Canaanites believed the entrance to the underworld was at Bashan. But both Milcom (Molech) and Chemosh, the national gods of Ammon and Moab, demanded child sacrifice. Venerating the dead and appeasing the gods of the dead through human sacrifice appear to have been the norm in this region east of the Dead Sea.Continue Reading
DAVID’S KINGDOM faced a strong test from his neighbors to the east and north as a coalition of Ammonites and Arameans tried to take down the new Israelite kingdom. Continue Reading
JUDGES 11 describes an event in Israel’s history that is difficult to reconcile with a loving God.Continue Reading
THE REPHAIM were remembered by Israel as giants, or at least as people who venerated the giants of the pre-Flood world. That’s why God marked them for destruction before Israel entered the Promised Land.Continue Reading
SHOCKING LANGUAGE intended to wake up the people of Judah kicks off our study of Ezekiel this week. Through the prophet, God compared the pagan practices of the nations to lewd behavior, and Ezekiel didn’t soften the language at all.Continue Reading
GOD’S REASONS for His judgment against the apostate kingdom of Judah is the focus of this week’s study.Continue Reading