Bible Stories for Adults

The Tower of Babel

Genesis 11

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Bible Words to Remember:
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

What humans were left after the flood to rebuild civilization?
Genesis 8:18
With all humanity descending from this small group, what is described after the flood story?
Genesis 10:32

Who descended from Noah's son Japheth?
Genesis 10:1-2
Where do we see that Japheth's descendants would stretch so far geographically?
Genesis 9:27

Who descended from Noah's son Ham?
Genesis 10:6
What further details are we given that gives background for the Tower of Babel story?
Genesis 10:8-12
What other son of Ham was important to the Israelites?
Genesis 10:15-19
What had Noah said about the lineage from his son Ham?
Genesis 10:25

Who descended from Noah's son Shem?
Genesis 10:21-22
How did Arphaxad become important?
Genesis 10:24

When does the Tower of Babel story take place?
Genesis 11:1
Where did this story take place?
Genesis 11:2
What did they decide to build?
Genesis 11:4
What were the building materials?
Genesis 11:3

What is the first reason that the people decided to build this ziggurat?
Genesis 11:4
What sin were the people guilty of?
Proverbs 29:23
What is pride?
Funk & Wagnalls
When is pride okay?
Galatians 6:14

Is it wrong to build a tower or tall building?
2 Chronicles 14:2, 5, 7
What kind of tower should we desire?
Proverbs 18:10

What was the second purpose of building the ziggurat?
Genesis 11:4
How did this oppose the command God had given Noah?
Genesis 9:1

How effectively were the people able to build a tower that reaches to the heavens?
Genesis 11:5
How did God respond when He saw what the people were doing?
Genesis 11:6
What was the danger of a unified humanity at this time?
Deuteronomy 8:17
What did God do in judgment of this sin?
Genesis 11:7-8

Why is the Ziggurat of Shinar called the Tower of Babel?
Genesis 11:9
Babilu - Akkadian for
balal - Hebrew for
When did all of this happen?
Genesis 10:25
How random was this scattering?
Acts 17:26-27

How did God respond in grace to this incident?
Genesis 12:1-3
How did the fulfillment of this grace give us an example for our lives?
Philippians 2:5
How did Jesus' goals contrast with those of the Babylonians?
Genesis 11:4
Philippians 2:6
Philippians 2:7
Philippians 2:8
How did Jesus' rewards contrast with the Babylonians' judgment?
Genesis 11:7-9
Philippians 2:9
Philippians 2:10-11

When will this dispersion and separation be completely reversed?
Revelation 7:9-10
Have we experienced any of this reversal yet?
Colossians 3:11
When did this begin?
Acts 11:15-18

How did the command to God's new people in Christ contrast with that to His original people?
Genesis 9:1
Acts 1:4
How well did both groups follow their instructions?
Genesis 11:4
Acts 1:12, 14; 2:1

What names rallied the groups together?
Genesis 11:4
Acts 1:21-22

Who tried to reach whom in each story?
Genesis 11:4
Acts 12:2-4
Who came to see what was going on?
Genesis 11:5
Acts 2:5-6a

How were languages used to show the power of God?
Genesis 11:6-7
Acts 2:6-8
How were the nations affected?
Genesis 11:8
Acts 2:9-11

How did the understandings of each group differ?
Genesis 11:3, 6
Acts 2:12
Did these understandings result in the groups being scattered or gathered?
Genesis 11:9
Acts 2:38-41

How did God's purpose for scattering differ between the two groups?
Genesis 9:1
Acts 1:8