Another embarrassing tale of biblical nonsense is the construction of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. According to the bogus legend, everyone on earth spoke the same language when the erection of the tower began. Because the people of earth had a great desire to catch a glimpse of God, they built this supposed tower intending to breach the sky. As God didn’t like the possibility of people spotting him, he confused their languages to prevent the architects from understanding one another. Unable to continue construction, everyone with different languages went separate ways.
This story is unfeasible formanyreasons. The first problem with the incredulous account is the incongruency of the common language theme. We know that many different languages existed centuries before the story’s setting around 2500-2000 BCE. Not only that, but another Pentateuch author had said Noah’s sons separated according to their own tongues in the previous chapter (Genesis 10). At the very least, we have a major timeline discrepancy in need of an acceptable resolution. Furthermore, the notion that nineteenth century man had the architectural knowledge to build a tower even a mile high is ridiculous. To fathom that a group of ignorant ancient Hebrews could make an equivalent accomplishment is ludicrous.
Interestingly, no divine inspiration is available as a possible excuse for the illogical story because God wasn’t siding with his people on this occasion! If he didn’t wish for the people to see him, he wouldn’t have provided the means for them to do so. Of course, the most obvious blunder is God’s supposed fear of us actually reaching him in the sky. To suggest that an omniscient god would destroy a building because he felt he was in danger of humans catching a glimpse of him is an equally ludicrous proposal. The aspects of this story once again go back to the ancient Hebrew belief that God eternally resided on top of a dome covering the earth. Since an omniscient deity would know that the people could not possibly reach him, he would not have stopped the tower’s construction for the specific reason provided by the Bible. The story cries of a myth.
We also have fanciful tales about giants roaming the earth during the Pentateuch era. There’s a lot of room for interpretation here because the exact nature of these mysterious giants is unknown. However, we understand that the Bible has them living both before and after the flood (Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33). Some Christians have argued these giants are the dinosaurs, but this proposed explanation fails to be consistent with the “flood caused the dinosaur extinction” hypothesis offered by others in the same crowd. While the text is most likely referring to a race of people, archaeologists have found no reliable evidence that these creatures existed. Given the track record of the Bible thus far, it’s reasonable to conclude that the Genesis giants are, at best, an exaggeration of an otherwise normal species of life

Your opinion

shakazuldadon:
Your opinion

Great response. There are other interpretations to the Biblical stories.

What I'm actually concerned about is why God hasn't done anything to the skyscrapers in existence today and why astronauts didn't see him on their way to the moon

hahn:
What I'm actually concerned about is why God hasn't done anything to the skyscrapers in existence today and why astronauts didn't see him on their way to the moon

We have space crafts, satellites, stations orbiting the earth and many planets now, its actually surprising how none of them caught a glimpse of this deity who supposedly lives just above the skies.

A deity that destroyed some tower buh couldn't stop rockets from going outside space. lmao... But i think i like Greek mythology over jewish mythology. greek mythology is more colourful and interesting

johnydon22:


We have space crafts, satellites, stations orbiting the earth and many planets now, its actually surprising how none of them caught a glimpse of this deity who supposedly lives just above the skies.

A deity that destroyed some tower buh couldn't stop rockets from going outside space. lmao... But i think i like Greek mythology over jewish mythology. greek mythology is more colourful and interesting

Same here. However, if there is one thing Jewish mythology has over Greek mythology is marketing. The Brits really came up with one hell of an idea to market the jewish stories.

Imagine Nigerians dressing up in suits believing they are being christians when even Jesus himself, according to the fables, wore gowns. And they say they are following him. Yeah, right

hahn:


Same here. However, if there is one thing Jewish mythology has over Greek mythology is marketing. The Brits really came up with one hell of an idea to market the jewish stories.

Imagine Nigerians dressing up in suits believing they are being christians when even Jesus himself, according to the fables, wore gowns. And they say they are following him. Yeah, right

we all know that if the missionaries had brought Greek or egyptian mythology here, they still would have believed it exactly same way they believe Jewish mythology now...

johnydon22:


we all know that if the missionaries had brought Greek or egyptian mythology here, they still would have believed it exactly same way they believe Jewish mythology now...

True

God didn't stop the tower of babel cos he was afraid people will build the tower to heaven and see him.

He stopped it cos if they had continued with the work in unity they will all remain in Babel thereby defeating/delaying his plan for people to spread out, multiply and occupy d earth.

Always ask the d holy spirit to give you understanding whenever you read d Bible, it's not a story book.

