Following the Exodus from Egypt the Israelites wandered the Sinai wilderness for forty years. Not sure of their future they began worshipping the Canaanite Pantheon instead of God and only upon threats from Moses did they stop their worshipping the pagan deities. Substantial amount of evidence from various archaeological excavations throughout the Levant confirm that the Israelites and the Canaanites believed in the same Father-God named El.
The Kingdom of Israel, ruled by Jeroboam I, began a religiously divided nation with idols of El's such as the golden calf in the temples located in Dan and at Bethel and said "Here are your gods O Israel." Statues of a golden calf as well as carvings of El with horns were discovered at various archaeological …show more content…
In this scripture the name El Elohim means "God, the Supreme God" or "El, the Supreme God." In 2 Samuel 22:31, 33 and 48 King David gives thanks to El for his blessings and deliverance.
The Hebrew name of Eloah meaning "a God" is a singular form of El. In Job 6:8 the prophet Job asks for death so he can have comfort.
Within the Canaanite Pantheon, El was the leader of the divine family of which Yahweh was a member of. Living on a mountain, El presided over the Assembly of the Gods with the goddess Asherah as his companion as well as his many sons. In Psalm 82:1-8, Here a father tells his sons, referred to as the "elohim" that even though they are smarter than the people of their individual nations it is their responsibility to see that the people of their nations are provided for, protected and judged fairly. El also explains to his sons that if they don't act wisely that they will become just like the people that they protect and will suffer and die just as they do.
In Genesis 6:2 and 4 it tells of the beginning of Noah and The Flood. Here it mentions of the sons of Elohim, this time taking human women as wives. Nephilim, a name that describes those born whose fathers were gods and mothers were
The Kingdom of Israel, ruled by Jeroboam I, began a religiously divided nation with idols of El's such as the golden calf in the temples located in Dan and at Bethel and said "Here are your gods O Israel." Statues of a golden calf as well as carvings of El with horns were discovered at various archaeological …show more content…
In this scripture the name El Elohim means "God, the Supreme God" or "El, the Supreme God." In 2 Samuel 22:31, 33 and 48 King David gives thanks to El for his blessings and deliverance.
The Hebrew name of Eloah meaning "a God" is a singular form of El. In Job 6:8 the prophet Job asks for death so he can have comfort.
Within the Canaanite Pantheon, El was the leader of the divine family of which Yahweh was a member of. Living on a mountain, El presided over the Assembly of the Gods with the goddess Asherah as his companion as well as his many sons. In Psalm 82:1-8, Here a father tells his sons, referred to as the "elohim" that even though they are smarter than the people of their individual nations it is their responsibility to see that the people of their nations are provided for, protected and judged fairly. El also explains to his sons that if they don't act wisely that they will become just like the people that they protect and will suffer and die just as they do.
In Genesis 6:2 and 4 it tells of the beginning of Noah and The Flood. Here it mentions of the sons of Elohim, this time taking human women as wives. Nephilim, a name that describes those born whose fathers were gods and mothers were