Genesis 10:1-32

The genealogy of Genesis 10 shows us that the Bible is a unified message focused on an unparalleled messiah that fuels an unstoppable mission. One message, one messiah, one mission.

Outline

  • First, Genesis 10 anticipates the unified message that begins in Genesis (10:1-20)
    • Genesis 10 anticipates the people and places that shape the Bible’s unified message that begins in Genesis 
    • Genesis 10 anticipates the problems that shape the Bible’s unified message that begins in Genesis
    • Genesis 10 anticipates the promises that shapes the Bible’s unified message that begins in Genesis
  • Second, Genesis 10 anticipates our unparalleled messiah expected in the Old Testament (10:1-20)
    • Genesis 10 anticipates the preservation of God’s messiah in the Old Testament
    • Genesis 10 anticipates the prophecy of God’s messiah in the Old Testament
  • Third, Genesis 10 anticipates our unstoppable mission in the church (10:21-32)
    • Genesis 10 anticipates the unstoppable mission of Jesus
    • Genesis 10 doesn’t just anticipate the unstoppable mission of Jesus, it anticipates the unstoppable mission of the church

Christ Connections

  • Genesis 10 shows us how the people of the world have been spread across the earth. In Isaiah 11:10, its foretold that Christ, the root of Jesse, gathers his dispersed people from the four corners of our sinful world and he gathers our dispersed soul from the four corners of our sinful heart
  • Before Christ sets off on his mission in Luke 3, we see the genealogy of Jesus that runs through Peleg and Eber. Luke connects the unmistakable identity of Jesus with the unstoppable mission of Jesus. Luke confirms he is the unparalleled messiah before he chronicles his unstoppable mission.

Applications

  • Genesis 10 shows us that the promise of the gospel is this: that he who began a good work in you will carry it to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. We can have confidence in God’s work because he has done what he promised and will continue it to completion.
  • How do we join the unstoppable mission of Christ? Through discipleship in the local church which allows us to grow in our relationship with God and one another to take further steps together in the mission of God.