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Listen To Babel. (From Babel To Babble) Genesis 11:1-9. I. History Repeats. Progressive Sin. Law. Sin. Punishment. Fall , Gn.2-3 Cain , Gn.4 Flood , Gn.6 Babel , Gn.11. Progressive Sin. Sinful defiance: gathered (9:1). Selfish desire: pride. Ja.4:13-17.
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Listen To Babel (From Babel To Babble) Genesis 11:1-9
Progressive Sin Law Sin Punishment • Fall, Gn.2-3 • Cain, Gn.4 • Flood, Gn.6 • Babel, Gn.11
Progressive Sin Sinful defiance: gathered(9:1) Selfish desire: pride.Ja.4:13-17 Skillful determination: bless or curse Individuals
Progressive Sin Babylon →godless society Pride (Gn.11; Is.14:12-14) Pleasure (Is.47:8-13) Persecution (Dn.3) Presumption (Dn.5; Je.51:44) Profit (Rv.18) Portion (Rv.18) [18:5] Individuals Nations.
Progressive Sin Dismissal Gn.3 Death Gn.6 Derision Gn.11 Individuals Nations • Some learn hard way: God in control • Three great judgments . . . Man proposes; God disposes (Lk.1:51)
Progressive Sin Stop talking / sloppy talking Assume worst Embrace sin, error Individuals Nations Families • Babel: confusion • Poor communication → problems
Progressive Sin Division is better thancollective apostasy Individuals Nations Families Churches • James 3:17 • Lk.12:51
I. History Repeats II. Sin Perverts God’sGood Things
One language = a great blessing Great blessing Ex.2:3 Great curse Gn.11 Men misused God’s blessings, served satan [Mt.4:9-10] Bitumen Dn.5 – desecrated God’s holy things
I. History Repeats II. Sin Perverts God’s Good Things III. God Comes Down . . .
God comes down to . . . Come, 4 Makename, 4 Lest scattered, 4 Come, 7 Confuse tongues, 7 Scatter them, 8 ● See, 5. [18:21] ● Sentence, 6-7. [19:13]
God comes down to . . . Israel, Ex.5-14 Balaam, Nu.22:21-25 Mt.6:24 . . . 6:19-21 ● See, 5. [18:21] ● Sentence, 6-7. [19:13] ● Save, 9. [19:16-22] • God kept Babel from success
God comes down to . . . ● See, 5. [18:21] ● Sentence, 6-7. [19:13] ● Save, 9. [19:16-22] • God kept Babel from success • God allowed tower to progress • Object of pride → ridicule. Lk.14:28-30; 18:14
I. History Repeats II. Sin Perverts God’s Good Things III. God Comes Down . . . IV. God’s Grace Abounds
God’s grace – man’s sin Genesis 11 Confounded language brought kingdom to nothing Acts 2 Controlled languages brought gospel to all • Gn.11, man’s temporal kingdom • Ac.2, God’s triumphant kingdom • Reversed confusion of tongues • Gospel in many tongues unites, Mt.28