Gênesis 11:5-9 NVIPT

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:1-9

THE CONFUSION OF TONGUES, Genesis 11:1-9. The narrative here again doubles back upon itself to give the cause of the national divisions described in chap. 10. It reverts to an event which took place in the days of Peleg, (Genesis 10:25,) the fourth in descent from Shem . As the unity of the human race, in the strictest sense of the word, is declared by the account of the deluge, which reduced all mankind to a single family from which the whole world was repeopled, so in this chapter the unity... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:5

5. The Lord came down God had familiarly dwelt with man before his fall, but he is here represented as living above and afar, visiting the earth only on occasions of special judgment and mercy . The language here employed is “after the manner of men;” and it is to be noted that it is not only after the manner of men of a simple and primitive age, but of a modern and cultured age as well . All our language concerning God’s actions is, and must be, tropical or figurative . To say that in... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:6

6. This they begin to do This is only the beginning of their deeds, and if this daring act of impiety be not rebuked, and their far-reaching plans of centralized human power be not frustrated, nothing will be restrained from them, (Hebrews, cut off from them;) that is, there will be no bound or limit to their purposes . read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:7

7. Let us… confound their language The solemn deliberation and decision of the Triune God is mysteriously intimated in this language . See note on Genesis 1:1; Genesis 1:26. So in the miracle of the Pentecost, which fore-shadowed the restoration of the unity shattered at Babel, CHRIST, at the right hand of the FATHER exalted, shed forth the SPIRIT upon the multitude from “every nation under heaven,” that is, representatives of the whole race. The language of this verse certainly implies a... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:8

8. Scattered them Thus, in the days of Peleg, (Genesis 10:25,) was effected the division of the nations . It is possible, however, that the Shemites were not involved in this judgment, and that the primitive Shemitic tongue, from which have descended the Hebrew, Arabic, and Syriac, was the language that came out of the ark . Jewish and Gentile traditions relate that lightning split the tower to its foundations; such embellishments of the history would, however, naturally arise from... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:9

9. Babel Confusion; בבל , contracted from בלבל , derived from the verb בלל , to pour together, to confound . (Gesenius . ) So the Septuagint . But the local tradition concerning the modern Babil, so generally identified with Babel, is, that it signifies the Gate of Il, that is, Gate of God . Perhaps this name was originally imposed by Nimrod in defiance, and after the judgment described in the text, it changed its meaning, since originally the tower was a symbol of human pride... read more

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:1-9

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:6

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:7

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:8

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:9

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