![]() ![]() Their grandfather had a personal relationship with God. Towers in ancient Mesopotamia were called Ziggurats. ( R) From there the Lord scattered ( S) them over the face of the whole earth. The story of the Tower of Babel took place about 100 years after the flood. ( Genesis 11:5-9) It is ironic that the tower at Babel seemed to soar so high and yet the Lord had to come down to see it. The Neo-Babylonian Empire enjoyed a period of cultural renaissance in the. That account is not just for our entertainment or education, but there are many spiritual applications that can be pulled from the event. ![]() It’s the event that gave us all the diverse languages of the world. Nimrod was the most powerful bowman in the land. The Neo-Babylonian Empire became the most powerful state in the world after defeating the Assyrians at Nineveh in 612 B.C. We all know the story of the Tower Of Babel. ![]() He believed in God but was (I believe) somewhat jealous of God. His mighty bow and hunting were his major interests in life. 9 That is why it was called Babel ( P)-because there the Lord confused the language ( Q) of the whole world. He was a bully amongst men, took what he wanted including women, whatever he desired because he was a big man. 12 : 51 Thus, humans were divided into linguistic groups, unable to understand one another. 7 Come, let us ( L) go down ( M) and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” ( N)Ĩ So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, ( O) and they stopped building the city. God was concerned that humans had blasphemed by building the tower to avoid a second flood so God brought into existence multiple languages. However, the more important part of this record concerns the reasons why this step was necessary. He confused their languages so they couldn’t communicate, and they were forced to scatter. 6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language ( K) they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. A group of people got together to build a city with a great tower the Tower of Babel. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, ( F) so that we may make a name ( G) for ourselves otherwise we will be scattered ( H) over the face of the whole earth.” ( I)ĥ But the Lord came down ( J) to see the city and the tower the people were building. 2 As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar ( B) and settled there.ģ They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks ( C) and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, ( D) and tar ( E) for mortar. 11 Now the whole world had one language ( A) and a common speech. ![]()
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