Genesis 10-16

So, these were some interesting chapters. They begin to talks about populating the Earth once again, a task left to Noah and his family. As the story says, they went on and had many, many children. They each parted their own way, claimed land, ruled over it, and even created nations. It’s a nice way to see it I believe, a new perspective to see the creation of Earth as we know it. Nevertheless, what I found most interesting of all and would like to talk about is how God expresses that they were all united.

Yes, the Lord states that even though they each went their own way and ruled over their territories; men were united, under a single language, under a single God. This is a nice way to look at things. We are allowed, and we are in fact, divide amongst ourselves, however this is a reminder that we are all brothers and must not forget were we come from.

What came ahead however really shocked me. Apparently, mankind began to gain power as they united as one, and God feared their power would increase even more. Therefore, he restricts them from understanding one another, spreading them across the face of the Earth. I believe a subliminal message is hidden here. God didn’t want them to completely unite, he’d rather have them separated as if not wanting them to reach their full power. So what can this exactly mean? Brings up a lot of questions in me actually…

Later on, the story of Abram is narrated. It is a rather controversial one if you ask me, for it is once again a contradiction. Basically the story talks about Abram and his wife who is unable to conceive. Abram then has relationships with their maid and gets her pregnant. Wow. If you look at this piece of writing nowadays you find that this is completely unacceptable by society. So why is it that God even helps her after she leaves?

Now I’m not sure whether it is a matter of misunderstanding the text or rather powerful people in the institution manipulating its content. Something to look at as I read.