Because he was afraid that they too would become godlike. I have 2 questions. How did God not know whether or not they would become godlike (God knows everthing)? Why didn't God stop the space program? Did God move?
2006-12-01 03:09:25 · 14 answers · asked by bp23 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, he moved to the left.
And good point ot bring out, why would G-d be afraid of a mortal man?
Lets use alittle logic people.
2006-12-01 03:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by Illegals Are S*** 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The first word for God in the Word is Elohim. Which means more than one
god. The God we don't understand in the Old Testament are the Powers
and Principalities. This has a negative connotation, but there are other
references in the Word that show that this is just an expression that lets us
know there is a government structure in the "spirit" world.
It says God will punish the Hosts of Heaven too! So not everything they
do is righteous in the eyes of the Creator.
2006-12-01 11:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by THE NEXT LEVEL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would actually read the reference, you would know that God wasn't 'afraid' they woud become godlike. He had a plan for them, which was threatened by man's ability to do whatever he chose to do. So he put a limit on us. We cannot all work together. If you'll recall, the space program was caused by one group pitted AGAINST the other. What God does not want is for us to all be united against Him. Which is why the Antichrist will draw His vengeance and cause Him to 'come out of the closet'.
2006-12-01 11:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think about it like this: humanity as part of the universe - unquestioning, unreasoning, instinctive and behaving naturally (garden of eden is the metaphor for this). At the point that humans realized and took it upon themselves to go against the natural order and start to reason things out for themselves, to make decisions on their own (eating the forbiden fruit is the metaphor) they were separating themselves from the rest of the universe - going out on their own as it were. However, to go it alone was very scary, very stressful. So to make is a little more acceptable man attaches himself to the rest of the universe with something they call god. This allows mankind to do things he wants - kill other animals, make tools, create agriculture, machines etc all these things go against the natural instinctive behavior of man as an animal within his environment. But by doing it thru god, humans can accept this. This idea of building a tower to reach god was an attempt to control the connection to the universe. In other words to "become god like" meant to have control over the connection. Perhaps to turn it on and off at will - to use it as a switch. This turned out to be too complicated at the time - technology racing too fast ahead (tower of babel is the metaphor used). So, it all fell apart. As a result we still have the concept of god around. Its the point at which humanity is connected to the rest of the universe - the one place left where man needs permission to do something. Making supplication to the lord is of course the metaphor. Is this all too deep for ya?
2006-12-01 11:28:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there had just been a flood and God promised that however bad the earth got he would never wipe it all out with a giant flood again. these people then go and build a tower tall enough to avoid the flood levels should God flood the earth again. God had also told them to spread out across the earth.
"God didn't get harmed by the flood there fore heaven must be out of reach of the flood waters lets build a tower as high as heaven so that if God floods the earth again we will be safe. this way we can continue to ignore God and he can't harm us and we will be safe and not have to scatter across the earth as God told us."
"ok lets do it. then we won't have to scatter across the earth."
"that's what i just said"
"will these people never listen if we let them continue in this way they will be completely evil. let's make them all speak different languages so that they won't understand each other and then they will spread out and maybe they will turn to us again."
2006-12-01 11:47:23 · answer #5 · answered by attb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like you are conflating Jacob's ladder (a ladder he saw in a dream that went up to Heaven) and the tower of babel (Genesis 11:1-9.)
They are two very different stories with two different purposes.
In Christian theology, the story of Genesis 11:1-9 for us is a contrasting prefiguration of Pentecost. From a Christian perspective, one wouldn't really read a lot more into it than that.
2006-12-01 11:15:02 · answer #6 · answered by evolver 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They made a tower, they wanted to show God their unity and their self sufficancy (pride).
God confonded their language and proved our insuficancy.
2006-12-01 12:05:10 · answer #7 · answered by tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. Heaven was what we now call space.
Space people
That was back before telescopes and spacecraft. Since telescopes we have evidence that Bible rubbish is rubbish. There's no need to believe it any more.
2006-12-01 11:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, heaven used "starving college students" to move heaven to a gated community, didn't you hear about it?
2006-12-01 11:12:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is "on the Lamb" (of God)
2006-12-01 11:14:11 · answer #10 · answered by whidd2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