Beginning with Shem we have life span of the families from names pre-eminent in their own generation: Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug Nahor and Terah, the father of Abraham, Arphaxad lived for sih undred years while Nahor, "And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran."(v.32)
God set life of man on the basis of 120 years. It spelled man's ascent from dust to glory. Noah's life was a glorious example of God working with him so he walked with God while in his vile body. Because of the fall of man what God had warned about 'dust to dust," now alarmingly becomes a stark reality.God warned Adam,"for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." (Gen.3.19). From descendants of Ham, the cities proliferated around the rivers access of which in their control elevated them to world dominion. Wealth and glory of man, for example that of the King of Babylon was eating into the soul of man. King Nebuchadnezzar being struck down for his impiety did not improve. Sodom, Egypt would follow the same path of glory. King Solomon similarly sow seed of destruction into the monarchial nation of Israel. "He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he nlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again." ( Job 12.23) This has continued even to this day. " and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts."(Zec.14.21) Here we have New Jerusalem.
The nations overspreading the earth have their noses buried in the ground so mania over mining rights in our times is nothing new. Isaiah said,"Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged." (Isa.51.1) How does one live healthy when he has polluted his environment. Abraham's parent was not migrating because of wanderlust. There was a great mass migration towards Canaan because of famine and other disasters.
Beginning with Shem we have life span of the families from names pre-eminent in their own generation: Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug Nahor and Terah, the father of Abraham, Arphaxad lived for sih undred years while Nahor, "And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran."(v.32)
God set life of man on the basis of 120 years. It spelled man's ascent from dust to glory. Noah's life was a glorious example of God working with him so he walked with God while in his vile body. Because of the fall of man what God had warned about 'dust to dust," now alarmingly becomes a stark reality.God warned Adam,"for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." (Gen.3.19). From descendants of Ham, the cities proliferated around the rivers access of which in their control elevated them to world dominion. Wealth and glory of man, for example that of the King of Babylon was eating into the soul of man. King Nebuchadnezzar being struck down for his impiety did not improve. Sodom, Egypt would follow the same path of glory. King Solomon similarly sow seed of destruction into the monarchial nation of Israel. "He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he nlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again." ( Job 12.23) This has continued even to this day. " and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts."(Zec.14.21) Here we have New Jerusalem.
The nations overspreading the earth have their noses buried in the ground so mania over mining rights in our times is nothing new. Isaiah said,"Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged." (Isa.51.1) How does one live healthy when he has polluted his environment. Abraham's parent was not migrating because of wanderlust. There was a great mass migration towards Canaan because of famine and other disasters.
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