Scripture to Read: Genesis 10:1-20
As we continue to walk through Genesis 10, we find that God gives us three distinct genealogies. God breaks the genealogies into three sections: the family of Japheth, then the family of Ham, and finally the family of Shem. Each section for each family line ends with a similar phrase. In Genesis 10:5, we read, From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations. Then in Genesis 10:20, we read, These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. Finally, in Genesis 10:31, we read one more time, These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. Each time, God declared that each group of people grew and inhabited lands across the continents. God also shows us that the people obeyed His command from Genesis 9:1 to “be fruitful and multiply.” We have to remember that the growth of these nations took hundreds of years to truly be established. The other thing we have to remember is that ALL of these people groups still struggled with sin. The sin nature inherited from Adam was in every person. We find that exact sin nature throughout the rest of God’s Word and in every person on the earth today. We must crucify our sin nature (our flesh) daily to walk in right fellowship with our God. The choices we make are critical to honoring our King through our lives as we walk with Him.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about the growth of the nations and about the sin nature?
2. How are you crucifying your “flesh” each day in order to stay in right fellowship with God?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!