The nations that came from Noah’s sons developed after the flood [6]. We learn from observing what is said about nations in Genesis 10 that people separated into different lands according to language, families, and ethnic groups during this period after the flood [7]. During this time, Nimrod began to become a mighty one on the earth [2]. Other things were happening on earth during this time, such as the earth being divided during Peleg’s time or the nations’ dividing as it is also called [7] [8]. But the focus of this post is going to be all about Nimrod. Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth [1]. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD” [2].
Babel, where the tower in Genesis 11 was being built, is the original name of what became Babylon. “Babylon has, from the earliest time, been considered the capital of Satan’s kingdom. Idolatry gained its start in Babylon through Nimrod and his mother, inspired by Satan. As long as Babylon remained a dominant world power, it made an excellent headquarters for Satan’s attack on the human race…Near the river Euphrates, Nimrod built the city of Babylon, where idolatry received its origin and surged through the world. It was to Babylon that the children of Israel were taken captive, and it will be in this area of the world that the final sin of man will culminate. According to Revelation 18, the city of Babylon will be rebuilt and become the headquarters of the commercial, religious, and military activities of the world under the Antichrist’s rule (Revelation 17–18)…Human beings have a built-in desire for God. Because of this, the devil, the master of deceit, has used idolatry to deceive us ever since the days of Nimrod…Ever since the days of Nimrod, human beings have tried to rule the world” [3].
“The founder of Bab-el or Babylon was Nimrod, of whose unholy achievements we read about in the 10th chapter of Genesis. He was the arch-apostate of the patriarchal age…he persuaded his associates and followers to join together in building ‘a city and a tower which would reach unto Heaven.’ Not…a tower by which they might climb into the skies…but a tower of renown…to be recognized as a temple or rallying center for those who do not walk in obedience to the word of the Lord…They called their city and tower Bab-el, God’s gate, but it was soon changed by divine judgment into Babel, Confusion. It bore the stamp
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