And they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top reaches to the heavens. And they said to each other, ‘Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.’ And they had brick for stone and they had tar for mortar. And as people migrated from the east they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. “Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. The city is cast as the source of sinister activity and knowledge. It’s at the heart of the Old Testament worldview.īabylon was where people sought to “make a name ( shem) for themselves” by building a tower that reached to the heavens, the realm of the gods. The famous Tower of Babel story and how it was built s about much more than an ill-fated construction project and language confusion. *** Interpreting the Tower of Babel story Then he goes on to show how the New Testament corrects what happened in the Tower of Babel story. In this article, adapted from his popular book, Heiser explains what really happened at the Tower of Babel and unpacks its implications. Heiser, author of The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible, would like to remedy that. Most adults don’t really have an understanding of this story that’s any more sophisticated.

This teaches us that pride is bad and helps us understand where all the world’s languages came from. God could see that the people were becoming prideful and decided that he should go down and mix up their language so they couldn’t understand each other. King Nimrod wanted to be famous, so he convinced the people of Babylon to build a great tower that would reach heaven.

Most children who’ve attended Sunday school classes can tell you what happened at the Tower of Babel. Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email LinkedIn

Flaming Tongues by Kenya Wright