Parasha
Noach
Genesis 6:9-11:32
By:
Dani'el Rendelman
This Torah portion is called Noach, named
after the builder of the
ark and father of the faith
who heard Yahweh’s voice
and obeyed.
In this weeks reading
are verses about one single
man who has had a tremendous
impact upon history. His actions have affected millions of people
throughout thousands of
years.
Like a pebble falling
into a calm pond, this man’s
deeds have had a ripple
affect upon all humanity.
But, this person
is not Noach.
To the contrary,
it is Noach’s great grandson
who has poisoned mankind
until today.
His name is Nimrod and his behavior and memory
have influenced every false
worship system throughout
the past. The Bible has very little to say of Nimrod.
Yet, with what the
Scriptures do say combined
with historical accounts
and the commentary from
the Sages of Judaism a person
can draw an accurate account
of this evil man. Nimrod is the man who could quite literally be
considered the first anti-Messiah.
“Nimrod grew to be
a mighty warrior on the
earth. He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh; that is
why it is said, “Like Nimrod,
a mighty hunter before Yahweh.” The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in Shinar. From
that land he went to Assyria,
where he built Nineveh,
Rehoboth Ir, Calah and Resen,
which is between Nineveh
and Calah; that is the great
city,” Beresheet 10:8-12.
Nimrod’s House
His name is the exact Hebrew verb form for
“let us revolt” and it exactly
explains the course of his
life and the dangerous legacy
he has left.
It is a legacy that
continues until today.
It is a legacy that
began when Nimrod, the warrior,
conquered the famous capitals
of Mesopotamia, Babylon, Uruk, Nineveh, and Assyria. The
Bible states that he became
the first man after the
flood to rule over a mass
population.
Nimrod, the emperor,
united the earth with a
quest to build the tower
at Bavel. In fact, the Rabbis since ancient times have
given the name “Nimrod’s
House” to the tower.
Nimrod’s House was to be constructed as a
place of worship regulated
by the earliest pagan state
religion founded by Nimrod
himself and his wife Semiramis.
His satanic faith
included calling the emperor
or himself a deity worthy
of worship and exalting
the sun as a god.
This one world religion,
complimented by a one world
language, allowed Nimrod
to exalt himself and his
wife as supreme beings who
deserved homage. The tower or pyramid was to reach to the heavens,
thus exalting Nimrod as
the supreme ruler of the
universe. It is only when Yahweh stops the building of
Yahweh’s house and scatters
builders that Nimrod’s direct
reign is stopped.
Yet Nimrod’s indirect
reign of the lives and religions
of man continues to this
day. As a consequence to Yahweh scattering the peoples
all over the world and giving
the different languages,
each group, each nation,
took with it the knowledge
of Nimrod/sun/pagan worship
and a desire to usurp Yahweh
All-powerful.
The ancient historian
Josephus regards Nimrod
as the father of heathenism
and paganism, the characteristics
of which is to find strength
and happiness in rebellion
against the Almighty.
A lasting impression
In the scriptures Nimrod is called a “mighty
hunter” and his life story
is that of rebellion and
wickedness. After the death of Nimrod, his wife continued
this heathen form of worship.
Her name is Queen
Semiramis.
According to on author,
“she claimed that her husband
had become the Sun god,
and was to be worshipped.
Some time after this,
the Queen conceived through
adultery and gave birth
to an illegitimate son whom
she named, Tammuz, who she
declared was actually Nimrod
reborn.” This mother son relationship, spawned through
the reincarnation of the
sun god, can be found in
false religions all over
the world, in various countries
and cultures.
While Nimrod’s character and personhood stays
the same his name is different
in different places worldwide. Nimrod is called “Marduk” or “Mars” throughout
paganism, “Poseidon” and
“Enki” in Greece, “Bel”
or “Baal” or the Sun god
in Israel and other nations,
and historically has been
documented as the “serpent
or dragon” found among the
Ethiopians, Chinese, Japanese,
and American Indian.
The cult of Mormonism
is also derived from Nimrod,
as to the Mormons Nimrod
is known as the angel “Moroni” worship.
Nimrod’s wife Semiramis, the queen of heaven
as the Bible identifies
her, is also called “Isis”
in Egypt, “Cybelle” in Asia,
“Ceres” in Greece,
“Shing Moo” in China, “Sisa”
in Scandinavia, “Indrania”
in India, and “Mea Domina”
or the “Madonna” in Rome.
The idea of the mother
and child, Semiramis and
Tammuz, later became known
as Isis and Osiris, Venus
and Adonis, and the Madonna
and child in various cultures
to this day.
His kingdom has no end
Beresheet 10:10 says, “The beginning of Nimrod’s kingdom
was Babylon…” It
is clear to see when this
iniquity starts, but the
problem is, no end of this
evil empire is ever mentioned.
The kingdom of paganism,
rebellion, and false worship
continues relentlessly to
this day, affecting all
peoples. This kingdom of Nimrod or kingdom of darkness has set itself against
the kingdom of Israel or kingdom of light since the earliest times.
An interesting reminder of Nimrod’s heritage
is the fact that he is considered
to be the founder of the
two wicked cities that grew
into the empires that would
eventually conquer the kingdom of Israel:
1) Babylon – from which came the Babylonian empire
that conquered the Southern
kingdom, the kingdom of Judah and their capital of Jerusalem around 586BCE, thus taking captive the Jewish
people.
2) Nineveh – from which came the Assyrian empire that
conquered the northern kingdom
of Israel and their capital of Samaria around 721BCE, thus scattering the seed
of Israel and helping assimilate the Israelites into
the nations.
To sum it all up
The Encyclopedia Judaica says, “Nimrod is
the prototype of rebellion
against the Almighty.” Furthermore the book of Revelation, chapters
17 and 18 and the 47th
Chapter of Yesha’yahu (Isaiah)
speak of the “Babylonian
Mystery Religion” that has
coiled from Nimrod and his
wife.
Yes this week’s Torah portion is named Noach.
Yes it was the faithful
actions of Noach that helped
save mankind.
In spite of that
it was Nimrod whose satanic
schemes helped pervert mankind
away from true worship of
Yahweh.
It is the defiance
of this man and his followers
that command attention from
anyone who studies this
weekly portion.
How has Nimrod’s
memory influenced your life,
your faith? Can you vividly see how the enemy has continued
the assault against the
truth throughout the ages?
