Author	Thread: Why did God confuse the language?
GraceMae View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 6 Jan, 2010 07:14 AM Hey, in Genesis 11, why did God confuse the language? Verse 7: Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one anothers' speech. The first few verses seem to indicate the people had one language, speech, found some land and were about to build up a city. Were the people at this point so displeasing to God that He just stopped them in their tracks again. Could it've been just His design for this (no reaso needed); or just why did he choose to confuse and disparse the people across the lands at this particular time in scripture. I guess I could check out various commentaries too, but for the moment, asking the question here. Your thoughts or shared truth in interpretation appreciated. GraceMae Post Reply
View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 6 Jan, 2010 02:17 PM They built the tower of babel to reach god.He did not like that idea so it came down. Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 6 Jan, 2010 05:00 PM Can you imagine if the entire world was united in doing evil? One language, no borders...just the bulk of the human population rebelling against God together? They would get a lot done at any rate. But because of what God did, now we have countries, races, languages...all separating us and preventing us from doing ....say...what Hitler tried to do. Exterminate everyone that was not "perfect". That would have been much simpler to pull off if there had only been one government/world leader. :peace::peace: Post Reply
GraceMae View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 6 Jan, 2010 05:46 PM No Mark, I can't imagine! God forbid-- which He did. Good point. You suppose, that God knew what His people were up too, and knowing that He is a "jealous" God, that He wanted to nip that scenario in the bud before it could even get started? Perhaps we (people back then) were so thinking they were in control, God never intended for us to take those mental extremes of believing we were greater in power than He? And dgr... about Babel... seems like because God "confused" the languages (added more) and scattered the people-- that that's how the name bacame? I still wonder, back in verse 7 where God says " let Us go down"... who is the "US"? GraceMae Post Reply
View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 6 Jan, 2010 06:24 PM The "us" would be The Trinity. Also, we have become "trained" to calling different "groups" of people "races". We are of One Race...of One Blood...with different groups within that race. These groups came about because of the difference in language and eventually "breeding" out of physical characteristics and the developement of a standard for that group. Over time certain genes were lost and "group" traits were set in. It makes sense to seperate and confuse those that want to rebel and God did that at Babel. Vanity caused the people to think that they could be better or equal to God. It was their downfall...it may eventually be our own downfall. Post Reply
GraceMae View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 6 Jan, 2010 07:18 PM Amen! Thank you Archimedes. There is alot to be revealed in scripture. I have learned that God doesn't allow just "anyone" prevy to understanding the deep mysteries of His character and attributes. And He does have un-standard ways of getting who He is across to us all. GraceMae Post Reply
View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 6 Jan, 2010 08:59 PM My Thanks to You! Ms. Salmon Lady! You have been a blessing to us here! Keep it up. Post Reply
View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 7 Jan, 2010 01:39 PM YAHWAH confused the languages to stop pagan sungod worship, pagan sungod worship was running ramped with nimrod in charge that is why Shem one of Noah's sons killed him and scattered his body across the land and confused the languages but if you notice with christmas and easter still around it didn't stop it completely just made it harder for them to agree on things with the language barrier, many times through out Scripture we are referred to as son of ELOHIM, YAHWAH said we should have no other gods before HIM but if you think about it,,if we form idols with our hands and we call them gods then if we make them, what does that make us? so it's not the idols that YAHWAH was referring to when HE said you have no other gods before me,,you should watch Arthur Baileys sons of GOD sermon on youtube it is absolutely wonderfully refreshing to your mind,,it is all about taking off the mind of man,,and putting on the mind of MESSIAH,,check it out and may the peace of YAHWAH our ELOHIM be with you all forever much love brothers and sisters Post Reply
stormcountry33 View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 8 Jan, 2010 08:33 AM The ones who built the tower of Babel is the same family that came out of the arch. God had told Noah and his sons to multiply and fill the earth. However, after a couple generations, they still had stayed in the same area. By building this tower, they were going to stay in this area and God knew that by creating these differences in langauges, it would force them to seperate and move about the earth and "fill" it as was His original command. Post Reply
GraceMae View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 9 Jan, 2010 07:16 PM Thanks you guys for giving your perspective. You know, I sometimes think about God and how in the beginning of it all, from the very first day in Genesis 1, God had His plan, yet from the very beginning there were thwarts against it, YET... He knew that too. (???) I try to examine and ask the questions, well... God you knew what You planned to do, how you wanted this world to be, and all these things happened..i.e. sin, rebellion, disobedience, war, disolution, disunity. The bible is here for us as history, and example of right and wrong for us to live by and understand His character and attributes. Anyway, this question was one of many I have. Once I get myself together on how to word my questions so they make sense, I'll be back with more. I've not been to theological school, but only tried deciphering the Word on my own, and through church bible studies, and as I review more and more of passages, and repeated readings, I grow and then all these questions come. There are lots and lots of resources available I know, but it is good for others to share their knowledge because you often bring a little of life today into the examination and explanation as to what it means. Many times we bring more clarity and you serve building us up as scripture says "iron sharpening iron". Continue to bless me with your knowledge and the truth of the Word of God. Thank you all. GraceMae Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	Why did God confuse the language? Posted : 10 Jan, 2010 07:52 AM "I try to examine and ask the questions, well... God you knew what You planned to do, how you wanted this world to be, and all these things happened..i.e. sin, rebellion, disobedience, war, disolution, disunity." The reason there are those things is because God created us with a free moral will...and we are exceedingly sinful. None of those things are stuff God wants. He's trying to salvage what He can from His creation, and at the same time show the universe what sin is truly like, instead of what Satan was trying/lying to prove. :peace::peace: Post Reply