Yesterday, we learned something really important in our discussion about Abraham. We learned that the first step the Lord will take to “de-paganize” someone is to REMOVE that person from his or her homeland. In Abraham’s case, this was done to separate him from the pagan god system embedded in his local culture. In response to […]

In yesterday’s post we established two things. FIRST, we established that the word EL from the commonly used term ELOHIM was NOT a Hebrew word but a Canaanite loan word the Hebrews borrowed. SECOND, we established that amongst the pantheon of heathen deities flourishing in the land of Canaan, the four main ones were EL, […]

Alright homies, here’s something you’ve probably never heard before. Brace yourself because I think you’re gonna find this quite surprising. You know the world EL from the word ELOHIM. Well, that ain’t a Hebrew word folks. That’s right. It’s actually a Canaanite word that the Israelites borrowed and integrated into their own language. EL was […]

“Y’hoshua said to all the people, “This is what YHVH the Elohim of Israel says: ‘In antiquity your ancestors lived on the other side of the [Euphrates] River — Terach the father of Avraham and Nachor — and they served other gods.”-Joshua 24:2 Verse 2 starts off with a staggering statement. Joshua tells the leaders of Israel… […]

Yesterday I talked about the significance of Shechem and how this Biblical location held just as much significance as Jerusalem. To that point, an interesting question arises. Even though the covenant renewal ceremony took place at Shechem, the current place of rest for the Wilderness Tabernacle was Shiloh. And not only that. The central government […]