"Who can bend the bow of Nimrod?

Or put strength into the arrow like unto his strength?

Nothing is too mighty for him to do . . ."

An echo of slaves singing while they worked filled the environment as Nimrod, their king, the great hunter and warrior, arrived at his tower of baked clay and wood and mortar which had been under construction for a quite a while in the land of Shinar (Mesopotamia), surpassing all other buildings on Earth.

When the construction of the tower started, it wasn't known as Tower of Babel like we've named it today. It was called the Tower of Nimrod. He was the progenitor.

Nimrod's ambition of building the tower at Shinar wasn't just to merely reach the Heavens physically. It was a pure intention of disregarding God and holding Him in disdain before the eyes of everyone through his terrible pride in a bid to show that men could do without God.

God had destroyed the Earth of the former times through the flood and spoilt the way they would have known life to be. Why not rebel against Him? Apparently one of Nimrod's ambition was to counter the actions of God so that peradventure He sent a flood on the Earth again, men would escape it through the aid of the Tower (that reached Heaven) which they'd be living in and to reach the rainbow which encircled His throne in Heaven so they could confront Him.

In His wisdom, God simply sent confusion among them and divided their languages. It all became history.

We do not know for certain how high the tower rose or where the remains is today (if there is). There are many suggestions about the tower of Babel being a . We can't say for sure. But we can still see the outcome of the entire project of hubris. When men fail to acknowledge God's sovereignty in their decisions, confusion is inevitable.

My artwork (the tower design) is inspired by the painting of and I'm in no way postulating any theory as to how the tower looked like. I do not know how long Nimrod and his Mesopotamian guys built the Tower of Babel. But I built mine entirely for three days (other activities involved) and yet I couldn't still finish it too!😁

My conclusion so far, which remains the theme of this artwork, is thus summed up in these words:

"Haughty Ambitions May Rise High. But they'd always end up in Confusion."

Beware of Building Babel Towers again in Your heart, friend. Christ is a better Tower for you.

Grace.

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A Poem by Nathaniel Crouch

After the dreadful Flood was past,

And Mankind did abound,

A Tower they built, for fear the earth

Should once again be drowned,

And that they to posterity

Might leave a lasting name.

The Almighty saw it and was much

Displeasèd with the same.

And to prevent this vain attempt,

Their language did confound

That what they to each other speak

Was but an empty sound.

So that one cries, 'Come bring me here

A trowel quickly, quick';

But he a hammer reaches him.

One he cries 'Hew this brick';

Instead of which he busy is

To cleave in two a tree.

'Make fast this rope,' another bids;

And then they let it flee.

One loudly calls for planks and boards,

Another mortar lacks;

But to the first a stone they bring,

And to the last an axe.

One in great haste does nails require,

And him a spade they give.

Another for a saw doth ask,

And him they bring a sieve.

Thus being crossly crossed they fret

And vex but all in vain;

For what one with much pains hath made

Another spoils again.

This makes them leave their work undone,

And like mad men, or fools,

They scatter all their stuff abroad,

And tumble down their tools.

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