Tower of Babel -- Disobedience to God
Eddie Snipes
Genesis 11:1-9
When people think about the biblical account of the tower of Babel, they usually associate as the Bible's explanation of diverse languages. Confusing their language is a part of this story, but it is not the main focus of this account. The language issue is only one of the details to this story. This is an account of the generations after Noah rejecting the commands of God. There are four key areas I see in this passage that this study will examine.
1. Preserve Our Group The flood ended with the command in Genesis 9: 1 So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 "And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every Yet this generation said, let's build a city and tower... "lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth". The entire foundation of their plans was in violation of God's commands. Since the fall, man has been seeking to build a utopia. The longing in our hearts is for what we have lost. The quest for heaven on earth has not ended and will not end until Christ returns. God's purpose for man has always been to go out and do His will. We can only be complete in Him and we can only be satisfied in the center of His will. He is the One who satisfies, not things or activities. Even the church gets sidetracked from the purposes of God by seeking to live in a self-contained world. There is this idea that it would be nice to isolate from the world and only have church people and church functions at the center of our social life. The focus is on self and not God's purpose for our lives. The average Christian cuts off most acquaintances to the world within a few months after accepting Christ. There is a line that must be drawn between living in the world and living for the world. We should cut off contacts that are destructive to our faith, but not isola ...
Eddie Snipes
Genesis 11:1-9
When people think about the biblical account of the tower of Babel, they usually associate as the Bible's explanation of diverse languages. Confusing their language is a part of this story, but it is not the main focus of this account. The language issue is only one of the details to this story. This is an account of the generations after Noah rejecting the commands of God. There are four key areas I see in this passage that this study will examine.
1. Preserve Our Group The flood ended with the command in Genesis 9: 1 So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 "And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every Yet this generation said, let's build a city and tower... "lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth". The entire foundation of their plans was in violation of God's commands. Since the fall, man has been seeking to build a utopia. The longing in our hearts is for what we have lost. The quest for heaven on earth has not ended and will not end until Christ returns. God's purpose for man has always been to go out and do His will. We can only be complete in Him and we can only be satisfied in the center of His will. He is the One who satisfies, not things or activities. Even the church gets sidetracked from the purposes of God by seeking to live in a self-contained world. There is this idea that it would be nice to isolate from the world and only have church people and church functions at the center of our social life. The focus is on self and not God's purpose for our lives. The average Christian cuts off most acquaintances to the world within a few months after accepting Christ. There is a line that must be drawn between living in the world and living for the world. We should cut off contacts that are destructive to our faith, but not isola ...
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