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
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
Zeus, Hercules, the Olympians, and the Titans are real. They hate us, they want to kill us, and they have a plan.Continue Reading
Two thousand years ago, Jesus called this creature the Father of Lies. Today, he’s a wisecracking superhero in Hollywood blockbusters.Continue Reading
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
God didn’t just deliver the Israelites “out of the hand of pharaoh,” He delivered them out of the hand of Baal!Continue Reading