For the answer we must return to the ancient vow spoken after the attack on the land, Israel’s first massive warning of coming judgment. Here now is the context of that vow: The LORD sent a word against Jacob, and it has fallen on Israel. All the people will know—Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria—who say in pride and arrogance of heart: “The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn stones . . . ” —ISAIAH 9:8–10 The vow is introduced with the words: “Who say in pride and arrogance of heart. . . ” What does this have to do with the mystery of the towers? The connection isn’t visible in English. But it appears in the original Hebrew. The Godel Connection In the original language the word translated as “arrogance” is the Hebrew godel. Godel can be translated either as “greatness” or “arrogance.” It comes from the root word gadal. We have seen this word before. Gadal is the same word from which we get migdal, the Hebrew word for tower. Likewise, the word gadal not only speaks of magnitude, enlargement, and greatness, but also of arrogance, boasting, and pride.
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