About this episode

John Piper explores the significance of God confusing human speech in Genesis 11:1–9 and its relation to praise for Christ.

Why did God confuse human speech? John Piper opens Genesis 11:1–9 to show how divided languages become praise for Christ.

People in this episode

Host: John Piper

Topics covered

• language
• praise
• Christianity
• Genesis
• diversity

Keywords

• God
• confusion of languages
• praise
• Genesis
• John Piper

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Genesis 11:1–9

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