And theLordsaid, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language."
In the previous chapter the Spirit sets this formula three times in order to throw light on this passage. " By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations" The sons of Noah spread far and wide, and the land which God claims, 'The land is mine' has now a counter claim. Everyone after his tongue, after their families give rise to nationalism. This idea we have in 10.5, 20 and in v.31. The Command number Three explains primarily that they were claiming against the Son. God anointed him and said, "Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee./Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession". They were truly heathen in the sense they defied God and against Christ.
Their speech betrays their intention, " And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."(v.4) They would stymy God in case He would flush them out from their lands with another flood. Here we see their disbelief. God had given his word "And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth./And God said, This is the token of the covenant... , for perpetual generations:"(9.11-13)
What are the words of God?
"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."(Ps.12.6)
The generation of Noah became corrupt and the 'evil report' of Ham was merely a symptom that faith, the one language was absent; The 'one speech' carried faith with works. Whereas the tower of Babel was monument to their lack of trust.
And theLordsaid, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language."
In the previous chapter the Spirit sets this formula three times in order to throw light on this passage. " By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations" The sons of Noah spread far and wide, and the land which God claims, 'The land is mine' has now a counter claim. Everyone after his tongue, after their families give rise to nationalism. This idea we have in 10.5, 20 and in v.31. The Command number Three explains primarily that they were claiming against the Son. God anointed him and said, "Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee./Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession". They were truly heathen in the sense they defied God and against Christ.
Their speech betrays their intention, " And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."(v.4) They would stymy God in case He would flush them out from their lands with another flood. Here we see their disbelief. God had given his word "And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth./And God said, This is the token of the covenant... , for perpetual generations:"(9.11-13)
What are the words of God?
"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."(Ps.12.6)
The generation of Noah became corrupt and the 'evil report' of Ham was merely a symptom that faith, the one language was absent; The 'one speech' carried faith with works. Whereas the tower of Babel was monument to their lack of trust.
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