Title: Tower of Babel and Nimrod
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Tower of Babel and Nimrod
Nimrod is the first spirit girl in human history and is also the first king to build the first empire.
The first nation he built was a great empire that combined the Assyrians of Babylon (Genesis 10:10-12).
He was also the one who built the great city of Nineveh (Genesis 10:11). not only that
The famous Tower of Babel was built under his command and direction, with him at the center.
command (see Gen. 10:10 and 11:1-6). Now what kind of person he was and what he
Think about the meaning of the Tower of Babel described in Genesis 10 and 11
Let's see.
1. He was the first hero in human history
Genesis 10:8,9 "The son of Ham... Cush begat Nimrod, who was the first of the world.
Younggeol". Here, the original Hebrew word for younggeol (Kipor) means a strong person.
All. Therefore, in the English Bible (King James), he is simply called a mighty man.
see that it has been translated. Because he was so strong, he naturally became a hunter of wild animals.
Nyan became a hunting force.
Genesis 10:9 says, "Because he became a peculiar hunter before the LORD..."
As you can see, the unusual hunting group here is a special hunting group that has not existed before.
is the word It is a term commonly referred to as a hunting force in future generations. commonly referred to in the future
It's different from hunting. At that time, the wild beasts were already thriving in the barren land,
It was time to kill livestock. Therefore, it is natural to go with people to hunt animals.
It must have been necessary to protect the axes (refer to Exod. 23:29, Leviticus 26:22). yes
Therefore, Nimrod must have naturally become famous and must have won the hearts of many.
C. Of course, he became a hero. Once a person makes a name for a zero, that's the end of it.
Without being born, organizing people, establishing a nation, becoming a ruler over them, and becoming a king
It may be the natural order to become this. Nimrod became king.
2. He was the first king in human history
Genesis 10:10 says, "His kingdom began at Babel in the land of Shinar... and into Assyria...
Furthermore, he built Nineveh and Resen (which is a great city)..."
He said "his country" here, so he can't help but be the king who organized the country.
All. He built a great castle. In particular, the city of Nineveh was built, and [Nineveh] was
The word means the castle of Ninus. According to the ancient Assyrian mythology, [Ninus]
is said to be the son of Nimrod. Therefore, biblical scholars say that [Nineveh]
The city was named after his son after Nimrod built it.
is said to have taken Not only that. Nimrod believed in himself and his sons
It is said that he made people worship him as the incarnation of According to Assyrian mythology
Then, he is the incarnation of the heavenly moon gods, and his sons are the incarnations of the star gods.
The sons of Ki are said to be the incarnations of the byeol gods. For those who live in deserts and wilderness
The hot sun in the daytime was viewed as an evil spirit that harmed people.
However, the moon and stars that illuminate the dark night were believed to be good gods that protect people.
will be. Therefore, Nimrod said that if he and his sons were good gods protecting the people,
made him to serve him.
In doing so, he became the first in human history to impose idolatry.
All. After that time, idolatry that worshiped the moon and stars began in Babylon and Assyria.
it is said to have been However, Nimrod's treason finally led to the construction of the Tower of Babel.
became more concrete. Now, about the Tower of Babel, a few things
Let's think about it.
First, the Tower of Babel and the rebellion of humans: Nimrod must have become a hero and a king who established a kingdom
At that time, it is clear that his mind became more vain. he is respected by people
He was not satisfied with what he had, and made everyone serve him. Babylonian mythology and
According to archaeological materials, there is a moon god, so-called [NANA god] at the top of the Tower of Babel.
It is said that there must have been an altar to serve. Because the ancient Assyria excavated so far
Many of the towers of the city are so-called [zigrats], which means holy city.
All. Above them was a quadrangular altar. However, scholars believe that a tower called Zigrat
It is believed that the prototype of the field will soon be the Tower of Babel. When considering these data
One of the great purposes of Nimrod's building the Tower of Babel was the person he referred to as the incarnation of the moon god.
I think it is to serve Ki and his sons. then it is obviously
It cannot but be a terrifying act of human rebellion that occurred after Noah's flood.
Second, the Tower of Babel and Human Pride: In Genesis 11:4, ?쏝uild a tower and reach its top to heaven.
Let us give our names...", but here we are the proud spirit of Nimrod.
You can imagine oysters in abundance. We humans often neglect certain achievements and
I was trying to raise my name. People praised him and made him worship him as an idol.
But God judged his pride by destroying such a lofty tower.
will be.
Third, looking back at the Tower of Babel and Human Policy: Genesis 11:4, ?쏝uild your own castle and tower high.
Let's make a name for ourselves with the top reaching the sky, and let us avoid being scattered all over the earth."
As you can see here, Nimrod and his crew built the Tower of Babel to help people
I wrote a policy to prevent scattering. I think it can be seen the tower in the distance
It would have restricted people to live only within the limits that existed. By doing so, people
It must have kept them from scattering. By so binding their feet, the people
tried to prevent their dispersal. So they want to keep people under their rule forever.
wrote the policy. This ambition of Nimrod and his men also greatly violated the will of God.
Qi cannot be treason.
Because in Genesis 9:1, after the flood, "God said to Noah and his sons,
He blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and multiply and multiply among them.
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In this way, God wanted Noah's descendants to spread throughout the land and multiply.
And so blessed. However, Nimrod and his men obeyed God?셲 command and blessing.
They tried to prevent people from scattering over the whole earth, filling them up and multiplying. people
tied them in one place and tried to rule them Forcing them under his rule
tried to unify. Humanity is inherently a brotherhood that worships God and loves one another.
They wanted to unite with each other through sorrow, but Nimrod and his men
Perhaps it was because they knew that the union was impossible by their own strength, and it was because of external means and human emotions
He was trying to maintain unity and unity in a book way, and to see unification. one
I tried to unite them not by making them serve you, but by having them serve themselves.
Such a policy finally appeared to build the tower of Babal. they have high performance towers
The fact that it was built was not evil in itself. But the motive for building it
was an evil policy because it was the pride of man who rebelled against God.
They took those who belonged to God and made them submit to human power, and they were forced to serve God.
He turned people around and made them worship humans as idols. United by faith in God
People who should be united by loving each other and tying them together with their own strength and policy
Uh, it was an evil plan to organize and unite groups of men,
It can't be policy. Nimrod replaced God with himself and his sons
How blasphemous it was to try to reign as a ruler over people forever.
Was it God had no choice but to judge these human mischief.
Finally, God tore down their Tower of Babel and scattered the people.
Since then, the languages of humans have become congested and incomprehensible to each other.
The judgment of the Tower of Babel is, in a word, God's punishment for the endless pride and rebellion of mankind.
Good to see you were a referee.