Hey guys, You know, we don't talk
about biblical archaeology enough. And this is important.
Because atheists keep on thinking that archaeology will disprove the Bible.
And then, it is the opposite. Biblical archaeology proved that
the Bible is true. Over these last few
years they found amazing discoveries. And no one is really talking about this.
Ask yourself - Do you even know
about one discovery in his last few years?
Probably not, right? So let me show you the top 10
discoveries in just this last 10 years. Let's start with number one.
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The burnt scroll of Leviticus. You know, the day and age we live in
now is amazing when it comes to technology. Because now we have the technology
where we can actually go and, you know, when a lot of scrolls have been burned in
the past. Well,
we can now go and read those ancient scrolls. Yeah, we can digitally kind of open it up even
though it's burnt. Charred.
and read those ancient scrolls. Bible archaeology report.com says:
Because the scroll was burned so badly, essentially only a charred lump remained.
Researchers had conserved the scroll until technology
had advanced to the point where it might be real.
Well, the day is here. And they read the scroll.
The translated text of Leviticus is identical to that in the masoretic text of the Old Testament.
This makes the En-Gedi scroll the earliest copy of the masoretic text
And bridges a gap in the history of Bible translation
that had existed between the Dead Sea Scrolls and medieval copies of the Old Testament.
Wow! Just think about this for a moment.
Let it sink in. If this does not
excite you, I don't know what will. Anyway, let's move on to the next one.
Many discoveries at the Temple Mount. You probably have never even heard about this.
This was between 2015 and 2017. In 2015, they found things
like old pottery, arrowheads, bullae, and a colonial seal that dates
to the time of David's conquest of the city. In 2016, they restored some of the
flooring tiles to the second temple. This was at the time of Herod's second temple.
Then in 2017, the TMSP, which stands for the Temple Mount Sifting Project,
found Solomon's Colonnade which is a capital from one of the columns from Solomon's porch.
This is basically one of the columns that's part of the eastern part of
the colonnade of the second temple. And we know that Jesus and some of the
disciples were there. For example:
[John 10:23]
[Acts 5:12]
It's amazing, isn't it. The Bible is alive!
When you have some time, read more about this in archaeologyreport.org.
And then I would really recommend you get an archaeology Bible study
Because this is just amazing. It's like a normal Bible - this is
the ESV - but in it, you get all these pictures from biblical archaeology.
And it's just amazing because it changes the way you read the Bible.
Because, you see it for yourself. The places that the Bible is talking about.
Let's move on to the next one.
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Jabal's cattle cult. Now this is interesting because,
you know, when you go back far into history. It's really difficult to find archaeology.
Proof that people existed. Especially, when a flood washed it all away.
So do we have any evidence of people who lived before the time of the flood?
Well, read this with me because this is interesting.
[Genesis 4:17]
So Jabal is the sixth generation of Cain, right? So Cain is Adam and Eve's first born.
So his family - I mean - back then remember you lived for a very long time and you
could have had many children. And they had many children.
So you kind of start your own tribe. And so, this tribe of Jabal - they
farmed with livestock. Now listen to this:
According to Armstrong Institute.org -
This find basically confirms the suspicions of many people including
many scientists that this find is what Genesis 4 is talking about.
The stone structures, all of which were dated to the sixth Millennium before Christ existed,
Along with cattle-related remains and rock art, evidence showed that the
mustatils were more than merely cattle pens. They were also used in ritualistic activity.
Interesting isn't it? Now, the Institute of
Biblical Archeology says this:
Pilate's ring. You know, skeptics - they say that
someone called Pilate never existed.
You know, Pilate - the one who allowed Jesus to be crucified?
They said this Governor - there's no evidence of him.
But then they found the Pilate stone with the inscription:
So this stone proved that Pilate was not just some mystical fantasy character in some book.
It was real. He really existed.
He was a governor at that time and he allowed Jesus to be crucified.
They found this stone in 1961 and now in 2018 they found a copper ring with this inscription:
Short and sweet. Pilates.
they actually found this a while ago but they only had the opportunity to really clean it now.
Let's move on to the next one.
The seal impression of King Hezekiah Some of you might pronounce it Hezekiah
You know, the king who lived righteously before God.
They found his seal impression it's also called a bullae.
They found it in 2015 and dated 2,700 years old with this inscription:
it was discovered in Jerusalem with 33 other place seals
some also have Hebrew names on them.
Now, this proves that Hezekiah- Hezekiah however you want to pronounce his name
that he is someone that actually really lived that existed and the Bible is true.
And there's an interesting story about how God spared his life.
[2 Kings 20:1-6]
Wow, the Bible is alive! Let's move on to the next one.
Gideon's jug. You know Gideon.
He is one of the judges in the time period before Israel had any kings.
The first king was Saul, and then David, and then so on and so forth.
But in the time of the judges, they only had judges to rule them.
One of them - Gideon - and they found his mug. but the mug didn't say Gideon.
It said Jerubbaal. Why?
Because that was what he was called. Let's read.
[ Judges 6:29-32]
Archaeology proves that even a small biblical fact like this is true.
Christianity today.com says: The
false gods of Canaan Now we didn't really have
evidence about this until now. According to Christianity Today:
Has yielded a trove of artifacts used in Canaanite worship including jewelry, daggers
and two four-inch tall bronze figurines of smiting gods.
Not only that, they also found a bronze scepter coated in silver
which they think was probably used to worship Baal, the false Canaanite god.
Khirbet El-Maqatir.
I think that's how you pronounce it. This is a mouthful.
Sorry guys if it's wrong. It is an Egyptian Scarab and this
is extremely important. Why?
Because okay, let me explain it to you this way. Do you remember when Joshua and the Israelites
went to have a big battle at Ai the city of Ai? Well, they lost the battle but then God
called them to go again And they were victorious.
[Joshua 8:1-3]
[Joshua 8:28-29]
So this rare scarab that they found this Egyptian scarab.
It dates back to this time to this century to the 18th dynasty
Which is likely in the reign of Amenhotep II The king who Joshua killed.
From 1995 to 2017, they discovered this fortified settlement.
And they realized it is from the time of Joshua This settlement has been burned.
It was destroyed by fire. And it matched all the criteria of the city of Ai
In the time of Joshua. Bible Archaeology Report.com says:
The time the conquest occurred according to biblical chronology
It along with a second scarab from the middle bronze period 1650 to 1485 before
Christ helped date the period of the fortress independent of the pottery that was found.
The seal impression of Isaiah. Yes, the prophet Isaiah.
This is amazing. They found this back in 2018.
Eilat Mazar and her team just found it south of the temple mount.
Enough of it is clear enough to read the name Isaiah in the middle portion,
And then below, it we see the letters NVY. November Victor Yankee
which are the first three letters of the Hebrew word "prophet".
Now take note, they found this with a batch of other seal Impressions.
And yes, Hezekiah's impression was also among them.
Carvings of the Assyrian king and seven gods were found.
It is believed that this king is Sargon II
And we actually read about him in 2 Kings 17 verse 6.
Now listen to what they found:
The artwork was carved in relief in a cliff along a canal in the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq.
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