Table of Contents
Language
1. Of all mankind one at first. Ge 11:1,6.
2. Called
a. Speech. Mr 14:70; Ac 14:11.
3. Confusion of
a. A punishment for presumption, &c. Ge 11:2-6.
b. Originated the varieties in. Ge 11:7.
c. Scattered men over the earth. Ge 11:8,9.
d. Divided men into separated nations. Ge 10:5,20,31.
4. Great variety of, spoken by men. 1Co 14:10.
5. Ancient kingdoms often comprehended nations of different. Es 1:22; Da 3:4; 6:25.
6. Kinds of, mentioned
a. Hebrew. 2Ki 18:28; Ac 26:14.
b. Chaldea. Da 1:4.
c. Syriack. 2Ki 18:26; Ezr 4:7.
d. Greek. Ac 21:37.
e. Latin. Lu 23:38.
f. Lycaonian. Ac 14:11.
g. Arabic, &c. Ac 2:11.
h. Egyptian. Ps 84:5; 114:1; Ac 2:10.
7. Of some nations difficult. Eze 3:5,6.
8. The term barbarian applied to those who spoke a strange. 1Co 14:11.
9. Power of speaking different
a. A gift of the Holy Spirit. 1Co 12:10.
b. Promised. Mr 16:17.
c. Given on the day of Pentecost. Ac 2:3,4.
d. Followed receiving the gospel. Ac 10:44-46.
e. Conferred by laying on of the apostles’ hands. Ac 8:17,18; 19:6.
f. Necessary to spread of the gospel. Ac 2:7-11.
g. A sign to unbelievers. 1Co 14:22.
h. Sometimes abused. 1Co 14:2-12,23.
i. Ceased when the written Bible completed. 1Co 13:8-10.
10. Interpretation of
a. Antiquity of engaging persons for. Ge 42:23.
b. A gift of the Holy Spirit. 1Co 12:10.
c. Most important in the early church. 1Co 14:5,13,27,28.
d. The Jews punished by being given up to people of a strange. De 28:49; Isa 28:11; Jer 5:15.