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Major Themes of the Bible
The Reason We are Focusing On This is…
Because it Will Help Us Recognize the Bible as One Unified Story that Leads to Jesus
We Tend to Look at the Bible as a Book of Facts/Rules
But the Bible is a Story, and it is Supposed to Be Studied as a Story
Whenever We Study the Bible as a Unified Story…
We Will Have a MUCH Better Understanding of its Teachings
And as Christians We Will See Our Story as Part of Israel’s Story
Last Time, We Looked at the Tree of Life
The Bible Begins With:
Humans in a Garden Paradise
Humans in God’s Presence
Humans Having Access to the Tree of Life that Grants Eternal Life
The Bible Ends With:
Humans in a Garden Paradise
Humans in God’s Presence
Humans Having Access to the Tree of Life that Grants Eternal Life
The Climax that Took Place Within the Story that Made…
The Garden Paradise, God’s Presence, and the Tree of Life Possible…
Was the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus
Introduction
Back Before the 1940s, the Name Nimrod was a Name that Represented Power and Strength
It is a Biblical Name of a Mighty Hunter (We’ll Look at Him in Just a Moment)
But Now the Word Primarily is Used to Refer to Someone Who is Dim-Witted
This Change in Meaning Began in the 1940s
Does Anyone Here Know What Caused the Change?
These 2 (Daffy Duck & Elmer Fudd)
In a 1948 Episode of Loony Tunes, Daffy Duck Refers to Elmer Fudd as “My Little Nimrod”
This was a Sarcastic Remark About the Not-So-Bright Hunter
But the Biblical Reference Went Right Over Most Children’s Heads
So, Over Time, People Began to Believe “Nimrod” was an Insult that Meant “Idiot” or “Stupid”
It’s Funny How a Cartoon Duck Can Change an Entire Culture’s Perception on a Word
In Genesis 10, We are Given a Genealogy of Noah’s Descendants
Genesis 10:8–12 (NASB)
Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
Nimrod is an Interesting Person, Even Though We Know Little About Him
He was a Mighty Man Who Built Many Mighty Cities
2 of Which Become the Capitals of 2 of the Most Powerful Kingdoms in History
2 Kingdoms that Would Be Used By God as Israel’s Greatest Enemies and Conquerors
He Built Both Babel/Babylon and Nineveh, Assyria
The Very Next Chapter Tells Us the Very Beginnings of the City of Babel/Babylon
What We Find in the Bible is that Babylon Plays a Major Part in the Story
Babylon Itself is a Biblical Theme
Babylon
Where Do We First See Babylon? (Genesis)
Almost All Major Themes Start in the Beginning of the Story
The Origins of Babylon Begin in Genesis 11
Genesis 11:1–9 (NASB)
Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.
It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.”
And they used brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.
They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
The Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
The Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language.
And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.
Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.
Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.
At Some Point After the Destruction of the World By Water…
All the People of the World Decided to Join Together in One Place and Build a City
In This City Would Be a Tall Tower
(Artist Rendition of the Tower of Babel)
Similar Ziggurats Found Around the World
What was Their Purpose for Doing All This?
“Let Us Make for Ourselves a Name, Otherwise We will Be Scattered Abroad Over the Face of the Whole Earth.”
It was Done Out of Pride
They Wanted to Be Independent and Self-Sufficient Apart From God
It was Done Against the Will of God for Humanity
Gen. 1:22, 28; 9:1,7 All Tell Us that God Wanted Humanity and All of His Created Creatures to Fill the Earth
It was Called Babel Because God “balal” the Language
Babylon is Named After “Confusion, Mixed Up”
From its Very Establishment, Babylon was a City/Kingdom Opposed to God and His Will
The Next Time We See Babylon is in 2 Kings
In Chapter 17, Babylon is Mentioned as a People Who are Subject to the Kingdom of Assyria
Then in Chapter 20, King Hezekiah of Judah is Warned that Babylon is Going to Conquer Judah After His Death
By Chapter 24, Babylon is the New Powerhouse of the World Under King Nebuchadnezzar
And He Did Just as Isaiah Had Warned King Hezekiah He Would Do
He Laid Siege to Jerusalem, Deported Thousands of Jews to Babylon, and Eventually Completely Destroyed Jerusalem
God Used the Wicked and Powerful Kingdom of Babylon to Punish His People
Most of the Prophets Deal with the Babylonian Invasion and Exile
Jeremiah Lived in the Time of the Babylonian Invasion
Ezekiel and Daniel Were Both Taken as Exiles
Haggai and Zechariah Both Returned to Jerusalem From the Babylonian Exile
Ezra and Nehemiah Both Returned to Jerusalem From the Exile as Well
New Testament Usage of “Babylon”
Babylon Plays a Major Role in Most of the OT
But, Babylon, Though No Longer a Powerful Kingdom, Still Plays a Part in the NT as Well
The Name “Babylon” is Mentioned 12 Times in the NT
Matthew Refers to Babylonian Exile as a Way to Memorize Jesus’ Family Lineage Throughout Israel’s History
Stephen, in Acts 7, Refers to Judah Going into Babylonian Captivity
But We Really Want to Focus On How the Apostles Peter and John Use Babylon
Peter Mentions Babylon at the End of His 1st Letter
1 Peter is a Short Letter That Addresses How Christians Should Respond to Persecution, Mistreatment, and Suffering
He Starts Off His Letter By Saying:
1 Peter 1:1 (NASB)
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen
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