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Yahweh and Asherah in the Hebrew Bible

Yahweh and Asherah in the Hebrew Bible

The Death of Jezebel, by Gustave Doré, 1866. From wikipedia.org The Hebrew Bible uniformly recognizes the unique deity of the Lord, the God of Israel who identifies himself to Moses as “I AM” transliterated as Yahweh. Only he is the God of the heavens and the earth, the creator of all things, the sole Lord of the heavenly hosts who sits on his throne ruling over the divine council. In contrast…

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Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

19 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 20 And the time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place. 21 Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and…

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Jeremiah 17

God continued, Look, Judah is super sinful. Everywhere I look there are Asherim or temples to Baal or who even knows. All this cheating has made me so wrathful your puny little human mind can’t even fathom it. Jeremiah then prayed, Why have you cursed me with your prophecies, God? People hate me for telling them your messages! Please punish those who persecute me! God answered, Ok, ok, Jeremiah.…

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Isaiah 27: Promises

One day, Isaiah promised, when everyone’s sins had been burned away and atoned for, God would redeem Israel and restore Its people to power. One day! One day, long after all the human vanities–the temples and towers, Asherim and altars–will have crumbled to dust and the wilderness will have reclaimed the land. Then God would restore Israel! In that time, God will recall the Jewish diaspora to the…

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And if you want to find out where the Easter Bunny came from, look up Asherim

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Getting Lost and Being Found

Getting Lost and Being Found

This was presented as part of the Worship at Wilson Abbey summer sermon series. If you would prefer to listen to the audio version, click here.

  Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, was the son of Asa, and he walked in the earlier ways of his father, David. He is described as a man whose “heart was courageous in the ways of the Lord.” He was the kind of leader who sent his officials out into his kingdom…

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