Why didn't God send a prophet to nimrod when he built the tower of babel?

Answer 1

A humble opinion:

The main policy of God's plan for the time being is one of "hands off" in the affairs of men, unless it's in regard to the fulfillment of the stages or phases of that plan. He gave Adam and Eve [and their children] the world and the sovereignty thereof in the beginning to do with as they will [after instructing them in the right way]. And they in turn gave it [and their sovereignty] to "the god of this world," that "old serpent" [called the Dragon, the Devil, and Satan - Rev.12:9] in worship and obedience.

Certainly the flood was a "stepping into the affairs of men" who were about to end life on earth with their wickedness:

"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." [Gen.6:5].

This is how Jesus tells us the world will be when He returns -- AS THE DAYS OF NOAH WERE! [Matt.24:37]

In those days, "Noah" was their "prophet" -- for 120 YEARS he testified and preached to them!

The biblical report is that at the end of that time of "preaching righteousness" to his generation [II Peter 2:5]... and his family's testimony of working on the construction of a massive "oceanliner" against the prophesied flood -- Noah HAD NO CONVERTS to speak of. He had only his immediate family and his son's wives to show for his efforts. And these were only by "God's grace" [Gen.6:8].

Historically speaking... the prophets God has sent to warn rebellious men to "repent" and "change their ways" has never met with much success, as far as men's favorable response is concerned. And these were mainly to the people whom God called out and sanctified from among the nations of men.

"...you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers! 'You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

"Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues [churches] and pursue from town to town.

"And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar."

(Matt.23:31-35 NIV)

Nimrod in his day was "his own god." He was a powerful charismatic to whom the people bowed. He built cities and empires... and was feared as a god.

Yet, for all that... those generations hadn't been separated that long from the warning and testimony and experience of "Noah's flood." How much prophesying did they need? They were the relatively fresh descendants of their fathers Shem, Ham and Japheth -- the survivors of that flood.

The takeaway from all this is that Nimrod's works were returning the earth to the same conditions that were extant BEFORE the flood... "one-world government," and a rapid deterioration of society and the potential for the cessation of life on earth before the time frame of God's plan could be realized.

The "continual wickedness and evil imaginations of man's thoughts of his heart" remained. Man's nature didn't change with the flood... it floated across in the ark to the other side.

God didn't need to send those people a "prophet." They knew of Enoch. Noah's testimony was fresh in their minds. No... God needed a way to give His plan the time it needed to accomplish what He had in mind to accomplish -- the restoration of His Kingdom on earth that the god of this world disrupted in the beginning. That, and the redemption of man and his salvation from his servitude to that god.

This was going to take some "time."

The confounding of the languages was what "God needed"... not a prophet for the people. He needed to disrupt the smooth, unfettered communication between and among brilliant men. The blocking of free flowing exchange of dreams and ideas that lead to design and invention and rapid technological development, like, the discovery of magnetism, its properties, and computers.

The kind of "continually wicked and evil" ideas that lead to things like guns, bombs... chemical and biological warfare... and the splitting of the atom.

His plan needed the time for the Christ to come. He needed to finish calling out His "elect" from among the generations of men to fill the offices and positions within His coming restored Kingdom to co-rule with Christ.

Man's rebellious leader, Nimrod, didn't need a prophet, then -- he had Noah's example. It was God's plan that needed more time to develop. And He "stepped into the affairs of men," confounded the languages, and gave Himself the time He needed to do what He has to do.

The unifying peoples of the earth "separated" and headed in four directions for places unknown. Rapid growth, progress and technological development took a nose dive, and man's "one-world government" idea was "put on hold" until a time when the "language barrier" might be overcome... and the nations might once again think about and be in a better position to bring to fruition Nimrod's dream of one-world government.

Today, communication among men is free-flowing. Knowledge, ideas and the exchange thereof abounds on the internet. The language barrier isn't one anymore. Man's technology advances hour by hour every day.

And man's wickedness and the thoughts of the imagination of his heart is still only evil continually.

