Why God Confused the Lip, Not the Tower – Genesis 11
The focus of Genesis 11 is not the tower itself, but the scattering of humanity and the confusion of language as a divine response to human pride and disobedience. God’s primary concern was the unity of humanity—not the tower. The people, having settled in Shinar after the Flood, rejected God’s command to “fill the earth” (Genesis 9:1) and instead sought …