Bible Battle #11 – C. 1406 BC Did you know that Jesus, king of peace, was directly involved in the planning of the most famous battle in Bible history: The Battle of Jericho? Did you know that: (a) Jesus, king of peace, is interested in war?! (b) Jesus was directly involved in the planning of the most famous battle in Bible history: … Read More
Preparation for Total War | Deuteronomy 20; Invasion of Canaan; Israel’s enemies; Israel’s ancient borders
Bible History – C. 1407-06 BC GOD’S WAR MANUAL Sun Tsu’s The Art of War is a wonderful work on the basic principles of successful strategy in war. It is a strong work which many professions even outside the military, such as business executives, learn from. Nevertheless it is still based on the “Babylonian system”, which is man’s way of doing things. Deuteronomy … Read More
Battle of EDREI – King Sihon – King Og – Giants in the Bible
Bible Battle #8 – C. 1407 BC ANCIENT HISTORY before the Battle of Edrei After consolidating their position to the south of the Ammonite frontier and moping up opposition there, Israel regrouped and prepared to continue their advance. Spies were sent to Jazer and the area was cleared of Amorites. It is a sound strategy that Joshua would not want to leave a threat behind him when … 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
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