The Moabite Stone , Ahab's House of Ivory and Silver as common as stones.

Submitted by Lujack Skylark (United States), Dec 6, 2009 at 13:26

We seem to find more evidence Israel had a long history before Mohammad ever existed. Here we have the Moabite Stone.

Moabites remained under control of Israel during the reigns of Omri and Ahab but Moab revolted when Ahab died.

Moab king Mesha then claims to have conquered Israeli territory north of Arnon, Aroer,Ataroth, Bamoth,Baal,Beth Baal Meon, Bezer,Dibon, Heshbon, Jahaz,Kedemoth,Kiriathaim,Mephaath and Zereth.(Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:17-19 & Joshua 20:8)

Israel's king Jehoram 896-884 B.C. and Judah's king Jehoshaphat 918-893 B.C. muster up their soldiers for war against Mesha. (2 Kings 3:4-8 & 2 Kings 3:21-27) Moabite king Mesha claims a great military victory against Israel on the Moabite Stone, yet 2 Kings 3:26-27 states he lost the war and sacrificed his first born son against the wall. The Moabite Stone was propaganda like the Egyptian inflated king's list, however Mesha's name (2 Kings 3:4) has connected with our Bible proving once more Israel has existed in ancient history.

Ahab reigned as Israel's king 921-899 B.C. and Ahab built a House of Ivory. (1 Kings 22:39) How interesting! Ahab had trade with Phoenicia, (Lebanon) Assyria had trade with Phoenicia. Aramaens having trade with Phoenicia give Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta II (899-893 B.C. Bible Chronology) inlaid ivory furniture not long after king Ahab had died.

We know king Solomon 1019-979 B.C. made silver as common as stones. (1 Kings 10:27) Syrian king Ben-Hadad sent messengers to Israel's king Ahab (921-899 B.C.) that he was going to take Ahab's silver, gold, and the best of his wives and children. (1 Kings 20:1-7) Maybe Israel's silver found its way to Egypt for Egyptian pharaoh Shishak II died in 888 B.C. and was buried in a silver casket.

Assyrian king Shalmanesar III proclaims Ahab united with the Syrians in a war against him in the Monolith Inscription near Hamath,Syria-yet our Bible states Ahab went to war against Syria three times. Ahab never allied himself with the Syrian enemies of Israel. The Assyrians seem to rewrite history like Arab Arafat who invented the Palestinian tribe after the Six Day War.

Mesha and Shalmanesar III's lies about Israel prove there was an ancient Israel to lie about. Pagan nations worshipping pagan gods simply could not tell the truth about Israel. Modern nations even now accept the Arafat lie which will lead to World War III in which Israel will be blamed. A false peace shall then arise before Armaggedon occurs when the true messiah appears and the Lord shall then reign peacefully over the entire world. (Zechariah 14:2-10)

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