Black Heritage Bible Lesson # 2 - Babylon the Gate of God

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BabylonBabylon
The Gate ofThe Gate of
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THE GATE OF GODTHE GATE OF GOD

Question 1.Question 1.
Who is responsible for theWho is responsible for the
beginning of the Kingdom ofbeginning of the Kingdom of
Babel, later called Babylonia?Babel, later called Babylonia?
Genesis 10:8-10.Genesis 10:8-10.

1.1. Genesis 10:8-10Genesis 10:8-10
   8 And Cush begat Nimrod: …   8 And Cush begat Nimrod: …
   9 He was a mighty hunter…   9 He was a mighty hunter…
   10 And the beginning of his   10 And the beginning of his
kingdom was Babel, and Erech, andkingdom was Babel, and Erech, and
Accad, and Calneh, in the land ofAccad, and Calneh, in the land of
Shinar.Shinar.

Whose GrandsonWhose Grandson
was Nimrod?was Nimrod?
Genesis 10:6 & 8.Genesis 10:6 & 8.

2.2. Genesis 10:6, 8Genesis 10:6, 8
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, 6 And the sons of Ham; Cush,
and Mizraim, and Phut, andand Mizraim, and Phut, and
Canaan.Canaan.
8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he
began to be a mighty one in thebegan to be a mighty one in the
earth.earth.

Grandson of HamGrandson of Ham
“Father of the African People”“Father of the African People”
Son of Cush - EthiopiaSon of Cush - Ethiopia

What impossible task didWhat impossible task did
Nimrod and his peopleNimrod and his people
undertake?undertake?
Genesis 11:4Genesis 11:4

Genesis 11:4Genesis 11:4
4 And they said, Go to, let us build 4 And they said, Go to, let us build
us a city and a tower, whose top mayus a city and a tower, whose top may
reach unto heaven; and let us makereach unto heaven; and let us make
us a name, lest we be scatteredus a name, lest we be scattered
abroad upon the face of the wholeabroad upon the face of the whole
earth.earth.

Build a tower that would reach intoBuild a tower that would reach into
heavenheaven

What was the result ofWhat was the result of
Nimrod’s action?Nimrod’s action?
Genesis 11:5-8Genesis 11:5-8

Genesis 11:5-8Genesis 11:5-8
5 And the LORD came down to see 5 And the LORD came down to see
the city and the tower…the city and the tower…
6 And the LORD said, Behold, the 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the
people is one, and they have all onepeople is one, and they have all one
language; and this they begin to do:language; and this they begin to do:
and now nothing will be restrainedand now nothing will be restrained
from them, which they have imaginedfrom them, which they have imagined
to do.to do.

7 Go to, let us go down, and there7 Go to, let us go down, and there
confound their language, that theyconfound their language, that they
may not understand one another'smay not understand one another's
speech.speech.
8 So the LORD scattered them 8 So the LORD scattered them
abroad from thence upon the face ofabroad from thence upon the face of
all the earth: and they left off to buildall the earth: and they left off to build
the city.the city.

God came down and confused theirGod came down and confused their
language.language.
Divided by languages.Divided by languages.

What other Babylonian KingWhat other Babylonian King
does the Bible speak aboutdoes the Bible speak about
extensively?extensively?
Daniel 1:1Daniel 1:1

1 In the third year of the 1 In the third year of the
reign of Jehoiakim king ofreign of Jehoiakim king of
Judah cameJudah came
Nebuchadnezzar king ofNebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon unto Jerusalem,Babylon unto Jerusalem,
and besieged it.and besieged it.

Of what did this black kingOf what did this black king
dream?dream?
Daniel 2:1, 31-35Daniel 2:1, 31-35

Daniel 2:1, 31-53Daniel 2:1, 31-53
1 And in the second year of 1 And in the second year of
the reign of Nebuchadnezzarthe reign of Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar dreamedNebuchadnezzar dreamed
dreams, wherewith his spiritdreams, wherewith his spirit
was troubled, and his sleepwas troubled, and his sleep
brake from him.brake from him.

Daniel 2:31-35Daniel 2:31-35
   31 Thou, O king, sawest, and   31 Thou, O king, sawest, and
behold a great image…behold a great image…
   32 This image's head was of fine   32 This image's head was of fine
gold, his breast and his arms ofgold, his breast and his arms of
silver, his belly and his thighs ofsilver, his belly and his thighs of
brass,brass,
   33His legs of iron, his feet part of   33His legs of iron, his feet part of
iron and part of clay.iron and part of clay.

34 Thou sawest till that a stone34 Thou sawest till that a stone
was cut out without hands, whichwas cut out without hands, which
smote the image upon his feetsmote the image upon his feet
that were of iron and clay, andthat were of iron and clay, and
brake them to pieces.brake them to pieces.

35 Then was the iron, the clay, the35 Then was the iron, the clay, the
brass, the silver, and the gold, brokenbrass, the silver, and the gold, broken
to pieces together, and became liketo pieces together, and became like
the chaff of the summerthe chaff of the summer
threshingfloors;threshingfloors;

and the wind carried them away, thatand the wind carried them away, that
no place was found for them: and theno place was found for them: and the
stone that smote the image became astone that smote the image became a
great mountain, and filled the wholegreat mountain, and filled the whole
earth.earth.

