Scripture: And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. Genesis 11:11
Observation: If you add up how old every person was when their son was born, from Arphaxad to Abram, the total is ... 290 years. From there, we know Isaac was born when Abram was around 100, and Jacob was born when Isaac was around 60. In other words, Shem - Noah's son - lived 50 years into Jacob's life. Given that Jacob went back to Ur to work many years to earn his wives, he was still hearing the first-hand accounts of the arc well into his adult life.
Application: I am reminded by this how faithful scriptures are. We see an oral-tradition story handed down for hundreds of years but only through a handful of generations. The flood story is only a second-hand story to Jacob/Israel himself. This is in line with some of the historical analysis of the documentation of the new testament as well.
I love learning more and more of the scriptures, and hope to go deeper and deeper. I want to learn even more this year. The last six months have been dominated by one major lesson in my life, and I feel I have grown greatly. I hope I have more to learn - though in a better manner - this year. I truly want to get closer to God, and better live within his will, obeying his precepts, commands, and laws.
Prayer: Lord, I seek you and only you. May I grow in you this year. I wish to learn first-hand from you. Amen.
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