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Genesis 11:1-10
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:1-10
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Matthew Henry on Genesis 11:1-4Genesis 11:1-4 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryHow soon men forget the most tremendous judgments, and go back to their former crimes! Though the desolations of the deluge were before their eyes, though they sprang from the stock of righteous Noah, yet even during hi…The Confusion of Tongues. (b. c. 2247.)Genesis 11:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE CONFUSION OF TONGUES. (B. C. 2247.) The close of the foregoing chapter tells us that by the sons of Noah, or among the sons of Noah, the nations were divided in the earth after the flood, that is, were distinguished…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:1Genesis 11:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd the whole earth. I.e. the entire population of the globe, and not simply the inhabitants of the land of Shinar (Ingiis; cf. Genesis 9:29). Was. Prior to the dispersion spoken of in the preceding chapter, though obvi…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:1-9Genesis 11:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryOrder brought forth. We are now to trace the rise of the kingdom of God among the nations. Already in the case of Nimrod, the mighty hunter before the Lord, that is, by permission of Divine providence, the antagonism be…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:1Genesis 11:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryUnity of language. 1. The original birthright of the human race. 2. The lost inheritance of sinful men. 3. The ultimate goal of the Christian dispensation. 4. The recovered heritage of redeemed humanity.—W.
commentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 11:1-4How soon men forget the most tremendous judgments, and go back to their former crimes! Though the desolations of the deluge were before their eyes, though they sprang from the stock of righteous Noah, yet even during hi…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Confusion of Tongues. (b. c. 2247.)THE CONFUSION OF TONGUES. (B. C. 2247.) The close of the foregoing chapter tells us that by the sons of Noah, or among the sons of Noah, the nations were divided in the earth after the flood, that is, were distinguished…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:1Unity of language. 1. The original birthright of the human race. 2. The lost inheritance of sinful men. 3. The ultimate goal of the Christian dispensation. 4. The recovered heritage of redeemed humanity.—W.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:1-9Order brought forth. We are now to trace the rise of the kingdom of God among the nations. Already in the case of Nimrod, the mighty hunter before the Lord, that is, by permission of Divine providence, the antagonism be…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:1And the whole earth. I.e. the entire population of the globe, and not simply the inhabitants of the land of Shinar (Ingiis; cf. Genesis 9:29). Was. Prior to the dispersion spoken of in the preceding chapter, though obvi…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:2And it came to pass, as they journeyed. Literally, in their journeyings. The root ( גָקַע, to pull up, as, e.g; the stakes of a tent when a camp moves, Isaiah 33:20) suggests the idea of the migration of nomadic hordes…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:2Note— 1. The benefit of a wandering condition. It sometimes prevents the rise of sinful thoughts and wicked deeds. So long as the primitive nomads were travelling from station to station they did not think of either reb…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 11:3Ancient brick makers. I. IN SHINAR. Examples of II. IN EGYPT (Exodus 5:7). Illustrations ofJoseph S. Exell and contributors