Genesis 11:5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built. (Genesis 11:5; Hebrews 11:16). I. THEIR BUILDERS. Of the first, men - mostly wicked men; of the second, the Architect of the universe. II. THEIR ORIGIN. Of the first (Enoch, Genesis 4:17; and Babel, Genesis 11:5), hostility to God; of the second, love to man. III. THEIR DESIGN. Of the first, to be a bond of union among sinners; of the second, to be a residence for God's children. IV. THEIR APPEARANCE. Of the first, that of slime, mud, bricks, or at best stones; of the second, that of gold and pearls. V. THEIR DURATION. Of the first, it is written that with all the other works of man, they shall be burnt up; of the second that it shall be everlasting. - W. Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.WEB: Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built. |
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