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- Genesis 10:32 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah,
according to their genealogies (toledoth generations), by their
nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth
after the flood. 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam.
6:9 These are the records of the generations of Noah 10:1 These are
the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons
of Noah
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- Genesis 10:32 toledoth Generations 1:1-2:3 God, as told to Adam
2:4-4:26 Heavens and the Earth, as told to Adam 5:1 - 6:8 Adam 6:9-
9:29 Noah 10:1-11:9 The Sons of Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth
11:10-26 Shem 11:27 25:11 Terah/Abram 25:12-18 Ishmael 25:19-35:29
Isaac 36:1-37:1 Esau 37:2 50:26 Jacob
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- Genesis 10:32 Q: Were there only 70 nations which came from the
3 sons of Noah after the Flood? Unlikely. There may have been more,
and the number 70 may have been used because of its symbolic
significance (Morris, p. 263) 70 children of Jacob/Israel came into
Egypt (Gen. 46:27) 70 children of Jacob/Israel came into Egypt
(Gen. 46:27) The number 70 has been associated with the nation of
Israel. The number 70 has been associated with the nation of
Israel. 70 weeks were determined upon thy people before the Messiah
was to come (Daniel 9:24) 70 weeks were determined upon thy people
before the Messiah was to come (Daniel 9:24)
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- Genesis 10:32 Cycles of successive 70 weeks Cycles of
successive 70 weeks Israel was led by 70 elders (Numbers 11:15, 25)
Israel was led by 70 elders (Numbers 11:15, 25) The Sanhedrin was
led by 70 members The Sanhedrin was led by 70 members 70 scholars
translated the OT into Greek to produce the Septuagint version of
Scripture (the LXX) 70 scholars translated the OT into Greek to
produce the Septuagint version of Scripture (the LXX) Moses wrote
that mankinds allotted portion of time upon the earth was 70 years
(Psalm 90:10) Moses wrote that mankinds allotted portion of time
upon the earth was 70 years (Psalm 90:10) The Babylonian Captivity
lasted 70 years The Babylonian Captivity lasted 70 years Jerusalem
and Herods temple were destroyed by the Romans about 70 years after
Herods attempt to murder Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, in His infancy
Jerusalem and Herods temple were destroyed by the Romans about 70
years after Herods attempt to murder Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, in
His infancy
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- Genesis 10:32 Jesus sent out 70 disciples (Luke 10:1) Jesus
sent out 70 disciples (Luke 10:1) Jesus told Peter to forgive his
brother 70 x 7 (Matthew 18:22) Jesus told Peter to forgive his
brother 70 x 7 (Matthew 18:22)
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel, and the confusion of languages,
was as devastating to mankind as the Flood was to the earth
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel Rebellion has to have a leader
Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this
darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the
heavenly places (Eph. 6:12)
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel Romans 1:18-32 outlines how Satan
led Nimrod 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against
all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth
in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is
evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For since
the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal
power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood
through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel. 21 For even though they knew
God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became
futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the
glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of
corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling
creatures. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their
hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among
them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and
worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is
blessed forever. Amen.
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel 26 For this reason God gave them
over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural
function for that which is unnatural, 27 and in the same way also
the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in
their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent
acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their
error.
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel 28 And just as they did not see
fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved
mind, to do those things which are not proper, 29 being filled with
all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder,
strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of
God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient
to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving,
unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that
those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only
do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice
them.
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel 1.Willfully leaving the knowledge
and worship of the true God and Creator, they began to worship the
creation. 2.This led to pantheism and polytheism and other forms of
idolatry a.Pantheism: is the theory that all finite things are
merely aspects, modifications, or parts of one eternal and
self-existent being (god) b.Polytheism: worship of many gods;
nature worship; fire, air, water, earth, sun, moon, stars, animals,
etc.
