Genesis 11:4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, [lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth].
The people of Babel believed that if they did (not) build a city and the tower they would be scattered across the face of the earth. But in building their city and their tower they were cursed by god, and scattered across the face of the earth. And had their one language changed to many languages.
So why did god curse the people of Babel, was it because they were building a tower that could reach heaven? Was it because they were sinning or doing something wrong? No it was because all of mankind with one language came together to accomplish a united goal.
Gen. 11:5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.Gen. 11:6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now [nothing will be restrained from them], which they have imagined to do.
god did not curse the people of babel because of their arrogance, or because they were sinning, he cursed them because all of mankind came together with one language to accomplish a single goal, and he cursed them to prevent mankind from ever coming together ever again to accomplish a universal goal. He cursed mankind to eternal warfare and strife.
Gen. 11:7 Go to, [let us] go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.Gen. 11:8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Now what ties Babel and Sodom and Gomorrah together is Peleg, it was in Peleg generation that the city and tower of Babel was begun. Here is some back ground information.
As I enter into the era of Abram (Abraham) please keep in mind, only about 315 years have passed since the flood.From Noah to the birth of Abram is 11 generations, Noah is still alive and will live approximately 35 more years.From the tower of Babel to Abram is only six generations, Peleg is still alive 25 years after Abram’s birth, it was in Peleg’s generation that the tower of Babel was begun.
Now Christian Zealots claim that Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed because of homosexuality but as I have just shown the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were the children and grand children and great grand children of the people of Babel. People that god had cursed for no reason. If the children of the people of Babel rejected god for the evil that he did to their parents that would explain their reactions to the Angels.
Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; Gen 2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
Now working from the premise that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah rejected the evil god that cursed their parents. If Lot was seen kneeling and bowing his head to the ground respecting the Angels, and was seen doing it, don't you think that someone might be curious as to who these men were?
The city elders would probably want to know if Angels of the evil god were in their city. And if not Angels someone important enough for Lot to bow to them and call them my lords. That alone would be enough reason for the city elders to inquire after the strangers.
And when Lot knowing that the people of the city rejected the evil god did not want them to meet the Angels of the evil god. But when he offered up his virgin daughters to be raped this so enraged the city elders that they were going to do harm to Lot as well as the Angels of the evil god.
And Lot Gen. 19:6 went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,Gen. 19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.Gen. 19:9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, [This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be [a judge]: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them
The city elders specifically said of one of the strangers (he will needs be a judge). It sounds like he knew they were angels of the evil god, keep in mind Peleg and Noah have only been dead maybe 40 years or so. So the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were well versed on the evil god who murdered every man women and child on the face of the world except for Noah and his family.
On the evil god who scattered mankind all over the face of the earth and changed the one language into many languages. Ensuring that mankind would never again know universal peace would never again come together as one people for a single effort.
This makes far more sense then the (The Homosexuals did it).