Reformed Doctrine Daily Devotions

 

We will focus on the following three verses.

 

“¹ Now these are the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah;  and sons were born to them after the flood.”

 

“⁵ From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.”

 

“³² These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.” 

 

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“And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.”  Genesis 9:1.  Although the fulfillment of this blessing took many generations to take place, the readers are quickly shown the fulfillment of this blessing in the very next chapter of the Bible which is today’s Scripture. 

 

“For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.  Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Romans 15:4-6.  

 

We may feel that our lives are empty and desolate as Noah may have felt after the flood.  But, we can use today’s Scripture to remind us that God fulfills His abundant promises to us. 

 

And, it is through Scriptures that we persevere and obtain encouragement and hope.  “For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”  Romans 15:4.