I could not get passed
the first verse of Daniel that says, “In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, King of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, came to Jerusalem and besieged it.” Daniel 1:1 NIV There is so much research I need to do on this, but for today I will focus on Babylon. Babylon is located between two rivers, Euphrates and Tigris, in modern-day Iraq. It lies 50 miles south of Baghdad, not far from the Persian Gulf. And it’s first introduction, in the scripture, is in Genesis 11 - through the story of the Tower of Babel. After the flood, the descendants of Noah, originally described as clansmen, became known as nations - “All the nations of the earth.” As the clans migrated, to the East, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia, and settled there. At that time, they all spoke the same language. They prospered and worked together. Their sole desire was to be famous by building a tower to the sky. In their hearts and their minds, they were determined to never again be killed by a flood. Hand in Hand, they stood strong. United as One "United We Stand" This was the foundation that covered the land. "Humanity not God" was their great plan. But then, God stepped in, just in the nick of time. He saw it was not good, so He found a way to divide men. "But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building. "Look!" he said. The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them! Come, let's go down and confuse the people with different languages. They they won't be able to understand each other." In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city. That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world." Genesis 11:5-9 When He saw what people had done, He realized that nothing would stop humans from trying to prevent their death. Their desire to play God was super strong, a union of prideful humans is exactly what God did not want. This explains why God scattered the nations all over the world? This is why he does not want the nations working together? He put an end to Babylon, so why is He allowing Him to come back? This is the question I am pondering. What do you think? Do you think humans are trying to recreate Babylon? Do you think America should stay connected to the United Nations? Do you think we are still a nation who chooses the Lord? Do you think we are still One Nation Under God?
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