Broadcast
The Tower of Babel - Part 4
Genesis 11:8
05/23/2024
8 So the LORD dispersed them from there over the
face of all the earth, and they left off building
the city. (ESV)
After the great flood, God blessed Noah and his sons.
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them,
``Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. ... And
you, be fruitful and multiply, teem on the earth and
multiply in it.''[2]
In defiance of God, the descendants of Noah congregated
together and built a large city with a tall tower reaching high
into the heavens. God, in His mercy, confused the language of
the people so they could not continue this great project. ``So
the LORD dispersed them from there over the face of all the
earth, and they left off building the city.''
The sin of the people was defying God by seeking to gain
glory and lasting recognition. Pride in their accomplishments
replaced trust in the Creator of heaven and earth. With the
wealth of the whole world waiting, with the opportunity to tend
and properly use all of creation, they selfishly looked for
others to admire their work.
The sin of Babel still effects the world. Because we cannot
easily communicate with others, we fear them. Different
cultures, people of different languages, are unfamiliar and
terrifying. Therefore, we daily sin against those we do not
understand, forgetting that each person is created by God and
loved by Him. Jesus died for all people of all nations and of
all languages. Our task is to fill the world with the good news
of salvation by grace through faith for the sake of Christ Jesus
alone.
May our Lord grant us the will to do His will, to tell
others of Jesus Christ, who bore our sins upon the cross, giving
to us redemption from sin and death. Amen.
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2. Genesis 9:1,7 (ESV)