Inanna: Spirit of the Age
One of the entities we hold responsible for the bloody state of the world today has been worshiped for five thousand years as the goddess of love.Continue Reading
Sun-God: Lawgiver of Mesopotamia
The pagan gods of the people around ancient Israel were more important than we’ve been taught.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #410: Proverbs 4–6
ANOTHER LONG WARNING against adultery is the theme of this week’s study.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #409: Proverbs 2–3
WE RETURN to our regularly scheduled reading this week with proverbs that are paternal calls for wisdom–and a warning against communing with spirits of the dead.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #408: Zech. 12:1–10; Jer. 25:17–31
IRAN ATTACKED ISRAEL late last night, the first time the Islamic Republic has struck at Israel directly. The sight of missiles over the Temple Mount evokes images of the end times. Continue Reading
Enter the Storm-God
There are numerous examples in the Old Testament where epithets of Baal are applied to Yahweh. The prophets of God were sending a message to their pagan neighbors.Continue Reading