# 94 Where Is Your Spiritual Genealogy?

The Book of Genesis Day 94 Genesis chapter 10 is a genealogy chapter which follows the offspring of Noah’s three sons. It is summed up in Ge 10:32 “These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.”It is often referred to as “The Table of Nations,” and it fills the gap between Noah and Abraham If you recall, Genesis 1 gave us an over view of creation and Genesis 2, filled in the details. Here in Genesis 10 we get an over view of where the offspring of Noah eventually settled, and in Genesis 11, we’ll get the details of what happened to cause the dispersal and the different languages. When you come across genealogies in Scripture, you have a couple of options. (1) Spend a great deal of time looking up all the names and places and finding them in other places in the Bible. (2) Underline any and all names that ring a bell with you for future reference. (3) Speed read the chapter and go on to the next. (Most people prefer option #3. Most of the time, I prefer option number 2.) As I go through this chapter, these are the names that stand out to me. (Of course my list will be different than yours. Magog, (referenced in Ezek 39:6, and Rev 20:8,9 as a heathen menace threatening to engulf God’s people. Cush, (settled in Ethiopia and Egypt) Canaan (we have already talked about the curse of Canaan, and we all know of the abominations of the Canaanites. Cush begot Nimrod (a mighty man and hunter) The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, more on that later. Shinar (the geographical area around Babylon) Assyria - the nation that would one day take the northern kingdom of Israel into captivity. Ninevah – a major city of Assyria Pathrusim and Casluhim – from whom came the Philistines. Canaan’s offspring brings up names like, the Jebusites, (ancient inhabitants of Jerusalem) the Amorites, Hivites, all people groups that the Israelites would one day have to deal with. Also it is in this part of the genealogy that we first here of Sodom and Gomorrah. Then we get to the offspring of Shem, the godly line, out of which the Savior would come. Peleg – offspring of Shem who lived when the earth was divided (the time of the tower of Babel) Genealogies may be boring reading, but they are important! They demonstrate how meticulous our Father God is. Detailed descriptions of various lines of people, always paying close attention to the lines of Righteousness, those descendants that would one day produce the Savior of mankind, God’s only Son, Jesus Christ. Scripture of course is complete. No need to add genealogies after the arrival of Jesus, but God is still keeping a genealogy book of sorts. His book is called the Book of Life and only those who believe in Jesus Christ and are baptized are in that Book! Re 20:15 says, “ And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.” There were three lines from Noah. Ham’s line became cursed enemies of God and His people. Japheth’s line, also produced enemies of God, but Shem’s line produced the King of Righteousness, Jesus Christ. What line do you want to be in on the Last Day? Pray: Lord, when all is said and done, may I be found in Your Book of Life.