Genesis Chapters 10-16
After the flood, there was a whole new generation brought by the sons of Noah, Shem, Japeth and Ham. I still think that Hm is such a cool name. Even so, it is incredible that only six people (each son with their wife's) could restore the human race form zero, since everyone else died in the flood. Even so, the flood was so unnecessary since this generation is also evil. This means, that all humans are evil. What a shame.
After many people and sons and daughters that I will never remember, came Abram. By that time, people were now divided into cities with different language, which made the Lord angry since it was supposed to be "And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech". (Gen.11 1) So after another failure, the Lord went to another person, in this case Abram. Why does the Lord go specially into specific people and usually the rest are evil? Why is that person so great and so good that receives all the Lord's attention? I think that the Lord back then was hoping to make a good nation since man itself was a great disappointment for him. "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
[2] And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
[3] And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed". (Gen.12 1,2,3)
Even so, Abram's wife is so beautiful in other mens eyes. So God tells him to say that it is her sister. With no idea whatsoever, the men would declare to her, and they would all end up cursed and having to pay Abram with cattle and wealth. "The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
[16] And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels."(Gen.12 15,16)
Supposedly Sarai was only his sister, so the poor Pharaoh had no idea she was already married. It wasnt his fault! "And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife".( Gen. 12: 17)
Now Abram wants a child, but Sarai is not able to bare one, so she gives Abram her maid, which does bare a child, making Saria furious, since it was not hers.
"And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai".(Gen.16 2) It was so foolish of Sarai to give the maid her husband. Women are jealous, and who said Sarai wasn't. Obviously, as men are so stupid, he did take the maid. If he would truly love Sarai, he would have forgotten the children, and have her as she is.
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