![]() ![]() It was during one of these migrations that a certain group of people found a great place to build a tower. So, while many were claiming territory, still many other people continued spreading across the earth and filling it. With the passing of each generation, each son’s family eventually established their own tribe and claimed their own nations. They were so prolific that all of Genesis 10 is dedicated to listing all their children and grandchildren by name, and there were quite a few. Noah only had three sons, but his family had no trouble fulfilling God’s command. Sandwiched in between God thinking about His new covenant and then telling Noah’s family about it, God tells Noah and his sons to “be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth (Genesis 9:1).” God then tells Noah and his sons about the new covenant in verses 9-15 including the telltale sign of His covenant-a rainbow. ![]() While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.” Genesis 8:21-22 Then the Lord said in His heart, ‘I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. ![]() He was so pleased with Noah’s burnt offerings that God decided to never flood the earth again. But to fully understand what’s going on, we need to turn back a page or two to the part when God established a new covenant with His creation, the earth.Īfter Noah and his family leave the ark, Noah builds an altar that melts God’s heart. The story of the tower of Babel occurs just after Noah’s death in Genesis 11:1-9. It’s all about pride, rebellion, and the importance of being obedient to God’s word. The tower of Babel isn’t just about a tower some people built. It must have been the Holy Spirit nudging me because, although I knew a lot about it, I had totally missed the main point. I told him what I thought I knew, but then I thought I had better look at it again. My husband and I were talking about this story this week, and he asked me what it’s about. Take the tower of Babel in Genesis 11, for example. Or maybe we unknowingly misunderstand the lesson of the story. From Abraham to the prophets, sometimes the Bible can be downright confusing. Many stories in the Old Testament can be difficult to understand. “Come, let us build ourselves a city and tower.” Genesis 11:4 ![]()
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