Let us make a name

“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”

This section begins another excursion into God’s grace. The Lord told Noah and his descendants that they were to move out and fill the whole earth but they started to build cities instead. The idea of cities makes good sense if you try to remove God from the picture. There were wild animals where the people lived in those days and they were a danger. If the people lived together they would be able to protect themselves form the wild animals. However, God told them to spread out and trust Him rather than themselves. As soon as these people looked at the cities they had built they began to be proud of what they had achieved and think that they were better than God. Their plan was to build something to show God that they were better than He is. This is the reason that they wanted to build a tower that would reach unto heaven. God promised that sinners would die but these people wanted to make sure that they had their own share of eternity and that is why they wanted to make a name for themselves. As soon as we get big we start to believe that we don’t need God and we seek to make a great reputation for ourselves so that we can make our mark on humanity and even make an eternal reputation for ourselves. However, there is only One God and the only way to find eternity is by submitting to Him and to His will.

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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)