POPdecorator:
Another embarrassing tale of biblical nonsense is the construction of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. According to the bogus legend, everyone on earth spoke the same language when the erection of the tower began. Because the people of earth had a great desire to catch a glimpse of God, they built this supposed tower intending to breach the sky. As God didn’t like the possibility of people spotting him, he confused their languages to prevent the architects from understanding one another. Unable to continue construction, everyone with different languages went separate ways.
This story is unfeasible formanyreasons. The first problem with the incredulous account is the incongruency of the common language theme. We know that many different languages existed centuries before the story’s setting around 2500-2000 BCE. Not only that, but another Pentateuch author had said Noah’s sons separated according to their own tongues in the previous chapter (Genesis 10). At the very least, we have a major timeline discrepancy in need of an acceptable resolution. Furthermore, the notion that nineteenth century man had the architectural knowledge to build a tower even a mile high is ridiculous. To fathom that a group of ignorant ancient Hebrews could make an equivalent accomplishment is ludicrous.
Interestingly, no divine inspiration is available as a possible excuse for the illogical story because God wasn’t siding with his people on this occasion! If he didn’t wish for the people to see him, he wouldn’t have provided the means for them to do so. Of course, the most obvious blunder is God’s supposed fear of us actually reaching him in the sky. To suggest that an omniscient god would destroy a building because he felt he was in danger of humans catching a glimpse of him is an equally ludicrous proposal. The aspects of this story once again go back to the ancient Hebrew belief that God eternally resided on top of a dome covering the earth. Since an omniscient deity would know that the people could not possibly reach him, he would not have stopped the tower’s construction for the specific reason provided by the Bible. The story cries of a myth.
We also have fanciful tales about giants roaming the earth during the Pentateuch era. There’s a lot of room for interpretation here because the exact nature of these mysterious giants is unknown. However, we understand that the Bible has them living both before and after the flood (Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33). Some Christians have argued these giants are the dinosaurs, but this proposed explanation fails to be consistent with the “flood caused the dinosaur extinction” hypothesis offered by others in the same crowd. While the text is most likely referring to a race of people, archaeologists have found no reliable evidence that these creatures existed. Given the track record of the Bible thus far, it’s reasonable to conclude that the Genesis giants are, at best, an exaggeration of an otherwise normal species of life

Bros, u still never stop this ur lie lie based propaganda. Stop lying, e no good!.

Lie 1: Which verse in Gen chap 11 tell u that the reason for building the tower was to have a glimpse of God.

Truth: the tower was being built as a center for false worship, the main instigator , nimrod was said to be against God. He wanted the tower to be very high so that in case of another flood, there can be a place for them to probably survive (according to their thinking and intelligence) . He also wanted to bring the people under him, in one place, in opposition to Gods directive that they should spread and fill the earth. So Bros, stop lying!

Lie 2: where did you learn that God confused the language of those people cus he did not like the possibility of those people spotting him.?

Truth: God directive was for people to spread over the earth and worship him, the people wanted otherwise, God showed them his own words will come to pass. He confused their language so as not to gather in false worship in one place under one tyrant.

Lie 3: you did not add proof to ur statement that several languages existed before the construction of the tower.

Your oyinbo wunt help hide the confusion you are trying to germinate. Which other author wrote the book of genesis.
In chapter 10 .
Does your reading of chapter 10 and 11 show you that there is a timetable to the events that is recorded there, or do you think all the events of chapter 10 Uccured before the events of chapter 11. I feel you know the truth , but decided to twist it for ur personal purpose.
In chapter 10 , the chronology mentioned the descendants of the three sons of Noah , the history span several hundreds of years after nimrod and the tower(remember , these people lived several hundred years at that time and one man can increase the population rapidly), it concludes each sons history by stating that those descendants moved according to their language and nation. the conclusion of these chronology of the the sons of Noah happened several hundred years after the tower incident.

How can we proof this, under hams chronology, in verse 8 ,nimrod was mentioned, and he was related to the start of the kingdom of Babel, the chronology continued to list descendants who lived for several hundred years before the concluding statement on their language was recorded.
. This descendants after nimrod already have their different languages due to the actions of the people during nimrods time, thus the need to spread around the earth according to their language, nation and people.

Let's continue on your false propaganda, the word heaven(s) as used in the bible have different meaning or geographical location , your not understanding the meanings is why you postulated the "sky" and "glimpse God" lie u posted.
Understanding the meaning of the word heaven is dependent on understanding the context in which those words where written. The birds fly in the heavens does not mean the birds are verry high up in the sky. And by the way, the people attempted, not that they succeded, which throws out ur lie on their inability to contruct the tower.
Ur lies will be further exposed in the next post

shortgun:
God didn't stop the tower of babel cos he was afraid people will build the tower to heaven and see him.

