After the Flood Study 5 – “I will make of thee a Great Nation”

After the Flood Eber over- lived Abram by 4 years After the Flood – Patriarchal Line Noah Shem Arphaxad Salah Eber Peleg Reu Serug Nahor Terah Abram The Deluge Died 35 yrs after Abraham

After the Flood Abram’s Nativity Eber Peleg Reu Serug Nahor Terah AbramNahorHaran Lot (Hebrew) (Division) (Friend) (Branch) (Snorer) (Delay) (Veil) Birth 225 years Died 4 years after Abraham Died before Terah

After the Flood “Highland of the two rivers”. Occurs 7 times in Scripture. Ur was its port and trading centre. Persian Gulf once only a short distance away. Mesopotamia Ur of the Chaldees Babylon

After the Flood Ur of the Chaldeas

After the Flood Ur Today

After the Flood The last great restoration was by Nabonidus ( BC - father of Belshazzar) who appointed his eldest daughter high priestess at Ur. Tourists visit Ziggurat at Ur

After the Flood  Signifies – “Light of the conquerors” (Davis).  Largest city of Shinar, commercial and political hub of region. Originally the port of Babylonia.  Centre of ancient astrology. Home of the moon god Nanna (Sin) – the other Haran.  Had temple sacred to the moon goddess Urki.  A burial city – full of tombs. The dead were brought to Ur from all over Mesopotamia.  Chaldees - kaśdiymah – “clod-breakers”. The Kasdim, Cardi, Kurds, or Chaldees are generally supposed to be Shemites. Ur of the Chaldees

After the Flood God’s Many Note the glazing of the clay bricks near the base. Ziggurats were often glazed in various colours at different levels in recognition of various gods.

After the Flood Between the royal cemetery at Ur (2600 BC) was discovered. It revealed: The death of the king and queen of Ur was followed by the voluntary death of their courtiers and personal attendants and of the court soldiers and musicians. Ur – City of Death Life  Faith in God = Life  All ‘in Abraham’ will be redeemed in his seed

After the Flood Ziggurat at Ur – Devoted to the Moon God Nanna (Sumerian) (Babylonian – Sin)

After the Flood

“Get thee out of thy country…”

After the Flood

The First Promise to Abraham clauses 3 primary conditions to be met 1 2 3

After the Flood A Great Nation

After the Flood Families

The Sons of Noah in Acts

After the Flood “Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.”  God appeared to both Abram and Cornelius.  They were both given instructions requiring a decision, action and travel.  Both needed to leave behind their nativity.  Both became associated with “the Name” (Shem – Melchizedek and Christ).  Cornelius and his house (Japheth) received the blessing of ‘dwelling in the tents of Shem’.

After the Flood Culmination of the 3 Great Covenants

Rev. 20:3 The Millennium – The Serpent Bound 1000 year reign of Christ 50 yrs The Little Season The Jubilee Period Mortality abolished from the earth at the end of Millennium

“And the earth rested from war”

After the Flood Israel the only ‘immortal’ nation

After the Flood

The Holy City – New Jerusalem

After the Flood The Holy City a Great Nation “City” and “nation” are equivalent terms – a corporation of people

After the Flood Enoch (Cain) Erech (Nimrod) Babylon (Nimrod) A Tale of Two Cities

After the Flood The Rebellion of Nimrod Reversed

After the Flood

“Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” “…and I will look upon it, that I may remember the that I may remember the everlasting covenant…” everlasting covenant…”