Iraq is not only an oil rich nation ruled by an evil dictator for 30 years, but has an interesting history.
1 The garden of Eden was in Iraq.
2 Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization.
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq.
6 Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor which is in Iraq.
7 Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.
8 Jonah preached in Nineveh, which is in Iraq.
9 Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.
10 Amos cried out in Iraq.
11 Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.
12 Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq.
13 The 3 Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (that's good news to know that JESUS has been
in Iraq too as the 4th person in the firey furnace)
14 Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the." writing on the wall" in Iraq. Too late for Saddam!!
15 Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.
16 Ezekiel preached in Iraq.
17 The wise man were from Iraq.
18 Peter preached in Iraq.
19 The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon, which was a city in Iraq.
The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia
means between the two rivers, being the Tigris and Euphrates.
The name Iraq means "country with deep roots". It is a very significant country in the Bible.
No nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated in it than Iraq.
So why do you think we're there today?? DUH....
Hog
