Tuesday, January 26, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading-25 Noah's Descendants Continued...

and Related Events

A lot goes on during this reading.

     Genesis 11:22; I Chronicles 1:26 Birth of Nahor I

     Genesis 11:24 Birth of Terah

Abram's Ancestry and Related Events

     Birth of Terah's sons

     Genesis 11:26 Birth of Nahor II

Early History of Job
     Job 1:1-5 "the greatest of all men in the east"

Death of Peleg
    Genesis 11:19

Death of Nahor I
    Genesis 11:25

Death of Noah
     Genesis 9:28-29
( Noah and Abram, they were so close to meeting each other!)

Birth of Abram
     I Chronicles 1:27

Birth of Lot, Haran's son
     Genesis 11:27




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Monday, January 25, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading-24 Tower of Babel

Genesis 11:1-9

Most everyone is familiar with the illustration of the tower of Babel. This is where groups of people were given a different language so as to confound each other and greatly hinder communication. Thus making it impossible to continue to build their tower to heaven.

The point I would like to bring out is that the Bible says in Genesis 11:5 that "the LORD came down." The LORD was not with them and then He was with them. As Christians we do not ever have to worry about that happening to us. God is with us all the time through the Holy Spirit and what Jesus did on the cross.

The Holy Spirit is constantly guiding us to do what is right. I find great peace in knowing that.




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Sunday, January 24, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading - 23 Lineage of Joktan & Peleg


Lineage of Joktan
Genesis 10:26-30
I Chronicles 1:20-23 Lots of begetting on this side

Lineage of Peleg
Genesis 11:18  Peleg lived 30 years then begat Reu

Genesis 11:20 Reu lived 32 years then begat Serug

The earth was not the only thing changing during this time.

Read what happens next...soon to follow!


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Saturday, January 23, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading-22 Joktan and Peleg

Genesis 10:25 Eber begat Peleg and Joktan

I Chronicles 1:19-25 The earth was divided

Genesis 11:16 Eber lived 34 years and begat Peleg.

"The earth was divided," what does that mean?
At this point the flood was not so long ago. I believe that the waters were still receding and changing the lay of the land. Dividing currently seen land and exposing of others. The land may have moved during the flood because the bible says that "the fountains of the great deep opened up," Genesis 7:11. So something was going on under the water. However I think that during Peleg's time the Bible is referring to the changing of the geography of the land due to the settling of the water.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading-21 Birth of Salah

Genesis 11:12 Arphaxad begat Salah

Genesis 10:24 Salah begat Eber

I Chronicles 1:18 Shelah = Salah

Genesis 11:14 Salah lived 30 years the begat Eber

We will see the importance of this lineage. Everything in the Bible has a reason.



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Thursday, January 21, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading-20 Noah's Vineyard and Drunkenness

Genesis 9:20-21

 Genesis 9:22-27 Curse of Ham

Being that I am a parent I have a different perspective on this section of verses. The actions of a parent can effect their children for generations. This is a very good example of that. Noah's action of getting drunk and then getting naked had a long effect on his son Ham. We still see the results today.

I need to be aware of what I am doing because my children need me to make right choices. They are watching me.

What I want to know is where was Noah's wife? Why didn't she take care of her husband?

I have heard Ham get the blame for this curse but I think that Noah and his wife need to take some of the responsibility  for their actions. If Noah had not been drunk, Ham may not have been cursed.

Just a thought.




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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading- 19 Noah's Descendents and Related Events

Sons To Overspread the Earth

Genesis 9:18-19 Shem, Ham and Japheth

Genesis 10:32; 10:1 Descendants listed

Sons of Japheth
Genesis 10:2-5
I Chronicles 1:5-7
                Isles of the Gentiles

Sons of Ham
Genesis 10: 6-20
I Chronicles 1:8-16
                Nimrod- a mighty man
                Beginning of Babel
                Building of Nineveh
                Sodom and Gomorrah
                Birth of the Philistines

Sons of Shem
Genesis 10:31; 10:21-23
I Chronicles 1:17
               Birth of Arphaxad
               I Chronicles 1:24
               Genesis 11:10


I compiled the names that I thought were noteworthy. I also made note of interesting details that may have been overlooked when reading the scriptures.

Why was the son of Shem--Arphaxad, separated out like that? I found that interesting.



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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading- 18 Leaving the Ark


Genesis 8:14-19 Upon God's command

All the animals we see today come from this group of animals exiting off the ark. It is just amazing! Life is incredible!


Genesis 8:20-22
Genesis 9:8-17
Genesis 9:1-7






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Monday, January 18, 2016

A Chronological Bible Reading -17 The Flood

Genesis 7:10-24 The rain starts   150 days

Genesis  8:1-3 The rain stops       150 days

Genesis 8:4  Ark rests, water subsides

Genesis 8:5 Land

Genesis 8:6-12 A raven, a dove and a leaf

Genesis 8:13 Noah discovers dry land



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Saturday, October 10, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 16 Entering the Ark

 Genesis 6:22-7:9

Some observations:
  • When God saw Noah, he saw righteousness.
  • Lamech was Noah's father.
    • He died 5 years before Noah entered the ark
  • Noah was when born when Adam was still alive.
  • Noah lived about 126 years before Adam died. 
I just have to stop and think about what Noah could have learned from Adam. It did not seem like anyone was paying any attention to the things of God, except Noah.

I think this is so fascinating!

A Chronological Bible Reading -17 The Flood


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Friday, October 9, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 15 Noah

Noah found grace
Genesis 6:8


Thank you God for your grace on our lives. Help us to always look to you for guidance and wisdom.


