Gilbert House Fellowship #386: 2 Samuel 22
2023-08-27
THIS WEEK’S STUDY is a song of deliverance that follows the account of David’s final victory over the Philistine “sons of the Rapha.” Continue Reading
Rephaim and Resurrection
2023-08-09
The Amorite neighbors of the ancient Israelites summoned the spirits of the Rephaim to ritual meals in their honor on El’s mount of assembly, Mount Hermon. The travel required two full days, and they arrived after dawn on the third day.Continue Reading
Messiah and the Sons of Sheth
2023-07-05
Scholars have argued for literally thousands of years about the exact meaning of the prophecy of Balaam in Numbers 24. Allow us to put forward two possibilities you probably haven’t heard before.Continue Reading
The Second Coming of Hercules
2023-06-28
Zeus, Hercules, the Olympians, and the Titans are real. They hate us, they want to kill us, and they have a plan.Continue Reading
Satan: From Storm-god to Superhero
2023-06-21
Two thousand years ago, Jesus called this creature the Father of Lies. Today, he’s a wisecracking superhero in Hollywood blockbusters.Continue Reading
Storm-god Rising
2023-06-14
Baal (properly spelled Baʿal) was the main enemy of Yahweh in the Old Testament. One could argue that he was even more of a villain than Satan–except that Jesus equated Baal with Satan during a confrontation with the Pharisees.Continue Reading