week of 10/23

 Unit 2 Session 4

A PEOPLE SCATTERED

GENESIS 10:1-11:9 ; Isaiah 65:1-7

Rebellion against God and His ways is in the heart of all

people; however, God's grace is greater than all our sin.

The pristine setting of Eden's garden is already a distant memory by

the time we arrive in Genesis 10-11. The first act of human rebellion

in Genesis 3 paved the way for countless more, and not even a world-

wide flood could scrub the wickedness from our hearts. In Genesis 10-11,

as Noah's offspring multiply on the face of the earth, they too turned

away from worshiping and obeying God. Seeking to ascend to God,

humanity repeats the folly of their first parents and rebels against God-

a case study for the doctrine of sin as rebellion.

Points to consider:

✞   Rebellious hearts seek to violate God's commands.
     * Why might a common language contribute to 

        multiplying expressions of human sinfulness

        after the Fall?

     * What are some implications of sin being a heart

        issue and not just a hands issue?

✞   Rebellious hearts seek to rob God's glory.

     * What are some ways we might "make a name

        for ourselves" in rebellion against God?

✞   Rebellious hearts seek to live other than God's way.

     * How can we turn from the path of rebellion and

        instead walk the road that leads to life?