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First Light: The Bible Is a Series of “Recapitulations”

Genesis 12 and The Tower of Babel

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Joel Muddamalle, PhD
Sep 04, 2026
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First Light - Your Monday Devotion To Light Up Your Week: Genesis 12

I’m excited to launch a new series here on Substack called “First Light.” It’s a Monday video devotion that I pray will help you to marvel at the light of the Gospel and encourage you for the week ahead!

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To really understand the Bible, we need to recognize that it is miraculously interwoven. In other words, it is a series of hyperlinks that point back to one another. The earliest hyperlinks set the stage for understanding the rest of the Bible. This is why Genesis 12 is so important. The story of the Tower of Babel sets the framework for the tension of the Old Testament, the Gods of the Nations, and the plan that God has to have his family back together.

All of this and more in this week’s devotion brought to you by the NIV Application Bible from Zondervan.

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