Etched in Stone: A Bible-Based Guide to Archaeology and Israel - CBN News Chris Mitchell

"Etched in Stone: Archaeological Discoveries that Prove the Bible," Photo, CBN News

Etched in Stone: A Bible-Based Guide to Archaeology and Israel

06-03-2018

CBN News Chris Mitchell

JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is home to some of the world's greatest archaeological treasures 

and scientists often link their direct finds to the Bible. Now you can make those same connections 

in a new book that provides an easy guide to match ancient artifacts with scripture.

During a trip to the Holy Land, Lisette Bassett-Brody, wife of CBN News' own David Brody, 

visited the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.


Lisette Bassett-Brody, Photo, CBN News

She found artifacts, but when she looked for a catalogue of these biblical treasures there were none 

to be found. So she decided to write one.

That was 18 years ago.

Her decision and years of hard work led to her book, "Etched in Stone: Archaeological Discoveries 

that Prove the Bible."

"This is not a book on archaeology," she told CBN News. "It really is more about the Bible and 

just a little bit about archaeology – just to show that the stories within the pages of the Bible are 

historical and factual."

Bassett-Brody says even Bible believers may not know what's been discovered in Israel.


Excavating biblical Shiloh, Israel's first capital, Photo, CBN News

"I don't think that a lot of Christians realize how much physical evidence there is to support the 

scriptures," she said.

One famous piece – or more accurately thousands of pieces of evidence – are the Dead Sea Scrolls, 

housed at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Discovered 70 years ago, the scrolls revealed a treasure 

written more than 2,000 years ago.

"When something is not supported through archaeology, critics will jump on it as fast as possible 

and say, see there's no evidence, the story is not true and the Bible is wrong," she explained. 

"What the Dead Sea scrolls showed us is that our copy [of the Book of Isaiah] today is almost 

exactly identical. There are some word changes but they're not significant … what was so exciting 

is that it proves we can trust the version that we have today because it's so close to what was there 

thousands of years ago."

The book includes sections for easy reference to people, places and things.

For example, the reader can find familiar names from King David to Pontius Pilate and places 

throughout Israel and the Middle East, as well as structures like Hezekiah's Tunnel and the 

Walls of Jericho.

The author also connects artifacts to key events such as the making of the golden calf, David 

slaying Goliath and the crucifixion of Jesus.

"Within each section, it's alphabetized and I wanted to have everything very accessible, very 

easy to find while flipping through," she said. "So even with each artifact there's an information 

block that tells where the artifact was found, who found it, when did they find it and what exactly 

it is."

It also answers questions like these: Did the Israelites really make bricks without straw? Was 

Jericho really destroyed when the city's walls fell down? And was crucifixion a means of 

capital punishment?

"For example, when the Bible talks about David killing a giant named Goliath and people read 

that he got five smooth stones, they probably think of pebbles. Okay, how can you kill a giant 

with a pebble?


Looking for ancient artifacts in Tel Shilo, Photo, CBN News

"But in reality, they dug all over the country and found that what he used was a fairly common 

military weapon, a sling and a stone. The stone were sometimes as large as a tennis ball. And they 

could be thrown 400 yards at 60 miles an hour. So once someone realizes how dangerous these 

weapons can be you can understand how he was able to kill lions and bears and Goliath."

In all, the book provides 70 discoveries that document the historical accuracy of the scriptures.

"They did not happen in a vacuum and they're not made up and the way we know this is because 

we have physical proof and we can thank archaeology for that," she said.

Two archaeologists who discovered such physical proof are Eilat Mazar and Gaby Barkay. 

Mazar found the seal of King Hezekiah mentioned in the Hebrew scriptures.


Hebrew University archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar, Photo, CBN News

"This is unparalleled, unheard of to come as close as you can imagine to a biblical figure, not to 

mention such a king as King Hezekiah," Mazar told CBN News. "So to find his seal impression, 

it's almost touching him."


