1. How does this story show us the danger of being a “reputation manager”? How can a person’s life become a little Babel in this regard?
2. How does finding our identity in Christ act as the only guard against chasing our own name?
3. Why do we need to be constantly reminded that we can’t hide from God?
4. How do we see both a pitiful picture and a powerful potential at Babel?
5. In what ways have you witnessed the deceptive power of sin?
6. How is God’s preventing work at Babel both preservation and punishment?
7. How does this passage remind us that sin leads to futility?
References: 2 Corinthians 5:15; Isaiah 40:22; Psalm 103:19; Genesis 2:7; Isaiah 40:15, 17; Genesis 3:22; 18:21; Zephaniah 3:9; Acts 2:6.