Babylon Blog - Part 2

Set Apart From The World – Understanding Babylon - Part 2

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“And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:” Genesis 5:3


This week we see how sin re-enters the world and the significance of Babel being born in sin.  In Genesis 6-9:1-17 God redeems the World and saved Noah and his family and made a covenant with them.  Within the next 10 verses Sin re-enters the world. Genesis 9:18-29 (comparing to the Fall)

1. Noah drinks of the fruit of the vine – Eve ate the fruit of the tree
2. Noah is uncovered (Naked) – Adam and Eve see they are naked
3. Ham sees the shame of His father – Ham sees Noah in a sexual way, we do not know from scripture exactly what this means but we know that it was seeing Noah naked in an non - innocent (sexual) way.  – Adam and eves eyes are open to their own and each other’s nakedness and they feel shame.  

Whenever we see redemption soon after Sin re-enters the world – except when Jesus ultimately pays the price.  Look at Genesis 19:30-38 Lot is saved from Sodom,

1. He drinks the fruit of the vine,
2. He is naked,
3. His daughters sleep with Him.   

Today two areas that the world struggle with are drunkenness and sex.  

Babylon

Genesis 10:6Ham has 4 sons

1. Cush – Ethiopia
2. Mizraim – Egypt
3. Phut – Persia
4. Caanan – Humiliated (servants to Shem and Japheth descendents)

Genesis 10:8-10Cush begat Nimrod Nimrod builds a kingdom made up of Babel, Erech and Achad and Shinar (these all make up Babylon) Calneh is part of Assyria and then vs 11 – Asshur builds Nineveh (Assyria)
So Sin re-enters the world through Ham – His descendants make up the main areas which battle against Israel – Egypt, Assyria, Babylon and Persia.  Today these same areas battle against Israel – Why? Because the Sin of Ham has passed down through the ages.  

What does this tell us.

• Sin is ever present in this world.-  Romans 5:12
• We need redemption -Romans 6:23
• We need to guard ourselves against the ways of the world - Galatians 5:19-21

• Shem and Japheth cover the shame of their father – His shame is not on them

• We are covered by the blood of Jesus – we are reborn and the sins of our fathers are no longer on us.  

• We now need to look at what we should do: -Galatians 5:22-25

“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”

How do we do this?