Listen To Babel

(From Babel To Babble)Genesis 11:1-9

I. History Repeats

Progressive Sin

Fall, Gn.2-3 Cain, Gn.4

Flood, Gn.6 Babel, Gn.11

Law Sin Punishment

Progressive SinIndividuals

Sinful defiance: gathered (9:1)

Selfish desire: pride. Ja.4:13-17

Skillful determination: bless or curse

Progressive SinIndividuals

Nations. Pride (Gn.11; Is.14:12-14)

Pleasure (Is.47:8-13)Persecution (Dn.3)

Profit (Rv.18)Portion (Rv.18) [18:5]

Babylon →godless society

Presumption (Dn.5; Je.51:44)

Progressive SinIndividuals

Nations Some learn hard way: God in control Three great judgments . . .

Man proposes; God disposes (Lk.1:51)

DismissalGn.3

DeathGn.6

DerisionGn.11

Progressive SinIndividualsNations Families

Babel: confusion Poor communication → problems

Stop talking / sloppy talkingAssume worst

Embrace sin, error

Progressive SinIndividualsNations Families

Churches James 3:17 Lk.12:51

Division is better thancollective apostasy

I. History Repeats

II. Sin Perverts God’sGood Things

One language = a great blessing

Men misused God’s blessings, served satan [Mt.4:9-10]

Bitumen

Dn.5 – desecrated God’s holy things

Great blessingEx.2:3

Great curseGn.11

I. History Repeats

III. God Comes Down . . .

II. Sin Perverts God’s Good Things

God comes down to . . .

● See, 5. [18:21]● Sentence, 6-7. [19:13]

Come, 4 Makename, 4

Lest scattered, 4

Come, 7 Confuse tongues, 7

Scatter them, 8

God comes down to . . .

● See, 5. [18:21]● Sentence, 6-7. [19:13]● Save, 9. [19:16-22]

God kept Babel from success

Israel, Ex.5-14Balaam, Nu.22:21-25Mt.6:24 . . . 6:19-21

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

IV. God’s Grace Abounds

II. Sin Perverts God’s Good Things

III. God Comes Down . . .

God’s grace – man’s sin Gn.11, man’s temporal kingdom Ac.2, God’s triumphant kingdom

1. Reversed confusion of tongues2. Gospel in many tongues unites, Mt.28

Genesis 11Confounded

language brought kingdom to nothing

Acts 2Controlled

languages brought gospel to all