God's Choice (Genesis 10-12)

Okay, we've seen God create, Adam and Eve sin, and now the Flood take place. Of course, now we're waiting to see who God will choose to work in and through for His purposes. And afer generations elapse after Noah, God calls to Abram (later, Abraham).

Let's make a brief comment about genealogies at this point. Some people wonder what's the point of all the lists of names in the Bible. In fact, if they're honest, they may even simply "skip-over" them. But don't do that. Every word in God's Word is inspired and crucial - the genealogies included! These lists of names serve different purposes (see earlier blog entitled Ohhh, So That's Why!). For example, Jesus' genealogy is given twice (in Matthew 1 and Luke 3), and some of the names we've just read are included in Jesus' genealogy in Luke 3 because it stretches all the way back to Adam (whereas Matthew's genealogy traces Jesus' lineage back to Abraham).

So God's not giving up on His creation. He chooses Abram, and He plans to work through him in order to bless all the earth. Here's another indication of God's promise to send the Messiah because Jesus is born as a descendant of Abraham (Remember: Matthew 1), and even Jesus Himself tells the Samaritan Woman "salvation is of the Jews" (see John 4:22), meaning, He's the promised Messiah, born supernaturally as a descendant of Abraham to save everyone who believes, both Jews and non-Jews.

God's plan is continuing to unfold, and we see Him working through generations to accomplish His great story of salvation for the world (see John 3:16)!