What is in the number 11?Â
Side Note: Number Eleven (11). Genesis 11:1-9 is the only section in the entire Bible that describes what occurred at Babel. The number eleven symbolizes imperfection, confusion, disorganized, incoherent, baffling, and simply being a mess. The Holy Spirit uses baby math in building principles around numerical sequences: for instance; eleven (11) sits between the number ten (10 – the perfection of Divine order) and the number twelve (12 – the perfection of Divine government). Therefore, since eleven (11) attempts to add one digit to ten (10), this shows rebelling against God’s perfect order, (10+1). Eleven is also one digit removed from the number twelve (12), therefore, attempting to overthrow God’s Divine government, (12-1). Wherever the number eleven is seen in Scripture, you will see the difference between the perfection of Divine order, or the difference from God’s Divine government. There is much more regarding number eleven. It will come up again later in this series of Nimrod. Babel, Shinar and Babylon. In Genesis 11:1-9 Nimrod’s Capital city of Babel established mankind’s first attempt to create their own order and world government. We have the unseen of this through the numbers of 11 and 9.
  It is intriguing that Chapter 11, verses 1 – 9 break into another division. We have verses 1-4 that deals with the people of Babel in their rebellion and subversiveness against God’s order and God’s government. Then verses 5 – 9 shows us God’s view, His thoughts, and actions against Babel. Yes, God’s unseen voice in numbers in Chapter 11, discloses that the evil men of the earth (4) cannot escape God’s judgment (9); it was through His grace (5) that He scattered them abroad and they were not totally destroyed and consumed. ♦ End of Side Note: Number Eleven. Â
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