The Tower of Babel

Today our kids studied the story of the tower of Babel. It’s a familiar story, but one that we

probably don’t think about very often. In it, the people decide to build a great city and in the

middle of that city they begin to build a tower to Heaven. They say to themselves in verse four of

chapter 11 “Come let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose tope is in the heavens; let us

make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole Earth.” Their

wish was to “make a name for themselves”. They wanted all of the recognition for their

accomplishments. When God saw what they were doing, He was displeased because they had

become arrogant and prideful. They were not willing to give God the glory for what they had

achieved. So, God confused their languages and scattered them throughout the whole earth. This

was exactly what they had hoped would not happen but because of their arrogance they were

forced to disperse. There is nothing inherently wrong with ambition and seeking great

accomplishments. However, when we fail to give God the glory for what He has helped us do or

if we become arrogant thinking that we don’t need God’s help, then we displease God and

dishonor our accomplishments. I pray that we will always give God the glory for everything we

do! As always, remember you are loved!

Eric

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