GE 11:9 says at Babel, the Lord confused the language of the whole world yet 1CO 14:33 Paul says that God is not the author of confusion.
So what is it?
2007-11-30 02:40:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That is why the bible is so hard to understand. There are alot of paradoxes.
He is God above all things, so if he got angry and confused their language to make them stop rebelling then that is perfectly his right to do so. He is God.
But when he says he is not the author of confusion I think he means when you have a confused mind. When you are believing lies and things don't make sense. See the demons try to make you believe lies and confuse your head so you can't find the truth.
But Jesus said that The TRUTH will set you Free!!!
2007-11-30 02:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
You have two different situations here.
At Babel, and please read the context, the people had decided to rebel against God's commands. When the new languages came into being, the people scattered across the earth. It's all there in Genesis 11.
The situation in Corinth was much different. By this time, there were groups of believers in Jesus Christ who desired to worship Him. The problem was that some of these folks thought they had to speak in unknown languages or even "gibberish" in order to prove they were better than others.St. Paul's comments there were to bring the situation back to a worship service where everyone could understand the speakers. Again, it's all there in 1 Cor 12 and 14, so please re-read the passage. Sometimes it takes a couple of readings to pull it all together, so don't get discouraged.
2007-11-30 11:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by Brother Jonathan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word in Gen 11:9 is "confound" not confused and it is a Hebrew term that means to mix, overflow or mingle. If you read the entire context of the story of the tower of Babel and really ask God to help you understand it, you will. Also remember that "babel" is a compound word. When the greeks added the ending to create the word Babylon-which means confusion, they separated it Bab-el which means Gate of God.
In the other Scripture you mentioned a greek word is used-akatastasia-which means instability, disorder, tumult and commotion.
Hope that clears things up.
God Bless you and guide you into His Truth
2007-11-30 11:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by xgarmstrong 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Different connotations. The Gen verse is talking about mixing things up so that people would scatter and cover the globe (as was commanded after the flood). The Corinthian verse is talking about mental confusion.
2007-11-30 10:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by capitalctu 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Hey, you just about confused me.
satan is the author of "The Confusion" that the Bible is Talking about, not GOD.
2007-11-30 10:52:02 · answer #5 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word used in KJV is "Confound" which can mean something other than confuse.
2007-11-30 10:48:20 · answer #6 · answered by Bangbangbangbang 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One is talking about languages given to people, one is talking about the Bible (that all of it is understandable by normal people).
2007-11-30 10:46:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
rebel someone forgot the ladder, then came the real estate recession. hence the tower was abandoned by contractors & a victim of subprime rates
2007-11-30 10:44:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
he wasn't referring to linguistics as there are a multitude of ways for confusion to abound
2007-11-30 10:46:07 · answer #9 · answered by Hope 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Confucious says:
"Man who shoot off mouth, bound to lose face."
That should clear things up.....
:)
2007-11-30 12:41:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