Why did Hashem not thwart the plan of the דור הפלגה by simply causing them to have disagreements? The Sfas Emes explains that Hashem built into the world a כח האחדות, it is a phenomena that people banding together can accomplish things greater than the sum of the parts. Hashem did not want to remove this power from the world and therefore did not cause a rift to interrupt. The Zohar (76b) in fact derives a kal v'chomer if the power of the band of the דור הפלגה could not be broken for sure those that band together to study Torah will have a great power. The possuk in Tzafanya (3:9) says כִּֽי־אָ֛ז אֶהְפֹּ֥ךְ אֶל־עַמִּ֖ים שָׂפָ֣ה בְרוּרָ֑ה לִקְרֹ֤א כֻלָּם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם י״י֔ לְעׇבְד֖וֹ שְׁכֶ֥ם אֶחָֽד. The Even Ezra explains שפה ברורה is lashon hakodesh. The power of unity is realized in the times of Moshiach when the same power used by the דור הפלגה is used for the good. Then lashon hakodesh becomes reinstated.
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