He stopped it cos if they had continued with the work in unity they will all remain in Babel thereby defeating/delaying his plan for people to spread out, multiply and occupy d earth.

Always ask the d holy spirit to give you understanding whenever you read d Bible, it's not a story book.

why cann't u proof me wrong with ur bible not ur opiniou

dolphinheart:


Bros, u still never stop this ur lie lie based propaganda. Stop lying, e no good!.

Lie 1: Which verse in Gen chap 11 tell u that the reason for building the tower was to have a glimpse of God.

Truth: the tower was being built as a center for false worship, the main instigator , nimrod was said to be against God. He wanted the tower to be very high so that in case of another flood, there can be a place for them to probably survive (according to their thinking and intelligence) . He also wanted to bring the people under him, in one place, in opposition to Gods directive that they should spread and fill the earth. So Bros, stop lying!

Lie 2: where did you learn that God confused the language of those people cus he did not like the possibility of those people spotting him.?

Truth: God directive was for people to spread over the earth and worship him, the people wanted otherwise, God showed them his own words will come to pass. He confused their language so as not to gather in false worship in one place under one tyrant.

Lie 3: you did not add proof to ur statement that several languages existed before the construction of the tower.

Your oyinbo wunt help hide the confusion you are trying to germinate. Which other author wrote the book of genesis.
In chapter 10 .
Does your reading of chapter 10 and 11 show you that there is a timetable to the events that is recorded there, or do you think all the events of chapter 10 Uccured before the events of chapter 11. I feel you know the truth , but decided to twist it for ur personal purpose.
In chapter 10 , the chronology mentioned the descendants of the three sons of Noah , the history span several hundreds of years after nimrod and the tower(remember , these people lived several hundred years at that time and one man can increase the population rapidly), it concludes each sons history by stating that those descendants moved according to their language and nation. the conclusion of these chronology of the the sons of Noah happened several hundred years after the tower incident.

How can we proof this, under hams chronology, in verse 8 ,nimrod was mentioned, and he was related to the start of the kingdom of Babel, the chronology continued to list descendants who lived for several hundred years before the concluding statement on their language was recorded.
. This descendants after nimrod already have their different languages due to the actions of the people during nimrods time, thus the need to spread around the earth according to their language, nation and people.

Let's continue on your false propaganda, the word heaven(s) as used in the bible have different meaning or geographical location , your not understanding the meanings is why you postulated the "sky" and "glimpse God" lie u posted.
Understanding the meaning of the word heaven is dependent on understanding the context in which those words where written. The birds fly in the heavens does not mean the birds are verry high up in the sky. And by the way, the people attempted, not that they succeded, which throws out ur lie on their inability to contruct the tower.
Ur lies will be further exposed in the next post

u be comedian proof me wrong with buybullica verses

POPdecorator:
u be comedian proof me wrong with buybullica verses

Oga, did you not read my post ?.
I said you lied about the bible, some of the things you said are not in the bible and you now want to look for lies that are not there, u funny o. Anyways continued analysis on ur lies, false propaganda , confusing and contradictory post will continue soon.

POPdecorator:
why cann't u proof me wrong with ur bible not ur opiniou

It will be waste of my time, since you don't believe in d Bible.

The best you can do for yourself is to give your life to Christ.
A life without Christ is a life of Crises.

POPdecorator:
u be comedian proof me wrong with buybullica verses

You made a false statement while reeling in your deceptive act.. "Statement in bold"

POPdecorator:
Another embarrassing tale of biblical nonsense is the construction of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. According to the bogus legend, everyone on earth spoke the same language when the erection of the tower began. Because the people of earth had a great desire to catch a glimpse of God, they built this supposed tower intending to breach the sky. As God didn’t like the possibility of people spotting him, he confused their languages to prevent the architects from understanding one another. Unable to continue construction, everyone with different languages went separate ways.

This shows you we're unjust as your assertion was built on lies, hence you can't be trusted to state a valid assertion.

shortgun:
God didn't stop the tower of babel cos he was afraid people will build the tower to heaven and see him.

He stopped it cos if they had continued with the work in unity they will all remain in Babel thereby defeating/delaying his plan for people to spread out, multiply and occupy d earth.

Always ask the d holy spirit to give you understanding whenever you read d Bible, it's not a story book.

and the Holy Spirit gave you the understanding that it failed to give to others or input in the bible

the bold is the greatest Avenue for con men in christianity

macof:


and the Holy Spirit gave you the understanding that it failed to give to others or input in the bible

the bold is the greatest Avenue for con men in christianity

There are some bad eggs here and there likewise in other religions and life generally that doesn't make Christianity a scam.