Hezekiah's Seal, Photo, CBN News

Barkay uncovered tiles and coins from the Second Temple Period described in the New Testament.


Israeli Archaeologist Dr. Gabriel Barkay, Photo, CBN News

"In the Book of Acts and in the Gospel of John there is a mentioning of the eastern porch of the 

Temple Mount … We have the floors upon which the coins were rolling when Jesus turned upside 

down the tables of the money changers. We have those very floors. We have those very coins,"

 Barkay said.


Second Temple Coins, Photo, CBN News

"It's almost that Israel brings the Bible to life and I think that's partly what makes Israel so special," 

Bassett-Brody said. "When it talks about David being in the wilderness and you see what the 

wilderness looks like there, that narrative makes much more sense."

Bassett-Brody feels it's a great witnessing tool both for doubting Christians and skeptics.

"Because so many times you know when we talk about the Bible it's so abstract to many people. 

But when any time you have physical proof it's going to support what you're saying," she said. 

"And archaeology is the same way, now that there is physical evidence, I think it makes the best 

witnessing tool of all. Because you can't really question something that's sitting right in front of 

you, you can see with your own eyes."

She also hopes the book brings the Bible to life.

"So that was one of my goals that any age could pick it up, read it and understand it and learn 

something and not only just for Christians, but also for seekers or even non-believers," 

Bassett-Brody explained. "[I] feel like if they read this book or even parts of the book they're 

going to walk away with something, having learned something about the Bible, about God, 

about Jesus and I think it's going to obviously for Christians strengthen their faith and hopefully 

for non-Christians give them something to think about at least."

The Truth About The Employment Numbers – Nearly 102 Million Working Age Americans Do Not Have A Job Right Now - Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG

The Truth About The Employment Numbers – Nearly 102 Million Working Age Americans Do Not Have A Job Right Now

Posted: 01 Jun 2018 Michael Snyder  THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG

Don’t get too excited about the “good employment numbers” that you are hearing about from the mainstream media.  The truth is that they actually aren’t very good at all.  For years, the federal government has been taking numbers out of one category and putting them into another category and calling it “progress”, and in this article we will break down exactly what has been happening.  We are being told that the U.S. unemployment rate has fallen to “3.8 percent”, which is supposedly the lowest that it has been “in nearly 50 years”. 

If these were honest numbers that would be great news.  But these are not honest numbers…
Let’s take this one step at a time, and we are going to use the Federal Reserve’s own numbers.

According to the Fed, there were 6,065,000 working age Americans unemployed in May.
That would be an excellent number if it was an honest number.  But of course that number does not tell the whole story.

We also have to factor in the other category of working age Americans that are not currently employed.  They are not considered to be “officially unemployed” because they are considered to be “not in the labor force”.

According to the Federal Reserve, 95,915,000 working age Americans were “not in the labor force” in May.

That is an all-time record high, and this is how the federal government has been making the employment numbers look so good.  The number of Americans that are “officially unemployed” keeps going down, and the number of Americans “not in the labor force” keeps going up.

When you add 6,065,000 and 95,915,000 together, you come up with a grand total of 101,980,000 working age Americans that do not have a job right now.

So we essentially have 102 million working age Americans that are not employed, and that is the same level that we had four years ago.

And back during the peak of the last recession, the number of working age Americans without a job never surpassed the 100 million mark.

That means that there are more working age Americans without a job right now than there was at any point during the last recession.

All of those economic optimists out there should chew on that number for a while.
According to John Williams of shadowstats.com, if honest numbers were being used our unemployment rate would be somewhere around 21 percent at the moment.  That is a slight improvement from the 22 percent level that we were at not too long ago, but it is not nearly good enough.

So please don’t try to convince me that the U.S. economy is “doing well” until we can get the number of working age Americans without a job under 100 million.

