Who was Nimrod in the Bible?
Nimrod was the first world's totalitarian despot and a hunter of animals and men. He brought people to the Tower of Babel, not merely to build with clay and pitch, but to set up a religion that would usurp the very throne room of heaven and begin all pagan idolatry.
Les explains that Nimrod was not just the hunter of animals; he was the hunter of men and the first world's totalitarian despot. He led them to the Tower of Babel, where he was setting up a religion. Reaching to heaven did not mean building a literal tower into heaven; it meant a religious system that would usurp the very throne room of heaven. This is where the beginning of all pagan idolatry lies. Before the Flood there was no idolatry, temple worship, or organized worship. After the Flood, within 200 years, the expanding population from Noah's eight people gathered around the Tower of Babel, ready to embrace pagan worship.