The Tower of Babel: God’s Loving Restraint
Today, I was reading Genesis 11:1-9—the story of the Tower of Babel. At first glance, it seems like a story of divine disruption, where God confuses mankind and scatters them across the earth. However, when viewed in the broader context of God's plan, it becomes clear that this was an act of love rather than mere interference. Blatant Disobedience In Genesis 9:7, God had given a clear command to Noah and his descendants: > "Be fruitful and multiply. Increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it." God’s intention was for humanity to spread, fill the earth, and flourish. However, in Genesis 11, we see mankind acting in direct disobedience to this command: > "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth." (Genesis 11:4) Not only did they resist God's command to disperse, but they also sought to build an identity apart from Him—“to...