SCRITPURE: GENESIS 11
BIBLE VERSES:
“Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” (Genesis 11:6-7)
“So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel —because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:8-9)
THE TOWER OF BABEL (vs. 1-9)
The people wanted to build a towel that reaches to heaven to make a name for themselves. But the Lord confused their language so that they could not understand each other. Their plan failed and the Lord scattered them, over the whole earth.
FROM SHEM TO ABRAM: (vs, 10-32)
ACCOUNT OF SHEM:
Ghen-600 years, Arphaxad-438 years; Shelah-433 years; Eber-464 years; Peleg-239 years; Reu-239 years; Serug-230 years; Nahor-140 years; Terah-275 years; Abram/Hahor & Haran. Haran’s son is Lot.
THOUGHTS:
The name “Babel” came from Hebrew word which means “Gate of God”. It sounds like the word “Balal” which means confusion”. Whatever man plans, if it is against God’s will, it will not prosper.