In Genesis 1 and 2, work is a joyful cultivation of creation for its own sake and God’s sake (Genesis 1:28, 2:15). By Genesis 4, technology has become a means to power. In Genesis 11, we come to the famous story of the building of the Tower of Babel. Two reasons are given for the building of the Tower. In verse 3 the people of Shinar say, “‘let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly’ . . . instead of stone . . .” Someone had discovered a way of making bricks that was an advance beyond previous methods of building. It meant they could build a much taller building than had ever been built
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