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Israel had been disgraced, defeated, degraded, and almost destroyed. Their spirit was dying. They had been humbled by the Philistines, a nation made up of five cities along the Mediterranean Coast. They worshipped Dagan, the pagan fish god, and that religion was on the ascendency and Jehovah worship was on the decline. There was no […]
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Leave a Comment (Governments have almost unlimited power but they don’t have unlimited authority. British author, G. K. Chesterton, had lunch with Alexander Woollcott at a London restaurant discussing various issues ending with the difference between authority and power. Chesterton opined, “If a rhinoceros were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great […]
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Leave a Comment (The early Christian church had a period of 38 years of peace during which the Christians were softened by “good times.” Then Roman Emperor Decius issued an edict commanding everyone to sacrifice to their pagan gods within a specified period of time. Each citizen was required to offer sacrifice or burn incense and be issued […]
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