Today, a mad, confused, wicked world is drifting back toward Nimrod's unifying tower. It's unconsciously looking for the "right leader" to take it in that direction. When he comes, the world will think he is its "prophet." But it will only be another "Nimrod."

The world has all of God's written testimonies, examples and "prophets" crying out to it from The Bible, warning men of the "flood to come" -- a "flood of fire" [II Peter 3:3-7]. His name is Jesus Christ:

"For our God is a consuming fire." (Heb.12:29)

And like Nimrod's day, the world can't hear God's prophets. Men place no faith, nor believe in them. Even as they begin once again plotting, planning, designing and implementing that ages-old desire of men -- to establish "global governance" for all men and nations.

The prophecies of God tell us that "two prophets" will be sent by God when man begins to build his last Nimrod-like empire in the world. Special prophets for this final Babylonian revival so far removed from the time of the flood... to turn man's attention to the Truth of God and His Word. The Bible calls them the "Two Witnesses," who will cry out to the "Nimrod-like" government system and it leaders to repent and turn to God.

And like the prophets of old... they, too, will be killed [Rev.11:7]... just before the "flood of fire," like the water of Noah's day, takes the world by surprise [verses 12-19].

Perhaps men have the wrong idea what "prophets" are supposed to accomplish.

God's prophets were never intended to force anyone into complying with God's Commandments. They have always been mere men, themselves, commissioned by God and sent to remind men of what they already know... but generally choose to ignore. The Judgment is coming, which is the final phase of God's plan that He calls the "Last Great Day" [John 7:37].

"Evidence is being gathered for that trial." The "testimonies and witness" are being assembled. Case histories are being documented in the books of God's Word... and in the "spirits and locked memories" of men's experiences in life, that shall all come to light in their trials, and be "remembered" and replayed.

These "spirits" all "return to God who gave them" [Eccle.12:7] for safe-keeping until the Judgment is set. Then, all who have ever lived and died will "live again"... and have their "spirits" returned to them for trial -- AS A WITNESS AGAINST THEM. [there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth]

And all men will "remember" how they were and what they did with their lives.

Nimrod, too, will enter into Judgment and "remember his ways."

"...there [in the Judgment] shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. And ye shall know that I am the Lord when I have wrought with you for My name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye House of Israel... [O ye men of all nations]..." (Ezek.20:43-44).

Prophets only warn men of their ungodly ways and of the Judgment.. and advise men to repent. Men then hear the Words and act or fail to act, accordingly.

Nimrod knew about the flood and the examples and words of the prophets, Enoch and Noah. He had the teachings of his father, Cush. The words of his grandfather, Ham, were known to him. The warning of Enoch regarding the coming Judgment, he'd heard.

"...Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute Judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." (Jude 1:14-15)

The words and warnings of God's prophets are with men in these last days of the last phases of God's plan... days that are as the days of Noah were. And most men can no more hear their warnings now, than when Nimrod walked the earth, when the words of the survivors of the flood still rang fresh in the air.

God has stepped in on world history when the timing of His plan called for it. The "birth, life, death and resurrection of His Son" was one such time... the critical phase one.

But His general "hands off" policy stands, until the continually evil thoughts and actions of men threaten to end life on earth [Matt.24:22]. When that happens, God will step in and augment the final phases of His plan, beginning with the next phase -- the Feast of Trumpets [the Day of the Lord], Jesus' return to earth with God's Kingdom.

Jesus, the prophesied "Flood of Fire," will set the Judgment where the pre-flood generations, Nimrod and his generation, and all the generations of men will have their works judged.

God has always sent His prophets to warn His creation of the Judgment. Even Nimrod had them. But like most men... he chose not to believe.

A second "fiery" flood is coming on the earth. "...This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire." (Rev.20:14-15)

Answer 2

There are different interpretations, but some believe that Nimrod's defiance was part of a larger plan to scatter humanity and prevent them from gathering in rebellion again. Additionally, some traditions suggest that the tower was built as an act of idolatry and defiance against God, rather than a lack of knowledge about Him.