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Skull:
There's a funny story in the 1st Book of Kings where Elijah mocks Baal's prophets for being unable to provide any evidence for the existance of their "god". It's a long quote, I'm referring to Kings 1 chapter 18, verses 20-39 Link here.
Old Testament speaks of different gods, of course, every nation had its own gods to bow to. But they are man-made gods. In Kings 2 chapters 18-19, Hiskia (the King of Israel around that time) asks God for help to defend Israel against assyrians that invaded Judah.
The king of Assyria says:
Kings 1, 18:33-34 - "Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand? Who of all the gods of these countries has been able to save his land from me? How then can the Lord deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
Hiskia says:
Kings 1, 19:17-19 - “It is true, O Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by men’s hands. Now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O Lord, are God.”
Bible is a beautiful book to read, no matter if anybody happens to believe in its message or not, to me that makes no difference. It's wonderfully written. If anybody likes to learn about history - to learn why there's so many people still in today's world that take this ages-old book so passionately and seriously - those kind of people will be doing themselves a disservice by ignoring it. It's a story worth getting familiar with.
There's a funny story in the 1st Book of Kings where Elijah mocks Baal's prophets for being unable to provide any evidence for the existance of their "god". It's a long quote, I'm referring to Kings 1 chapter 18, verses 20-39 Link here.
Old Testament speaks of different gods, of course, every nation had its own gods to bow to. But they are man-made gods. In Kings 2 chapters 18-19, Hiskia (the King of Israel around that time) asks God for help to defend Israel against assyrians that invaded Judah.
The king of Assyria says:
Kings 1, 18:33-34 - "Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand? Who of all the gods of these countries has been able to save his land from me? How then can the Lord deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
Hiskia says:
Kings 1, 19:17-19 - “It is true, O Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by men’s hands. Now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O Lord, are God.”
Bible is a beautiful book to read, no matter if anybody happens to believe in its message or not, to me that makes no difference. It's wonderfully written. If anybody likes to learn about history - to learn why there's so many people still in today's world that take this ages-old book so passionately and seriously - those kind of people will be doing themselves a disservice by ignoring it. It's a story worth getting familiar with.
