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Lesser Gods of the Old Testament Pagan Deities
The Old Testament names dozens of rival gods — Baal, Asherah, Molech, Dagon, the Queen of Heaven, the host of heaven. A tiered reference to who they were and what each claimed authority over, read through the Divine Council framework.
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Moses at the Threshold: The Circumcision Crisis
Exodus 4:24-26 is one of the most startling and contested passages in the Torah — Yahweh attacks Moses on the road, and Zipporah saves him with a flint knife and a covenant act. A divine-council reading of why the household had to come first.
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Divine Council Inventory: Heavenly Beings and Fallen Entities
The Old Testament presents a populated heavenly realm — beings of various ranks, roles, and alignments operating within Yahweh’s cosmic order. In Heiser’s divine council framework, these aren’t poetic metaphors. They’re real entities with real functions, some faithful, some in rebellion.
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What Is a King? — Will You Bow Now? 6 of 6
Five sections of preparation, one question. We are between the two stages right now. The cross is past. The conquering King is future. The position you take now is the position you keep.
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What Is a King? — The Witness and the Unveiling 5 of 6
You are responsible for the witness. You are not responsible for the unveiling. The weight modern American Christianity transfers onto the witness was never Scripture’s to give.
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What Is a King? — The Counterfeit King 4 of 6
The serpent does not need to convince you the gospel is false. That is too obvious. What he can do is fake the recognition just well enough that you bow to something that looks almost right.
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What Is a King? — The Return of the King 3 of 6
The *imago Dei* still knows what kingship looks like, even after the world has stripped every reference for it from daily life. There is one scene in cinema that proves it every time.
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What Is a King? — The Room Defines the King 1 of 6
Kingliness is not generated by the king. It is generated by the room. The bowing, the lowered eyes, the held breath, the way bodies rearrange in space. A 2026 American has nothing to fill the word with — and that is the problem.