Biblically Compatible Archaeology and Geography

by Damien F. Mackey The Patriarchs (Isaac, Jacob, Joseph) would presumably have lived through Early Bronze I and II, until Moses and Joshua, whose Exodus people are to be archaeologically identified as the Middle Bronze I (MBI) nomadic people, led Israel into an EB III/IV Syro-Palestinian world that had grown up contemporaneously with Egypt’s great pyramid-building age. When Moses slew the Egyptian overseer in defence of a fellow Hebrew (Israelite) (Exodus 2:12), he imagined that the time had come for him to release the Hebrew nation from its bondage in Egypt. And he thought that his people would recognise this, but they did not (Acts 7:25). Not only were his people - {fighting amongst themselves (v. 26)} - not ready to leave Egypt, but Moses himself, despite what he may have thought, was not yet ready to lead them out of Egypt. Moses was, at this stage, too Egyptianised (Acts 7:22), too paganised growing up amongst Hamites. He needed a prolonged spiritual detoxification...

Stephanie Solberg has written beautifully on the tabernacle as a type of Jesus Christ: https://makinghimknown.tv/the-tabernacle-as-a-type-of-christ-part-1/ “I am a truth seeker by nature. My passion is studying God's Word and sharing His Truth with others”. The Tabernacle as a Picture of Christ: Part 1 – The Outer Court Introduction – The Tabernacle as a Foreshadowing of Christ What if I told you that the Tabernacle was more than an ancient place of worship but that its very design and function were meant to point us to Christ? In this two-part series, we will examine the Tabernacle closely and how every detail foreshadows Jesus. In Part 1, we will explore the outer court—from the gate to the brazen laver. Next, in Part 2, we will step into the inner court and uncover even more meaningful connections to Christ. God instructed Moses precisely on how to design the Tabernacle because because it was both a copy and shadow of God’s sanctuary in Heaven (Hebrews 8:5). But ...

by Damien F. Mackey This is absolutely extraordinary, unlike anything else in history, that a ruler would allow a seer to follow through on his dream interpretations to the extent that it would completely transform the appearance of his country. Moses, almost Joseph in reverse Joseph and Moses were quite different characters, the one from the other, and so were their circumstances in Egypt, and so were the Pharaohs whom they served. No sooner did I finish typing this than I read the following by Avraham Ben Yehuda: https://avrahambenyehuda.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/moses-as-the-opposite-of-joseph/ Moses as the Opposite of Joseph, Part 1 This entry was posted on December 29, 2013 …. * Genesis closes with Joseph foretelling the redemption; Exodus opens with Moses heralding the redemption. * Joseph, identified as a Hebrew, is known throughout as Joseph, the name given to him by his Hebrew mother, and despite the fact that the Egyptians gave him a new name; Moses, iden...

“A number of people have asked for my assessment of Dr. Ken Gentry's long-awaited, almost-2000-page commentary on the book of Revelation. I consider Dr. Gentry an ally, and enjoyed reading this commentary (yes, all almost-2000 pages). My overall assessment is that Gentry makes some major advancements to Revelation studies in his research on the book, and that this is the best commentary on Revelation written so far. But I also believe it misses the mark in several critical areas …”. Phillip G. Kayser Divorce of Israel, The The Divorce of Israel presents a “redemptive-historical” approach to Revelation. In it John presents a forensic drama wherein God is divorcing his old covenant wife Israel so that he can take a new wife, the new covenant “Israel of God” composed of Jew and Gentile alike. Thus, Revelation presents the vitally important redemptive-historical transition from the land-based, ethnically focused, temple-dominated old covenant economy to its worldwide,...

by Damien F. Mackey And in the article, “How Sultan Süleyman became ‘Kanuni [Lawgiver]’,” we find Suleiman likened to, not only King Solomon, again, but also to King Solomon’s law-giving alter ego, Solon, and to Solomon’s contemporary (revised) Hammurabi, King of Babylon. 1. Joan of Arc: 1412-1431 2. Isaac Abarbanel: 1437-1508 3. Girolamo Savonarola: 1452-1498 4. Christopher Columbus: 1451-1506 5. Leonardo da Vinci: 1452-1519 6. Cesare Borgia: 1475-1507 7. Niccolò Machiavelli: 1469-1527 8. Martin Luther: 1483-1546 9. Suleiman the Magnificent: 1494-1566 1. Joan of Arc Judith and Joan of Arc Joan of Arc has also been described as a “second Judith”. Whilst I am aware of Mark Twain’s famous quote, that: “History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”, I can be somewhat sceptical when I read of a supposedly historical figure as a ‘second’, or a ‘new’, version of someone else: for example, a second King David, a new King Solomon, the new Deborah, a second Ju...