Meanwhile, Americans continue to spend far more money than they are making. In fact, Americans have now been spending more than they are making for 28 months in a row.  The following comes from Zero Hedge…

For the 28th month in a row, YoY growth in spending has outpaced incomes, sending the savings rate back down to just 2.8, the lowest since the debt-funded holiday spending spree of December 2017, and just shy of record lows.
Spending YoY is the highest since April 2017:

Adjusted for inflation, real consumption rose 0.4%, double the median projection of 0.2%. The Commerce Department said spending for gasoline and other energy goods, as well as household utilities, were leading contributors to the monthly increase in real outlays. Real durable goods spending, rose 0.3% after a 1.9% increase in the prior month; nondurable goods advanced 0.4% for a second month. Outlays on services, adjusted for inflation, rose 0.4% after a 0.3% gain in prior month.

Obviously this is not sustainable.

And in the final analysis, there is really nothing sustainable about our current economic situation.  We are in the terminal phase of the greatest debt bubble that humanity has ever seen, and there are an increasing number of indications that the party is about to come to a very abrupt end.

We have never recovered from the last recession, and all of our long-term financial imbalances have continued to get even worse.  For the moment, much of the country is enjoying a debt-fueled standard of living that they do not deserve, and most of them have absolutely no idea that there is no way that this state of affairs can continue for much longer.
As individuals, we simply cannot consume far more than we produce indefinitely, and the same thing is true for our nation as a whole.

Time is running out, but most Americans are completely oblivious to this very simple basic fact.

Michael Snyder is a nationally syndicated writer, media personality and political activist. He is the author of four books including The Beginning Of The End and Living A Life That Really Matters.

PowerUp! What This Woman's Encounter With an Angel Can Teach Us About Trusting God | Four Signs You Suffer From Secondhand Worry - SpiritLed Woman

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What This Woman's Encounter With an Angel Can Teach Us About Trusting God (Unsplash/Thirteen .J) She stood there alone, in awe, scared enough to run but unable to flee his presence. He had called himself a messenger from God and greeted her by saying, "Favored woman, God is with you." But it was all so confusing. "God is with me?" she asked herself. "What does that mean?" She was still trying to comprehend the angel's words when he spoke again: "Don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!" (see Luke 1:30). Now she was both confused and disturbed. How did he know her name? Did he know her family too? Did he know she was engaged to Joseph? What could he possibly want? As if he could hear the anxious thoughts racing through Mary's mind, the angel Gabriel began to explain the reason for his visit (see Luke 1:31-33). She would have a son who would receive the throne of David and reign forever? It didn't make sense. "But how can this happen?" she asked. "I am a virgin" (see v. 34). The angel's reply is found in Luke 1:35-37. After that we hear no more objections from Mary. No more questions. She believed every word the angel spoke. Her greatest desire was to be part of God's divine plan, and she believed God was giving her that chance. So with a calm confidence she told the angel, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true" (see Luke 1:38). I Like the way her statement reads in the New King James Version: "Let it be to me according to your word." It was unthinkable that Mary would respond with such trust. Nothing had changed in her situation. She was still a virgin. She was still unmarried. But instead of telling the angel all the reasons what he was saying was impossible, she chose to say yes to the unknown. read more  Daily Devotionals — LOVING GOD by Mike Bickle — DAILY BREAKTHROUGH by Rod Parsley — BY LOVE TRANSFORMED by R.T. Kendall — AROUND THE WORD IN 365 DAYS by Linda Sommer — LIVE EXTRAORDINARILY by John Bevere More from SpiritLed Woman Four Signs You Suffer From Secondhand Worry What happens when we don't find a cure for our secondhand worry? We end up taking responsibility for others. Your Divine Declaration for Holy Healing "I sharpen my sword of the Spirit, and I declare only the report of the Lord." This Is Where a Spirit-Filled Woman Finds Her True Worth The world will do everything it can to distract you from this one thing. Your War-Room Strategy for Vibrant Victory in Long-Term Battle It can make the difference between a defeated warrior and a victorious one.

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