Introduction

Context

Main Idea: God will make his name great among the nations through his Son.

1. Rebellion: The Spread of Sin Among the Nations [Genesis 10:1–32]

     a. The Source of the Nations (One Man, Noah)

     b. The Spread of the Nations (Coastlands)

     c. The Symmetry of the Nations (3, 7, 10, 70)

     d. The Sin of the Nations (Nimrod, Canaan, Philistines)

2. Ruin: The Subversion of God's name by the Nations [Genesis 11:1–9]

     a. The People in the Plain [Genesis 11:1–2]

     b. The People's Plan – Take God's Place and Praise [Genesis 11:3–4]

     c. The Creator's Condescension [Genesis 11:5–8]

     d. The Divine Dispersion [Genesis 11:9]

3. Redemption: The Salvation of the Nations by God's Son [Genesis 11:10–32]

     a. He fathered, and he fathered, and he fathered [Genesis 11:10–26; cf. Genesis 9:26]

     b. Abram & Barren Sarai [Genesis 11:27–32]

     c. Babel Reversed [Acts 2:1–11]

Conclusion

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