Where does it say they were wicked and trying to make themselves gods? Sounds like they were just trying to build some cool shit.
Genesis 11:4 " And they said, "Come, let us build for OURSELVES a city, and a tower whose top WILL REACH INTO HEAVEN, and let us MAKE FOR OURSELVES A NAME; lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."
For OURSELVES: there is absolutely nothing wrong with building a beautiful place for your family to grow and thrive...
WILL REACH INTO THE HEAVENS: what is wrong with wanting to be close to god? They aren't saying they are going to take over heaven or anything negative. Or it could be a figurative reaching to the heavens, as in building something super tall, which there is nothing wrong with that either...
MAKE FOR OURSELVES A NAME: once again, what is wrong with being proud of your accomplishments, and the family you have a created? Nothing...they didnt say, make a name for myself and abandon god. Do they have to end every sentence with "praise god" before god stops being pissed off?
Nothing you just wrote would indicate evil or trying to establish themselves as gods...you are just making shit up.
And then I believe further on it basically says god did it just so they dont get too successful...what kind of fucked up logic is that??
You asked, I answered. You are looking at the story with yourself being good (and that civilization), and not God being the standard of good. Pride goeth before destruction. Don't let your pride become a snare that keeps you from a relationship with Jesus.
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