
God’s promises for Israel - session 3.1
People’s disobedience towards God’s perfect plan
From the beginning, God intended people to disperse across the world. He said “Be fruitful and multiply, and
Q13 What does it mean to fill the earth? Does that allow people to stick to one place? If not, why not? Was God’s plan perfect?
The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11:1-4 reports 1Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4Then they said, “Come, let us build
Q14 Humanity decided to disobey and build a city for them selves and stay there, instead of filling the earth. Was people’s behavior an act of pride? Whom were they honoring with the building project? Did they want to replace God in Heaven in their own power?
Genesis 11 continues: 5But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. 6The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same
Q15 Who is “us” in verse 7? What were God’s responses; what did God do? Did He ask permission to stop the building project? Why did God confuse them in communication?
Q16 Was God done with His people? He started his plan with one man (Adam). After the punishment of disobedience-sin, He resumed his plan with ….. (see Genesis 12)?