As God's children, what do we ought to do to make sure we have humble obedience and complete respect for God’s power.
have a 2-way communication with God - let God talk to you through His Word, the Bible, and pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit
The word 'Babel' can be found in the dictionary.
Can you guess the meaning of the word?
a confused noise made by a number of voices
The story happened in the land of Shinar. Do you know where it is?
historical Babylon and currently Iraq
Why was God upset?
they were supposed to multiply and fill the earth, but they decided to stay put, and show off how smart and skilled they were - they were disobeying God
What did God do to force people to continue to fill the whole Earth?
God confused their languages so that they would not understand each other and then scattered them over the whole Earth.
Where do the people want the tower to reach?
the heavens
Did the story happen before the flooding of the whole Earth or after?
after
The story of the tower of Babel is found in which book of the Bible?
Genesis
What do you think God is reminding us about from the tower of Babel? (clue: what sin)
God is reminding us of the consequences of the sin of disobedience. We also see the danger of becoming prideful, arrogant, and thinking we don’t need God.
What made it easy for the people to work together to build the Tower of Babel?
all the people spoke one language
In which spot did the people decide to settle?
a plain in Shinar
In what way was the people disobeying God?
they choose to settle in one spot disobeying God's commandment to fill the Earth (Genesis 1:28)
Once the people settled, what did they begin to do?
build a city, then a great tower
Did they build the tower to honour God or themselves?
themselves, because they stated that they wanted to make a name for themselves
Why do they want to build such a tall tower?
“And they said, ... Let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." Genesis 11:4
How many languages did the whole world had at that time?
One language and a common speech
God completely scrambled the disobedient people's language and got them to be scattered and fill the earth. What can we learn from this?
the power of God and why we need to be careful about our choices; the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
What can we learn from the story of the tower of Babel?
Stick to God’s path. Follow His way, and you’ll never go wrong. His way is always the best way.
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