When we think of the Tower of Babel, we often imagine a building stretching high into the clouds, especially since it’s described as “a tower with its top in the heavens” (Ge 11:4). But this expression is not meant to denote the tower’s height, so much as its purpose; for as John Walton points out,…
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Mission Expansion
In today’s podcast episode, we talk about Pentecost and our mission at 1208. Pentecost is not only about Holy Spirit empowerment, but it’s also about what we’re empowered to do: To go into the nations and pull people out of the grip of other spiritual entities and bring them into adoption as children of the…
The Rebellion of the Tower of Babel
God wasn’t upset that human beings built a tall building. Modern archeology and Hebrew word studies reveal that there’s a whole lot more going in the story of the Tower of Babel. Learn more in today’s podcast episode. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
Seventy
Sometimes geography is known in numbers. There are 50 states. There are 7 continents. For the ancients, geography was seen in the number 70, which was the number of the nations that made up the world after the great flood of Noah’s time. Why does this matter? Well, as we continue into the Bible in…
