Bible Battle #18 – C. 1344 BC Ehud slayed King Eglon during the early wars of the Judges. Ehud delivered the people from Moabite oppression by first killing King Eglon and then defeating the Moabites Ammonites and Amalekites in battle. The conflict came because of sin, as the Israelites had mixed, again, with the pagan and their gods. ANCIENT HISTORY before … Read More
BATTLE of AI | Joshua 8; Achan’s sin; Stealing the plunder; Tithing
Bible Battle #12 – C. 1406 BC The Battle of Ai was a victory that began in defeat; the taking of the Promised land was put in jeopardy because of Achan’s sin in disobeying God. Following the Battle of Jericho, Joshua attacked the Ai fortress. He misjudged its defences and its defenders, resulting in a defeat, at first. Joshua did not … Read More
Battle of JAHAZ – Defeat of the Amorites – King Sihon
Bible Battle #7 – C. 1407 BC Israel defeated a mighty enemy that seemed indestructible. This added to the new nation’s growing fierce reputation that began spreading into Canaan even before they crossed the Jordan. Most of Deuteronomy is made up of addresses that Moses makes to the people before their invasion to capture the Promised Land. ANCIENT HISTORY before the Battle of Jahaz The first Kingdom of Babylon … Read More
Twelve Tribes of Israel
Bible History It is at this point pertinent to address the 12 tribes because their distinction will begin to be more evident as we move in history. Some battles have only a few of them in action and some even have tribes fighting each other. These tribes would grow into nations and empires. The identification of these nations today will … Read More
Second Covenant – Ark of the Covenant – Tabernacle
Bible History – C. 1446 BC Exodus 21-40 records the settling of God’s laws for living and instructions for worship. A NEW COVENANT FOR a NEW NATION For about a year, people prepared their advance. When they left Egypt they all walked together and fought together but now was time to separated the wheat from the chaff (Matthew 13:29-30). The dissenters among them had … Read More
Egyptian Captivity and the Holocaust parallel – Hebrew Slaves – Pharaoh – Hitler
World History – 1568-1446 BC and AD 1941-45 Antisemitism was demonically inspired not only because it’s obvious evil but especially satanic because God had a plan for the Jewish people which the Devil, tried to thwart. Both God and Satan have fought this oldest of wars throughout the entire history of humanity. That has not changed and it explains why … Read More
Egypt – First Superpower – Pharaohs – Moses runs away
World History – C. 1560-1452 BC The Egyptians and the Babylonians were the most resilient empires in the ancient Middle East. They had the infrastructure and population to survive watershed eras which saw other civilizations subjugated and lived on well into the second and first centuries BC. The Old Kingdom (c. 2700-2300) saw the building of the Pyramids. All timeline dates prior … Read More
Chronological Discrepancies – Egyptian Archaeology – Rameses II – Hebrews in Egypt
Bible History and Ancient History If you are a scholar of the ancient Middle East or Egypt you may notice that since we began the story of Joseph the dates have certain discrepancies. These, you will see, accompany the subsequent history until the time of King Solomon. We will explain why this is. Egypt has the best historiography available in … Read More
Early Mesopotamian Empires and Peoples | Akkadians; Ur; Amorites ; Babylon; Tower of Babel; Canaanites
World History In the context of this project, the key objective of analyzing other powers is to compare each empire to the Kingdom of Israel. Highlight the approximations that each empire has to the kingdom rooted in God’s Law and see where they fall short. Around the 2nd Millennium BC a text was produced in southern Mesopotamia now known … Read More
Attack on SHECHEM | Genesis 34; rape of Dinah; Simeon and Levi; revenge
Bible Battle #2 – C. 1689 BC The attack on the citizens of Shechem was an act of revenge by the brothers of Dinah after her rape. This action had severe historical repercussions over the tribes of Israel that would continue to be evident for generations. A peculiar aspect of this Bible battle is the use of the consecrated act of circumcision as … Read More
BEGINNING of HISTORY of the WORLD – Eden – Noah – Babel – Mesopotamia
Bible History c. 4000-2840 BC The first Bible battle proper does not appear until Abraham. It is important to briefly go through the beginning history of the World leading up to it. This will identify the initial forces in the natural (Geo-economic) and in the spirit (sin) that will initiate conflict in World history. ADAM and EVE – the beginning history … Read More