GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

154 God’s Workof Shem through Arphaxed, but not the other four. Why is this?Shem lived another five hundred years - for a total of six hundredyears (Verse 11). With Shem having lived six hundred years,he outlived Abraham. Shem was still alive when Melchizedekblessed Abraham. This lineage is not Shem’s total genealogy, butonly the genealogy through Arphaxed, Shem’s son, to the birth ofTerah, Abraham’s father.This lineage reveals the continuity of the seed line of “thepromised seed” from Shem to Abraham. That is why Shem, asMelchizedek, blessed Abraham, as the one to receive The AbrahamicCovenant. This covenant was promised by grace, as agift because of Abraham’s faith. All of Abraham’s life - untilhis death can be read in Genesis 12 to Genesis 25:7. Abrahamwas 175 years old when he died. Shem still had about twentyfiveyears ahead of him. So the blessing was upon Shem and hislineage through Abraham. Shem, as Melchizedek, blessed (confirmed)God’s oath of The Abrahamic Covenant - that the richesin Christ would come through Abraham. How perfect and wonderfulis God’s plan for you.The PatriarchHebrews 11:7 states that Noah, by his faith, became the heir ofrighteousness. Noah continued The Order of Melchizedek. Theinheritance of Eve’s seed continues with Noah. In Verse 6, Hebrewsreveals that without faith it is impossible to please God.If faith exists, then God rewards those who diligently seek Him(Hebrews 11:6). Now, in Verse 8, the text states Abraham wasto receive the promised inheritance of prosperity (riches) byfaith (Hebrews 11:8). Even though Shem outlived Abraham, asMelchizedek, the blessed son of Noah, the heir, God was nowtransferring the blessings upon Shem to Abraham. This took