“Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,”
Philippians 2:9
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Connection with the tower of Babel
At Babel people tried to build a name for themselves and were scattered into many nations. At Pentecost God filled every language so the good news could reach all those nations. The name we could not build for ourselves is the one God gave His Son, "the name above all names."
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The builders of Babel wanted a tower reaching to the heavens and a name of their own. God answered with His Son, who came down from heaven and was then given "the name above all names," the name at which every knee will bow. The name Babel could not make is the name into which God now writes anyone who trusts Him.
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At Babel people built a tower to make a name for themselves (Genesis 11:4). Genesis then kept the family list from Shem to Abram, and that line led to Jesus, the one God gave "the name above all names."
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Cross-References
Joseph exalted after suffering — God exalted Jesus to the highest place
“Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.””
'My servant... will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.' Isaiah's suffering servant prophecy arc — from humiliation to the highest place. Paul's hymn in Philippians traces the same journey.
“Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.”
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