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1 | Is God capable of sarcasm, are people 1? | Gen 3:22 | sonofmom | 223954 | ||
This verse in Gen 11:6 seems to be sarcasm, as God is using it to ridicule those who are constructing the Tower of Babel. Can the verse be applied to people today, as in God's people being one? I do not see much evidence of this. So the verse must be interpreted in context. In the prior chapter, Noah's sons are listed and they are divided, but in the first verse of ch 11 it says they were all of one language. So then in vs 8, when the Lord scatters them and they leave to go buid the city, is this the same city which is mentioned in vs 4? Is God even capable of sarcasm? It seems so, fo in Gen 3:22, God uses it to ridicule again, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil... Sorry so many questions, but they are all related to verse 6 |
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2 | Is God capable of sarcasm, are people 1? | Gen 3:22 | sonofmom | 223971 | ||
Thank you Beja, Good point. Very good verse as prooftext, and what do you make of the verse in Genesis, 11:6? Is this sarcasm, are people one, is this God ridiculing, or being sarcastic, or do you think it is something else? |
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3 | Is God capable of sarcasm, are people 1? | Gen 3:22 | Beja | 223972 | ||
Sonofmom, "The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them." With regard to God saying they are "one," I do not think this is sarcasm but rather figurative language perhaps. What he means here is that they are all one language and one people group so to speak. Perhaps we would say "one nation." The point being that humanity was essentially united with no difference in culture, language, or ethnicity. Where God says that nothing that they purpose to do will be impossible for them is a little harder for me to answer. I don't get, the impression that it is sarcasm. If it was sarcasm God would be saying the opposite, that they really couldn't do anything and that doesn't seem to be the case. But neither do I think he means by this that they can for example, create a bird from thin air. So certainly he doesn't mean absolutely nothing is impossible for them. In the end all I think we can say definitively is that their very real ability to achieve their goals coupled with their "man glorifying" focus had them headed for spiritual destruction for the sake of temporal power. See verse 4 for their man centered goals and keep in mind God had commanded them to spread through the whole earth. Coincidentally, I just listened to a sermon on this passage that might interest you. http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/ByDate/2007/2354_The_Pride_of_Babel_and_the_Praise_of_Christ/ In Christ, Beja |
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4 | Is God capable of sarcasm, are people 1? | Gen 3:22 | sonofmom | 223978 | ||
Thank You, Beja. I agree with you and I will search further in the link you sent me. I brought up the link and so far it looks quite good. This is a coincidence, you say? I prefer to think of it as a God-incidence ((((o: Lord bless, son |
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5 | Is God capable of sarcasm, are people 1? | Gen 3:22 | Beja | 223979 | ||
Sonofmom, Very true. I actually hesitated several times before actually daring to even write the word coincidence! Don't we serve a wonderful God. In Christ, Beja |
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6 | Is God capable of sarcasm, are people 1? | Gen 3:22 | sonofmom | 223984 | ||
Amen, Pastor ! |
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