I have always been fascinated with the book of Job in the Bible, maybe because it is so old. Many scholars think it is one of the oldest books in the Bible. Job lived in very early times, possibly Read more…
I have been writing some of my blogs with ideas taken from my book, Sacred Strands, the Story of a Redeemer Woven through History. Today’s blog is about the ancient Egyptians, which is in Chapter 4 of my book. The ancient Egyptians Read more…
Recently I was with a group of people and during a discussion, one guy said “I am not rebellious.” As far as I know, this guy was not a churchgoer and I mused over his statement. I have felt that Read more…
The majority of people throughout history believed in a God or gods–a supreme all powerful being who created. When we consider our marvelous bodies and the incredible world around us, common sense tells us there is some power greater Read more…
Until 500 BC, Rome was ruled by kings. When the last king was driven out, Rome became a republic. Led by the Senate, Rome gradually conquered all of Italy. In 49 BC, the Roman general Julius Caesar seized power. He Read more…
The Macedonian King Philip II, who lived north of Greece, built up a strong army with which he began to conquer the Greek city states. By 338 BC, he controlled all of Greece. When he was murdered, his twenty-year-old son, Read more…
In 490 BC, the Persians invaded Greece. The Greeks fought back and defeated them in a battle at a place called Marathon. A runner carried the good news approximately twenty-six miles to Athens, where he died of exhaustion. The modern Read more…
You can read about the fall of Israel and Judah in the Bible just as you can read it in modern history books drawn from a variety of sources. We read the story of the Israelites in the Old Testament Read more…
Around 2000 BC, the lands of Sumer and Akkad were invaded by tribes called Amorites. Around 1800 BC, Hammurabi became King of Babylon. He fought the other Amorite kings and conquered the whole of Sumer and Akkad, creating the first Read more…
A number of things happened around the year 2000 BC. The empire of Sargon arose. Sargon came from Akkad (see map). He was a skilled soldier who built a huge army. He conquered the whole of Sumer and Akkad, Read more…