Genesis 11
Chapter 11 of Genesis begins by telling us, “The whole world had one language and one common speech. As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar“. The famous story of the tower of Babel. Interestingly, the men decide to make the tower out of baked brick using “tar for mortar“. “Then they said,
Psalms 1
The book of Psalms is actually made up of 5 books and a total of 150 individual poems. The psalms might be thought of a songwriter’s lyric book, journaling through his life. Although there are at least 5 different authors, King David wrote about half of them. David came from humble roots as a shepherd,
Psalms 10-11
Psalm 10 reminds me of a couple of kids I knew growing up. One in particular, I teased and tormented and even physically abused. He probably wondered why God would allow such a rotten person to live. There are times when we see evil prosper and wonder why God does not act to stop it.