Anton Bruckner
Puritan Board Professor
Yesterday and today I was basically consumed with Genesis, specifically in the early postflood era before Abraham. What I found interesting is that while Noah was still alive, Nimrod basically instigated a coup and won, thereby turning the people from Godly worship unto his own self exaltation.
What is even more monstrous is that Ham, Shem and Japeth were still alive, and were basically powerless against Nimrod's tyrrany. Imagine this guy was living directly in the presence of people that witnessed the preflood world, the terrible judgements and mercy of God, and he willingly rebelled.
Today I picked up Josephus Antiquities and read that Nimrod was arrogant enough to think that if God did him anything wrong which would be just, that he would avenge himself on God. (attempted Deicide).
Now I'm trying earnestly to fathom, Noah is there, Shem, Japeth and Ham is there, the Ark is over yonder, and you have God's word saying worship Me and spread out over the earth, and you decide, "To heck with it, I'm doing my own thing".
This elucidates the saying of Jesus, "If they wouldn't hear Moses and the prophets, neither would they believe if one raises from the dead."
What is even more monstrous is that Ham, Shem and Japeth were still alive, and were basically powerless against Nimrod's tyrrany. Imagine this guy was living directly in the presence of people that witnessed the preflood world, the terrible judgements and mercy of God, and he willingly rebelled.
Today I picked up Josephus Antiquities and read that Nimrod was arrogant enough to think that if God did him anything wrong which would be just, that he would avenge himself on God. (attempted Deicide).
Now I'm trying earnestly to fathom, Noah is there, Shem, Japeth and Ham is there, the Ark is over yonder, and you have God's word saying worship Me and spread out over the earth, and you decide, "To heck with it, I'm doing my own thing".
This elucidates the saying of Jesus, "If they wouldn't hear Moses and the prophets, neither would they believe if one raises from the dead."