a great king says let s build a tower. what is wrong with that? he didn t say according to chapter 11 in genesis and the nine verses reveal the dark secret that lies at the deepest recesses of the human soul, our susceptibility to become slaves. it s there. it s ready. it can transform us to serfs. sure enough, the nine verses in chapter 11 in genesis, the king nimrod doesn t say let s build a tower. he starts off with an announcement, hey, everybody, let s build bricks. then he says let s build a city and tower. ordinarily people would say build a city and tower. shining city on the hill, says john winthrop. people say how are you going to do it? we ll make bricks. no here, the key thing is let s make bricks. he s not identified necessarily or early as a king, in chapter 10.
what is it teaching? a great king says let s build a tower. what is wrong with that? he didn t say according to chapter 11 in genesis and the nine verses reveal the dark secret that lies at the deepest recesses of the human soul, our susceptibility to become slaves. it s there. it s ready. it can transform us to serfs. sure enough, the nine verses in chapter 11 in genesis, the king nimrod doesn t say let s build a tower. he starts off with an announcement, hey, everybody, let s build bricks. then he says let s build a city and tower. ordinarily people would say build a city and tower. shining city on the hill, says john winthrop. people say how are you going to do it? we ll make bricks. no here, the key thing is let s make bricks. he s not identified necessarily or early as a