"Noah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood, and Shem, his son, lived until Abraham was about one hundred and fifty years old; or, till about seventy-five years after Abraham was called into the land of Canaan.
These things show how easily was the knowledge of God, and of the fact of creation, preserved for several thousands of years.
Besides this knowledge being transmitted from a father unto his sons'
sons, unto many generations, God was continually revealing himself unto his servants by visions, by dreams, by the visits of angels, etc.
sons, unto many generations, God was continually revealing himself unto his servants by visions, by dreams, by the visits of angels, etc.
--The flood did not come, and the Lord did not confound the 
language of the people, because of their ignorance.
--They did not sin ignorantly.
These calamities befell them because, as Paul said, "They did not like to retain God in their knowledge," and, "When they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful."
Rom. 1:28, 21."
Rom. 1:28, 21."
Joseph Waggoner
