Genesis
Genesis
11:1 - 11:32 Pages 1-8
In this study we
begin with all nations speaking one tongue, and those who travelled
from the east seeking to setup their own salvation, without our Heavenly Father. I will not discuss much ethnology and philology, as to
those fields of study which claim all these nations came from one family, such
as Noah. According to the Hebrew
Manuscripts from earlier studies in Genesis, we know that God did form a
specific family as a Mission for our Saviour Jesus Christ to be born of, but
separate from the various races of mankind.(eth Ha Adham) That
was the main reason for the way I covered earlier Genesis Chapters, and it is
still the way I intend to continue here, and throughout God's Word. The Word
of God is particularly about one family, as it comes into contact with all
nations of peoples. That family is the Family of Christ, to include ALL in
God's future Everlasting Kingdom, who believes on God the Father through the
Son Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 3: This chapter is parenthetical, and within it is another
parenthesis. (A word or passage of comment or explanation inserted in a
sentence which is grammatically complete without it (Such as this) a
figure of speech, consisting of the use of such insertion.) 15 Of Whom the
whole family in heaven and earth is named. (Son of God) 16 That he would grant
you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His
Spirit in the inner man. 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that
ye, being rooted and grounded in love.
Eph.1:10: That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he
might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven,
and which are on earth; even in him.
Rev.7: 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and
there were sealed an hundred and forty, and four thousand of all the tribes
of the children of Israel. 12 thousand to each tribe .9 After this I
beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations,
and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.17 For the lamb Which
is in the midst of the throne shall feed lead them unto living fountains of
waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
We now continue in Genesis, as we ask a Word of
Wisdom from our Father in the Name of Christ Jesus, Amen.
Gen 11:1 And the whole earth was of one language,
and of one speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that
they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
All peoples
and nations at this time spoke one language, though obviously different
dialects of that one language. And dialect merely means different accents
of one language, such as the southern dialect of English in the south, and
the northern dialects of English in other parts of the UK. As ancient
Hebrew is one of the oldest languages, this "language" was
probably some form of Hebrew.
This "Shinar", meaning the 'country
of two rivers', later came to be called Babylonia
or Chaldea. The two great rivers of that area are the Tigris
and Euphrates. We know that Nimrod was descended from Cush per
Genesis 10:8, and that he founded the kingdom of Babel discussed more here in Genesis 11. We also know
from the last Genesis Chapter that the cities of Erech, Accad, and Calneh
were also included in this Shinar.
Gen 11:3 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 morter.
That area was
mostly a flat land of plains, not much stone available to quarry, so they used
the soil, mixed with gypsum, chopped straw, formed the bricks carefully, and
dried them in the sun, or in a kiln oven. The bricks made in Babylonia were
mostly kiln dried, while in ancient Assyria, they were mostly sun-dried.