Does archaeology support the Bible?

TruthOrTradition.com ^ | 2008

[Grizzled Bear]

IF Rahab was a hooker, why did she have enough flax drying on her roof to hide two men?

Are you saying that Rahab's profession prevented the presence of flax on her roof? This sounds fascinating. Please expand upon your initial statement.

[Grizzled Bear]

Ya’ll go ahead and put me in the “nuts” category then. I’m fine with that. I’m not afraid of taking God at His word, nor do I need historical accuracy of this or that to validate what I’ve experienced personally. It’s validated to me in me. I know this God and I recognize His voice.

That's because you're a hater! You're just filled with hateful hatred!!!

Just kidding, God bless you sister, -> ;-)

[Just mythoughts]

Are you saying that Rahab's profession prevented the presence of flax on her roof? This sounds fascinating. Please expand upon your initial statement.

Rahab is the only one described in her house, and initially she is called a harlot. And somebody in the powers that be, was watching her place closely enough, they knew these two men had gone into her place of business.

There had to be a whole lot of flax drying on her roof to hide two grown men. So which is it, she was a hooker or she was in the flax business?

[thulldud]

I was only commenting on the statement that historical accuracy somehow gives credence to Biblical claims about the supernatural.

It's analogous to what Einstein (I think) said, that no experiment can prove him right, but just one could prove him wrong.

[Natural Law]

"The Heavenly Father needs no man created/formed filtration system to speak to whom ever He decides to speak to. He put His WORD into print."

Still, the Christian faith is not a "religion of the book." Christianity is the religion of the "Word" of God, a word which is "not a written and mute word, but the Word which is incarnate and living." If the Scriptures are not to remain a dead letter, Christ, the eternal Word of the living God, must, through the Holy Spirit, "open minds to understand the Scriptures."

[Just mythoughts]

Still, the Christian faith is not a "religion of the book." Christianity is the religion of the "Word" of God, a word which is "not a written and mute word, but the Word which is incarnate and living." If the Scriptures are not to remain a dead letter, Christ, the eternal Word of the living God, must, through the Holy Spirit, "open minds to understand the Scriptures."

Christianity is a reality not a 'religion'. It gets labeled a religion by the unlearned or anti-Christian mind that will or can not accept reality and decides to do things their way. There is nothing new about this since the beginning of this flesh age.

John 1:1 says In the beginning (Genesis 1:1 and there is NO date given when this was) was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The 'Holy Spirit' or 'Comforter' is not going to fill a mind with anything that is anti-God in the name of Christ. However, it is also Written because of what some put into their minds, God said he would send them strong delusion that they should believe a lie.

Again Paul said what happened to them was written as our warning as to what would be again and even Solomon penned in Ecclesiastes 1:10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, 'See this is new?' it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

I gladly await the time when these that are in the business of making business in futile attempts to discredit the Bible as though they are seeing 'new' for the first time get exposed as charlatans for the dark side.

[Natural Law]

"Christianity is a reality not a 'religion'."

Arguments over whether Christianity is a religion or something else is a problem of languadge, not theology.

[Just mythoughts]

Arguments over whether Christianity is a religion or something else is a problem of languadge, not theology.

Not necessarily so IF the ideology is that all 'religions' by their nature are equal. And these that are in the business of discrediting the Bible in the 'religion' of 'archaeology' deceive many into viewing Christianity as one of the many.

[Blackhawk]

You are partly right. Some books of the bible contain parables and storys to make a point. Other books are song books or books of poetry. But several books are historoical record and serve no other purpose other than to record an historical account. It is from these historical books that archaeology links to. A prime example is the books of 1 & 2 Kings. and 1 & 2 Chronicles. Which list bloodline vs. time spans and lists major events and battles and where and when they occured. Dry reading to be sure. but when you do the math it come out right.

[fabian]

Why not? Obviously it was written in truth since the evidence shows that...so it is perfectly logical that the prinicples also are truth. Besides the fact that they work in our lives! forgive and you will be forgiven...judge and you will be judged...perfect evidence...judge and you will feel self judgement, works everytime! Whether or not we recognize that unhappiness and depression as judgement.

[Natural Law]

"Not necessarily so IF the ideology is that all 'religions' by their nature are equal. And these that are in the business of discrediting the Bible in the 'religion' of 'archaeology' deceive many into viewing Christianity as one of the many."

I am not buying into if / then statements for the sake of making your point. We all know what is meant by "religion".

[American Constitutionalist]

Yes, you are right....

