- Genesis 10 Daily DEVO These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. Genesis 10:1 – All this after the flood. God blessed the family of Noah and caused his family to spread far and wide creating great nations, all after the flood. Sometimes we forget that God has plans to take care of us, and even bless us, while we are in the “flood” parts of our story. We get so distracted by the rains, the storms, and all the people doubting us while we are building the ark that we forget that God has something good for us once the struggle has passed. It’s not easy to focus on the hope ahead, but that will be our way through the struggle. Knowing God is with us and He’s already working on our good that’s ahead of us. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 490.5
- The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. Genesis 10:6 – Genealogies can be rough to read through but it’s important to pause and see the details. As you read through look at the people and places that came from Ham. Babel (where the tower was), Nineveh (the city Jonah was sent to because of their great sin), the Philistines and Amorites (people Israel constantly fought with), and Sodom and Gomorrah (places God wiped out because of their vile sin). Recall as well it was Ham who sinned against Noah. What all this reveals to us is something we don’t get too often, a big picture outline of the consequences that can result from our choice of sin. We see generations and nations being formed that are consumed with sin. Battles and wars that never needed to happened came about because of the sin. People were lost with no knowledge of God. Sin never goes without consequences. Please be willing to pause and think what the long term implications your sin could bring about. Fights, death, war, and cities not knowing about Jesus all could be avoided. Don’t think your story could never have that big of impact, I’m sure Ham would have thought the same. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1814
- Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” Genesis 10:8-9 – In our chapter we get the family lines of Noah’s three sons, and the line of Ham has some interesting characters within it. If you know your biblical history, we see a majority of the future nations that oppress and persecute God’s people come from this line. Assyria, Babylon, Greece, Philistines, Egypt, and many of the “ites” we see in Joshua. Highlighted though is a man name Nimrod, and by the way things are written, we can assume he was a good, strong guy. Nimrod’s name though means “let us rebel,” and he certainly did. Nimrod was a mighty hunter, but not just of animals, but of men. He grew his kingdom of Babel out of violence and murder, and led the first organized rebellion against the Lord. His kingdom was the one that built the Tower of Babel that displeased the Lord and that assumed they could become higher and more powerful than God Himself. Thousands of years of hurt, rebellion, and sin began with the sin of Ham in chapter 9. Whether it’s seeing the sin of Adam and Eve, the sin of Cain, or the sins of Ham and Nimrod, scripture is allowing us to see the bigger picture of damage sin brings. Our “yes” to sin today can unfold into generations of hurt for those after us. Let us then be wise what we say “yes” to and what we allow within our story. If our lives are to have generational impact, let that impact be of love, compassion, and salvation, rather than the legacy of Nimrod. In short…don’t be a nimrod! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2816
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