WE’VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH: NIMROD – Pastor Martin Childs Jr., D. Min.

Text: GENESIS 10:8-12; I CHRONICLES 1:10

INTRODUCTION

1. Many of African descent have European, Hispanic and Native

American blood

1. Everyone of European, Hispanic and Native American descent has

African blood

1. Do Black lives matter?
2. Is it a conspiracy theory or a conspiracy fact?
3. Are people of African descent cursed or blessed?

WHO IS CUSH?

1. Cush begot Nimrod
2. Cush is the grandson of Noah
3. Noah had three sons
   1. Shem – People of Hebrew Descent
   2. Ham – People of African Descent
   3. Japheth – People of European Descent
4. Cush is the son of Ham
   1. Ham is an acknowledged Black personality in the Bible
   2. Ham is wrongly identified as being cursed
   3. The curse is wrongly extended to all people of African descent
   4. Genesis 9:18-27 – Who is cursed?
   5. Joshua 5:1, 12 – When was the curse fulfilled?

WHO IS NIMROD?

1. Protector – A mighty one (warrior) on the earth
2. Provider – A mighty hunter before the Lord
3. Leader – “You are like / May you be like Nimrod. A mighty hunter before the Lord

Nation Builder

Shinar/Babylonia                    Assyria

Babylon                                             Neneveh

Erech                                                 Rehoboth. IV

Accad                                                 Calah

Calneh                                               Resen

CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:  THAT I WILL KNOW AND LIVE LIKE THE MIGHTY PERSON THAT GOD HAS CREATED ME TO BE