Ancient History and the Temple Mount

Submitted by Skylark (United States), Dec 3, 2009 at 19:47

"For we heard how the Lord dried up the water in the Red Sea when you came out of Egypt; and what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites that were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and og, whom ye utterly destroyed," said Rahab. (Joshua 2:10)

Jericho was destroyed. Five Canaanite kings move against Joshua. The Lord then held the sun and moon in the sky until Joshua defeated this vast army. (Joshua 10:12-20)

What did the Canaanites do when Joshua started destroying their armies? Amorite/Canaanites paying Amenhotep III tribute wanted Egyptian help against the Haribu (Hebrews) Amenhotep III reads the Tel-Amarna letters. He witnessed the sun standing still in the sky. Amenhotep III sends no troops. Amenhotep III begins worshipping the Egyptian sun-god. Joshua later dies. Pharaoh Akenaton builds his city for the sun god after Cushan-Rishathaim (Judges 3:8) begins oppressing Israel. Cushan-Rishathaim is Tushratta Akenaton's cousin. Tushratta extends the Mitanni empire to the borders of Egypt. When Akenaton prays to the sun for support instead of the Lord, Tushratta loses control over Israel and the Hittite king Suppiliulimas threatens the Egyptian empire.

These ancient nations tried sweeping Israel's history under the rug, yet archaeology has given Israel's history new life. The Jews should have control over the entire Temple Mount. There is history buried there in which the Moslem's are destroying much like those ancient lands which once had contact with Israel. The archeological digs at Amarna had an impact of linking ancient king's and their trading together. Imagine what could be uncovered under the Temple Mount.

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