Genesis 11:10-32 – The Genealogy of Christ
The genealogy in these verses is not pointless for it ends in Abram, the friend of God, and it leads on to Christ. If you put Genesis chapters 5 and 11 with Matthew chapter 1, you have the complete genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Notice that people begin to die at a much earlier age after the Flood. Shem lives to be 600, which is still younger than many of the men pre-Flood. The next three after him don’t reach 500, the next three men after that don’t reach 300, and except for Terah, men after that don’t reach 200. It’s not long till Moses writes that 70-80 is the average lifespan (Psalm 90:10). In God’s plan as the earth is filling with people, their lives are becoming shorter.
Verses 27-32 begin the story of Abram. This man who is to be such a great example of faith, doesn’t have a perfect beginning. He and his family are from Ur of the Chaldees, an idolatrous and evil land. But they leave this land and evil lifestyle surrounding them, and they journey to Canaan, stopping about halfway at Haran where they live until the death of Terah. No one ever comes from a perfect beginning, we are all born sinners, but God calls us to leave evil behind and obey Him, no matter who we are or where we came from.
Questions
- Where does this genealogy end?
- What happened to men after the Flood?
- Where was Abram originally from?
Prayer Points
- Pray that we would leave sin behind and go forward in obedience of God.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters