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Gen. 11:1-9

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Gen. 11:1-9

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“And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” Gen. 9:1

“These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.” Gen. 10:32

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“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech”

Gen. 11:1

Language of the People

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“And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.” Gen. 11:2

Place of the Tower of Babel

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“Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.” Gen.11:3

Plans for the Tower of Babel

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“And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” Gen. 11:4

Plans for the Tower of Babel

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“But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.” Gen. 11:5-6

God’s Punishment for the People

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“Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."

Gen. 11:7

God’s Punishment for the People

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“So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.” Gen. 11:8

God Dispersed Them

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“Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.” Gen. 11:9

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Deny that this is actual history

“nonsensical” legend = atheist

“Child-like” “story-answer” = Bowie

“symbolism” - way of explaining tongues

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Tongues can be traced to a common source:

Max F. Muller - “Science of Language” “We have examined all possible forms of language, …the admission of one common origin of human speech?” YES

Sir William Jones - speaking of Sanskrit “…believing them to have sprung from some common source which no longer exists”

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Journalists using computers

Linguistic scientists - compare languages

A mother tongue - “proto-world”

“Maybe the Bible is right, and there really was a Tower of Babel. It seems there really was once a single human language,…”

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Lessons #1 Problem of Sin

“For all have sinned” Rom. 3:23

Sin is the constant problem of man

“But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

Heb. 13:16

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Lessons #2 God’s will is to be obeyed regardless

Why they didn’t want to separate?

Loved families Wanted to be a great people Wanted the easy life Make a name for themselves

“He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.”

Heb. 5:9

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Lessons

People became very confident Nothing they could not do Wanted to make a name for

themselves Maybe God would not separate

them

Rom. 12:3 “….not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think…..”

#3 Problem of Pride

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Lessons

“Ought we to do it?”

“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Col. 3:17

God’s plans will not be defeated !

#4 Sin Is Off Limits

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Lessons #5 No Society can undo God’s Will

Many have tried

Where are those societies now?

A society that opposes God is not a society that will exist for long.

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Lessons #6 God’s Punishments are Just

Punished for what they would not do.

Changed their language Dispersed the people This is what God wanted all

along.

“Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” Gen. 18:25

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Lessons #7 Good Communication is the Key to Goals

True in every relationship Marriage Family Workplace Church

“If he hears you, you have gained your brother.”

Matt. 18:15

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Lessons#8 Men’s projects are

small compared to God

Was God unaware of what they were doing?

No! He knew Moses was using satire

“Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it.” Ps. 127:1

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History

Languages

Lessons

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“Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Mk. 16:15

“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.” Acts 8:4

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• HearHear John 12:48John 12:48• BelieveBelieve John 8:24John 8:24• RepentRepent Luke 13:3Luke 13:3• ConfessConfess Matt. 10:32-Matt. 10:32-

3333• BaptizedBaptized Mark 16:16Mark 16:16• FaithfulFaithful Matt. 24:13Matt. 24:13