The Pride of Babel and the Glory of ChristGenesis 11:1-9

The Pride of Babel and the Glory of Christ Genesis 11:1-9

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

1) We can be confident in the history the Bible gives us2) Christ is glorified even in obscure passages

Enmerkar (pronounced Sumerian)

En-me-kar (written Sumerian)

En-me-ru-kar (Later written Sumerian)

Kar = hunter (Sumerian)

En-me-ru the hunterN-m-r the hunter (Hebrew had no vowels until much later)

Nimro the hunter (Hebrew, with vowels added)

The Pride of Babel and the Glory of Christ Genesis 11:1-9

Remains of the Great ziggurat of Babylon “Babel”(via Google Earth)

Great ziggurat of Ur

Brick from the Tower of Babel

4 ways the sin of Babel brings glory to Christ:

1) Christians are protected from a super-state2) Destruction of Antichrist / Babylon foreshadowed3) The gospel reaches all nations4) Jesus is praised by all nations

Revelation 7:9-10 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no-one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

The Pride of Babel and the Glory of Christ Genesis 11:1-9