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel 1.All forms of paganism began in
Babylon and the Near East 2.The gods and goddesses of Rome, Greece,
India, and Egypt came from the pantheon of the Babylonian gods
3.Nimrod was apparently deified as the chief god Merodach or Marduk
of Babylon (Morris, p. 264)
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel Pagan deities are often
identified with the stars and planets Sun-worship occupies a
central place The system was formalized in the zodiac with
constellations, and can be traced back through centuries Behind
this faade of images of the heavens, lurks the real host of heaven,
the demonic hosts of Lucifer---Satan Many of the demons were cast
down to hell (2 Peter 2:4) because of their wickedness in the days
of Noah But a host of them remain at liberty to oppose the work of
God and Gods people (Eph. 6:12)
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel The main trust of the work of
Satan is deception He is the one who deceives the whole world (Rev.
12:9) He causes them to worship something other than the Living
God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Rev. 13:14-15) Satan is a
corrupter, not an innovator; paganism with its astrological emblems
and complex mythology and mysteries, represents a primeval
distortion of Gods true revelation concerning His creation and
promised redemption of the universe (Morris, p. 265)
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel The stars and the zodiac system
of constellations became a system of spiritism with the evils of
paganism and idolatry. One of the attempts made by Satan was to
unify all mankind under the dictatorship of Nimrod, the rebel.
Nimrod set up a military dictatorship, but also established a
priestly oligarchy, in which he was chief priest, and later the
chief object of worship. There is some indication that the queen
Semiramis, a familiar name in ancient traditions, was Nimrods wife,
and was active in this conspiracy (Morris, p. 265)
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- Genesis 11 Semiramis Q: If we do a Google image search, what
will come up?
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- Genesis 11 Semiramis
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- Genesis 11 Nimrod?
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- Genesis 11 Tower of Babel
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel In Revelation 17:5, Babylon was
the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth Paganism
infiltrated and corrupted Christianity as well Ritualism (not
necessarily liturgy) Ritualism (not necessarily liturgy) Idolatry
(Commandment #2 Thou shalt not make for yourself an idol, or any
likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in
the water under the earth) Idolatry (Commandment #2 Thou shalt not
make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven
above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth) The
insidious philosophy of evolutionary pantheistic humanism The
insidious philosophy of evolutionary pantheistic humanism
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel God commanded Noah and his sons
that they be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth (Gen. 9:1) In
order that this be accomplished in an orderly manner, God has
ordained the principle of human government (Gen. 9:6). Perhaps God
intended that the future population be subdivided into workable and
controllable social units and nations. Each nation would contribute
to the corporate life of mankind as a whole
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- Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel Mankind refused to submit
willingly to the arrangement God had ordained. As mankind began to
multiply, they preferred to live together in one unit, and instead
of separating into many units (nations), they occupied one central
location God brings about a division by special intervention, in
order to slow down the spread of paganism, but also to cause the
family units to divide and spread out over the earth
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- Genesis 11:1-2
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- Now the whole earth [a] used the same language and [b] the same
words.ab 2 It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a
plain in the land of Shinar and [c] settled there. (NASB)c a
Genesis 11:1a Genesis 11:1 Lit was one lip B Genesis 11:1B Genesis
11:1 Or few or one set of words c Genesis 11:2c Genesis 11:2 Lit
dwelt
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- Genesis 11:1-2 The people resided around Ararat The people
resided around Ararat They moved Eastward, or Southeastward They
moved Eastward, or Southeastward They arrived at Shinar, in the
fertile Mesopotamian plain where they settled and built a city They
arrived at Shinar, in the fertile Mesopotamian plain where they
settled and built a city Perhaps vegetation was like their
antediluvian home, as described by Noah and his sons Perhaps
vegetation was like their antediluvian home, as described by Noah
and his sons Perhaps they desired to restore the conditions of Eden
itself. The Tigris and Euphrates were two of the streams that
flowed from the Garden (although they were greatly altered after
the Flood) Perhaps they desired to restore the conditions of Eden
itself. The Tigris and Euphrates were two of the streams that
flowed from the Garden (although they were greatly altered after
the Flood)
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- Genesis 11:1-2 The immediate descendants of Noah all spoke the
same language---the language of the antediluvians The immediate
descendants of Noah all spoke the same language---the language of
the antediluvians It is probable that they spoke a Semitic
language, perhaps Hebrew, since the proper names of men and places
in the pre-Babel period all have meanings only in Hebrew and its
cognate languages It is probable that they spoke a Semitic
language, perhaps Hebrew, since the proper names of men and places
in the pre-Babel period all have meanings only in Hebrew and its
cognate languages It seems unlikely that Shem (and perhaps Japheth)
participated in the Hamitic rebellion at Babel It seems unlikely
that Shem (and perhaps Japheth) participated in the Hamitic
rebellion at Babel The language of the Shemites may not have been
changed at the confusion of tongues at Babel (Hebrew) The language
of the Shemites may not have been changed at the confusion of
tongues at Babel (Hebrew)
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- Genesis 11:1-2 The faculty of human speech and language is
truly one of the most amazing attributes of mankind. The faculty of
human speech and language is truly one of the most amazing
attributes of mankind. The evolutionist is utterly unable to
explain the unbridgeable gulf between the chatterings of animals
and human language. The unique and fundamental essence of speech in
the very nature of man is underscored in the revelation of God to
man through His Word. Christ Himself is the living Word! God has
spoken to us by His Son (Hebrews 1:2) The evolutionist is utterly
unable to explain the unbridgeable gulf between the chatterings of
animals and human language. The unique and fundamental essence of
speech in the very nature of man is underscored in the revelation
of God to man through His Word. Christ Himself is the living Word!
