04/06 The Gospel Project
Unit 1 Session 5 - THE TOWER OF BABEL
Unit 1 Session 5 - THE TOWER OF BABEL
Step 1: Read the Scripture
Read all or parts of Genesis 11:1-9 from the Bible.
Step 2: Read a devotional
A polyglot is someone who can speak fluently in multiple languages. The world record was held by Ziad Fazah, a Lebanese polyglot who spoke more than 60 languages. That’s impressive, but still a long way from knowing the more than 7,000 different languages spoken in the world! Have you ever wondered where all those languages came from?
After the flood, God had told Noah and his family to “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the whole earth.” (Genesis 9:1) As the number of people on the earth grew and grew, they disobeyed God’s command to spread and fill the whole earth. Instead, they clumped together and decided to build a tower to show how great they were!
The people of Babel seemed to be accomplishing some amazing things, but these accomplishments actually showed how sinful their hearts had become. In the garden, Eve believed the lie that the fruit would make her like God. The people of Babel believed their
tower would make them as great as God. The people wanted glory for themselves, but all glory
belongs to God.
So, God mixed up the words of the people so that they spoke in different languages. The
different languages made it impossible for them to continue building, so they spread out across
the world. The many languages of our world are a reminder that God is great, and all glory
belongs to Him!
(Revelation 7:9-10)
People ignored God’s plan and tried to make a name for themselves, so God confused their language and scattered the people all over the earth. One day, Jesus will gather together all of God’s people—people from every tribe and people who speak all kinds of languages—and they will worship Him.
After the flood, God had told Noah and his family to “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the whole earth.” (Genesis 9:1) As the number of people on the earth grew and grew, they disobeyed God’s command to spread and fill the whole earth. Instead, they clumped together and decided to build a tower to show how great they were!
The people of Babel seemed to be accomplishing some amazing things, but these accomplishments actually showed how sinful their hearts had become. In the garden, Eve believed the lie that the fruit would make her like God. The people of Babel believed their
tower would make them as great as God. The people wanted glory for themselves, but all glory
belongs to God.
So, God mixed up the words of the people so that they spoke in different languages. The
different languages made it impossible for them to continue building, so they spread out across
the world. The many languages of our world are a reminder that God is great, and all glory
belongs to Him!
(Revelation 7:9-10)
People ignored God’s plan and tried to make a name for themselves, so God confused their language and scattered the people all over the earth. One day, Jesus will gather together all of God’s people—people from every tribe and people who speak all kinds of languages—and they will worship Him.
Step 3: Reflect and respond
PRAYER PROMPTS
Pray: God, all glory belongs to You! Help us honor You in everything we say and do. We look forward to the day when people of every language will know You and worship You together, Amen.
Pray: God, all glory belongs to You! Help us honor You in everything we say and do. We look forward to the day when people of every language will know You and worship You together, Amen.