Gen 11:3 | MHM | STEP | v. 3 : The people encouraged each other to make bricks and burn them thoroughly, since the land did not have stone. They used bricks for building and slime for mortar ( v. 3 ). This shows that people who are determined will find ways to accomplish what they want, even if it is not what God has planned. When people build for themselves, their best materials are weak compared to what God can do (Isa. liv. 11, 12; Rev. xxi. 19 ).

‏ Genesis 11:3

v. 3: The people encouraged each other to make bricks and burn them thoroughly, since the land did not have stone. They used bricks for building and slime for mortar (v. 3 ^a). This shows that people who are determined will find ways to accomplish what they want, even if it is not what God has planned. When people build for themselves, their best materials are weak compared to what God can do (Isa. liv. 11, 12; Rev. xxi. 19 ^b).