“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” (Gen 11:1)
Progress! With the ability to speak directly to each other the people were able to teach, learn, and invent. The people had progressed from piling stones to make a house, to making bricks of clay and straw to make a tower. A really big tower.
What were they progressing toward?
Heaven, of course! Utopia here on Earth!
Just as in any society, fear, lust, and greed for power never reaches a utopia. When I say that, I am speaking directly to you, and me. We fear everything. We lust over food, drink, transportation, places to live, etc… Our greed to protect what we have or take what we want is throughout our hearts. We lie to protect ourselves from others who lie to protect themselves from us.
God knew this. God also knew that in time people would be able to use technology making speech between others possible. God also knew that he alone controlled time.
God could have destroyed the tower by violent means, but he didn’t. He changed the languages they could speak. This set them off to other lands. God’s plan is as true today as it was thousands of years ago.
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