Merneptah Stele
The Merneptah Stele, also known as the Israel Stele or the Victory Stele of Merneptah, is an inscription by Merneptah, a pharaoh in ancient Egypt who reigned from 1213–1203 BCE. Discovered by Flinders Petrie at Thebes in 1896, it is now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wikipedia The significance of this inscription is that Israel has been recognized as a people group and nation in a foreign inscription very early in human history. “Herod was born around 72 BCE in Idumea, south of Judea. He was the second son of Antipater the Idumaean, a high-ranking official under ethnarch Hyrcanus II, and Cypros, a Nabatean Arab princess from Petra (in present-day Jordan). Herod's father was by descent an Edomite with a Jewish mother; his ancestors had converted to Judaism. Herod was raised as a Jew…Herod rose to power largely through his father's good relations with the Roman general and dictator Julius Caesar, who entrusted Antipater with the public affairs of Judea. Herod was appointed provincial governor of Galilee in c. 47 BCE when Herod was about either 25 or 28 years old...he faithfully farmed the taxes of that region for the Roman Senate, and he met with success in ridding that region of bandits…In 41 BCE the Roman leader Mark Antony named Herod and his brother Phasael as tetrarchs.” He was noted for his brutality. (Wikipedia Herod the Great)
Sadly, virtually all the early Roman Emperors/Caesars were ruthless, decadent, power driven men. Many if not most were immoral and allowed themselves to be declared as divine on their coins. They supported the pantheon of Roman (and Greek) gods. Thus Christianity and Judaism, with their moral teachings and worship of a one true holy God was a threat to them. The travel sestertius was often simply a documentation of their, the Emperors/Caesars, traveling through various portions of the Roman Empire to make sure taxes were being collected.
In contrast: Psalm 99:9 "Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy." KJV And as Jesus Christ said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6 KJV Jesus also said, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Matthew 7:13-14 KJV Remember Genesis 7: 1 says: "And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation." See book section for a book "Jewish History in the Bible Portrayed in Coins." |
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