Genesis 10:31-11:9 "These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the Earth after the flood. And the whole Earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and there dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 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.
And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built. And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let US go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the Earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the Earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the Earth.
In these days of massive confusion and ignorance of GOD's truth, it is important to remind ourselves of these rock-solid facts:
1.) There is but one race of people, the human race, created by GOD with every human being derived from Adam, the first man (Genesis 1:26-27; Matthew 19:4).
2.) Adam sinned and plunged the entire race into a fallen state of depravity (Genesis Chapt.3; Romans 5:12). Adam's fall is the root cause of all hatred and prejudice against people due to their background, skin color, etc.
3.) Because of the wickedness of man, the entire race was destroyed by a worldwide flood except for eight people (Genesis Chapts. 6-8; 2nd.Peter 3:6).
4.) Every person on earth today has descended from Noah and from one of Noah's three sons (Genesis 9:18-19; 10:1).
5.) The various nations and language groups began after the judgment on Babel described in Genesis 11.
6.) A detailed listing of the nations that came from Noah's three sons is given in Genesis 10.
7.) GOD chose one nation, the descendants of Shem, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to point to the one true GOD and to be a witness to all nations (Isaiah 43:10; Romans 9:3-5).
8.) It was through this nation that GOD sent HIS incarnate SON to be the SAVIOR of the world and to die for the entire human race (John 4:42; Hebrews 2:9; 1st.John2:2).
9.) Today GOD is visiting the nations, calling out "a people for HIS name" (Acts 15:14), and in HIS church there are no racial barriers (Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11).
10.) GOD's plan of redemption includes people of "every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation" (Revelation 5:9).
May we share GOD's love for all people (John 3:16) and HIS desire that they might be saved and come to the full knowledge of the truth (1st.Timothy 2:3-6). GWZ
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
Copyright, FEATURE: A Daily Bible Study Guide.
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