This was man's attempt to reach up to the Heavens.  God came down and the rest is history.

Genesis 11:1-9

 ¹ Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. ² And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. ³ Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. ⁴ And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
⁵ But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. ⁶ And the LORD said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. ⁷ Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” ⁸ So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. ⁹ Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

Short and sweet story.  Also shows God knows what we are up to all the time.  He is not some distant far away God but is very active in our lives.  This picture is from my Christian Artwork I made to the Lord.  This is also interesting about God our Father:

If God is able to number the Stars then how much more to take care of you in your daily life.  Jesus says:

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Matthew 10:30

Well I hope you enjoyed this short lesson on the Tower of Babel.  God Bless You!

In Christ, Scott Holt