GOD MADE THEM ''BABEL'' (1 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9
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God Made Them ''Babel'' (1 of 4)
Series: The Mighty Power of God
Jeff Strite
Genesis 11:1-9
OPEN: Several years ago, there was a tiny village in Scotland called ''Lost.'' It's a quaint name for a quaint little village... but they had a problem. Lost kept losing their sign. A local official explained, ''For many years now, the sign has continually been taken because all it says on it is 'Lost.''' He said, ''Many people want to have their photograph taken by it looking bewildered (because the sign said ''lost'') and every so often it gets taken.''
Now that created two problems: 1st - it got expensive. The signs cost about $400 a piece. And 2nd - deliveries were often lost because some delivery drivers have no idea where ''Lost'' was. Eventually they renamed the city ''Lost Farm'' and apparently haven't had a problem since.
(Reuters, ''Hamlet Tires of Thieves Stealing Lost Property'' 2/27/04)
APPLY: Down thru history towns and cities have been named for all kinds of unusual reasons including the city we're talking about today... the city of Babel. Why was it called ''Babel?'' Genesis 11:9 explains: ''... its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused (babel) the language of all the earth. And from there the LORD dispersed them over the face of all the earth.'' Genesis 11:9
Now the story in Genesis only takes 9 verses to tell (and is never referred to again in Scripture) but its impact on mankind has been really long-lasting. From that day to this... the world has been divided by about 5000 languages. And that diversity of languages has created misunderstandings, tensions, conflicts... even wars.
But it wasn't always that way. Before Babel ''... the whole earth had one language and the same words.'' Genesis 11:1
As I was preparing for this sermon, it occurred to me that one of the first questions people might ask is this: ''Is this a TRUE story?'' Was there really a city called Babel with a tower reaching to the heavens, and do all l ...
Series: The Mighty Power of God
Jeff Strite
Genesis 11:1-9
OPEN: Several years ago, there was a tiny village in Scotland called ''Lost.'' It's a quaint name for a quaint little village... but they had a problem. Lost kept losing their sign. A local official explained, ''For many years now, the sign has continually been taken because all it says on it is 'Lost.''' He said, ''Many people want to have their photograph taken by it looking bewildered (because the sign said ''lost'') and every so often it gets taken.''
Now that created two problems: 1st - it got expensive. The signs cost about $400 a piece. And 2nd - deliveries were often lost because some delivery drivers have no idea where ''Lost'' was. Eventually they renamed the city ''Lost Farm'' and apparently haven't had a problem since.
(Reuters, ''Hamlet Tires of Thieves Stealing Lost Property'' 2/27/04)
APPLY: Down thru history towns and cities have been named for all kinds of unusual reasons including the city we're talking about today... the city of Babel. Why was it called ''Babel?'' Genesis 11:9 explains: ''... its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused (babel) the language of all the earth. And from there the LORD dispersed them over the face of all the earth.'' Genesis 11:9
Now the story in Genesis only takes 9 verses to tell (and is never referred to again in Scripture) but its impact on mankind has been really long-lasting. From that day to this... the world has been divided by about 5000 languages. And that diversity of languages has created misunderstandings, tensions, conflicts... even wars.
But it wasn't always that way. Before Babel ''... the whole earth had one language and the same words.'' Genesis 11:1
As I was preparing for this sermon, it occurred to me that one of the first questions people might ask is this: ''Is this a TRUE story?'' Was there really a city called Babel with a tower reaching to the heavens, and do all l ...
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