I don't expect you to comprehend what I've said cos the Bible says that "that the things of the spirit is foolishness to d canal man"
The word of God is not supposed to make sense or be logical, we are not supposed to understand it unless He reveals it to us.

We are only but like sheep; wherever the Shepherd goes the sheep follows.

dolphinheart:


Oga, did you not read my post ?.
I said you lied about the bible, some of the things you said are not in the bible and you now want to look for lies that are not there, u funny o. Anyways continued analysis on ur lies, false propaganda , confusing and contradictory post will continue soon.

pls show me dat lie

shortgun:

It will be waste of my time, since you don't believe in d Bible.

The best you can do for yourself is to give your life to Christ.
A life without Christ is a life of Crises.

even christ didn't use is life finish,and u are still looking 4 anoda life for him moreover islam till i die

Alhadulilha am a muslim

BossTtdiamonds:

You made a false statement while reeling in your deceptive act.. "Statement in bold"

This shows you we're unjust as your assertion was built on lies, hence you can't be trusted to state a valid assertion.

ok what was there ambition on building that tower?

shortgun:

There are some bad eggs here and there likewise in other religions and life generally that doesn't make Christianity a scam.

I don't expect you to comprehend what I've said cos the Bible says that "that the things of the spirit is foolishness to d canal man"
The word of God is not supposed to make sense or be logical, we are not supposed to understand it unless He reveals it to us.

We are only but like sheep; wherever the Shepherd goes the sheep follows.

and lemme guess you are not among these bad eggs? nobody ever admits to that but love playing the card

am sorry you don't me... I am more Spiritual than all your church members combined and the Spirits can only be understood through nature and use of Intellect
not by feeling high and behaving low like a sheep as you said. ..that's mental subjugation not spiritual growth

macof:


and lemme guess you are not among these bad eggs? nobody ever admits to that but love playing the card

am sorry you don't me... I am more Spiritual than all your church members combined and the Spirits can only be understood through nature and use of Intellect
not by feeling high and behaving low like a sheep as you said. ..that's mental subjugation not spiritual growth

Matthew 18:3
And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and
become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom
of heaven.

POPdecorator:
even christ didn't use is life finish,and u are still looking 4 anoda life for him moreover islam till i die

Alhadulilha am a muslim

u say?

shortgun:

Matthew 18:3
And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and
become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom
of heaven.

you are so confused, this has nothing to do with what I posted earlier

but lemme ask, are you like a child yourself?

POPdecorator:
pls show me dat lie

the lies are plainly,visibly and easily numbered in my first post.

macof:

you are so confused, this has nothing to do with what I posted earlier

but lemme ask, are you like a child yourself?

Na wa ooo you claim to be versed in Christian theology and very deep spiritual person yet you can't understand a simple Bible verse.
OK.... Let me break it down for you.
The verse above is simply saying if you want to make heaven you have to forsake your "I too know" mentality and behave like a kid.
What do children do?....... they obey without asking questions, they are guided, they are directed, they follow, they look up to their parents for everything........

I am a Christian by faith not by scientific facts..... Any day a Christian starts to question the authenticity of the Bible..... he is no longer worthy to be called a Christian.

Look. God didn't stop them because He don't want them to c him. But his purpose is that human should multiply and fill the earth and subdue it. But how can they fill the earth if they come together into one building. God have to work out his purpose by scattering the language. Its only scientists who have been blinded by their thinking that will challenge the bible because the bible is scientifically accurate

shortgun:

Na wa ooo you claim to be versed in Christian theology and very deep spiritual person yet you can't understand a simple Bible verse.
OK.... Let me break it down for you.
The verse above is simply saying if you want to make heaven you have to forsake your "I too know" mentality and behave like a kid.
What do children do?....... they obey without asking questions, they are guided, they are directed, they follow, they look up to their parents for everything........

I am a Christian by faith not by scientific facts..... Any day a Christian starts to question the authenticity of the Bible..... he is no longer worthy to be called a Christian.

the same verse is interpreted differently by others. . there's the interpretation that Children are with less sin and closer to "God"

what makes your interpretation better than this one?

macof:


the same verse is interpreted differently by others. . there's the interpretation that Children are with less sin and closer to "God"

what makes your interpretation better than this one?

The verse said " unless you become like children " meaning he was talking to adults to behave like children.
I don tell you my own.
He who has ear let him hear

POPdecorator:
Ok what was there ambition on building that tower?

I think some persons in this thread already gave you the answer to this question. It's your choice to believe or not, should you choose to disagree in the face of evidence, I doubt if there's much I can do to change your mind.

@ op
You claim that the explanation giving in the bible about giants living during the time of the flood was fable and untrue. Can you tell us what ur religious books say on the height of adam when he was on earth. ? Is that not a myth too?

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