Archives for September 2024

As I mentioned yesterday, by the time of the 2nd book of Samuel, Egypt had emerged once again as a superpower. What’s interesting is that despite warring with Libya, Egypt’s Pharaoh allowed a talented Libyan leader to scale the ranks in the Egyptian army during David’s time. By Solomon’s time, this Libyan became a general… […]

Yesterday, I talked about Egypt’s situation during the Exodus of Moses’ time. Today, let’s talk about Egypt’s situation during the Davidic era. In a nutshell, Egypt had become strong again. Pharaohs Merneptah and Ramesses III fought against the Libyans and other North African groups that had sided with Libya. They emerged victorious and captured many […]

I wanna take a look at Egypt’s situation right before David became king. But before that, it’s important to see where Egypt was way before the era of 2nd Samuel. So let’s rewind the tape to the time of the Exodus. As we all know, through the Ten Plagues, God destroyed Egypt. They became like […]

Let’s talk a little bit more about the Arameans because they were the undisputed top-dog power in the region of North Syria during David’s time. They had conquered large territories where their tribes grew into huge populations. This enabled them to export their culture and their gods to the other tribes of that region. This […]

Here’s what you should know about history. Every era has a feature that guides its choices. This is especially so for a nation’s leaders. After the 9/11 attacks on American soil, US government policy centered on one thing: How to deal with extreme Islamic enemies. This involved conflicts with Iraq and Afghanistan, and tension with […]