Tower of Babel

The Tower of Babel

In the Book of Genesis, in the Bible, in chapter 11, we are told that the world was of one language and the same words. The people came together, because they were so wise and intelligent they decided to make bricks and build a tower that would reach the heavens. I think this means something similar to “Jack and the Beanstalk”. That is, to be able tto reach the heavens and step off onto another level and become gods.

At this point God saw the intent of their hearts and stopped the abomination. He did this by confusing the languages or creating a multitude of different languages. If people couldn’t communicate then they could not assume that they were god or reach to become god.

Are we, in the twenty-first century, reaching for the heavens, to become god’s? In that, I mean, the communication level of today’s society is becoming so strong and so easy, that we can communicate around the world in an instant. This makes us feel strong and important, almost like god’s.

I’m not saying that communication and technology are bad, but let’s stop and think about it. We had the telephone and telegraph which connected the east coast to the west coast.
Then radio and television brought us closer to one another. Then came he computer and the internet. With satellites orbiting around the earth, we developed the cell phone. A cell phone can now do more than the first computers.

In the cell phones, you have internet access for your emails. Now you can blog, facebook, text, twitter and who knows what else. This technology makes people feel important and powerful, and sometimes they just act stupid. College students’ text answers to tests to the next class. Probably even junior high students do the same. Integrity is a thing of the past.

This brings me back to the Tower of Babel. With the ability to communicate around the world, and the language barrier is being broken down more and more each day, does that bother you or scare you? Something that God did for a purpose, man is undoing. Does it bother you that the people who do not recognize God and reverence God are the ones who are trying to more and more control you and make you feel that you need them to feel safe and secure?

Think about it!