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

2. After the Flood Eber over- lived Abram by 4 years After the Flood – Patriarchal Line Noah - 950 Shem - 600 Arphaxad - 438 Salah - 433 Eber - 464 Peleg - 239 Reu - 239 Serug - 230 Nahor - 148 Terah - 205 Abram - 175 The Deluge Died 35 yrs after Abraham

3. 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

4. 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

5. After the Flood Ur of the Chaldeas

6. After the Flood Ur Today

7. After the Flood The last great restoration was by Nabonidus (556- 539 BC - father of Belshazzar) who appointed his eldest daughter high priestess at Ur. Tourists visit Ziggurat at Ur

8. 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

9. 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.

10. After the Flood Between 1922-34 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

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

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13. “Get thee out of thy country…”

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15. The First Promise to Abraham 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 clauses 3 primary conditions to be met 1 2 3

16. After the Flood A Great Nation

17. After the Flood Families

18. The Sons of Noah in Acts

19. 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’.

21. After the Flood Culmination of the 3 Great Covenants

22. 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

23. “And the earth rested from war”

24. After the Flood Israel the only ‘immortal’ nation

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26. The Holy City – New Jerusalem

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

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

29. After the Flood The Rebellion of Nimrod Reversed

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31. “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…”