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The Tower of Babel

Symbol of Rebellion

1 Now the whole world had one language Symbol of Rebellion (Genesis 11:1-4) 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar.

Symbol of Rebellion Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4)

Rebellion Against Cultural Mandate And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. (Genesis 1:28)

Rebellion Against Cultural Mandate Replenish the earth (Genesis 1:28) vs scattered over the face of the whole earth (Genesis 9:4)

Disobedience to the Great Commission STAY VS GO

Disobedience to the Great Commission And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. (Acts 8:1)

Centri-fugal

Centri-petal

Rebellion Against God’s Command Do not eat…you shall die (Genesis 2:16-17) vs Eve took the fruit and ate, and she gave it to her husband, Adam, who was with her, and he ate it. (Genesis 3:6)

1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. United Rebellion 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. (Genesis 11:1)

United Rebellion Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4)

Root of Rebellion

Root of Rebellion Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4)

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The Fall of Lucifer 12 How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! 13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit on the mount of the congregation, on the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. (Isaiah 14:12-14)

The Fall of Man 4 And the serpent said to the woman, you shall not surely die: 5 For God knows that when you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took the fruit and ate it. (Genesis 3:4-6)

Root of Rebellion The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts (Psalm 10:4)

Rebellion Against God’s Appointed Institutions / Instruments *Marriage (Matt. 19:4-6; Malachi 2:14-16)

Rebellion Against God’s Appointed Institutions / Instruments *Marriage (Matt. 19:4-6; Malachi 2:14-16) *Parental Authority (Eph. 6:1-3; Col.3:20)

Rebellion Against God’s Appointed Institutions / Instruments *Marriage (Matt. 19:4-6; Malachi 2:14-16) *Parental Authority (Eph. 6:1-3; Col.3:20) *Civil Authority (Rom. 13:1-6; 1 Pet. 13-17)

Rebellion Against God’s Appointed Institutions / Instruments *Marriage (Matt. 19:4-6; Malachi 2:14-16) *Parental Authority (Eph. 6:1-3; Col.3:20) *Civil Authority (Rom. 13:1-6; 1 Pet. 13-17) *Spiritual Authority (Hebrews 13:17)

Rebellion is a Heinous Sin For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king. (1 Samuel 15:23)

A creature revolting against a creator is revolting against the source of his own powers including even his power to revolt. It is like the scent of a flower trying to destroy the flower. – C.S. Lewis –

The beginning of men’s rebellion against God was, and is, the lack of a thankful heart. – Francis Schaeffer –

Confusion of Tongues 5 But the Lord came down to see the city (Genesis 11:5-9) 5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. 6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”

Confusion of Tongues 8 So the Lord scattered them from there (Genesis 11:5-9) 8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel – because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

Confusion of Tongues (Genesis 11:5-9)

God’s Wrath Against the Rebellion 14 If you fear the Lord and serve and obey Him and do not rebel against His commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God – good! 15 But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against His commands, His hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors. (1 Samuel 12:14-15)

God’s Wrath Against the Rebellion Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them. (Proverbs 17:11)

Rebellion Against God’s Parable of the Wicked Tenant Anointed & Appointed Jesus the Christ Parable of the Wicked Tenant (Luke 20:9-18)

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. (John 1:12)