The Power of Communication

Genesis 11:1-9

I'm choosing to interpret this passage to mean that my field of education is certainly the most valid. It all hinges on communication- if they all speak the same language- are able to communicate- there's nothing they can't accomplish.

While I think there is a message about the power of communication- God's desire to throw a wrench into the works is puzzling. Is He just trying to further their dependence on Him?
Interesting to note that which language they spoke isn't specified. Did these other languages exist before the flood- just foreign to Noah, so they didn't survive with him? I'm guessing that there may have been multiple languages before, whether these languages or others, since this problem apparently didn't arise until now. Really an unimportant issue, but kind of neat to think about.

I guess the basic problem in this scenario is the attempt to immortalize themselves. Otherwise, it seems like they were just being innovative. Actually, it doesn't say that God was upset with them- it has more of a feel that He just didn't want them to be able to accomplish what they were capable of.

This is really a weird idea. God was worried that men would be able to do too much. How was He threatened by thir industry?

So he confused the language...and we've puzzled each other ever since.