Details of Jesus' Forefathers


Genesis 11:10-32

 http://www.esvbible.org/Genesis 10:10-32

 While the book of Genesis tells us hundreds of names and tells us how long each man lived, the story actually only tracks to one man - Jesus Christ. While we see some information regarding the children of Ham (the enemies of God's children) we really don't get much information at all regarding Japheth. Then we come to Shem, the very distant grandfather of Jesus, and the details abound. If you will recall, Eve believed she had birthed the Messiah when Cain came along. That proved not to be true, but the people who knew The Lord were still looking for Him. With the birth of each boy, those who remembered God's promise wondered if this could be the One.

 What we see in the details of Shem's line is information regarding the first true patriarch, Abraham. His story will take up a great deal of the next few chapters of Genesis as God sets in place the arrival of His Son 2,000 years later. And if you pay attention to the amount of time each man is allowed to live, you will see that man's life is getting shorter. God told Noah that 900 years was too long to live with a flesh addicted to sin. By the time we get to Abram, most people are living no more than 120 years. Abraham lives to be 175. Today, we are considered to have lived a very long life if we make it to 100 and we have "modern medicine" to keep us strong.

 The seeds of God's grace in sending a Messiah were planted in Adam and Eve. We are now able to see that those seeds are taking root and formation of God's Children has begun. Our God always had the perfect plan and we are allowed to see it play out on the pages of His Word.

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