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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (59192)	10/3/2014 11:53:53 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 69300

What law was that? Can you cite scripture for that? No, you can't. That law strictly forbade any temples to be built outside of Jerusalem, In fact, I've posted to you before that there were two Jewish temples (at different times) in Egypt [ Message 29528688 ] , as well as more than one shrine or temple in the Land of Israel. ...... In Solomon's Temple William Hamblin and David Seely explain: "Although Solomon's temple remained the great central national shrine of Judah, from its construction (c. 950 BC) until the reforms of Hezekiah and Josiah in the 7th century BC Israelites also worshipped the Lord at other holy places, such as Ramah, where Samuel led the people in sacrifice. The Bible describes at least eleven [ELEVEN!] buildings that can be identified as shrines dedicated to the worship of Yahweh, including Shiloh, Dan, Bethel, Gilgal, Mizpah, Hebron, Bethlehem [interesting, no?], Nob, Ephraim, Ophrah, and Gibeah. The most prominent of these was Shiloh, where the Ark was kept, and where Eli the priest is depicted sitting beside 'the doorpost of the temple of the Lord' (hekhal Yahweh) (1 Sam. 1:9). Shrines at Dan and Bethel also existed from very early times; there was apparently a statue of Yahweh in a temple at Dan (Judg. 18:28-31). Later, these sites were appropriated by King Jeroboam who set up golden calves there. A platform and small altar have been excavated at ancient Dan. Archaeologists have also uncovered evidence of at least four Israelite temples not mentioned in the Bible that flourished during this period [bringing our total up to FIFTEEN temples other than Solomon's]: Megiddo, Arad, Lachish, and Beersheba" (33). One of the reasons that we so casually gloss over the existence of these additional temples is the fact that Josiah (who reigned from 640-609 BC) consolidated temple worship in Jerusalem in order to prevent idolaters from using these "small" Israelite temples to worship Baal and Ashtoreth. ............ so my theisis that prior to Babylonian exhile polytheism was common established practice Heh, your "thesis" is known to everyone who'd read the OT. This was a major theme of the books written by the biblical prophets. Another pathetic failure by Mars.