1 Chronicles 1:10. This Is Appendix 28 From The Companion Bible. Josephus (Ant. Jud. i. c. 4. 2)
says: "Nimrod persauded mankind not to ascribe their happiness to
God, but to think that his own excellency was the source of it. And he
soon changed things into a tyranny, thinking there was no other way to
wean men from the fear of God, than by making them rely upon his own
power."
The Targum of Jonathan says: "From the
foundation of the world none was ever found like Nimrod, powerful in
hunting, and in rebellions against the Lord."
The Jerusalem Targum says: "He was powerful in
hunting and in wickedness before the Lord, for he was a hunter of the sons
of men, and he said to them, 'Depart from the judgment of the Lord, and
adhere to the judgment of Nimrod!' Therefore is it said: 'As Nimrod [is]
the strong one, strong in hunting, and in wickedness before the
Lord.' "
The Chaldee paraphrase of Nimrod was the founder of Babylon, which partook of
his character as being the great antagonist of God's Truth and God's
People.
We cannot fail to see, in Nimrod, Satan's first
attempt to raise up a human universal ruler of men. There have been many
subsequent attempts, such as Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, Napoleon, and
others. He will finally succeed in the person of the Antichrist.
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