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God probably directed Moses and the Israelites to take out Og before crossing into Canaan because Bashan was a site of special supernatural significance.Continue Reading

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Moses met Yahweh at Horeb, the “mountain of God.” But which god? Based on the name and its location in the Wilderness of Sin, it’s probable Sinai was considered the abode of the moon-god.Continue Reading

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Mount Moriah, the Mountain of the Amorites, is where David bought the threshing floor of Araunah, upon which Solomon built the Temple. In other words, Mount Moriah is the Temple Mount—Zion.Continue Reading

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If Abraham’s father, Terah, really meant to go from Ur in Sumer to Canaan, he wouldn’t have ended up in Harran, not even by mistake.Continue Reading

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The apostle Paul told us that our contest in this life is not against human opponents, but against “cosmic powers over this present darkness” and “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”[1] The prophets and apostles knew this. Their writings reflect this spiritual war, although it’s been downplayed in ourContinue Reading