![]() ![]() Patience is a valuable virtue to maintain. Prayer, biblical literature and scriptural reading, attending church, and acting in accordance with the values of Christ are the proper ways of interacting and connecting with God on Earth. This is not through practical means but, rather, from earnest spiritual practice. Connection to God through spiritual rather than practical meansįurthermore, we can learn about the proper way to connect with God and all other elements of the Christian ideology from this story. It is a valuable reminder to temper our hubristic nature to avoid calamity. Words from the Book of Proverbs 16:18 are relevant here: "pride goeth before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." This, in turn, led to widespread confusion, turmoil, and displacement. ![]() It was excessive pride, confidence, and arrogance that drove Nimrod to order the tower’s construction. The Tower of Babel is a classic tale of man’s hubris. While the main takeaway is considered to be the dominance of God’s will, there are a few other moral and philosophical lessons to absorb from the story of the Tower of Babel. ![]() Humans continuously seem to believe that they can save themselves - that redemption and utopia can be experienced in this life through Earthly means. This is a suitable metaphor for the notion of salvation. The tower’s construction was a hubristic act of defiance against God, ordered by the arrogant tyrant Nimrod. This is essentially an act of blasphemy, and God was quick to express his omnipotence by scattering the people across the globe. By using Earthly means to circumvent God’s will, humans were essentially saying, “we are wiser, more capable.” They didn’t consider why God sent the flood in the first place - as a way of punishing the significant sin and wickedness of humanity.īy constructing the tower, the people defied God’s will and derided His power and authority. It’s theorized that the people built the tower to avoid another possible flood sent from God. The main one relates to control, hubris, and rebellion against the will of God. There are a few important themes within the Tower of Babel story, or, as it’s sometimes called, ‘the Tower of Babylon' (or Babylonia). ![]()
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