Commentary on Genesis 10:9
AELW2:198
"He (Nimrod) wanted to be regarded as godly and benign, as one who is of service to the state and is needed by the church; otherwise he would not have received such great acclamation from the masses. But he is truly a Nimrod, an apostate and a tyrant, an abuser and pillager of the human race, and finally a persecutor and slayer of holy men and true priests. They attempted to promote human welfare by taking that grand title from him. The godly, who adhere to the Word, neither can nor should disregard the plans and endeavors of the ungodly. But when they act accordingly, they are threatened with the sword and war, and the church suffers under unjust tyranny."
AELW2:198
"He (Nimrod) wanted to be regarded as godly and benign, as one who is of service to the state and is needed by the church; otherwise he would not have received such great acclamation from the masses. But he is truly a Nimrod, an apostate and a tyrant, an abuser and pillager of the human race, and finally a persecutor and slayer of holy men and true priests. They attempted to promote human welfare by taking that grand title from him. The godly, who adhere to the Word, neither can nor should disregard the plans and endeavors of the ungodly. But when they act accordingly, they are threatened with the sword and war, and the church suffers under unjust tyranny."
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