Genesis 10-11 Generations

How many generations are present in your family today? Moses, in writing the book of Genesis, noted the generations of several of Adam’s children, the most notable is the line of Shem. How about you? It is fun to look at those who are present now and you can share with them the history of their relatives. But, what happens when a generation dies as has happened recently in our family? That history if not recorded dies with them. Perhaps that is why the popular Ancestries.com is a popular website. People yearn to know about their relatives that make up their family line, good or bad. So what can we learn from this reading today? God placed the first generation to live outside the beautiful garden of Eden. It was not His design but sin separated them from the Holy God. From there they did as God said: multiply and fill the earth and today there are multiple generations that can look back centuries.

Stop today and consider those who have gone before you and give praise for those whose lives mirrored God’s perfect design: to love and worship He who is the generator of generations.