A image of various metals.A image of various metals.
1. Gold- head -Babylon1. Gold- head -Babylon
2. Silver- hands, chest -Medes and Persians2. Silver- hands, chest -Medes and Persians
3. Brass- belly and thigh-Greeks3. Brass- belly and thigh-Greeks
4. Iron- legs - Romans4. Iron- legs - Romans
5. Iron and Clay- feet - Europe5. Iron and Clay- feet - Europe
A stone which crushed the imageA stone which crushed the image
“God’s Kingdom”“God’s Kingdom”

What was the meaning ofWhat was the meaning of
his dream?his dream?

37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: 37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings:
for the God of heaven hath givenfor the God of heaven hath given
thee a kingdom, power, and strength,thee a kingdom, power, and strength,
and glory.and glory.


38 And wheresoever the children of 38 And wheresoever the children of
men dwell, the beasts of the field andmen dwell, the beasts of the field and
the fowls of the heaven hath he giventhe fowls of the heaven hath he given
into thine hand, and hath made theeinto thine hand, and hath made thee
ruler over them all. Thou art this headruler over them all. Thou art this head
of gold.of gold.

39 And after thee shall arise another39 And after thee shall arise another
kingdom inferior to thee, and anotherkingdom inferior to thee, and another
third kingdom of brass, which shallthird kingdom of brass, which shall
bear rule over all the earth.bear rule over all the earth.

40 And the fourth kingdom shall be40 And the fourth kingdom shall be
strong as iron: forasmuch as ironstrong as iron: forasmuch as iron
breaketh in pieces and subdueth allbreaketh in pieces and subdueth all
things: and as iron that breaketh allthings: and as iron that breaketh all
these, shall it break in pieces andthese, shall it break in pieces and
bruise.bruise.

41 And whereas thou sawest the feet41 And whereas thou sawest the feet
and toes, part of potters' clay, andand toes, part of potters' clay, and
part of iron, the kingdom shall bepart of iron, the kingdom shall be
divided; but there shall be in it of thedivided; but there shall be in it of the
strength of the iron, forasmuch asstrength of the iron, forasmuch as
thou sawest the iron mixed with mirythou sawest the iron mixed with miry
clay.clay.

42 And as the toes of the feet were42 And as the toes of the feet were
part of iron, and part of clay, so thepart of iron, and part of clay, so the
kingdom shall be partly strong, andkingdom shall be partly strong, and
partly broken.partly broken.

43 And whereas thou sawest iron43 And whereas thou sawest iron
mixed with miry clay, they shallmixed with miry clay, they shall
mingle themselves with the seed ofmingle themselves with the seed of
men: but they shall not cleave one tomen: but they shall not cleave one to
another, even as iron is not mixedanother, even as iron is not mixed
with clay.with clay.

44 And in the days of these kings44 And in the days of these kings
shall the God of heaven set up ashall the God of heaven set up a
kingdom, which shall never bekingdom, which shall never be
destroyed: and the kingdom shall notdestroyed: and the kingdom shall not
be left to other people, but it shallbe left to other people, but it shall
break in pieces and consume allbreak in pieces and consume all
these kingdoms, and it shall stand forthese kingdoms, and it shall stand for
ever.ever.

4 World empire beginning4 World empire beginning
with Babylon, then God’swith Babylon, then God’s
Kingdom destroys all and isKingdom destroys all and is
established.established.

Of what did this great blackOf what did this great black
king dream a second time?king dream a second time?

10 Thus were the visions of mine 10 Thus were the visions of mine
head in my bed; I saw, and behold ahead in my bed; I saw, and behold a
tree in the midst of the earth, and thetree in the midst of the earth, and the
height thereof was great.height thereof was great.


11 The tree grew, and was strong, 11 The tree grew, and was strong,
and the height thereof reached untoand the height thereof reached unto
heaven, and the sight thereof to the endheaven, and the sight thereof to the end
of all the earthof all the earth

12 The leaves thereof were fair, and12 The leaves thereof were fair, and
the fruit thereof much, and in it wasthe fruit thereof much, and in it was
meat for all: the beasts of the fieldmeat for all: the beasts of the field
had shadow under it, and the fowls ofhad shadow under it, and the fowls of
the heaven dwelt in the boughsthe heaven dwelt in the boughs
thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

13 I saw in the visions of my head13 I saw in the visions of my head
upon my bed, and, behold, a watcherupon my bed, and, behold, a watcher
and an holy one came down fromand an holy one came down from
heaven;heaven;

14 He cried aloud, and said thus,14 He cried aloud, and said thus,
Hew down the tree, and cut off hisHew down the tree, and cut off his
branches, shake off his leaves, andbranches, shake off his leaves, and
scatter his fruit: let the beasts getscatter his fruit: let the beasts get
away from under it, and the fowlsaway from under it, and the fowls
from his branches:from his branches:

15 Nevertheless leave the stump of15 Nevertheless leave the stump of
his roots in the earth, even with ahis roots in the earth, even with a
band of iron and brass, in the tenderband of iron and brass, in the tender
grass of the field; and let it be wetgrass of the field; and let it be wet
with the dew of heaven, and let hiswith the dew of heaven, and let his
portion be with the beasts in theportion be with the beasts in the
grass of the earth:grass of the earth:

16 Let his heart be changed from16 Let his heart be changed from
man's, and let a beast's heart beman's, and let a beast's heart be
given unto him; and let seven timesgiven unto him; and let seven times
pass over him.pass over him.

