“Even higher critics have often admitted that the tenth chapter of Genesis is a remarkably accurate historical document. There is no comparable catalog of ancient nations available from any other source. It is unparalleled in its antiquity and comprehensiveness.
I. Vs. 1: Noah’s Sons; Shem, Ham and Japheth
II. Vs. 2: The Sons of Japheth
III. Vs. 3: The Sons of Gomer
IV. Vss. 4-5: The Sons of Javan (the ancient Greeks)
V. Vs. 6: The Sons of Ham
VI. Vss. 7-12: The Sons of Cush:
Babel means “The Gate of God”
Nimrod itself means, “let us rebel.”
Henry Morris said that the Jewish Targum says: “He was powerful in hunting and in wickedness before the Lord, for he was a hunter of the sons of men, and he said to them, ‘Depart from the judgment of the Lord, and adhere to the judgment of Nimrod!’ Therefore it is said: ‘As Nimrod the strong one, strong in hunting, and in wickedness before the Lord.’”
Ginzberg quotes from a Jewish legend: “The great success that attended all of Nimrod’s undertakings produced a sinister effect. Men no longer trusted in God, but rather in their own prowess and ability, an attitude to which Nimrod tried to convert the whole world.”
VII. Vss. 13-14: The Sons of Mizraim
VIII. Vss. 15-20: The Sons of Canaan
IX. Vss. 21-22: The Sons of Shem
X. Vs. 23: The Sons of Aram:
Job 1:1: There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
XI. Vss. 24-30: The Sons and Descendants of Arphaxad
XII. Vss. 31-32: The Nations After the Flood:
Deuteronomy 32:8-9: When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God. But the LORD’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted heritage.
Acts 17:26: And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place. …… We are all families……
Martin Luther Said: “Hence one must consider this chapter of Genesis a mirror in which to discern that we human beings are, namely, creatures so marred by sin that we have no knowledge of our own origin, not even of God Himself, our Creator, unless the Word of God reveals these sparks of divine light to us from afar…. This knowledge the Holy Scriptures reveal to us. Those who are without them live in error, uncertainty, and boundless ungodliness; for they have no knowledge about who they are and whence they came.”
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