Today we read about the account of Noah’s sons; Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The fact that this reading provided more of a family tree, not much jumped out to me.
However while reading, the one question that came to my mind is, why did the people feel the need to change their language?
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Interesting, I never thought about the language question! Perhaps it was more of a dialect at first caused by slang specific to that area (I think about English and how slang in Australia and England make it seem like a new language) but morphed into a new language over time???
The thing that stood out for me was the mention of Tarshish as one of the ‘seafaring people’ that spread out to various lands. Tarshish was a far away land and the total opposite direction of Nineveh – where Jonah was sent. Noah’s descendants spread out and put down roots in so many places. It’s interesting to follow the family history to see where there started.
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Good catch on Tarshish and Nineveh, and how widespread Noah’s descendants went.
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I just found it interesting that the Bible tells us next to nothing about all of Noah’s great great (etc.) grandkids. This seems kinda like, well “duh” because there are many family trees throughout the Bible that don’t talk about who those people really were, and they were put in the Bible for good reason, but to me, it makes it feel like the descendants had just mediocre lives. And whether they did or they didn’t, it encourages me to look at my life and check in to see if my walk with God is mediocre, or if God describes me similar to how He described Noah, as a righteous man (or woman).
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It is interesting that only some descendants are mentioned……..and mediocrity is a dangerous place to be. Good reminder to check ourselves.
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Also interesting is that Noah’s sons not only all left home, but they all went far away to make a new home. That must have been hard for Noah and his wife as travelling during this day and age to visit their kids and grandkids would not have been easy!
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