AFTER THE FLOOD 6 OBSERVE “What does this passage say?” Did You Know? Read Genesis 11:10-32 “The Elect” What do you find interesting? What questions do you have? What needs to be What’s in a Name? Shem literally means clarified? “name” and is the word used in the phrase, “make a name.” Shem is also the source of the word, “semite” and Shem’s son Eber is the namesake of the Hebrews.
Last Shall Be First In his genealogies, the author of Genesis often places the elect line last. INTERPRET “What does this passage mean?” A Perfect Ten Why do you think the author connects this genealogy of Shem to the flood This list performs a (Gen 11:10)? similar function as the one in Genesis 5, drawing a line of ten faithful descendents. The number ten carries the connotation of completion.
Compare this passage with Genesis 5:1-32. What similarities do you see? What Which Ur? differences? What point is the author making? Recently, scholars have discovered textual evidence for a second Ur north of the more
famous one to the south. Since that northern region aligns where the Chaldeans resided, it’s likely where Abram’s family originally came from. Why do you think the author includes the lifespan of the patriarchs in his That Ur is much closer genealogies? What is he trying to demonstrate? to Haran.
Moving Haran Haran was located on
in modern day Turkey about ten miles from the Syrian border.
What is the role of the second genealogy in Genesis 11:27-32?
What did the author intend for this story to communicate to his readers about who God is and what it means to follow him?
“Out of the ruin of two great cities, the city of Cain and the city of Babylon, God has preserved his promised seed.” John H. Sailhamer, The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Genesis
APPLY “What does this passage mean to me?” What impact does this passage on your view of God and your relationship with him?
"Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you're willing to pay."
STEVE FARARR, FINISHING STRONG