A World Gone Wrong

Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.

God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.

Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.”

Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.

The Tower of Babel

At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.

Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.

That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.

And people from all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world.

Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors?

Blessings for Obedience

“If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.

Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the Lord, and they will stand in awe of you.

He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, placing them in seats of honor. For all the earth is the Lord’s, and he has set the world in order.

Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel!

And I will also give you what you did not ask for—riches and fame! No other king in all the world will be compared to you for the rest of your life!

There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.

Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.

O nations of the world, recognize the Lord, recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.

Let all the earth tremble before him. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.

David said, “My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced. And since the Temple to be built for the Lord must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world, I will begin making preparations for it now.” So David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death.

There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

I would rest with the world’s kings and prime ministers, whose great buildings now lie in ruins.

They will be thrust from light into darkness, driven from the world.