Noah and his family repopulate the earth. Not long afterwards (several generations) the people came together to construct a monument to their abilities and talents. Their fear was that they would be scattered and have to leave their comfortable surroundings. God interrupted their efforts and confused their languages by instantly creating language barriers where none had previously existed. The result? Scattering around the world. Even in this God is seen to be good, for His plan for man to subdue the whole earth is accomplished.
Generations pass. Perhaps those with an inclination to seek God's direction were wondering if He had stepped away from His creation and abandoned it. Nothing could be further from the truth. God reveals Himself to Abram; calling him away from his native land of the Chaldees to a place unknown to him at the time of his departure. Abram wisely and obediently follows God's direction. But don't get the picture in your mind that Abram was some super-religious man without flaw. The next paragraphs detail the trouble Abram faced when he tried to pass his wife as his sister to avoid conflict with Pharaoh.
Lessons from these chapters? God is always at work accomplishing His purposes. He uses ways we cannot anticipate or imagine. He is always at work - even when we don't recognize His handiwork. He uses flawed materials to create a masterpiece of perfection.
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