After the flood, the waters eventually recede, and God promises Noah that he’ll never drown the Earth again in a fit of pique. But two chapters later, he worries that humanity will get too big for their britches, so confounds their language.

I learned in summer camp that the people were too prideful in building the Tower, and that’s why God punished them. But in fact, He is actually worried that they will be able to do anything, and we can’t have that! Just as Adam and Eve were not supposed to eat of the Tree of Knowledge, the people of Babel shouldn’t try to be too successful. Why does anyone want to worship a jerk like this, except out of fear?

One other event stands out, and that’s Ham accidentally seeing his father’s nakedness. First of all, who cares? It was just an accident. What’s crazy is that his son Canaan is punished for this, and made into a slave. This is justice? This is ridiculous.

Tomorrow: Genesis 12-15