Questions about Genesis 11:1-9

  1. What was the primary thing that the people decided to build?
    1. Right Answer!A city.
    2. Bricks.
    3. A tower that would reach up into heaven.
    4. A One World government.

     

  2. Why did they decide to build the city?
    1. Right Answer!So that they could make a name for themselves and would not be scattered over the face of the whole earth, as God had commanded that they should.
    2. So that they would have a nice place to live in safety, free from fear of their enemies.
    3. So that they could marvel at the tower that they would build.

     

  3. What is the significance of building with bricks that they made rather than stone?
    1. Bricks can be made more uniform in shape for more consistent building.
    2. Right Answer!They desired to make a place to live by human means rather than live obedient lives before God.
    3. Ancient Babylon had not available stone but had abundant water and fertile soil.
    4. It is not significant, the Bible only says what it says for color in the stories.

     

  4. In the light of the fact that Revelation 17:18 calls the harlot of Babylon a city, what can we say about that and this city in Genesis?
    1. Right Answer!They are one in the same city, that is, what man has made to provide for himself and protect himself apart from depending upon God.
    2. There is no connection.
    3. Satan was behind the rebellion of the first city and the second.

     

  5. Who was the spiritual force behind the city's construction?
    1. God.
    2. Satan.
    3. Right Answer!Man.
    4. The city has no spiritual significance.

     

  6. Did God really not know what the city looked like before he came down from heaven to look at it?
    1. Yes.
    2. Right Answer!No.
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