Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
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—Genesis 11:10, 27, 31-32; 12:1-4
by: Dorothy Noel.
Sometimes, at the end of a movie, there is an extra scene that starts with the words “six months later…” or something like that. It gives us a glimpse into what happened to the characters after the conflict of the movie has resolved (and sometimes sets us up for the sequel). This passage acts like that bridge for Noah’s story. We see his descendants from Shem leading to Abram. But unlike a sequel, we do not get the same characters in the next story. We are introduced to a new cast, and yet, there is something oddly familiar. The deep faith of Abram and God’s promise to him mirror the story of Noah that we have heard before. God’s work in the life of mankind continued unabated—both then and now.