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This is an alabaster bas-relief depicting a standing human-headed and winged sage or genie, Apkallu, a protective spirit. He wears a horned helmet, elaborate dress, and marvellous accessories. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th century BCE. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud. (State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich, Germany) Ancient Sumer, Ancient Babylon, Ancient Sumerian, Cradle Of Civilization, Ancient Near East, Ancient Persia, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Persian, Ancient Mysteries

This is an alabaster bas-relief depicting a standing human-headed and winged sage or genie, Apkallu, a protective spirit. He wears a horned helmet, elaborate dress, and marvellous accessories. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th century BCE. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud. (State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich, Germany)

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We know as Christians, on an intellectual level, that we have idols—be it family, food, football or whatever. But to see the allure of idolatry can be hard for those of us in the Western world. That’s why I appreciate the points laid out by Doug Stuart in his Exodus commentary (450-54). Stuart suggests nine reasons idolatry was attractive to the Israelites and in the cultures of the Ancient Near East. 1. It was guaranteed. If you do the right incantation, you get the right results. Just say…

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