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Ancient Royal Propaganda
Their “royal proganda” now honours the King of Heaven, for it confirms the accuracy of His written Word. Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical archaeology, Black Obelisk, Kurkh Stela, Moabite Stone, Zakkur Stele
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“Whose is This Image and Superscription?”
They brought, to the only begotten Son of the true God, a coin honouring an adopted step-son of a false god, and wanted His permission to hoard it. Continue reading
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Tagged denarius, hypocrisy, idolatry, render to Caesar, Tiberius, tribute money
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“Cyrus… Shall Perform All My Pleasure”
The Bible in the British Museum I’ve left this series for some time, but since this item is on tour in the United States, and some of my U.S. readers may have an opportunity to see it, I thought I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged cyrus cylinder, Daniel, isaiah, Jeremiah, prophecy, religious toleration
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A Daughter of Pharaoh
We’ll probably never know for sure the connection, if any, between Hatshepsut and the Exodus account. What we do know of her sheds some interesting light on the character of Egypt’s royal family at a point when Egyptian royal history and the Biblical record intersect. Continue reading
Bible in the Louvre
Terri and I are in Paris, escaping the “mission creep” that ate up so much time the last couple of weeks. Today, we spent all day at the Louvre (my feet are killing me! :)). I thought about blogging about … Continue reading
A King Who Knew Not Joseph
God’s people may suffer for a season, but the time always comes when our Lord says, “Let My people go.” Continue reading
The Big-Ears Pharaoh
The Bible in the British Museum This is Senusret III, also known as Sesostris III. This statue is in Room 4 in the British Museum. All our sculptures of Sesostris III have two distinctive features. The first is the expression … Continue reading
Mind Renewers 