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
The highest concentration of dolmens in Israel is on and around the Golan Heights, where King Og of Bashan–and the deity called Rapi’u, King of Eternity–once ruled.Continue Reading
The picture begins to come into focus. The hordes of Magog will be led by a supernatural entity called Gog by the prophet Ezekiel and the Beast by John the Revelator.Continue Reading
JOB CONTINUES his lament this week, openly wishing that he could hide in Sheol until God’s anger was past. In response, Eliphaz the Temanite accuses Job of guilt, asserting that God only punishes the wicked, something that we know is true, but judgment doesn’t always happen when we want it.