Old Testament | Genesis 11:1-9 (with Jeff Sholar)

Opening Song:
The Earth Shall Know by members of the Porter’s Gate

Lyrics:
Let us come of one accord
To lift up praises to our King
There is splendor and power all around Him
And we will gather all together
Every nation tribe creed and color
Let the Body come alive
And our Creator be glorified

And the earth shall know God's name
And the earth will sing God's praise
All of the earth shall sing
The praise of our God of our God

Let us come of one accord
To see each other and our needs
When we gather there is power all around us
Power to live right power to be light
Over our cities and neighbors to speak life
Spirit give us eyes to see
Your perfect will for humanity

Heal the land meet the need
Set the captives free

Passage:
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” 5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. 6 And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.” 8 So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused[a] the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

Musical Reflection:
“Breathe on Me, Breath of God,” tune by Robert Jackson

Reflection Notes:
TRENTHAM is a tune by Robert Jackson, an English composer during the nineteenth century. It fits perfectly with the text for “Breath On Me, Breath of God,” by Edwin Hatch; each phrase is allotted ample space for reflection.

Prayer:
Father, what we know not, teach us; what we have not, give us; what we are not, make us; for the sake of your Son our Savior. Amen.
-Old Anglican Prayer