1. The Pride of Babel and the Glory of Christ Genesis 11:1-9

2. The Pride of Babel and the Glory of Christ Genesis 11:1-9 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 1)We can be confident in the history the Bible gives us 2)Christ is glorified even in obscure passages

4. Enmerkar (pronounced Sumerian) En-me-kar (written Sumerian) En-me-ru-kar (Later written Sumerian) Kar = hunter (Sumerian) En-me-ru the hunter N-m-r the hunter (Hebrew had no vowels until much later) Nimro the hunter (Hebrew, with vowels added) The Pride of Babel and the Glory of Christ Genesis 11:1-9

5. Remains of the Great ziggurat of Babylon “Babel” (via Google Earth)

6. Great ziggurat of Ur

7. Brick from the Tower of Babel

9. 4 ways the sin of Babel brings glory to Christ: 1)Christians are protected from a super-state 2)Destruction of Antichrist / Babylon foreshadowed 3)The gospel reaches all nations 4)Jesus is praised by all nations Revelation 7:9-10 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no-one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” The Pride of Babel and the Glory of Christ Genesis 11:1-9