The Scriptures tell us that the Lord’s formal name is YHWH. Understand that many of the other terms or labels used to refer to the God of Israel such as El Shaddai were NOT names. Rather they were impersonal titles used to emphasize a personal characteristic or attribute of God. Now one of the most […]
DAY 27: Why We Shouldn’t Be Too Hard On The Ancient Hebrews For Constantly Falling Into Idolatry
Yesterday, I talked about how the many gods in the land of Canaan were nothing more nor less than a continuation of the Mesopotamian deities or the gods of Nimrod. This means that when Abraham arrived in Canaan, he wouldn’t have been surprised at all at the structure of religious worship being practiced. Heck, he […]
DAY 26: Israelite Culture Sprang From Mesopotamian Roots
Let me remind you that the history of Israel is the vehicle through which God will establish His laws and principles on earth and save mankind. Now before we transition to Abraham’s son Isaac (the second great Biblical patriarch), I want to have a little discussion about the “names” of God. This is not a […]
DAY 25: The Father Of Judaism, Christianity And Islam Passes Away
The next task for Abraham who was now quite old was to find his son Isaac a wife. This was quite a dilemma for Abraham. Where in the world was he going to find a suitable woman? The truth is he despised the local Canaanite women. So having Isaac marry one of the locals was […]
DAY 24: Isaac Was 30 Years Old When Abraham Took Him To A Hilltop To Sacrifice Him
After Hagar and her son’s unpleasant experience in the desert, young Isaac was also put through a most trying ordeal. One sunny day out of the blue, the Lord appears to Abraham and tells him to take his son Abraham to an altar on a hilltop and sacrifice him. There are a couple of misunderstandings […]
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