The Tower of Babel is a symbol of man's sinful pride and rebellion, built to satisfy the people's vanity: "Let us make for ourselves a name" Gen. 11:4. The pyramid-like tower was expected to reach heaven. These people were trying to approach God on their own self-serving terms, but they soon learned that the gates of heaven cannot be stormed. Men and woman must approach God in reverence and humility.
The temple was climbed by converging stairways. The uppermost part of the tower was an altar devoted to pagan worship. Thus God intervened to prevent the builders of Babel from partaking of the power and glory that belongs only to Him. Their language was confused and they could no longer communicate to continue building. How weak and small this tower was in comparison to God's great power!
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