Gilbert House Fellowship #440: 1 Kings 13–14; 2 Chronicles 10
YOU’D THINK that being anointed king over the northern tribes because of Solomon’s disobedience to God would have caused Jeroboam to be more careful about his theology.Continue Reading
Bashan: Land of the Serpent
Psalm 82 may depict Yahweh appearing in the middle of El’s infernal council to pass sentence on rebellious fallen angels.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #439: Proverbs 31; 1 Kings 12
Proverbs 31 praises the virtues of an excellent wife. In the ideal marriage, both spouses trust each other implicitly–and a woman who embraces her role should be appreciated by the rest of her family.Continue Reading
Bull El
We’re moving through the religions of the ancient world to trace the ancient god called “Shemihazah,” “Kumarbi,” and many other names in roughly chronological order.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #438: Proverbs 30
THE WORDS of Agur son of Jakeh include a prayer to be given just enough to get by.Continue Reading
Threshing Floors and Portals
The origin of the term for “king” or “ruler” in languages from Western Europe to East Asia is a word used by our distant ancestors for the pre-Flood god-kings, the Rephaim.Continue Reading