Gilbert House Fellowship #400: 1 Kings 1–2
The succession of Solomon to the throne of David wasn’t secure even through the final days of the old king’s life.Continue Reading
Mountain of the Moon-God
Mount Moriah, the Mountain of the Amorites, is where David bought the threshing floor of Araunah, upon which Solomon built the Temple. In other words, Mount Moriah is the Temple Mount—Zion.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #399: Psalms 114–118
PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING is at the heart of this week’s collection of psalms.Continue Reading
City of the Moon-God
If Abraham’s father, Terah, really meant to go from Ur in Sumer to Canaan, he wouldn’t have ended up in Harran, not even by mistake.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #398: 1 Chronicles 29; Psalms 127, 111–113
THE AMOUNT of precious metal used in the construction of the Temple is astonishing. The gold and silver donated by King David and the leading men of Israel would be valued today at roughly $20 billion!Continue Reading
From Ur to Hermon
To reach the summit of Mount Hermon in ancient times, one had approach the peak by circling it counterclockwise. Is there a link between rites on Hermon and religious rituals elsewhere?