God has spoken to us by His Son (Hebrews 1:2) Mankind was created
to speak and hear to communicate with Almighty God, and with each
other Mankind was created to speak and hear to communicate with
Almighty God, and with each other
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- Genesis 11:1-2 of one lip and one set of words is the literal
translation of 11:1 They have one phonology They have one phonology
They have one vocabulary They have one vocabulary The vocabulary
included a written language that Moses was able to read as he
compiled the records found in the Book of Genesis (as discussed
earlier) The vocabulary included a written language that Moses was
able to read as he compiled the records found in the Book of
Genesis (as discussed earlier) Tribes later developed new systems
of writing, after the confusion of tongues Tribes later developed
new systems of writing, after the confusion of tongues
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- Genesis 11:1-2 as they journeyed from the east, they found a
plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there (KJV) As men
moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there
(NIV) Shinar Southeast of Ararat, perhaps the land of Persia or
Afghanistan, and later headed westward into Mesopotamia (?) They
ended up in the fertile Tigris-Euphrates plain, and once the
agricultural needs for food were met, they developed an urban
community
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- Genesis 11:3 3 They said to one another, Come, let us make
bricks and burn them thoroughly. And they used brick for stone, and
they used tar for mortar. Nimrod had attained leadership (see Gen.
10:8-10) Civilization could go in two directions: 1. 1.In obedience
to God (Gen. 1:28; 9:1) systematically colonize and develop all
parts of the earth 2. 2.Establish a strong centralized society with
governmental control over resources and occupations, to produce a
self- sufficient anti-Jehovah civilization
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- Genesis 11:3 A self-sufficient society, integrated under a
powerful and brilliant leader, would be a society no longer
dependent on God. And this was Nimrods aim (Morris, p. 268) Develop
a brick-making industry to make brick/stone Develop a brick-making
industry to make brick/stone Develop a tar-making industry to bond
the bricks together Develop a tar-making industry to bond the
bricks together Good building stones are conveniently accessible on
the river plains, and timber was not durable enough for a permanent
structure Good building stones are conveniently accessible on the
river plains, and timber was not durable enough for a permanent
structure Clay soil was suitable for strong bricks after treated in
a kiln Clay soil was suitable for strong bricks after treated in a
kiln
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- Genesis 11:3 Egyptian building consisted of sun-dried bricks
from clay mortar Egyptian building consisted of sun-dried bricks
from clay mortar The Babylonian construction was stronger and more
enduring The Babylonian construction was stronger and more enduring
Furnace-treated bricks were used instead of stone, and bitumen
(tar) instead of mortar Furnace-treated bricks were used instead of
stone, and bitumen (tar) instead of mortar This bitumen slime was
probably tarry material from the abundant asphalt pits in the
Tigris-Euphrates valley This bitumen slime was probably tarry
material from the abundant asphalt pits in the Tigris-Euphrates
valley Archaeology confirms this type of kiln-fired brink and
asphalt construction was common in ancient Babylon Archaeology
confirms this type of kiln-fired brink and asphalt construction was
common in ancient Babylon
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- Genesis 11:3 Q: Could the Great Pyramid in Egypt have been the
Tower of Babel? Thomas Yeates in 1833 said "The Great Pyramid soon
followed the Tower of Babel, and had the same common origin.
