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God told Noah’s sons to be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, but
they would not obey. The collectively lived together and sought not be
scattered. They became exalted and sought to build a tower to reach to
God. But mankind cannot reach God of his own doing. Again, God is
illustrating the man cannot reach God, but God would have to reach
down to man. God confused their language so that they would begin to
do as He ordained.

The Biblical Covenants of God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvvey71pfy0

4.4 Let’s Practice…

1 – 7. List the seven great covenants that God made to various biblical characters or mankind
in general:

8. What important tool did God use in the Bible to help us understand how He would plan to
do something?

9 – 10. Give two of the three reasons why illustrations are effective in helping us learn:

11 – 12. Give two examples of pre-Abrahamic illustrations God gave to help men understand how He
would redeem man in the future.

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