A great tree which filled the earthA great tree which filled the earth
but was later cut down and itsbut was later cut down and its
stump chained. stump chained.

Who does the treeWho does the tree
represent?represent?

20 The tree that thou 20 The tree that thou
sawest,…sawest,…
22 It is thou, O king,… 22 It is thou, O king,…
NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzar

What was to happen to theWhat was to happen to the
tree?tree?

23 And whereas the king saw a 23 And whereas the king saw a
watcher and an holy one comingwatcher and an holy one coming
down from heaven, and saying,down from heaven, and saying,
Hew the tree down, and destroyHew the tree down, and destroy
it; …it; …

Would be chopped downWould be chopped down

What does this mean?What does this mean?

24 This is the interpretation,…24 This is the interpretation,…
25 That they shall drive thee from25 That they shall drive thee from
men, and thy dwelling shall be withmen, and thy dwelling shall be with
the beasts of the field, and they shallthe beasts of the field, and they shall
make thee to eat grass as oxen,make thee to eat grass as oxen,

and they shall wet thee with the dewand they shall wet thee with the dew
of heaven, and seven times shallof heaven, and seven times shall
pass over thee, till thou know that thepass over thee, till thou know that the
most High ruleth in the kingdom ofmost High ruleth in the kingdom of
men, and giveth it to whomsoever hemen, and giveth it to whomsoever he
will.will.

33 The same hour was the thing33 The same hour was the thing
fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: andfulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and
he was driven from men, and did eathe was driven from men, and did eat
grass as oxen, and his body was wetgrass as oxen, and his body was wet
with the dew of heaven, till his hairswith the dew of heaven, till his hairs
were grown like eagles' feathers, andwere grown like eagles' feathers, and
his nails like birds' claws.his nails like birds' claws.

Nebuchadnezzar would loose hisNebuchadnezzar would loose his
thronethrone

What happened toWhat happened to
Nebuchadnezzar?Nebuchadnezzar?
Daniel 4:29-33.Daniel 4:29-33.

29 At the end of twelve months he29 At the end of twelve months he
walked in the palace of the kingdomwalked in the palace of the kingdom
of Babylon.of Babylon.

30The king spake, and said, Is not30The king spake, and said, Is not
this great Babylon, that I have builtthis great Babylon, that I have built
for the house of the kingdom by thefor the house of the kingdom by the
might of my power, and for themight of my power, and for the
honour of my majesty?honour of my majesty?

31 While the word was in the king's31 While the word was in the king's
mouth…, there fell a voice frommouth…, there fell a voice from
heaven, saying, O kingheaven, saying, O king
Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken;Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken;
The kingdom is departed from thee.The kingdom is departed from thee.

He became insaneHe became insane

What was the end result ofWhat was the end result of
his insanity?his insanity?
Daniel 4:34-36.Daniel 4:34-36.

34
And at the end of the days I
Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes
unto heaven, and mine understanding
returned unto me, and I blessed the most
High, and I praised and honoured him
that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an
everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is
from generation to generation:

35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are
reputed as nothing: and he doeth
according to his will in the army of
heaven, and among the inhabitants of
the earth: and none can stay his hand, or
say unto him, What doest thou?

36
At the same time my reason returned
unto me; and for the glory of my
kingdom, mine honour and brightness
returned unto me; and my counsellors
and my lords sought unto me; and I was
established in my kingdom, and excellent
majesty was added unto me.

He lifted up his eyes toHe lifted up his eyes to
heaven.heaven.
He acknowledged God asHe acknowledged God as
King and was convertedKing and was converted

What was the end result ofWhat was the end result of
Nebuchadnezzar’sNebuchadnezzar’s
conversion?conversion?
Daniel 4:36.Daniel 4:36.

36 At the same time my reason 36 At the same time my reason
returned unto me; and for the glory ofreturned unto me; and for the glory of
my kingdom, mine honour andmy kingdom, mine honour and
brightness returned unto me; and mybrightness returned unto me; and my
counsellors and my lords sought untocounsellors and my lords sought unto
me; and I was established in myme; and I was established in my
kingdom, and excellent majesty waskingdom, and excellent majesty was
added unto me.added unto me.

His reason and his kingdomHis reason and his kingdom
was restored.was restored.

Is it your desire to acceptIs it your desire to accept
God as Lord of your life asGod as Lord of your life as
Nebuchadnezzar did?Nebuchadnezzar did?

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