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Tower of Babel Gen. 11: 1 -9

“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

Language of the People “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech” Gen. 11: 1

Place of the Tower of Babel “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

Plans for the Tower of Babel "Come, let us make “Then they said to one another, 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 “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

God’s Punishment for the People “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 “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. " Gen. 11: 7

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

“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

Did This Really Happen ?

Ø Deny that this is actual history Ø “nonsensical” legend = atheist Ø “Child-like” “story-answer” = Bowie Ø “symbolism” - way of explaining tongues

Reasons for Believing 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”

Reasons for Believing 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, …”

Lessons #1 Problem of Sin Ø “For all have sinned” Rom. 3: 23 Ø Sin is the constant problem of man Ø “But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. ” Heb. 13: 16

Lessons #2 God’s will is to be obeyed regardless Why they didn’t want to separate? Ø Loved families Ø Wanted to be a great people Ø Wanted the easy life Ø Make a name for themselves “He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. ” Heb. 5: 9

Lessons #3 Problem of Pride Ø People became very confident Ø Nothing they could not do Ø Wanted to make a name for themselves Ø Maybe God would not separate them Rom. 12: 3 “…. not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think…. . ”

Lessons #4 Sin Is Off Limits Ø “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 Ø God’s plans will not be defeated !

Lessons #5 No Society can undo God’s Will Ø Many have tried Ø Where are those societies now? Ø A society that opposes God is not a society that will exist for long.

Lessons #6 God’s Punishments are Just Ø Punished for what they would not do. Ø Changed their language Ø Dispersed the people Ø This is what God wanted all along. “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? ” Gen. 18: 25

Lessons #7 Good Communication is the Key to Goals True in every relationship v Marriage v Family v Workplace v Church “If he hears you, you have gained your brother. ” Matt. 18: 15

Lessons #8 Men’s projects are small compared to God Ø Was God unaware of what they were doing? Ø No! He knew Ø Moses was using satire “Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it. ” Ps. 127: 1

Tower of Babel v History v Languages v Lessons

“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

• • • Hear Believe Repent Confess Baptized Faithful John 12: 48 John 8: 24 Luke 13: 3 Matt. 10: 32 -33 Mark 16: 16 Matt. 24: 13