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Genesis
Chapter
11
{The
Tower of Babel; the Generations from Shem to Abram}
{Verses
1:9: Story of Internationalism}
1^~And
the whole earth {'erets}
was
of one language {saphah},
and
of one speech
{dabar - means to 'communicate categorically'}.
{Note: In Hebrew style, a story is laid out and then later the details are given. So 'one language and one speech' tells us that now we have moved back before the separation of the earth into Nationalism laid out in Chapters 10:5.}
{Note: Human viewpoint says that one language would be so 'good for the human race'. God protects the human race by keeping the peoples separate so everyone can have maximum freedom. The power lust of the Old Sin Nature is just to great too handle one world government. And, Satan is the ruler of this world. So if one world government did take control, we can be sure its policies would be those of Satan. 'The greatest good for the greatest number' is a Satanic policy that sounds very good to those who are NOT in power. It tickles their power lusts. And, false 'religions' are authored by the great deceiver - the devil. In these he has two basic campaigns -smear and fear. First he attacks and reference to the grace of God - building up 'salvation by some form of human works' instead - circumcism, baptism, 'living a good life', not eating pork, cows, whatever. Next, fear - Satan uses religion to 'beat' people over the heads so they are in a constant state of fear. Then they are distracted from seeing how God's plan of Grace is one of love, and happiness, and inner peace - here on earth and for eternity.}
{Migration
of Peoples from the Mountain of Ararat}
2^~
And it came to pass,
as
they journeyed from the east {first began to spread out},
that
they found a plain in the land of Shinar {in Chaldea}.
And
they 'dwelt in blessing' {yashab} there.
{Note: Man's descent from the mountain was physically and spiritually as well.}
{Verses
3-4: Human Viewpoint Policy of 'Internationalism'}
3-4^~
And they said {'amar} one to another
{idealism rebellion - interested in each - no interest in God},
"Go
to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.
And
they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar." 4^~
And
they said {'amar}, "Go to, let us
{volitional rebellion against God - mass numbers going against
God's Word - God/'divine viewpoint' says - individual -
'whosoever believes' . . . human viewpoint 'collective' - 'let us'}
build
{banah} us a city
{governmental rebellion - cities are ok, but this was built in
defiance of God's decree to 'spread out'}
and
a tower
{Tower of Babel - physical revolt against God - a flood proof
shelter in unbelief of God keeping His Word},
whose
top may reach unto heaven
{Spiritual rebellion - international brotherhood - man working his
way to heaven - picture of man's work getting him to heaven
instead of relying on God's work (Christ on the cross) to get him
to heaven}.
And
let us make us a name/reputation {for ourselves}
{shem - name or reputation}
{personal revolt - egotism},
lest
we be scattered abroad
{structural/geographical revolt - rejected God's decree to scatter}
upon
the face of the whole earth."
{Note: God commanded them in 9:1 to 'spread out'. Instead, they decided to 'build up'. This is 'human viewpoint' attempting to overrule 'divine viewpoint'. Why did they do this? We need to remember that the flood has just occurred. These people do not believe the Word of God that there will not be another great flood! They think that they need a tall, tall tower just in case there is another one! So these dependents of Noah are unbelievers or believers 'in reversionism' meaning they have turned away from the Lord and His Word/Way.}
5^~
And Jehovah/God came down
{anthropomorphism - God is omnipresent - He did not have to 'go
anywhere' - this is 'ascribing to God human characteristics in order
to help man understand God'}
to
see the city and the tower,
which
the children of men built {banah}.
6^~And
the Jehovah/God said {'amar},
"Behold,
the people . . . one {internationalism},
and
they have all one language.
And
this {building of the tower}
they
just begin to manufacture {`asah - out of negative volition}
{only beginning of their revolt/internationalism in view}.
And
now nothing will be restrained from them,
which
they have 'evilly imagined' {zamam} to do {`asah}
{see Romans 1:18 on the evil imaginations of man leads to their
own degenerations}.
7^~"Go
to, let Us {Elohiym/Godhead} go down,
and
there confound their language,
that
they may not understand one another's speech."
8^~So
Jehovah/God scattered them abroad
from
thence upon the face of all the earth.
And
they stopped building the city.
9^~
Therefore is the name of it called Babel {meaning 'confusion'},
because
Jehovah/God did there
confound
the language of all the earth
and
from thence did Jehovah/God scatter them abroad
upon
the face of all the earth { 'erets}.
10^~These
. . . {are} the generations of Shem.
Shem
was an hundred years old,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Arphaxad
two
years after the flood.
