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    Shinar in the Dust
    Shinar in the Dust
    Shinar in the Dust
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    Shinar in the Dust

    By F. Wayne Mac Leod

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    Genesis 11:1-9 is a familiar story of how the descendants of Noah, leaving Mount Ararat after the flood, migrated to the fertile Valley of Shinar where they built a tower and a city.

    The story of the Tower of Babel is a story about the tension between the will of God and the pull of the flesh--of human ability and surrender to God and His purpose.

    This important Old Testament passage is a warning to us about not walking in the call of God for our lives. It speaks to our modern society and our personal ministries and challenges us to examine the towers we are building for ourselves.

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    PublisherF. Wayne Mac Leod
    Release dateJun 28, 2016
    ISBN9781311965493
    Shinar in the Dust
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    F. Wayne Mac Leod

    F. Wayne Mac Leod was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada and received his education at Ontario Bible College, University of Waterloo and Ontario Theological Seminary. He was ordained at Hespeler Baptist Church, Cambridge, Ontario in 1991. He and his wife, Diane served as missionaries with the Africa Evangelical Fellowship (now merged with SIM) on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion in the Indian Ocean from 1985-1993 where he was involved in church development and leadership training. He is presently involved in a writing ministry and is a member of Action International Ministries.

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      Shinar in the Dust - F. Wayne Mac Leod

      Shinar in the Dust

      Disobedience and the Death of a City

      F. Wayne Mac Leod

      Light To My Path Book Distribution

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      Shinar in the Dust

      Copyright © 2016 by F. Wayne Mac Leod

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author.

      The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2007

      A Special thanks to the proof reader:

      Sue St. Amour

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Chapter 1 - Introduction and Context

      Chapter 2 - Settling in Shinar

      Chapter 3 - Building a City and Tower

      Chapter 4 - The Lord Came Down

      Chapter 5 - Nothing Will Be Impossible

      Chapter 6 - Confusion of Language

      Chapter 7 - Repopulating the Earth

      Light To My Path Book Distribution

      PREFACE

      Genesis 11:1-9 is a familiar passage. It is the story of how the descendants of Noah, leaving Mount Ararat after the flood, migrated to the fertile valley of Shinar where they built a city and tower to make a name for themselves. It is much more than this, however.

      The story of the Tower of Babel is a story about the tension between the will of God and the pull of the flesh. It addresses the struggle between human ability and resourcefulness and our need to surrender to the call of God. The passage also reveals our frailty as human beings and the wonderful sovereignty of God whose purpose advances despite our failures and rebellion.

      Genesis 11:1-9 reminds us of the futility of not walking in the call of God and challenges us to examine the inner motivations of our hearts. It gives us courage in light of failure, hope in the midst of confusion and confidence in a sovereign Lord whose purposes cannot fail.

      It is my firm conviction that all Scripture is inspired of God and profitable for teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness (see 2 Timothy 3:16). My prayer for this study is that the lessons and gems of truth found in this passage would have an impact to this end in the life of each reader.

      May the Lord God bless you as together we seek to listen to what He would have us learn from this important passage of His Word.

      F. Wayne Mac Leod

      Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT

      Every story has its context. This story is no exception. To understand what has been happening we need to go back to Genesis 6. In this chapter we have a clear indication of how God felt about the direction His creation had chosen to take:

      5 The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping

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