According
to I Kings, 480 years after the Israelites came out of Egypt King Solomon began
building The House of YAHWEH (The
First Temple). As Solomon grew older his wives pressured him to recognize and
worship their gods and goddesses too. Ultimately Solomon became involved with
all of them and even appointed the priest who served at their deities. What did
his subjects think when they saw their king worshipping foreign deities? Would
they do the same and simply view YAHWEH as just another god? Read the complete
article by clicking on – http://biblicalheritage.org/DTB/1013DTB_What_Really_Happened_In_YAHWEHs_House.pdf
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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