11~~And
Shem lived after he
sired/'caused
the birth of' {yalad} Arphaxad
five
hundred years {Shem lived to be 700 years old},
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} sons and daughters.
12^^And
Arphaxad lived five and thirty years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Salah.
13^^And
Arphaxad lived after he
sired/'caused
the birth of' {yalad} Salah
four
hundred and three years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} sons and daughters.
14^^And
Salah lived thirty years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Eber.
15^^And
Salah lived after he caused the birth of {yalad} Eber
four
hundred and three years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} sons and daughters.
16^^And
Eber lived four and thirty years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Peleg.
17^^And
Eber lived after he caused the birth of {yalad} Peleg
four
hundred and thirty years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} sons and daughters.
18^^And
Peleg lived thirty years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Reu.
19^^And
Peleg lived after he caused the birth of {yalad} Reu
two
hundred and nine years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} sons and daughters.
20^^And
Reu lived two and thirty years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Serug.
21^^And
Reu lived after he caused the birth of {yalad} Serug
two
hundred and seven years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} sons and daughters.
22^^And
Serug lived thirty years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Nahor.
23^^And
Serug lived after he caused the birth of {yalad} Nahor
two
hundred years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} sons and daughters.
24^^And
Nahor lived nine and twenty years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Terah {father of Abraham}.
25^^And
Nahor lived after he caused the birth of {yalad} Terah
an
hundred and nineteen years,
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} sons and daughters.
26^~And
Terah {name means 'delay'}
lived
seventy years
and
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad}
Abram
{name means 'father of high and windy places'},
Nahor
{name means snoring/snorting},
{and}
Haran
{not to be confuse with the town of the same name -
name means 'dried up' or 'dead on the vine'}.
27^~Now
these are the generations of Terah.
Terah
sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad} Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
And
Haran sired/'caused the birth of' {yalad}
Lot
{name means 'secret and self-seeking'.
28^~And
Haran died before his father Terah
in
the land of his nativity,
in
Ur of the Chaldees {land of the Chaldeans}.
29^~And
Abram and Nahor took them wives.
The
name of Abram's wife was Sarai
{means 'contentious' or even stronger - b*tch}.
And
the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah,
the
daughter of Haran,
the
father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30^~But Sarai was barren - she had no child.
{Note: Until Abraham is 100 years old, this is a problem for Abraham to overcome - his great test of faith. Another great principal contentious believers are barren - count on it! They are trouble makes, egotistical, and sensitive - what a combination. They hide their egotism and criticism with a facade of humility and self-effacement. They also have a tremendous approbation lust - they demand your attention!}
31^~And
Terah took {indicates Terah was in charge}
Abram
his son,
and
Lot the son of Haran his son's son,
and
Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife,
and
they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees,
to
go into the land of Canaan.
And
they came unto Haran,
and
'dwelt in prosperity' there.
{Note: See Acts 7:2 and following. It is explained there that God actually ordered Abram to leave Ur of the Chaldees and go to Palestine BEFORE he lived in Haran. Abram was actually disobeying the Lord when he 1) lived in Haran and 2) stayed with his father and Lot. Notice it says 'Terah took'. That means that even though Terah was an unbeliever and priest to a false god, Abram allowed Terah to 'lead him'.}
32^~And
the days of Terah were two hundred and five years.
Terah
died in Haran.
{Note: God wanted to bless Abram, but until Terah was dead and Abram left behind Haran He could not do so. So what dynamited Abram out of Haran? It took the grace of God! The death of Terah. Otherwise Abram would remain in Haran - that 'dried up place'. So he had to be jolted into waking up - in this case by the death of his beloved father.}
{SideNote: RBT says it was 645 years between Abram leaving Haran and the Exodus Generation left Egypt. The age of the Patriarchs was 215 years in the age of Israel. The sojourn in Egypt was 430 years. 30 years of prosperity and 400 years of captivity. The Exodus took place in 1441BC. So if you add 645 to that date, then Abram left Haran in 2086BC. If you look at the Cambridge Ancient History, you can see most of humanity was extremely primitive at this time. Abram was a 'man before his time'. Abram left Haran when he was 75 years old (Genesis 12:4). Abram was about 100 years old at the birth of Isaac was 25 years (Genesis 21:5) in Canaan. Now in Genesis 25:26 Isaac was 60 when Jacob was born. So this is 25+60= 85 years since Abram left Haran. Genesis 47:9 we learn that Jacob was 130 when he was in Egypt and stood before Pharaoh so that adds up 85+130= 215 years. Now the 430 comes from Exodus 12:40-41 is the remark on the 430 years.}
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