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liberty bible church 2~/25~/07 P.M.
By Tom Zobrist
“staying faithful in a changing world”
Genesis 10:1-11:32
introduction
Illus. of “The Fathers of 1900 and the Fathers of Today”
In 1900, fathers prayed their children would learn English.
Today, fathers pray their children will speak English.
In 1900, if a father put a roof over his family's head, he was a success.
Today, it takes a roof, deck, pool, and 4-car garage.
And that's just the vacation home.
In 1900, a father waited for the doctor to tell him when the baby arrived.
Today, a father must wear a smock, know how to breathe, and make sure film is in the video camera.
In 1900, fathers passed on clothing to their sons.
Today, kids wouldn't touch Dad's clothes.
In 1900, fathers could count on children to join the family business.
Today, fathers pray their kids will soon come home from college long enough to teach them how to work the computer and set the VCR.
In 1900, fathers pined for old country Romania, Italy, or Russia.
Today, fathers pine for old country Hank Williams.
In 1900, fathers shook their children gently and whispered, "Wake up, it's time for school."
Today, kids shake their fathers violently at 4 a.m., shouting: "Wake up, it's time for hockey practice."
In 1900, a father came home from work to find his wife and children at the supper table.
Today, a father comes home to a note: "Jimmy's at baseball, Cindy's at gymnastics, I'm at gym, Pizza in fridge."
In 1900, fathers and sons would have heart-to-heart conversations while fishing in a stream.
Today, fathers pluck the headphones off their sons' ears and shout, "WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE.."
In 1900, a father gave a pencil box for Christmas, and the kid was all smiles.
Today, a father spends $800 at Toys 'R' Us, and the kid screams: "I wanted Sega!"
These are just a few examples of how quickly the world is changing.
And that’s not to say that all change is bad.
We have many benefits today that have been a blessing sent from Heaven.
But, although the world quickly changes, it’s comforting to know that our God never changes.
He is immutable.
(Theology word for the day) His way of salvation and expectations never change.
His Word stands forever.
Jesus said He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
If this is true, which it is, the question then becomes, how do we change when it’s good?
And how do we not change and stay faithful and hold the ground where change is dangerous; where theology, truth, and the church might be in danger?
To answer these questions, we need to know where change happens and then see how it might affect us.
Where is change the most obvious and influential in our world today?
OPEN to passage.
*Prop.
*In this passage, we see the how quickly the world can change and get an idea about how we should react.
Open in PRAYER.
PREVIEW the passage.
God has purged the world of evil, the global flood is past, the waters have receded, man and beast have exited the ark, worship has commenced, Noah has had a trial and Ham has been cursed.
Where does the world go from there?
The next two chapters form the bridge to get us to the theme of this book, the people of God.
To get there, the world must change drastically.
First of all, there must be…
i.
changing politics vs. 10:1-32
Illus. of this is still a current issue that we have today.
Who’s in power?
What are their policies?
Etc.
Yet, we need to stay faithful through it all and still be in submission to our leaders.
What did the post flood world face?
V 1 What we have here is an unusual genealogy.
It is how the world was divided geopolitically after the flood, after the curse of Ham, and as Noah’s descendants grew numerically and grew apart.
There were three branches.
It has been called a table of nations.
There are 70 sons of Noah listed here, including 14 from Japheth, 30 from Ham, and 26 from Shem.
Many believe that this is arranged in a table that clarified which of Noah’s descendants would experience blessing and which ones would experience cursing.
This genealogy is horizontal rather than vertical, which we see in chapter 11.
It is not intended to trace ancestry as much as political, geographical, and ethnic affiliations.
First…* *
a. the sons of japheth
V 2-5 1.
These were northern people not very close to Israel.
Gomer is thought to be Scythians.
2.
Magog was the land of Gog, between Armenia and Cappadocia.
3.
Madai was the Medes east of Assyria and SW of the Caspian Sea.
4.
Javan represented the Hellenic race of western Asia Minor.
5.
Tubal and Meschech were northern military states.
6.
Tiras may refer to seafaring people of the Aegean coasts.
7.
From these 7, seven more were derived.
8.
Riphthah and Togarmah were distant northern tribes.
9.
The sons of Javan in verse 4 are all related to the Greeks.
This would include Cyprus, Asia Minor, and Greece.
These tribes did not figure predominantly in Israel’s history, but are in prophetic writings.
b. the sons of ham
V 6-7 1.
These are the eastern and southern people of Mesopotamia.
2.
The Cushites settled in what today is southern Egypt, Sudan, and northern Ethiopia.
They mixed some with Semitic tribes and so their names may appear in other lines at times.
V 8-12 3. Nimrod is mentioned here.
More detail of him and how these nations got separated is described in chapter 11.
He was the founder of the earliest world powers in Babylon and Assyria.
We are told that he was a mighty hunter, a trait of Assyrian kings.
The powerful cities that he founded became major enemies of Israel.
V 13-14 4.
These tribes developed from North Africa to Crete.
The Philistines migrated from their Aegean homeland through Caphtor into the Delta regions of Egypt and finally to Palestine.
V 15-20 5.
The Canaanite group was cursed in 9:25-27.
These are the peoples that settled in the Promised Land, the boarders of which are given in verse 19.
c. the children of shem
V 21-24 1.
Elam dwelt in the highlands east of Babylonia.
2.
Asshur was the name of a region and people of Assyria, where Nimrod had founded several cities.
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