The Nations of Mankind
Questions for Study 7
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I. The Descendants of Noah (10:1-32)
1. How was the earth repopulated? (9:18-19, 10:1-32) In what way does the incident in 9:20-27 show the seed of the evil in men's heart and of Satan's work already budded through one of Noah's sons, Ham?
2. Who became Ham's son?
3. Who were Cush's descendants? What was Nimrod famous for? Where was his kingdom first located? What would Shinar be famous for? (11:2) Where did his kingdom spread to? What does this tell us about the nature of sin and sinful men?
4. Who was the ancestor of the people living in the land that God would give to Abram? What does this tell us about their life?
5. Who were Shem's descendants? What does verse 25 mean? What land does Shem's descendants live in?
II. The Tower of Babel (11:1-9)
6. What compelled men to build the tower of Babel? Why was God so displeased with them? How did God deal with the problem? In what way does the unsolved sin problem - even after the flood judgment - and God's promise in 8:21 foreshadow God's new plan of salvation?
III. Shem's Descendants (11:10-26)
7. Make a chart comparing the death and births of Shem's descendants. What can you learn from this?
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