I , too have had personal miraculous experiences and answered prayer to know that GOD is real ( Israel ) and that he exists....
There is no one in this world, or universe who can tell me that GOD does not exists..
Besides, it's those who do not believe in GOD , the GOD of Israel, and the Bible, who are the ones who are nuts, the Bible says so ( the fool has said in his heart, there is no GOD )..... only a foolish nut thinks that there is no GOD, the GOD of Israel.

GOD/ISRAEL
GOD ISREAL...

[Just mythoughts]

I am not buying into if / then statements for the sake of making your point. We all know what is meant by "religion".

No we all do not know what is meant by "religion". I am not 'selling' anything. God repeatedly used the word IF as in a requirement as to what would follow. IF His people did or did not hearken to Him and His WORD then this or that would surely follow. I used the word IF as in what is worldly branded regarding the nature of all religions.

This article is regarding archaeology supporting the Bible. And then goes on to attempt to dilute Scriptural claims as though they are of knowledge and higher intellect as to entering what their findings literally mean. From the Garden Party onward there has always been somebody on the scene denying, diluting, or disparaging the WORD.

[American Constitutionalist]

"religion" is man's way that man thinks how he ought to come to GOD, or man's formalities in how he should approach GOD...
The GOD of Israel is not like that, no matter how righteous a man thinks he is, man still falls short to GOD's standards of holiness and righteousness...
Religion is the broad and wide road ( many paths to GOD ), or man's idea in how to get to GOD that Jesus was talking about when he said in Mathew chapter 7 verses 13-14

13. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. "

Religion is where people will pray, and say and do good things, honor GOD with their lips, actions, deeds, but, their hearts are far from GOD.....


God wants a relationship with his people...

The LORD Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to come to GOD, that is only GOD's only way to come to GOD..
Jesus Christ said " I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE, no man can come to the father, but, by me " .....

[American Constitutionalist]

Her house could have been the house her family lived in, her father could have been in the flax business....

[Just mythoughts]

Her house could have been the house her family lived in, her father could have been in the flax business....

Joshua 2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, "Go view the land, even Jericho."

And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country."

3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, "Bring forth the men that are com to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country."

4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, "There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

.......6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.... (Notice she had laid them, not her father.)

I am not going to type the rest of the story but in verse 18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee......

It just does not read to me she was in the hooking business.

[American Constitutionalist]

" Rahab is the only one described in her house "

Really ?
I never heard that before, all I can remember is ?
when Joshua came with his men and saw the red cord in her window, Rahab AND her family were saved...
I don't know what Bible you were reading from , but, this is what is says....


Joshua chapter 6 verse 17 - King James Bible...
17. And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Joshua chapter 6 verse 17 NIV ...

17 The city and all that is in it are to be devoted [a] to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute [b] and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent.

Joshua chapter 6 verse 17 the message Bible...

17 "Except for Rahab the harlot—she is to live, she and everyone in her house with her, because she hid the agents we sent.

Joshua chapter 6 verse 17 ... The Amplified Bible....

17. And the city and all that is in it shall be devoted to the Lord [for destruction]; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.


Through out the whole bible, spanning 1500 years, over 40 writers,,, there is a thin red thread, or line....
The passover, the door posts and lintel shall have lambs blood on it, and the angle of the LORD will passover that house...
The house in Rahabs case,,, the house that had the red cord hanging from the window was " SAVED " ... " SALVATION " from destruction...
It's a sign, it represents salvation, Joshua was considered a fore shadow of a type of Christ...
When GOD sees the blood of Christ applied to our hearts, he will pass over, or shall we say, our sins are washed away, and GOD will forget them as far as the east is from the west...
How a book, can have over 40 writers, in different cultures ( they didn't have the Internet back then, or modern communications ) different times, over 1500 years with a reacquiring theme in it ?
How can the whole bible be in some way, correspond with the rest of the bible ?
If man kind were to gather all the great scientific minds, human resources, fiances, and plot and plan a book like the bible, it would be totally impossible for man kind in his intellect to write a book like it.....

[Smokin' Joe]

Does the bible support reality?

As far as I know, every city referenced therein has been found, except two: Sodom and Gomorrah.

[Smokin' Joe]

So which is it, she was a hooker or she was in the flax business?

So she 'worked at home'. What, she can't have two jobs?

[Just mythoughts]

Joshua 2:18 (AGAIN) Well before Joshua 6:17 "Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt BRING thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, H O M E unto thee.

NOW if they lived with her why was she instructed to bring them home to her house??????