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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Day 7- The Tower of Babel

Chapter 10 of Genesis lists the Genealogy of Noah's sons, which leads into the story of the Tower of Babel in chapter 11.
I remember this story from sunday school, and I remember thinking how cool it would be if heaven could actually be reached and if people could actually build up to heaven.  I also remember thinking how silly those people were to think that God worked that way.
Once again, I see this repetition in the fact that humans are always seeking glory, to be famous;
"Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we many make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth." Genesis 11:4
Since the beginning, we continuously pursue glory and want to make ourselves gods.  Wanting to be like God is what brought the fall of man in the first place.  Now, we watch as people are scattered and all the different people groups and languages are created in Genesis chapter 11.
Who do we think we are?
What Tower of Babel am I building in my life?

My prayer is that in everything I do and say that it would be drenched in humility.

Please let me know if I go off the path, because God knows I do.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the reminder about seeking our own glory! You never even quite realize it when it's happening some times, I enjoyed hearing the Babel story again!

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