What if you could explore all of the controversial, ancient landmarks in the Land of Israel — without worrying about modern political lines in the sand? Continue Reading…
My trip to Iraq gave me the inspiration for the name of our brand-new audio/video podcast. I am calling it Biblical Iraq Unpacked. Did you know that modern Iraq is located in ancient Mesopotamia? It is the location of the birthplace of the biblical narratives of the Garden of Eden, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Sarah, Jonah and the whale, Daniel in the lion’s den, Assyria, Babylon, Nineveh, and beyond! Iraq connects ancient places with awesome artifacts that confirm the amazing message of the Bible for us today, and I simply must share what I encountered there! Continue Reading…
Used only once in history, Joshua’s Altar offers a unique opportunity to verify the stories in the Bible, but nothing has ever been found there — until now. Continue Reading…
When it comes to the locations of famous stories in the Bible, Yehovah clearly states where things happened. Continue Reading…
We all know the story of the golden calf in the wilderness — but there are two more golden calves that most people miss! Continue Reading…
The history of modern Israel is a complicated, messy situation for which the world proposes an over-simplified “two-state solution” — which will never work. Continue Reading…
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Would you believe that there is a remnant of people that exists today that are connected to the location of the biblical Garden of Eden? Grab your Bible and a bag of popcorn and let’s take a trip to the southern tip of biblical Iraq so we can unpack the facts about these guests in the Garden of Eden!
As I found myself in southern Iraq, floating on the Euphrates River, I realized that beyond being in the region of the Garden of Eden, I was also in Noah’s neighborhood! As I opened my Bible to Genesis chapters 5-10, I discovered that there was no Bible GPS that gave Noah’s address, so I figured I would skip this episode. But then I heard about an ancient artifact discovered in Biblical Iraq that may have come from Noah’s diary!
In 1991, the United States led coalition forces from dozens of countries against Iraq in a 43-day war that changed the Middle East and the world. After the U.S. accomplished its mission, President George Bush Senior encouraged the people of Iraq to take things into their own hands and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
After getting a glimpse into the conflict between Saddam Hussein and the Shiite Muslims in the marshland, I realized that it was a microcosm of a macro mess that had morphed throughout the Middle East.
As I was thinking about how to introduce this episode, I was standing in line at the grocery store and saw an intriguing LIFE magazine. I quickly opened it to see if Abraham’s hometown in Iraq made the list as “one of the holiest places on earth.”
There are two prophecies in the Hebrew scriptures that clearly state that Babylon would not be rebuilt and there would be no repopulation program.
After digging deep into the history of Iraq, I think there could have been another sitcom called the British Hillbillies who, through war, discovered that Iraq was filled with Black Gold and Tehran Tea… you know, oil that could keep their empire stashed with cash for a really long time.
When it comes to who was calling the shots in the creation of the country of Iraq, you might assume that the movers and shakers were men.
I am in awe about how the human mind works, especially when it mixes signals and brings an unintended deep truth up from the subconscious. Such was the case for former President George Bush as he tried his darndest to throw President Putin of Russia under the bus for invading Ukraine in 2022.
I just have one more thing I want to mention from my visit to Babylon that is connected to one of the most well-known stories that ever took place in biblical Iraq.
When putting a puzzle together, I have always heard that you should start with the corners and then the border before trying to put pieces together from the middle.