Genesis 6:9-21 Instructions for building the ark


Birth of Noah's sons

Genesis 5:32; 6:9-10; I Chronicles 1:4, Shem, Ham, and Japheth


Death of Lamech (Noah's father)
Genesis 5:30-31 777 years old


Death of Methuselah (Noah's grandfather)
Genesis 5:26-27 969 years old

A Chronological Bible Reading 16 Entering the Ark


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Thursday, October 8, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 14 Birth of Noah

Genesis 5:28-29

Death of Enos
Genesis 5:10-11, 905 years old

Death of Cainan
Genesis 5:13-14, 910 years old

Death of Mahalaleel
Genesis 5:16-17, 895 years old

Death of Jared
Genesis 5:19-20, 962 years old

Noah's Life and Related events

Corrupt civilization as sons of God marry daughters of men
Genesis 6:1-12

What a sad state of affairs. To be so bad that God wants to start over. Praise God for his mercy!


A Chronological Bible Reading 15 Noah


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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 13 RECAP

This has been an incredible experience for me reading the bible in chronological order. It has really slowed me down and I have paid more attention to things.



God created Adam. Adam died (sin).


Adam had Abel and Abel died by the hand of his brother Cain,
Seth had Enoch and Enoch is translated to heaven.



All these fathers may of had dreams and expectations for their sons to do great and mighty things. It did not happen that way.



However, Jesus God's only begotten Son will take care of all this pain, loss, and shattered dreams when we read how He will come to save us from our sins. ( I find great comfort in knowing it has already happened!)


A Chronological Bible Reading 14 Birth of Noah


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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 12 Adam's Descendants Pt. 4

Genesis 5:22, Enoch's Walk with God



Genesis 5:24, Translation of Enoch, he was 365 years old



Genesis 5:5: 7-8, Death of Seth at 912 years old



Seth saw the departing of his good son. Maybe not literally but Seth did not out live his son on this earth. That must have been difficult. Did Seth know that God had translated Enoch because he had greater plans for him?


A Chronological Bible Reading 13 RECAP


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Monday, October 5, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 11 Adam's Decsendants Pt. 3

I Chronicles 1:3; Genesis 1:3, Birth of Methuselah

Genesis 5:25, Birth of Lamech

Death of Adam
Genesis 5:4, 930 years old
How many of those years did he spend in the garden? The stories he must have passed on to his children and his children's children about the Garden of Eden. The quiet evening times with God. The first day that he saw Eve. Sharing some of the more interesting names of the animals.

Oh, how we need to appreciate and value our older generation. They hold the secret nuggets of wisdom only shared with a willing listener.


A Chronological Bible Reading 12 Adam's Descendants Pt. 4


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Sunday, October 4, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 10 Descendants Part 2

Genealogy of Wickedness



Line of Cain


Genesis 4:16-24, Of the two lineages (Righteous and Wickedness), each one had a son named Enoch

Cain marries and has children. For the sake of argument, I will say this is mercy on Cain to find a woman to love him and take care of him. His wife was able to bare him children which is considered a blessing in the Bible.


A Chronological Bible Reading 11 Adam's Descendants Pt. 3


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Saturday, October 3, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 9 Descendants Part 1

Genealogy of Righteousness
I Chronicles 1:1; Genesis 4:25; 5:3, Birth of Seth

Genesis 4:26; 5:6, Once Enos was born people turned toward God.

Genesis 5:9, Birth of Cainan

I Chronicles 1:2; Genesis 5:12, Birth of Mahalaleel

Genesis 5:15, Birth of Jared

Genesis 5:18 Birth of Enoch

Why weren't people looking toward God? What was particular about Enos that people started to turn toward God after he was born?

Were Adam and Eve still fussing about being kicked out of the Garden? Did they pass that discontentment down to their children?

The Bible doesn't say. We may never know until we get to heaven.

A Chronological Bible Reading 10 Descendants Part 2


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Friday, October 2, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 8 History of First Civilization

Cain and Abel

Genesis 4:1, Birth of Cain
Genesis 4:2, Birth of Abel
Genesis 4:3-10, Cain kills Abel

Abel was doing what God wanted him to do and it turned out bad. Sometimes doing good is not rewarded with good. God gave Cain good counsel but Cain was going to do what he was going to do. (Was Cain a teenage at this time?)

Genesis 4:11-15, Cain is marked

Again, we see how we can plan what we will do but we can not plan the consequences. We need to be careful of our choices.


A Chronological Bible Reading 9 Descendants Part 1


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Thursday, October 1, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 7 Expulsion

Genesis 3:21-24

God already knew it was going to happen. He supplied them better cloths for their new life outside of Eden. This was probably a disappointment but not a surprise. God already had a plan in place.

I found that comforting to know that my failures are not a surprise to God. He already has a plan for me. My mistakes are God's opportunities to show me who really is in charge of my life. It is God and not me.


A Chronological Bible Reading 8 History of First Civilization


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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

A Chronological Bible Reading 6 Consequences

Temptation and Fall

Genesis 3:1-7, Eve is talking to a serpent. The serpent puts doubt in what God has said.
vs. 6, Eve saw that the fruit was pleasing to her eyes. She then desired wisdom. (Wasn't she already wise?) Once Eve doubted what God said, she doubted herself.

Genesis 3:8-19, For the first time-God had to go looking for Adam and Eve.

Genesis 310, The One that created them was looking for them and they hid because they were now afraid of Him. They realized they were naked and were ashamed. They lost fellowship with God.  Looked what they "gained" by disobeying; Fear, shame and aloneness. No, they did not drop dead from eating the fruit but that would be a delayed consequence. There was so much immediate damage that they did not plan for. Isn't that true still today. We can't plan on everything that could go wrong when we disobey.

Adam blames Eve, Eve blames the serpent.

Genesis 3:16, Eve should have had children before this...


A Chronological Bible Reading 7 Expulsion


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