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

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

By the time Moses arrived on the scene, the Hebrews had been in Egypt for as long as three hundred years. The days of Joseph were long gone.Continue Reading