The Tower of Babel (Long Version)
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Cast (7 Characters)
- Narrator
- God
- Nimrod
- Builder 1
- Builder 2
- Noahs Descendant
- Child
Props: Cardboard boxes, toy bricks, sign cards with different languages
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Scene 1 – One Language
Narrator: After Noahs family spread across the earth, people multiplied. Everyone spoke the same language and could understand each other.
Noahs Descendant: We are becoming a large nation.
Child: It is easy when everyone speaks the same language.
Builder 1: We can work together on big projects.
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Scene 2 – Nimrods Plan
Narrator: Nimrod became a powerful leader. He wanted people to follow him instead of obeying God.
Nimrod: Let us build a great city and a tower reaching to the heavens!
Builder 2: That sounds amazing!
Builder 1: Everyone will know our name.
Child: We will be famous!
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Scene 3 – Building the Tower
(Builders stack cardboard boxes.)
Narrator: The people worked together to build a huge tower.
Builder 1: Higher and higher!
Builder 2: This tower is getting very tall.
Nimrod: Keep building! We do not need to spread across the earth.
Noahs Descendant: Are we obeying God?
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Scene 4 – God Sees Their Pride
God: The people are becoming proud and disobedient.
Narrator: God saw that their hearts were not following Him.
God: I will confuse their languages so they must spread across the earth.
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Scene 5 – Confused Languages
Builder 1: Please pass me a brick.
Builder 2: ¿Qué?
Builder 1: What did you say?
Child: Bonjour!
Builder 2: I cannot understand anyone!
Nimrod: What is happening?
Narrator: Suddenly, people spoke different languages and could no longer understand one another.
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Scene 6 – The Tower Stops
Noahs Descendant: We cannot finish the tower.
Builder 1: We need to go different places.
Builder 2: I will travel with those who speak my language.
Narrator: The tower remained unfinished, and people spread across the earth.
God: Obey Me and walk humbly.
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Bible Lesson
Pride leads people away from God. We should obey God and give Him the glory.
Memory Verse:
“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”