I have no idea HOW, but Genesis 11:5 says that the LORD "came down" to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. It kind of sounds to me like He perhaps manifested Himself again... It's interesting that people like to complain that God never shows Himself; but He does so in several different ways: we can see His amazing creation... we can read His mind-blowing-words which have no contradictions within them... we can see how He works and answers prayer... and He HAS appeared to people many times... But do people always see HIM??? Just a thought...
Obviously, the people who were building their tower to prove how powerful they were, did not see God or look to Him for their strength. So then, we have another "let Us"... the Trinity at work! After seeing what the people were trying to do, the LORD said...
(Genesis 11:7) "Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
The consequences to the people for trying to do things their way - trying to get their way - was that they would be scattered throughout the earth and given different languages.
In the few times that I have lived in areas where a different language is spoken, I have had to lean on God's guidance and wisdom in more ways than usual. We often take the gift of communication for granted - especially the gift of communication with God. He wants us to be talking with Him always. lol, like most people, I often talk to myself... so a while ago, I decided, "Hey, why not involve God in these conversations???!!!" When I do, the discussions and outcomes are far more intelligent!
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