Whether it was not a copy of the original Tower of Babel? And,
moreover, whether the dimensions of these structures were not
originally taken from the Ark of Noah? The measures of the Great
Pyramid at the base do so approximate to the measures of the Ark of
Noah in ancient cubit measure, that I cannot scruple, however novel
the idea, to draw a comparison. "
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- Genesis 11:3 ...The "Tower of Babel Moment" permits a further
speculation: could the "one language" and "one people" be taken in
the broadest sense, not only of one natural human language and one
civilization, but of one language of science, a unified science and
physics? And could the "one people" refer not only to that one
paleo-ancient Very High Civilization, but also to the unifying
cultural effects that "one language" and unified scientific
worldview afforded it? Nothing in the biblical account precludes
these possibilities, and indeed, there is a strong indication that
the Tower may be the (Great) Pyramid itself, if one understand the
"top which reaches to heaven" to be a metaphor of the Pyramid's
many dimensional analogs of local celestial mechanics.
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- Genesis 11:3 By a similar line of reasoning, a unified physics
and science is implied in the divine observation that "nothing will
be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." Clearly
the "Tower" was no Renaissance painting of vast scaffolding and
cranes groaning to lift massive weights to enormous heights.
Something else entirely was at work. In this context, it might not
be going too far to speculate that the destruction of the Tower of
Babel may refer, in oblique terms, to the destruction of "the Great
Affliction" and "Weapon," the Great Pyramid.
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- Genesis 11:3 In other words, the "Tower of Babel" was an
"ekur", a mountain ziggurat or pyramid, the possession of the
physics and technology of which allowed its possessor(s) to imagine
to do "whatever they imagine to do" in the way of challenging the
divine order. The "Tower" was, to put it succinctly, a very
threatening device, one well suited to its ambitions of a Nimrod, a
would be world-emperor...
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- Genesis 11:4 4 They said, Come, let us build for ourselves a
city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make
for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over
the face of the whole earth. (NASB) Q: Why does the KJV begin the
quote by saying, Go to, let us build and the NIV Come, lets make
bricks A: The Hebrew word give (yahab) can be translated as give,
or go or come and most often translated come in Genesis 11, meaning
grant or permit
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- Genesis 11:4 Q: Why would God become upset over building a city
like this? 1.They wanted to build a city, and a tower into heaven
2.They wanted to build themselves a name or set up a memorial
(idol?) to themselves; the desire for renown (pride) 3.They wanted
to remain in one place, and not be scattered over the whole earth,
as God directed
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- Genesis 11:4 Q: Why were they afraid of dispersion over the
earth, as God had required? God did not say they had to remain
unified, but there did not have to be division as they spread out
God did not say they had to remain unified, but there did not have
to be division as they spread out Their desires show a lack of
faith in the spiritual bond of unity of fellowship, not only with
other tribes, but also with Almighty God = rebellious Their desires
show a lack of faith in the spiritual bond of unity of fellowship,
not only with other tribes, but also with Almighty God = rebellious
They tried to maintain unity by outward means, because the inward
desire for unity, harmony and peace had been broken by sin They
tried to maintain unity by outward means, because the inward desire
for unity, harmony and peace had been broken by sin
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- Genesis 11:4 The great tower would dominate the city both
architecturally and culturally. The great tower would dominate the
city both architecturally and culturally. It would serve as a focal
point of the political and religious life of the community It would
serve as a focal point of the political and religious life of the
community It would be a symbol of their unity and strength It would
be a symbol of their unity and strength As Genesis 10:11-12
explains, Babylon was the first of the cities Nimrod built, and may
have been an effort by the Hamites to colonize the world As Genesis
10:11-12 explains, Babylon was the first of the cities Nimrod
built, and may have been an effort by the Hamites to colonize the
world Nimrod may have built to minimize independent expansion and
government apart from his own Nimrod may have built to minimize
independent expansion and government apart from his own