Transcript The Tower of Babel - Radford Church of Christ

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
“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
“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
 Deny that this is actual history
 “nonsensical” legend = atheist
 “Child-like”
“story-answer” = Bowie
 “symbolism” - way of explaining tongues
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”
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
 “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
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
Lessons
#3 Problem of Pride
 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…..”
Lessons
#4 Sin Is Off Limits
 “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 !
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.
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
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
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
 History
 Languages
 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
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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