Comments on: Pondering Peleg and the partions of the earth http://heissufficient.com/2008/10/05/pondering-peleg-and-the-partions-of-the-earth/ Searching for wit and wisdom in a wilderness of words... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:51:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Smyth http://heissufficient.com/2008/10/05/pondering-peleg-and-the-partions-of-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-4735 David Smyth Sun, 03 May 2009 18:42:07 +0000 http://heissufficient.com/?p=1192#comment-4735 I am a descendant of Shem,I have met a descendant of Peleg[A mighty man}.What does this all mean? I am a descendant of Shem,I have met a descendant of Peleg[A mighty man}.What does this all mean?

]]> By: ElShaddai Edwards http://heissufficient.com/2008/10/05/pondering-peleg-and-the-partions-of-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3572 ElShaddai Edwards Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:55:58 +0000 http://heissufficient.com/?p=1192#comment-3572 <i>It hardly took any time at all for the Israelites following Moses after their exodus from Egypt to turn away from the real God to their golden calf that Aaron made for them.</i> That's a great point, Gary, thanks for catching that. And while these guys lived for hundreds of years and "had other sons and daughters", the overall population was still pretty small - there wouldn't be a massive cultural/religious inertia to overcome. It hardly took any time at all for the Israelites following Moses after their exodus from Egypt to turn away from the real God to their golden calf that Aaron made for them.

That’s a great point, Gary, thanks for catching that. And while these guys lived for hundreds of years and “had other sons and daughters”, the overall population was still pretty small – there wouldn’t be a massive cultural/religious inertia to overcome.

]]> By: Gary Zimmerli http://heissufficient.com/2008/10/05/pondering-peleg-and-the-partions-of-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 Gary Zimmerli Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:09:44 +0000 http://heissufficient.com/?p=1192#comment-3571 Fascinating post, ElShaddai! I love speculating on such things! You ask the question:<i>"How likely is it that the predominant worship of other gods would have been established in 100 years after the flood (Arphaxad to Peleg)?"</i> I think it's extremely likely. It hardly took any time at all for the Israelites following Moses after their exodus from Egypt to turn away from the real God to their golden calf that Aaron made for them. And that was after seeing all God did in Egypt before they left, and following the pillar of cloud/fire, and seeing themselves cross the sea on dry land and watching the same sea close in over the Egyptians, and seeing God provide manna, quail, and water for them in the wilderness, and...and... People's hearts are exceedingly wicked, and they turn away from God on the slightest whim. We want to be in charge of our own lives. I'm not the least bit surprised that they would have turned away to man-made gods within 100 years of the flood. Fascinating post, ElShaddai! I love speculating on such things!

You ask the question:“How likely is it that the predominant worship of other gods would have been established in 100 years after the flood (Arphaxad to Peleg)?”

I think it’s extremely likely. It hardly took any time at all for the Israelites following Moses after their exodus from Egypt to turn away from the real God to their golden calf that Aaron made for them. And that was after seeing all God did in Egypt before they left, and following the pillar of cloud/fire, and seeing themselves cross the sea on dry land and watching the same sea close in over the Egyptians, and seeing God provide manna, quail, and water for them in the wilderness, and…and…

People’s hearts are exceedingly wicked, and they turn away from God on the slightest whim. We want to be in charge of our own lives. I’m not the least bit surprised that they would have turned away to man-made gods within 100 years of the flood.

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