Mankind was created with an ability to communicate (Gen 1-2), both with each other and with God, so they must have had a language. A look at the text (Gen 11:1-9)īefore this event, the whole earth had one language and same words (v1). We need to look at chapters 10 and 11 together, because the nations came into being as a result of the division of the languages at Babel. The SettingĪfter the account of the flood (Gen 6-9), comes the Table of the Nations (Gen 10), the Tower of Babel (Gen 11), and the genealogy from Noah, through his son, Shem, to Abraham. It also teaches us some important things about our attitudes to other nations and peoples, as well as demonstrating man’s long-standing tendency to rebel against their Creator. It is important to realise that evolution is more of a philosophy than a science.Īs we look at the story of the tower of Babel, we will see that it gives a good explanation of the origin of languages and nations, far better than the other naturalistic explanations we are normally presented with. The deliberate and expressed aim of evolution is to explain origins without God or any other supernatural element, because it is a naturalistic system of thought. No other religious or philosophical system gives such a good explanation of the paradox of our existence.Īny attempt to merge Genesis with evolutionary theory is doomed to failure. It also describes the situation of mankind, being made in God’s image, but also fallen, in rebellion to our Creator, with potential to achieve wonderfully good things, but also the potential for unbelievable wickedness and evil. Genesis is the book of origins, giving us God’s explanation of the world we live in, being good but fallen. We need to take the early chapters of Genesis seriously. It is frequently claimed that these are merely myths and fables, and therefore have no historical reality, but, if so, we are left with the question, at what point does myth turn into truth, as we progressively read through the Bible? In the early chapters of the Book of Genesis, four significant events are described: the creation, the fall, the flood, and the Tower of Babel. Related articles How to interpret OT NarrativesĪre chapters 1 to 11 of Genesis historical?
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