Bible Reading #194 - Nimrod the Warrior

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 8-9) "Cush was the father of Nimrod, the first mighty warrior on the earth. He was a mighty hunter whom the LORD blessed. That is why people used to say, 'He's like Nimrod, a mighty hunter whom the LORD blessed.' "

My Thoughts

I always find it hard to find a specific meaning with some of the genealogies in the Bible. I understand God values us that much that He cares about it, but what does it mean for us? I've written another post, here, having to do with genealogies. It's just hard for me to find something meaningful to me with them.

You've heard of Nimrod before, haven't you? I hope so. I mean, he was  the first mighty warrior on the earth. He was a famous man! No? You've probably heard Nimrod before, though it may not have been actually referencing the mighty warrior of Genesis. I have heard of Nimrod as someone who is mighty and I have also heard 'nimrod' used as an insult.

Mighty as can be!

I don't understand that. How can we seriously take the name of a mighty warrior, and actually use it as an insult? That just does not make sense. I understand that 'Nimrod' may not sound like the most appealing name, at least not in our society, but . I think our society tries to find insults in peoples' names too much.

When someone calls someone a 'nimrod', it means the same thing as 'numb-skull'. Honestly though, if someone were to call me 'nimrod' now, I'd say thank you! In my mind, it's a compliment and they'd be saying I'm equivalent to Nimrod in Genesis!

I guess what I got out of this passage, not so much what it said, but what it made me think of, is that a person's name is an important thing. It's not only what they are called by. People in the Bible often named their children specific things for a reason. Sometimes, they were not so good reasons, meaning the name sucked for that child.

Names still have meanings now. The name Nathan means gift of God. My mom called me Nathan partly because she was told she would never have kids. And then she had me. Your name means something too. Maybe it wasn't given to you for that reason, but it still has a meaning.

Lastly, we need to not insult people by their names, or at all for that matter. There are some pretty cools stories where names have power. A Wizard of Earthsea is a good one. In that story, if you know a creature's true name, you can bind them. You have power over them. Real life may not work that way, but a person's name is more than just what they're called by. Don't treat it with contempt.

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