
This is one of those chapters:) But as you prayerfully read through it, the Holy Spirit will bring to mind something to take away....and sometimes, I just read the next chapter, too.
This chapter describes the descendants of Noah's sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. Fast forward to verse 25 where it says, "....the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided..." The Hebrew word for earth is "erets" which means "the whole earth under God's dominion; land; nations." This word is used over 2500 times in the Old Testament which tells me to remember that God does own it ALL. The word "divided" is "palag" (sounds like Peleg doesn't it?), and it means to "divide, split".
Verse 25 is describing what happens later, doing Peleg's life, at the tower of Babel when God "divides" the people and confuses their languages. (Just for fun, I looked up Peleg and it actually means, "earthquake"....very symbolic I would say.)
Three times we read the phrase, "These were the sons of ____ according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations" and about the sons of Noah, "according to their generations, in their nations, and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood."
This reminds me of verse 7:9 in Revelation where John sees multitudes, "from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb...." worshipping Jesus. God created the nations. He is orderly and loves variety.
I also see the first reference to Babel started by Nimrod, Ham's grandson, in what is modern-day Iraq. It's interesting to think about the parallels between what happened in that part of the world thousands of years ago and the conflict that is still happening today.
Living it today: Remember today that Christ loves variety; He loves ALL people. He wants people from all nations to be in His Kingdom. I will be mindful of this truth today and be very aware of any prejudice I may have.
Living it yesterday: Nothing specific happened the last few days that made me wait on any weighty decisions, but it was interesting how just meditating on that thought, and honoring and loving God with all my heart, made me order my day more carefully. The things I said and did were more intentional. The Lord also gave me two opportunities to encourage friends with the scripture I've been praying for myself. God is good all the time.
Interesting article on race, prejudice and interracial marriage....
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/nab/are-there-different-races
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